Does God send an invitation to join Him in eternity? Yes, the Scripture tells us that He is a God of invitation. From the message of John MacArthur, we glean some of the passages. The Bible refers to the general call to people as the preaching of the gospel:
1) Isaiah 45:22--"Look unto Me, and be saved, all the ends of the earth...."
1) Isaiah 45:22--"Look unto Me, and be saved, all the ends of the earth...."
2) Isaiah 55:6--"Seek ye the LORD while He may be found, call ye upon Him while He is near." That was the heralding cry of the prophet to all who would hear.
3) Ezekiel 33:11--"...I have no pleasure in the death of the wicked, but that the wicked turn from his way and live; turn ye, turn from your evil ways; for why will ye die?..." Again, we see the general call to the people of Israel to return to God in faithfulness.
4) Matthew 11:28--Jesus said, "Come unto Me, all ye that labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest."
5) John 7:37-38--Jesus stood up in Jerusalem while water was being poured out at the Feast of Tabernacles, and said, "If any man thirst, let him come unto Me and drink....of living water."
6) Revelation 22:17--"And the Spirit and the bride say, Come. And let him that heareth say, Come. And let him that is athirst come. And whosoever will, let him take the water of life freely."
7) Romans 10:17-18--The Apostle Paul said that faith comes by hearing a message about Christ. He indicated that Israel had heard the message of the general call: "But I say, Have they not heard? Yes, verily, their sound went out into all the earth, and their words unto the ends of the world" (v. 18).
list compiled from John MacArthur's message "Beware the Pretenders" http://www.biblebb.com/files/MAC/sg2122.htm
