The psychology behind what John MacArthur said

John MacArthur made strange statements, everybody agrees. Here is what is happening inside him regarding those statements: it's common when developing and coming upon the threshold of new understanding to be most against something just prior to adopting it.

John MacArthur is on the threshold of adopting the on-the-mark biblical understanding of eschatology. He's on the verge of throwing off the novel and half-baked end times doctrine he's been teaching. It's, of course, particularly difficult for him due to all he has invested in his previous understanding; but that is all worldly nonsense and worth nothing. He'll do some editing of his works and carry on. (One can hope. If not, he'll just be another Bible doctrine teacher that is commonly off-the-mark.)

Listen to this podcast to get a good sense of how and where MacArthur and his type are wrong.