Reprobate People Facing Destruction
E.A. Johnston warns that individuals and nations who persistently reject God and embrace sin risk becoming reprobate, facing inevitable judgment and destruction.
In this prophetic sermon, E.A. Johnston delivers a sobering message about the spiritual danger of reprobation for individuals and nations. Drawing from Scripture, he explains how persistent rejection of God leads to a hardened conscience and inevitable judgment. Johnston warns that America is on the brink of such destruction due to moral decay and calls for urgent repentance and God's mercy.
Full Transcript
In the book of Jeremiah we read, A reprobate silver shall men call them, because the Lord hath rejected them. I believe an individual can be turned over to the devil as that person is reprobated by God. I believe that God's Spirit ceases to strive with certain individuals and they are turned over to a state of reprobation.
There is no hope for their salvation as they await their doom and torments in the devil's hell. I believe a person can so reject God Almighty that they become reprobates ready for the fire. I believe a people can collectively become reprobates where God is through striving with them.
He is finished reproving them and all that is left for them is judgment and destruction. I believe this can happen to members of a religious cult. They can drink the Kool-Aid of heresy and be so filled with the spirit of heresy and antichrist that their conscience becomes so seared they are reprobate silver.
It's no use witnessing to them for their will is gone. A person's conscience will either excuse them or accuse them as seen in Romans 2.15 which show the work of the law written in their hearts, their conscience also bearing witness and their thoughts demean while accusing or else excusing one another. I believe, friends, there are many today who have so sinned against their conscience that it is seared with a hot iron and it no longer accuses them but excuses them as they are reprobate silver.
I don't like to say this but I will state it because I believe it can happen to a nation that a nation can so reject God and his law and make for themselves their own law that is good in their eyes that a country can pass into a state of reprobation. I believe this is what occurred in the people of the cities of the plain when God rained hell out of heaven and burnt up Sodom and Gomorrah. I believe a person in bondage to sexual perversion can be given over by God in reprobation.
I believe this is what the word of God means in Romans 1.26 when it says, For this cause God gave them up unto vile affections for even their women did change the natural use into that which is against nature. I believe, friends, that the ruin of America will come about because of its promoting sexual perversion. I hate to say this, friends, but it sure looks like America as a nation stands on the brink of reprobation.
We have sinned grievously against a holy God. We are a nation that promotes evil to such a large degree that we have become a polluter nation where our corrupting influence now pollutes other nations. We have outlawed God and our land and our apostate denominations make a mockery of the gospel and we are a self-reliant sinning people whose cup of iniquity is almost full to the brim.
There is no moral code in society any longer and anything and everything goes in this perverted society of ours. I can almost smell the smoke of hell on this nation as Psalm 917 declares, the wicked shall be turned into hell and all the nations that forget God. America stands on the brink of destruction as she continues to send away her day of grace.
May God have mercy on us all.
Sermon Outline
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I. The Nature of Reprobation
- Definition and biblical basis of reprobate silver
- God ceases to strive with certain individuals
- Consequences of becoming reprobate
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II. Reprobation in Individuals and Groups
- Individuals rejecting God and becoming reprobate
- Religious cults and heresy leading to seared consciences
- The role of conscience in accusing or excusing sin
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III. National Reprobation and Judgment
- Nations rejecting God's law and becoming reprobate
- Examples from Sodom and Gomorrah
- America's current moral decline and impending judgment
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IV. The Urgency of Repentance
- The fullness of iniquity and loss of moral code
- The danger of promoting sin and perversion
- A call for God's mercy and repentance
Key Quotes
“A reprobate silver shall men call them, because the Lord hath rejected them.” — E.A. Johnston
“I believe that God's Spirit ceases to strive with certain individuals and they are turned over to a state of reprobation.” — E.A. Johnston
“I can almost smell the smoke of hell on this nation as Psalm 9:17 declares, the wicked shall be turned into hell and all the nations that forget God.” — E.A. Johnston
Application Points
- Examine your conscience regularly to ensure it still convicts you of sin rather than excusing it.
- Avoid embracing heresy or false teachings that can harden your heart against God.
- Pray earnestly for your nation to turn back to God before it reaches a state of reprobation.