What Did John MacArthur Say to Larry King Before He Died?

The Two Destinies After Death

John MacArthur, what happens when you die?

Well, when you die, you go to one of two places, according to Scripture. You go out of the presence of God forever, or you go into the presence of God forever. Depending? Depending upon your personal relationship with Jesus Christ, which is, according to the Bible, the only way to enter Heaven.

So therefore, a Jew or a Muslim or a Buddhist will not go to Heaven.

Yeah, Christian theology and the Scripture says that only through faith in Jesus Christ.

The Body, the Spirit, and the Final Resurrection

And then when we say what happens, what happens? Do you go somewhere? Is there a body?

No, your body stays. We go to the funeral, we see the body, it goes into the grave, it decays. Your spirit immediately goes either in the presence of God or out, waiting the final resurrection. There will be a resurrection of all bodies in the end, a resurrection unto life or a resurrection unto damnation.

But you don't know. You don't know, do you? How can you know?

Because the Bible says so. Well, you believe the Bible. Well, I believe the Bible, but I believe the Bible can be defended. I believe through the centuries the Bible has stood the test of intense scrutiny, and it is the real and true revelation of God, and it speaks truly about life and death, and someone has been there and come back, and that's Jesus Christ.

Hebrews 9:27 and the Call to Believe in Christ

Hebrews 9 .27 says, It is appointed for man to die once, and after that comes judgment. Believe in the Lord Jesus Christ. You will be saved from hell and have everlasting life with God in heaven when we understand the text.