The message of John MacArthur on creation ended by exploring what God’s priority was in the act of creation:
“What is the reason for the creation? What is God’s priority in His creation? What’s His purpose? Why did God create this entire world?”
Listen to Ephesians 3, verse 9, here’s the answer: ‘To bring to light what is the administration of the mystery which for ages has been hidden in God who created all things.’ Why? ‘So that the manifold wisdom of God might now be made known through the church to the rulers and the authorities in the heavenly. This was in accordance with the eternal purpose which He carried out in Christ Jesus our Lord.’
Do you understand what you just heard? He created all things so that He might through the church manifest His glory to the angels in accordance with His eternal purpose. What’s His eternal purpose? The whole creation exists so that God can redeem humanity, take His redeemed church to heaven, and by that redeemed church give testimony to the angels of His mercy and grace and redemption. All of creation exists so that God could redeem sinners to take them to heaven for His own eternal glory.”
Watch John MacArthur on creation here:
