MacArthur’s dispensational and pre-tribulation bias appear in his commentary on Revelation:
    1. in his comments about Philadelphia (3:10).
    2. When discussing Rev 4:1 he falls into the familiar trap of saying that the church is nowhere mentioned in chaps 4-19.
    3. the 144,000 are a select group of Jewish believers.
    4. Rev 11:1-2 refers to a rebuilt Jewish temple and a restored sacrificial system.[/LIST] Now according to MacArthur the church is nowhere to be seen after chap 3. I have to ask how the 144,000 get converted if there is no one to evangelize them? While I agree that the word church does not occur in chap 4-19, what about the word [color:red]saints which occurs 12 times, not to mention [color:red]servants 6 times and [color:red]prophets 6 times? [img]http://www.the-highway.com/w3timages/icons/idea.gif" alt="idea" title="idea[/img]

    But, this is a small inconsistency as compared to much else he writes. Tell me your interpretation of Rev 20:1-6?

Reformed and Always Reforming,