John MacArthur on the final state of the lost
Eternal conscious punishment
"The resurrection of the unsaved dead to judgment will be a physical, bodily resurrection... in which they will be committed to eternal conscious punishment in the lake of fire."
THE POSITION
Eternal conscious punishment in the lake of fire, following a physical, bodily resurrection of the unsaved specifically for judgment.
41 Then He will say to those on His left, ‘Depart from Me, you who are cursed, into the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his angels. 42 For I was hungry and you gave Me nothing to eat, I was thirsty and you gave Me nothing to drink, 43 I was a stranger and you did not take Me in, I was naked and you did not clothe Me, I was sick and in prison and you did not visit Me.’ 44 And they too will reply, ‘Lord, when did we see You hungry or thirsty or a stranger or naked or sick or in prison, and did not minister to You?’ 45 Then the King will answer, ‘Truly I tell you, whatever you did not do for one of the least of these, you did not do for Me.’ 46 And they will go away into eternal punishment, but the righteous into eternal life.”
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Pastor of Grace Community Church, Sun Valley, from 1969 until his death in July 2025. Expositional preaching, hard cessationism, dispensational premillennialism. Researched from the church's own Doctrinal Statement, covering all 15 loci in one document.
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"John MacArthur on the final state of the lost", Examined Doctrine, July 2026 edition, https://examineddoctrine.com/position/macarthur/final-state (archived at https://examineddoctrine.com/editions/2026-07/position/macarthur/final-state).