I am a wholeheartedly reformed and covenantal Christian believer, and I liked very much the lecture of professor Cris Ross about Dispensationalism, he gives a learned and unbiased true information. Thank you and God bless you. George Kwayfaty.
This is probably one of the most concise explanations in honest and simplified terms that really helps you understand the premise of this teaching and the eschatological implications.
Dr. Ross, this is Hannah one of your students from BCS! So awesome to come across your teaching on YT, what a small world. This is a topic I’ve been trying to learn more about it and I’m really thankful for how you broke this down in an understandable way. Cheers!
Great teaching, Chris! Thank you 🙏 for this video. It helps me understand those theological concepts better, and helps me discover that I’m a covenant leaning.
One of the best explanation on U-Tube about the topic and Bible's lessons. Short and clear. Thank you. Be blessed. I'm subscribing after this one, which is the first for myself.
Awesome job of explaining. Love the humor (C.R. is not Chris Ross), and the math. "Subsets". Love your editorial at the end. Yes, we must share the Gospel. It's ALL about the Cross of Jesus Christ. We must not loose our focus in all of our discussions that Jesus Christ came to save sinners of whom I am the greatest. Wonderful job of explaining dispensationalism.
It is hard to find a respectful, balanced treatment of dispensational versus covenantal theology online, but yours is exactly that. Thanks so much for this extremely informative lesson.
I've done extensive research on this one this as well, Manuel Lakunza is definitely the one who started it as part of the counter reformation, also Jesuit Francisco Ribera. John Nelson Darby heard one of his readings and brought this teaching to America.
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Who is really teaching “Replacement Theology” ? (Did God fulfill His promises to the Jewish people at Calvary? Matthew 26:28, John 19:30) The advocates of modern Dispensational Theology often accuse others of promoting “Replacement Theology”, or some may even say “Antisemitism”. What does the Bible say about their accusations? 1. Who is replacing Christ as the seed of Abraham through which all the families of the Earth would be blessed in Genesis 12:3, with Abraham’s modern descendants? (See Galatians 3:8) 2. Who is replacing the one people of God in John 10:16, with two peoples of God ? 3. Who is replacing the one seed (Christ) in Galatians 3:16, with the many seeds? 4. Who is replacing the children of the promise in Romans 9:8, with the children of the flesh? 5. Who is replacing the faithful “remnant” of Israelites in Romans 11:1-5, with the Baal worshipers? 6. Who is replacing the word "so" in Romans 11:26, with the word "then"? 7. Who is attempting to replace the Church made up of all races of people, with one made up only of Gentiles? Why did Peter address the crowd as “all the house of Israel” in Acts 2:36, when about 3,000 Israelites accepted Christ on the Day of Pentecost? 8. Based on Hebrews 9:15, the New Covenant cannot be separated from the Messiah’s death. Is the covenant in Daniel 9:27 connected to the Messiah’s death in Daniel 9:26. Is the covenant with the “many” in Daniel 9:27 the same covenant with the “many” in Matthew 26:28? If it is, some have replaced the New Covenant in Daniel 9:27 with a future covenant made by an antichrist not found in Daniel chapter 9. (See the 1599 Geneva Bible used by the Pilgrims.) 9. Those promoting the Two Peoples of God doctrine of Dispensational Theology often accuse others of teaching “Replacement Theology”, but are they the masters of it? Are they promoting a form of Dual Covenant Theology based on race? (See “genealogies” in Titus 3:9) 10. Watch the TH-cam video “Genesis of Dispensational Theology” to see the origin of this man-made doctrine, which is less than 200 years old. It was brought to the United States about the time of the Civil War by John Nelson Darby. The doctrine was later incorporated into the notes of the Scofield Reference Bible, and then spread through much of the modern Church. Dallas Theological Seminary in Dallas Texas was created in part to promote John Darby’s Two Peoples of God doctrine of Dispensational Theology. Lewis Sperry Chafer, the first president of Dallas Theological, had the following to say about the difference between Israel and the Church:
“The dispensationalist believes that throughout the ages God is pursuing two distinct purposes: one related to the earth with earthly people and earthly objectives involved which is Judaism; while the other is related to heaven with heavenly people and heavenly objectives involved, which is Christianity.” Lewis Sperry Chafer, Dispensationalism (Dallas, Seminary Press, 1936), p. 107. Chafer states that, ‘Israel is an eternal nation, heir to an eternal land, with an eternal kingdom, on which David rules from an eternal throne,’ that is, on earth and distinct from the church who will be in heaven.” Lewis Sperry Chafer. Systematic Theology. 1975. Vol. IV. pp. 315-323. John Walvoord, another prominent voice of Dallas Theological stated… "...it is an article of normative dispensational belief that the boundaries of the land promised to Abraham and his descendants from the Nile to the Euphrates will be literally instituted and that Jesus Christ will return to a literal and theocratic Jewish kingdom centred on a rebuilt temple in Jerusalem. In such a scheme the Church on earth is relegated to the status of a parenthesis.” John F. Walvoord, The Rapture Question.1979, p. 25 ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Are there two peoples of God in John 10:16? (See also 1 John 2:22-23, 2 John 1:7-11.) What is the land promise to the Old Testament Saints in Hebrews 11:15-16? Based on 2 Peter 3:10-13, is this earth “eternal”? Will it be replaced by a new earth? Based on Acts 2:36, and Romans 9:6-8, and Romans 11:1-5, and Hebrews 12:22-24, and James 1:1-3, can faithful Israel and the Church be separated into two different groups? Who is the New Covenant promised to in Jeremiah 31:31-34, and Hebrews 8:6-13? Will modern Orthodox Jews ever be saved outside of the New Covenant Church?
What he gave was only an eschatological view of dispensationalism. Much more important is the soteriological aspects. Especially the doctrine and power of an indwelling Holy Spirit, the Keswick Convention, Watchman Nee, The Green Letters, and how this theology did not come to the churches through the Universities as much as through the Laity and the press through books, magazines, newspapers and revival meetings. He did mention Moody and his evangelistic campaigns. It was the soteriology aspect that hit America and me like a bomb in the mid 1900's.
“My conclusion is that the ideas of philo-Semitism, premillennialism, and even pretribulationism were more prevalent before the nineteenth century than many have supposed. Further, many of those revered by contemporary preterists-such as Westminster Assembly divines, Anglican bishops, and renowned Puritans on both sides of the Atlantic Ocean-were actually premillennialists. While preterists claim that premillennialism is new, it is actually preterism that was considered an innovation in the early eighteenth century. I have used more than 350 primary sources, most of which have not been read (much less cited) for centuries. This is due largely to the fact that the writings are either unfamiliar or previously inaccessible to many researchers.” --Source: Dispensationalism before Darby, Dr William C Watson
People use the alleged two hundred year history of dispensationalism as a proof of it's falseness. Does that mean salvation by grace through faith never existed before 1517?
@@carljones8334, that’s a great point! First century Jews actually believed in the original form of Dispensational Premillennialism in which the Messiah would come and restore the Kingdom of Israel, and whether or not Jesus was about to do that was the last question he was asked him in Acts 1 before his Ascension. But the Catholics seized power and enforced a new doctrine that said the church was now Israel and their leader was ruling the Kingdom in his place until the end of time. Then after the Protestant Reformation when religious liberty flourished again, free men read the word of God for themselves and some found Jesus’ original doctrines, among them that God had not abandoned Israel, Jesus will take righteous saints to the place he prepared in heaven before the great tribulation, then he will return to earth and destroy the corrupt world religious and political system, and he will rule the world from David’s throne for 1,000 years. By the way, neither Luther nor Calvin nor Eastern Orthodox churches ever reformed the Catholic eschatology, and a person could have gotten themselves arrested and charged with treason and heresy for talking about Jesus actually restoring the Kingdom of Israel, and some say that was due to a deep rooted Antisemitism they shared with the Catholic rulers. That history is always ignored when people claim that these rediscovered doctrines are false because they’re recent inventions by English-speakers. The rediscovery was a function of when and where people had the most religious and political liberty. But the proof of the pudding, of course, is in the Bible itself, which is why false teachers allegorize these exact prophesies away. Maranatha!
A most excellent overview and great introduction to the subject. The PD view I am finding increasingly attractive and aligning with how I holistically read the Scriptures.
Christ died once for all, no more sacrifices for sins forever. Hebrews 10:12. This is clear. So to teach that the Jews will be offering up sacrifices again for their sins when Hebrews 10:12 says no more sacrifices lets us clearly no that Dispensationalism is another gospel and anyone who teaches such is cursed according to scripture. Galatians 1:6-9. What's at stake here is the negating of the finished work of Christ on the cross, so you need to repent and believe the word of the Lord.
Weak argument. Ezekiel 44 never says the sacrifices are for sins...most likely in "rememberance" as we do with communion. Bread n wine as body n blood. The only argument against a literal millenial reign of Messiah is this assumed purpose of the altar...a bit weak.
@@DavyPJ Ezekiel never said that. Yet look what the so called Jews are up to on their own sight and you will see they have been offering up sacrifices for sins. We can doubt here say but not when you see it broadcast to the world on live TV.
The law will lead many to christ. That is what the law is meant to do. No one ever got saved by animal sacrifices. All those animal sacrifices had to be redeemed by Christ.
The word dispensationalism has been highjacked to mean a variety of things, In the scriptures there are divisions, How far you take these division is how well you study and interpret scriptures. I do appreciate this video God bless you
I kept thinking as Chris talked, "what about this or that passage in the Old and or New Testaments"; what about Romans 9-11?; Rev. 14 rapture?; Israel being blinded until the age of the gentiles comes to an end; great falling away; antichrist in Pauls letters and especially one fold and one Shepherd? Or in Rev. "where the beast and false prophet WERE" (setting a literal timing) for Satans defeat and a literal reign of Christ after the thousand years? I'll stay a Baptist and a Biblicist who trusts the Scriptures over men's interpretations, as I need no man to teach me, BUT..... Tim
Overall, very helpful and accurate. One major error is he said that Covenant theology only emerged 50 years before dispensationalism (to be fair, he did say "if not more"). In fact, Covenant theology was first clearly articulated at the time of the Reformation in the late 1500s. It had its precursors in Augustine, and ultimately, the Bible.
Exactly! I put a series on CT above under my name by Dr. Ligon Duncan, a specialist in CT in conservative reformed circles. You might find it interesting.
Then there is Mid Acts Dispensationalism that begins in Acts 9 when God called Saul of Tarsus/Paul on the scene and gave him a revelation of the Mystery which is the Body of Christ and the present age of Grace .
Richard Mullins Sir, don't consider it hatred to point out flaws. Look at the LDS with John Smith; SDA w Ellen G White; J W w Charles Tazer. So it is the same w Darby and Scolfield- don't just believe, look up the history of these people and KNOW why these foundations are corrupt..... It's not to be hateful to help someone from a false teaching, Sir.
Is your website still up? Isn't coming up for me. I'm looking into information about the book "The Reformers and Their Stepchildren" by Leonard Verduin. It's a fascinating read but only as valuable as the credibility of the claims, especially as it concerns the Donatists. If you have any information on this topic, I would appreciate it very much.
Thank you very much for this. I like the fact that you made your presentation without bias or emotion. Every time I try to explain Dispensationalism to my family, I am very emotional about it and biased.(I think Dispensationalism is the Great Apostacy.) Therefore my family cannot hear what I am saying because they are all Dispensationalist and don't even know it.
Very interesting. I had a recent discussion with my mother and while what she describes always to be hyper disspensationist she does think some of the covenant theology things, at least according to Mr. Ross's explanation. I think maybe she misunderstands some things and makes great assumptions about what others think if they disagree. For example, I think it is important to support Israel but tend to lean towards New Covenant so if I have any criticism of her explanations she assumes I hate Israel and think they have been replaced. She says things like, "oh, that book of the bible wasn't written for us" when I talk about my Bible Study of Hebrews. But when I ask if she means we shouldn't study Hebrews, she says no, we should. So why say that? Very confusing. I feel like she and I need to go through and study the Bible together, but she prob won't want to cuz I use a translation other than KJV.
I was a dispensationalist even before I knew any theological definitions. Because I know that God can speak clearly to humankind. I don't buy the idea that ; mere mortals could explain better what God meant to say in His holy scriptures.
Part 2/2 In Mark 11 Jesus curses the Fig Tree. Now 30+ times in the OT the Fig Tree or Figs is mentioned and it refers to Israel. Deuteronomy 8;7-8 7 For the Lord your God is bringing you into a good land, a land of brooks of water, of fountains and springs, that flow out of valleys and hills; 8 a land of wheat and barley, of vines and fig trees and pomegranates, a land of olive oil and honey;...Hoseal 9:10a “I found Israel Like grapes in the wilderness; I saw your fathers As the firstfruits on the fig tree in its first season." You can see a study on Mark 11 here: th-cam.com/video/oja6HDre2k8/w-d-xo.html So when Jesus curses the Fig Tree this is a bad sign for Israel but Jesus also tells us a lot. It says that He cursed it and the next day it was dead. On the biblical calendar 75 AD was the beginning of the next day and the next age. So the biblical day went from the 4th Day to the 5th day (75-1075 AD is the 5th day) but also the age of Torah ended at the end of the 4th Day. So when the Temple and Jerusalem were destroyed that began on one biblical day but by 135AD when the Jewish people had all been exiled it was the next day and a new age. Jesus cursed the Fig Tree in 32AD and it took 103 years til 135AD to be fulfilled. We also know from Daniel 9 that the Messiah the Prince was to suffer the death penalty in 32AD before the destruction of the Temple and Jerusalem (Daniel 9:26) However, Jesus in Mark 13 says in connection to His return: 28 “Now learn this parable from the fig tree: When its branch has already become tender, and puts forth leaves, you know that summer is near. 29 So you also, when you see these things happening, know that He is near-at the doors! 30 Assuredly, I say to you, this generation will by no means pass away till all these things take place." He says the Fig Tree will bloom again. Meaning the curse isn't forever and it'll happen when we are to look for His return. Since we have the biblical calendar it's easy to see roughly when the 2nd Coming is and how long this exile was going to last. 75AD was the biblical year 4000. The messianic age is the year 6001-7000. So if we assume 103 years for the curse to be fulfilled why not assume 103 years for the curse to be undone. 2075 AD year 6000- 103 =1972AD. We should have all expected that by 1972 at the latest the Jewish people would return to the Land of Israel again. We just happen to see it occur in 1948. Jesus predicted it would always happen. Ezekiel 37:21-23, Jeremiah 24:3-8 show us the promise of gathering the Jewish people back into the land and that the LORD will give them a heart for Him again. This wasn't invented in the 1800's or whatever. This is the biblical narrative. We also see the idea of a 7 year period prior to the 2nd Coming of Jesus that early Christians wrote about. To understand the context of these authors we need to understand the lineage of disciples. The Apostle John taught Polycarp, Polycarp taught Irenaeus, and Irenaeus taught Hippolytus. Irenaeus (about 180 AD) who wrote his 5 volume works called “Against Heresies” “In 2 Thessalonians, the ‘falling away’ is an apostasy and there will be a literal rebuilt temple. In Matthew, the ‘abomination spoken by Daniel’ is the Antichrist sitting in the temple as if he were Christ. The abomination will start in the middle of Daniel’s 70th week and last for a literal three years and six months. The little horn is the Antichrist. Against Heresies 5.25 Hippolytus wrote 2 works of multiple chapters on the topic. Hippolytus (170-235 AD) wrote a 67 section/ chapter writing called "The Antichrist - a Treatise on Christ and Antichrist" "Now Daniel will set forth this subject to us. For he says, “And one week will make a covenant with many, and it shall be that in the midst of the week my sacrifice and oblation shall cease.” Daniel 9:27 By one week, therefore, he meant the last week which is to be at the end of the whole world, of which week the two prophets Enoch and Elias will take up the half. For they will preach 1,260 days clothed in sackcloth, proclaiming repentance to the people and to all the nations." ...For John says, “And I will give power unto my two witnesses, and they shall prophesy a thousand two hundred and threescore days, clothed in sackcloth.” Revelation 11:3 That is the half of the week that Daniel spoke about. “These are the two olive trees and the two candlesticks standing before the Lord of the earth. And if any man will hurt them, fire will proceed out of their mouth, and devour their enemies; and if any man will hurt them, he must in this manner be killed. These have power to shut heaven, that it rain not in the days of their prophecy; and have power over waters, to turn them to blood, and to smite the earth with all plagues as often as they will.” Revelation 11:4-6 And when they shall have finished their course and their testimony, what does the prophet say? “the beast that ascendeth out of the bottomless pit shall make war against them, and shall overcome them, and kill them,” Revelation 11:7 because they will not give glory to Antichrist. For this is meant by the little horn that grows up. He, being now elated in heart, begins to exalt himself, and to glorify himself as God, persecuting the saints and blaspheming Christ, even as Daniel says, “I considered the horns, and, behold, in the horn were eyes like the eyes of man, and a mouth speaking great things; and he opened his mouth to blaspheme God. And that born made war against the saints, and prevailed against them until the beast was slain, and perished, and his body was given to be burned.” Daniel 7:8 Notice how the 70th week of Daniel or the 7 year tribulation as it's called today was written about long ago as well. I know this is a lot of information but I wanted you to see these aren't new ideas, this aren't false doctrines. We have to test if they're correct but these are doctrines long held by those in biblical times or shortly after. Not in the 1800's as many believe. I hope this helps. Take care.
@@reysquadron7820 Not every book of the Bible is about Christians but for Christians. Hebrews isn't about Christians, it's important to understand the context. For example, many misuse or misunderstand Hebrews 10: 26 For if we sin willfully after we have received the knowledge of the truth, there no longer remains a sacrifice for sins, 27 but a certain fearful expectation of judgment, and fiery indignation which will devour the adversaries...29 Of how much worse punishment, do you suppose, will he be thought worthy who has trampled the Son of God underfoot, counted the blood of the covenant by which he was sanctified a common thing, and insulted the Spirit of grace? 30 For we know Him who said, “Vengeance is Mine, I will repay,” says the Lord. And again, “The Lord will judge His people.” 31 It is a fearful thing to fall into the hands of the living God. Often some Christians use this passage to show someone can lose their faith. When that's not the context at all. The context is that this was written to the Hebrews/Jews that believed in Jesus but went back to the Temple to participate in the sacrifices because they lacked faith. Verse 1 For the law, having a shadow of the good things to come, and not the very image of the things, can never with these same sacrifices, which they offer continually year by year, make those who approach perfect. 2 For then would they not have ceased to be offered? For the worshipers, once [a]purified, would have had no more consciousness of sins. 3 But in those sacrifices there is a reminder of sins every year. 4 For it is not possible that the blood of bulls and goats could take away sins. But through Jesus 10 By that will we have been sanctified through the offering of the body of Jesus Christ once for all. 19 Therefore, brethren, having boldness to enter the Holiest by the blood of Jesus, 20 by a new and living way which He consecrated for us, through the veil, that is, His flesh, 21 and having a High Priest over the house of God, But they doubted and went back to the sacrifices and that would bring chastizement from the LORD to defile Jesus's sacrifice. So this was a strong warning to stop. My questions to Christians today even if this said that they could lose their salvation by going back to the sacrifices and dishonoring Jesus's sacrifice are any Christians guilty of sacrificing animals for the atonement of their sins today? No. So the text isn't about us or to us and to try to twist it to become some ethereal or symbolic application to us today is in my opinion wrong and can easily develop into a false teaching. Hope this helps. Take care.
Covenant Theology doesn’t assume “figurative” land... but that the whole earth was given to Israel... which would include the land we think of as the country of “Israel.” Think concentric circles... the next circle doesn’t negate the prior... it expands it... fulfills it... completes it.
Very interesting presentation brother! I didn't hear you mention (Historical Premillennialism) or ( pre-wrath theology) I myself see some truth and some errors in most of those different views but I don't categorize myself in any one view but believe in good ole Bible study to determine where truth and non truth are in each if those views mentioned. If anyone believes that there is no need to pay attention to current events as related to Bible Prophecy and or no need to share the gospel and helping those in need, then I would definitely say they are very wrong and shouldn't be listened to. There is one very false idea created by men of the Dispensational mindset and that is that Matt 24 and 25 is only written to the Jews and tribulation saints, and that in my opinion is very very misleading to the point of heresy because Paul taught over 30 parallels in 1st and 2nd Thess to what Christ taught in Matt 24 and the book of Revelation parallels and supports those teachings of Christ and Paul plus much more!!! I truly believe that most of these various theories and their errors will be exposed as false but not till after the particular prophecies are fulfilled, just like what happened back in Israel in the old Testament. I would strongly recommend reviewing Dan 9:26-27 and the first three seals of Rev 6 because I think we're further along in the prophetic time table than the vast majority think. If anyone wants to know why this is, then just ask and I will share some in depth scriptural reasons why. ✝ ✝ ✝😮😊
Thank you for the lesson. I listened to it twice and my thought is still the same and even slightly reinforced. I was a protestant / dispensationalist but didn't realize it. It was not packaged as such and only when we study the Bible for ourselves do we start to see the basis of our religion / theology. Having done that (finally) for myself I am no longer a protestant. Anyone who is a believer in the "God" (Yah) and the "Jesus" (Yeshua) of the bible and you think... in part or in whole.... His laws have been done away with or changed.. you are a dispensationalist. Lets get back to the Bible and do and say what those gentile converts were shown and told what to do. IMO your study should start with the 7th Day Sabbath as its the easiest to see from beginning to end.
I would say four groups; Post-mil.; A-mil.; Historic Pre-mil. & Dispensational Pre-Mil. and dispensatiobal Premils cause all the mischief. And the majority are pre-mils. The majority does not dignify an interpretation.
.... good summation of the different views. You seem like a rational and learned man who understands salvation and the grace of God. Thanks for your unbiased ... for the most part ;) .... sharing of the history and development of these different isms. However, the emphasis' and "editorializing" as you put it, are red flags that you may be liberal in political and theological thought. Justice is justice sir.... no adjectives needed. Social justice advocates group think and group justice. Justice is individual. The only Scriptural segmenting of justice in groups is by nation; punishment or blessing. Same for the individual. Also, the earth was made for man, not for him to preserve it in the sense that it is sacred above man or equal to man. Sure, we take care of it for future generations and clean water, air, etc, etc. so our kids have something. But the earth is provided to sustain MAN, not for man to sustain the earth for it's own sake (i.e. Oil is God's gift as well as Uranium and tasty animals!!!). Other than that... I agree with you. Spot on talk. Blessings!
We are all partial preterist to some degree. But the typical partial preterist... well there is none and they can not agree on their position so it just falls flat.
As a fellow dispensationalist, I agree with your concerns about pessimism and uncritical support of the modern state of Israel. Not that we should discard dispensationalism, but that we should guard ourselves against these tendencies. Thank you!
lol.... in the first two minutes of it he shares that he is going to defined dispensationalism... but first we must get to the root of the word.... and then he states that the root of the word is dispensation.... NO... the root of the word is "to dispense".. which means "to give out" or to "do away with..." NEVER did it mean an "era of time" until Darby changed the definition.
scot, the English word _dispensation_ ultimately comes from a Latin word meaning to disburse or administer. “late 14c., dispensacioun, "power to dispose of," also "act of dispensing or dealing out," also "a relaxation of the law in some particular case," from Old French despensacion (12c., Modern French dispensation) and directly from Latin dispensationem (nominative dispensatio) "management, charge," noun of action from past-participle stem of dispensare "disburse, administer, distribute (by weight)"” Source: Etymology Online But the Koine Greek word in the Bible that’s translated into English as “dispensation” is οἰκονομία (oikonomia, Strong’s 3622), and it means management, stewardship, administration. Obviously, Darby had no effect on the meaning of these words nor the translators who chose to translated oikonomia as “dispensation”. And since you believe the Darby conspiracy theory, I urge you to research Dave MacPherson who made it up, and an historian Dr William C Watson, the most recent historian to debunk this conspiracy theory.
Don't get hung up on an English word, Scott. The original word was Greek: 'oikonomia' used by apostle Paul 4 times, variously translated at dispensation, ecoomy, administration, and clearly refers to an era of time as per context. Unfortunately Chris didn't consider biblical authority counts as historic evidence cos it gets no mention.
A question I would have for the speaker: At what point or which scriptures do Covenant Theologians consider show that unfulfilled prophecy will be fulfilled figuratively? Surely they believe Jesus came physically and He physically died on the cross and physically arose; so where is the change that He will not physically return at the second coming? If they do believe He will physically return, then on what scriptural ground do they stand permitting many Biblical writings to be taken figuratively?
@@dahelmang yes it is taught in the Bible, but the question is do you feel He will return physically or figuratively? Also when do you believe it will take place?
@@olegig5166 it is clearly taught that Jesus is going to literally come back. Even if everything in Revelation is figurative we should all be able to agree that Jesus will come back in the flesh. Even if all you had was the gospels it would be plainly taught. No one knows when Jesus will return.
It is natural for people to disagree. Eschatology is not worth being argumentative over as long as we can agree that Jesus is coming back and will judge the quick and the dead.
We belong to a Bible study group who study the Scriptures dispensationally. We are guided by the writings and various books of the late Mr.Charles H. Welch who founded the Chapel of the Opened Book based in London. We study the Bible based on the words of the Risen Christ revealed to St.Paul found in 2Tim2:15 & 2Tim 3:16&17. Basically we study Scriptures on the basic principle that God has a 2fold purpose for His creation (Gen1:1...God created the heavens and the earth) Expanding this verse we learn that God's gift of Salvation thru His Son Christ Jesus , we(saved man) are given the hope of eternal life. And where to spend his eternity... here is where we use the Key of understanding which is 2Tim 2:15.... Rightly dividing Scriptures (dispensationalism) will lead us to see the ff. Truth. 1) the saved Jews and grafted Gentiles will spend their eternity on earth either in: a) New Jerusalem or b) paradise (never closed) 2) the heavenly program called The Mystery Program revealed only in Ephesians where Jews and Gentiles on equal footing now will spend their eternity in heaven Eph 1:3. Instructions for the heavenly program is clearly outlined in the 7 Prison epistles . So using the key of 2Tim2:15 we learn that we are now under the Dispensation of Grace where Jews and Gentiles have been made one ( Eph.2:13-16) our instructions for the Truth for Today is found in the 7 prison epistles namely: Ephesians, Colossians, Philippians, Titus, Philemon, 1st and 2nd Timothy. We share this belief in the hope that many seeking Christians might find it useful to understand better the Word of God and understand the unfolding purpose of God for this age
Irene Castro, this is the only post here that makes sense to me. The other posts largely sound like people are simply confused. This lecture caused me more confusion rather than shedding light on the subject. Thank you for this thoughtful post.
I believe Jesus came, again. Nobody was getting it. He taught us how much God, Our Father, loves us. He showed us how life is eternal. He commanded us to follow Him...God, as he showed us, by following God, as He has, so that we avoid human suffering, which our father does not put upon us...we do.
Starts with the wrong foot riqht from the begginning "an era of time". That goes back to the scofieldian understanding. And the refinements in the history of doctrine?
rev chapter 6 / 18 introduces chapter 19 which is the return of christ after the tribulation to establish is kingdom on earth what on earth is your problem
I thought your presentation on dispensationalism was very good, with the exception of a couple of things: first, you did not present the seven dispensations accurately. Although you did referred to the tribulation as possible separate dispensation among some, you referred to the eternal state as a dispensation of its own. However, in classical dispensationalism, the eternal state does not qualify as a dispensation, because it does not end in a judgment. All dispensations represent a failure of mankind followed by a subsequent judgment. The eternal state does not have this distinction. It is after all, the age of ages, after the consummation and restitution of all things. Also, I felt you could have represented dispensationalism in a far better light when you were referring to your so-called pessimism remarks. Dispensationalists are not pessimists; they fully understand that a world without Christ will eventually become a world, ruled and blessed by Christ, from the millennium onward. Still, I really appreciate the different truths that you brought forth in your presentation. Thank you…
The gospel in the acts period had two dispensations one for the jew one for the gentile then the apostle paul got a new dispensation when Israel were dismissed during his imprisonment.
Acts 28 has some good critiques of others but offers no solution! Acts 28 is the third repetition of what started in Acts 13. There is absolutely nothing new when you get to Acts 28.
I'm pessimistic about America but optimistic about the church. I see nothing in Revelation about America but the church will live on even if America goes under.
Calvin was writing in the early to mid 1500’s…. It’s disingenuous to say that the differences in articulation were by 50 yrs. See 29:00 minute mark of the video.
One correction: most New Covenant Theologians are amill, not premil. Sure, there are some premills but those are largely historic premill, which is not exactly to be grouped with traditional premill. Just so you know.
Pessimism is a Covenant Theology talking point and is a strawman. They use this to contrast their cultural mandate to make the world to be better by their own efforts. Also, I don't believe dispensationalists fall into the "zionist" category at all. I have seen support for Israel but never a zionist promotion.
Yes, we are being mocked and scoffed by these Sadducees who don't believe in the resurrection. They claim Jesus Christ as their savior, but reject the gospel as given to Paul from Jesus Christ himself to the gentiles. 1 Corinthians 6:11 “And such were some of you: but ye are washed, but ye are sanctified, but ye are justified in the name of the Lord Jesus, and by the Spirit of our God.” WashED, SanctifiED, JustifiED, and QuickenED by the indwelling of the Holy Ghost and sealed unto the day of redemption. "Christian Zionism" has nothing to do with reading the Holy Bible KJB with belief that it is the inerrant word of God. Regardless, this small contingent of Bible believers does not have such influence among the vast majority of people who share this flawed and dangerous political worldview. Moreover the "holy see" Catholic crusader cult literally owns the real estate and negotiated the 1994 PLO agreement with Israel and the UN. Dear Evangelical ecumenical whore - It's your Catholic crusader cult masters that created and controls the Zionist supremacy regime.
Dear dispensationalist Bible believer - When is the last time you took a tour group to Israel? Exactly, probably never, because we understand that after the tribulation Jesus Christ will restore his remnant to rule in Jerusalem. These are all the tribes of Israel that will worship the Lord Jesus Christ - no free pass!
Jesus Christ is the chief cornerstone of the Temple of God which is indwelling in every believers heart. We are the living stones offering spiritual sacrifices continually. How many times have you heard these apostate "pastors" talking about rebuilding the temple and sacrificing the red Heffners, like it's a good thing! How satanic!
Ask your Evangelical ecumenical cult "pastor" when we should expect the Ezekiel 38 Gog and Magog war to occur. He'll gleefully tell you "during the tribulation". READ: Revelation 20:8 KJB and get back to me - nope, they will never call you back. These narcissistic unbelievers will not be able to convince Jesus Christ of their perversion and will answer to God for their deceptions of the flock.
When I grew up in Dispensational circles, I never heard any such thing. There were some sensationalists out there apparently on the radio but none of them had the attention of the bulk of Fundamentalist Dispensationailists.
Chris Ross state that Manual Lacunza was the first to mention "dispensational" eras..... hmmm... Lacunza's book is available at www.birthpangs.org/articles/prophetic/Lacunza_vol1.pdf I imagine that he did not coin the concept of "dispensational eras", but understood different eras of time like everybody else.... but if your willing to actually read Lacunza's work and point out the page number, I'd be willing to except this earlier definition.
The so-called church fathers mentioned dispensations. That does not mean they were Dispensationalists as we know them but as Watson's book: Dispensationalism before Darby, documents, lots of dispensational ingredients were in the air a few hundred years before Darby.
Those who ignore the New Covenant promised in Jeremiah 31:31-34 will continue to be in error. Christ said at Matthew 26:28 that He would fulfill this covenant in His Blood. It is found in effect at Hebrews 8:6-13 and in verse 13 we find that the New Covenant has made the Old Covenant "obsolete". It is applied to the Church in Hebrews 12:18-24. It is "everlasting" in Hebrews 13:20. The New Covenant was promised to Israel and Judah. On the Day of Pentecost Peter addressed the crowd as "men of Judea", then as "men of Israel" and in Acts 2:36 as "all the house of Israel". On that day about 3,000 Israelites accepted the New Covenant promised to Jeremiah. If you look in the 1599 Geneva Bible, which is the Bible the Pilgrims brought to America, you will find that the covenant with the many in Daniel 9:27 is the same covenant with the many in Matthew 26:28. Dispensationalists have created a time machine by changing a covenant confirmed by Christ into a treaty broken by an antichrist not mentioned by the angel Gabriel, by adding a "gap" of time not mentioned by the angel. It also ignores any time that the Gospel was taken to Daniel's people during the first century, even though Christ clearly commanded that the Gospel was to be taken "first" to the Israelites. It was not taken to the Gentiles until after Stephen reviewed the whole history of Israel and was then stoned to death. God ripped the temple veil in half on the day of Calvary. If God ripped the veil, who is going to repair it? Yet Dispensationalists claim God is going to deal with the modern nation of Israel under the now "obsolete" Old Covenant during a future time period of 7 years when they will go back to keeping the Sinai covenant. They claim the Age of Grace ends even though the New Covenant is "everlasting". They ignore those under the Blood of the Lamb in Revelation 12:11. A person cannot be under the Blood of the Lamb and not be under the Grace of the New Covenant. The 144,000 are described as "firstfruits" of the Lamb. Paul uses the same term to describe Christians in Romans 16:5. The Olive Tree of Romans 11 is a symbol of the New Covenant Church made up of Israelites and Gentiles grafted together into one tree. Paul says that the branches broken off can be grafted back into the tree through faith in Christ. Paul provides no other path of salvation. Dispensationalists have changed the word "so", which is an adverb of manner, into the word "then", which is an adverb of timing, in Romans 11:26. In verse 27 they have taken the New Covenant fulfilled at Calvary for all races of people and have converted it into a covenant to be fulfilled in the future. You will almost never hear a sermon on the New Covenant in a Dispensational church, because the New Covenant destroys the doctrine.
@@SpotterVideo And you will never hear a sermon on Romans 11 in a Replacement Theology church: Romans 11 1 I say then, Hath God cast away his people? God forbid. For I also am an Israelite, of the seed of Abraham, of the tribe of Benjamin. 2 God hath not cast away his people which he foreknew. Wot ye not what the scripture saith of Elias? how he maketh intercession to God against Israel, saying, 3 Lord, they have killed thy prophets, and digged down thine altars; and I am left alone, and they seek my life. 4 But what saith the answer of God unto him? I have reserved to myself seven thousand men, who have not bowed the knee to the image of Baal. 5 Even so then at this present time also there is a remnant according to the election of grace. 6 And if by grace, then is it no more of works: otherwise grace is no more grace. But if it be of works, then is it no more grace: otherwise work is no more work. 7 What then? Israel hath not obtained that which he seeketh for; but the election hath obtained it, and the rest were blinded 8 (According as it is written, God hath given them the spirit of slumber, eyes that they should not see, and ears that they should not hear;) unto this day. 9 And David saith, Let their table be made a snare, and a trap, and a stumblingblock, and a recompense unto them: 10 Let their eyes be darkened that they may not see, and bow down their back alway. 11 I say then, Have they stumbled that they should fall? God forbid: but rather through their fall salvation is come unto the Gentiles, for to provoke them to jealousy. 12 Now if the fall of them be the riches of the world, and the diminishing of them the riches of the Gentiles; how much more their fulness? 13 For I speak to you Gentiles, inasmuch as I am the apostle of the Gentiles, I magnify mine office: 14 If by any means I may provoke to emulation them which are my flesh, and might save some of them. 15 For if the casting away of them be the reconciling of the world, what shall the receiving of them be, but life from the dead? 16 For if the firstfruit be holy, the lump is also holy: and if the root be holy, so are the branches. 17 And if some of the branches be broken off, and thou, being a wild olive tree, wert grafted in among them, and with them partakest of the root and fatness of the olive tree; 18 Boast not against the branches. But if thou boast, thou bearest not the root, but the root thee. 19 Thou wilt say then, The branches were broken off, that I might be grafted in. 20 Well; because of unbelief they were broken off, and thou standest by faith. Be not highminded, but fear: 21 For if God spared not the natural branches, take heed lest he also spare not thee. 22 Behold therefore the goodness and severity of God: on them which fell, severity; but toward thee, goodness, if thou continue in his goodness: otherwise thou also shalt be cut off. 23 And they also, if they abide not still in unbelief, shall be grafted in: for God is able to graft them in again. 24 For if thou wert cut out of the olive tree which is wild by nature, and wert grafted contrary to nature into a good olive tree: how much more shall these, which be the natural branches, be grafted into their own olive tree? 25 For I would not, brethren, that ye should be ignorant of this mystery, lest ye should be wise in your own conceits; that blindness in part is happened to Israel, until the fulness of the Gentiles be come in. 26 And so all Israel shall be saved: as it is written, There shall come out of Sion the Deliverer, and shall turn away ungodliness from Jacob: 27 For this is my covenant unto them, when I shall take away their sins. 28 As concerning the gospel, they are enemies for your sakes: but as touching the election, they are beloved for the fathers' sakes. 29 For the gifts and calling of God are without repentance. 30 For as ye in times past have not believed God, yet have now obtained mercy through their unbelief: 31 Even so have these also now not believed, that through your mercy they also may obtain mercy. 32 For God hath concluded them all in unbelief, that he might have mercy upon all. 33 O the depth of the riches both of the wisdom and knowledge of God! how unsearchable are his judgments, and his ways past finding out! 34 For who hath known the mind of the Lord? or who hath been his counsellor? 35 Or who hath first given to him, and it shall be recompensed unto him again? 36 For of him, and through him, and to him, are all things: to whom be glory for ever. Amen.
@@jamesedwards.1069 Paul begins Romans 11:1-5 with two different groups of Israelites. One group rejected God's plan, and the other group was a faithful "remnant". In Romans 11 Paul uses the Olive Tree as a symbol of the New Covenant Church made up of faithful Israelites, and faithful Gentiles grafted together into the same tree. There is no Plan B of salvation outside of the Church found in the chapter.
@@SpotterVideo There is no salvation apart from the Son of God, the Messiah, the Holy One of Israel. "The Church" is a special mystery inserted in to God's timeline for the purpose of gathering gentiles into the kingdom of God. You should be more careful when you shoot your ignorant mouth off about things you know nothing about. God says this about His people: 22 Behold therefore the goodness and severity of God: on them which fell, severity; but toward thee, goodness, if thou continue in his goodness: otherwise thou also shalt be cut off. 23 And they also, if they abide not still in unbelief, shall be grafted in: for God is able to graft them in again. 24 For if thou wert cut out of the olive tree which is wild by nature, and wert grafted contrary to nature into a good olive tree: how much more shall these, which be the natural branches, be grafted into their own olive tree? 25 For I would not, brethren, that ye should be ignorant of this mystery, lest ye should be wise in your own conceits; that blindness in part is happened to Israel, until the fulness of the Gentiles be come in. 26 And so all Israel shall be saved: as it is written, There shall come out of Sion the Deliverer, and shall turn away ungodliness from Jacob: 27 For this is my covenant unto them, when I shall take away their sins. 28 As concerning the gospel, they are enemies for your sakes: but as touching the election, they are beloved for the fathers' sakes. 29 For the gifts and calling of God are without repentance. 30 For as ye in times past have not believed God, yet have now obtained mercy through their unbelief: 31 Even so have these also now not believed, that through your mercy they also may obtain mercy. 32 For God hath concluded them all in unbelief, that he might have mercy upon all. Nice try, though, dummy, do spin again.
@@tamlynvibanco1932 You are ignoring the fact that about 3,000 Israelites accepted Christ on the Day of Pentecost. The Gentiles were not grafted into the Church until several years later. If you have to use insults to make your doctrine work you have exposed it for what it really is.
Here’s the problem with environmentalism and social justice. Both of those movements are being co-opted by United Nations and governments around the world. It’s being foisted upon people and you have no choice about it. The policies are not coming from a godly Biblical viewpoint. They are coming from a neo-Marxist Communist viewpoint . I’m not against taking care of the environment or a church helping in its community, but when the government gets involved & mandates these things, you run into a lot of problems. One problem being they take on a religious fervor that is at odds with God‘s plan for his believers.
Dispensationalism in NOT an era of time except in retrospect. It is an administration or stewardship of God's program for mankind regardless of a timespan. Dispensationalism dates WAY further back than you mentioned and did not begin with a Jesuit. In some of the writings of the early church fathers you will find snippets of dispensational thought. As a Mid-Acts dispensationalist (the church begins in Acts 13 with the Apostle Paul to the Gentiles APART from the law and works of righteousness), I was surprised to not hear you mention us, a world-wide movement even mentioned by Ryrie in his book. We believe in what was written in Eph. 3 that the "dispensation of the grace of God" was given to the Apostle Paul for the present day church which is the Body of Christ distinct from the church of "The Way" which was added to on the Day of Pentecost (not begun).
On the Day of Pentecost Peter addressed the crowd as "all the house of Israel", in Acts 2:36. On that day about 3,000 Israelites accepted the New Covenant promised in Jeremiah 31:31-34. Who was Peter talking to on that day if he was not talking to Israel. James addressed his letter to "the twelve tribes", who were his "brethren" in the "faith". Who was James talking to if he was not talking to Israel? Why did Paul still consider himself to be an "Israelite", even after his conversion, in Romans 11:1? Why do many modern Christians not understand the difference between the Baal worshipers, and the faithful "remnant", in Romans 11:1-5? Has the Church as a whole ever been a "Gentile Church"? Who is the ultimate fulfillment of Israel found in Matthew 1:1, as confirmed by Paul in Galatians 3:16? .
Dispensation comes from the same word as dispense where the word dispenser comes from. Ever hear of a soap dispenser? Nothing to do with a period of time. Moses was GIVEN the law and Christ GAVE us grace. webster: That which is dispensed or bestowed; a system of principles and rites enjoined; as the Mosaic dispensation; the gospel dispensation; including, the former the Levitical law and rites; the latter the scheme of redemption by Christ.
David Bercot stresses working in the Kindom, of God.....and leave to the lost the details, of this world....you can get rid of ponography, via James Dobson, but what is the value, of that, if the people give up this, and are still lost....
You forgot Mid Acts position. Romans 11:13 “For I speak to you Gentiles, inasmuch as I am the apostle of the Gentiles, I magnify mine office:” we believe God will set up a kingdom with Christ as their king, on earth for the Jews on the new earth with new jersuleum coming down BUT the gentiles have a heavenly calling, replacing the positions of the fallen angels.
Exactly the sane as Gentiles who do not accept Christ as Saviour, that both will die in their sins and face unending judgement in the eternal lake of fire, for their is no other name given under heaven by which we must be saved.
zionist "pastor" John Hagee teaches "Jews" have a back door to their god that means they can reject christ and yet are still "saved" He makes Jesus into a liar saying that.
I am a wholeheartedly reformed and covenantal Christian believer, and I liked very much the lecture of professor Cris Ross about Dispensationalism, he gives a learned and unbiased true information. Thank you and God bless you.
George Kwayfaty.
This is probably one of the most concise explanations in honest and simplified terms that really helps you understand the premise of this teaching and the eschatological implications.
Dr. Ross, this is Hannah one of your students from BCS! So awesome to come across your teaching on YT, what a small world. This is a topic I’ve been trying to learn more about it and I’m really thankful for how you broke this down in an understandable way. Cheers!
Great teaching, Chris! Thank you 🙏 for this video. It helps me understand those theological concepts better, and helps me discover that I’m a covenant leaning.
Do you think that you live in the New Covenant?
this has to be the best presentation, on this topic.....no drama, no commentary, just straight teaching....
One of the best explanation on U-Tube about the topic and Bible's lessons. Short and clear. Thank you. Be blessed. I'm subscribing after this one, which is the first for myself.
Thank you for a very even handed discussion on what is so often a very volatile subject.
Wow, this is the BEST, practical, succinct on the subject. Thanks so much
Awesome job of explaining. Love the humor (C.R. is not Chris Ross), and the math. "Subsets".
Love your editorial at the end.
Yes, we must share the Gospel. It's ALL about the Cross of Jesus Christ. We must not loose our focus in all of our discussions that Jesus Christ came to save sinners of whom I am the greatest.
Wonderful job of explaining dispensationalism.
It is hard to find a respectful, balanced treatment of dispensational versus covenantal theology online, but yours is exactly that. Thanks so much for this extremely informative lesson.
Thank you for your efforts toward impartiality. Great, informative video, Mr. Ross I was convinced you were against Dispens for most of the video!
Thank you my brother for an extremely helpful overview. I was blessed.
I've done extensive research on this one this as well, Manuel Lakunza is definitely the one who started it as part of the counter reformation, also Jesuit Francisco Ribera. John Nelson Darby heard one of his readings and brought this teaching to America.
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Who is really teaching “Replacement Theology” ?
(Did God fulfill His promises to the Jewish people at Calvary? Matthew 26:28, John 19:30)
The advocates of modern Dispensational Theology often accuse others of promoting “Replacement Theology”, or some may even say “Antisemitism”. What does the Bible say about their accusations?
1. Who is replacing Christ as the seed of Abraham through which all the families of the Earth would be blessed in Genesis 12:3, with Abraham’s modern descendants? (See Galatians 3:8)
2. Who is replacing the one people of God in John 10:16, with two peoples of God ?
3. Who is replacing the one seed (Christ) in Galatians 3:16, with the many seeds?
4. Who is replacing the children of the promise in Romans 9:8, with the children of the flesh?
5. Who is replacing the faithful “remnant” of Israelites in Romans 11:1-5, with the Baal worshipers?
6. Who is replacing the word "so" in Romans 11:26, with the word "then"?
7. Who is attempting to replace the Church made up of all races of people, with one made up only of Gentiles? Why did Peter address the crowd as “all the house of Israel” in Acts 2:36, when about 3,000 Israelites accepted Christ on the Day of Pentecost?
8. Based on Hebrews 9:15, the New Covenant cannot be separated from the Messiah’s death. Is the covenant in Daniel 9:27 connected to the Messiah’s death in Daniel 9:26. Is the covenant with the “many” in Daniel 9:27 the same covenant with the “many” in Matthew 26:28? If it is, some have replaced the New Covenant in Daniel 9:27 with a future covenant made by an antichrist not found in Daniel chapter 9. (See the 1599 Geneva Bible used by the Pilgrims.)
9. Those promoting the Two Peoples of God doctrine of Dispensational Theology often accuse others of teaching “Replacement Theology”, but are they the masters of it? Are they promoting a form of Dual Covenant Theology based on race? (See “genealogies” in Titus 3:9)
10. Watch the TH-cam video “Genesis of Dispensational Theology” to see the origin of this man-made doctrine, which is less than 200 years old. It was brought to the United States about the time of the Civil War by John Nelson Darby. The doctrine was later incorporated into the notes of the Scofield Reference Bible, and then spread through much of the modern Church.
Dallas Theological Seminary in Dallas Texas was created in part to promote John Darby’s Two Peoples of God doctrine of Dispensational Theology.
Lewis Sperry Chafer, the first president of Dallas Theological, had the following to say about the difference between Israel and the Church:
“The dispensationalist believes that throughout the ages God is pursuing two distinct purposes: one related to the earth with earthly people and earthly objectives involved which is Judaism; while the other is related to heaven with heavenly people and heavenly objectives involved, which is Christianity.”
Lewis Sperry Chafer, Dispensationalism (Dallas, Seminary Press, 1936), p. 107.
Chafer states that, ‘Israel is an eternal nation, heir to an eternal land, with an eternal kingdom, on which David rules from an eternal throne,’ that is, on earth and distinct from the church who will be in heaven.”
Lewis Sperry Chafer. Systematic Theology. 1975. Vol. IV. pp. 315-323.
John Walvoord, another prominent voice of Dallas Theological stated…
"...it is an article of normative dispensational belief that the boundaries of the land promised to Abraham and his descendants from the Nile to the Euphrates will be literally instituted and that Jesus Christ will return to a literal and theocratic Jewish kingdom centred on a rebuilt temple in Jerusalem. In such a scheme the Church on earth is relegated to the status of a parenthesis.”
John F. Walvoord, The Rapture Question.1979, p. 25
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Are there two peoples of God in John 10:16? (See also 1 John 2:22-23, 2 John 1:7-11.)
What is the land promise to the Old Testament Saints in Hebrews 11:15-16?
Based on 2 Peter 3:10-13, is this earth “eternal”? Will it be replaced by a new earth?
Based on Acts 2:36, and Romans 9:6-8, and Romans 11:1-5, and Hebrews 12:22-24, and James 1:1-3, can faithful Israel and the Church be separated into two different groups?
Who is the New Covenant promised to in Jeremiah 31:31-34, and Hebrews 8:6-13?
Will modern Orthodox Jews ever be saved outside of the New Covenant Church?
@@SpotterVideo Brilliant summation, THANKYOU!
Thank you for this 'lecture.' I have gained valuable and helpful insight.
Great teaching. Simple understanding. Thank you for your research and ease of presentation.
Very well presented Chris. Thank you for taking the time to lay this out. Grace and peace...
straight forward, with no drama.....aka.....good teaching......toda...
What he gave was only an eschatological view of dispensationalism. Much more important is the soteriological aspects. Especially the doctrine and power of an indwelling Holy Spirit, the Keswick Convention, Watchman Nee, The Green Letters, and how this theology did not come to the churches through the Universities as much as through the Laity and the press through books, magazines, newspapers and revival meetings. He did mention Moody and his evangelistic campaigns. It was the soteriology aspect that hit America and me like a bomb in the mid 1900's.
“My conclusion is that the ideas of philo-Semitism, premillennialism, and even pretribulationism were more prevalent before the nineteenth century than many have supposed. Further, many of those revered by contemporary preterists-such as Westminster Assembly divines, Anglican bishops, and renowned Puritans on both sides of the Atlantic Ocean-were actually premillennialists. While preterists claim that premillennialism is new, it is actually preterism that was considered an innovation in the early eighteenth century. I have used more than 350 primary sources, most of which have not been read (much less cited) for centuries. This is due largely to the fact that the writings are either unfamiliar or previously inaccessible to many researchers.”
--Source: Dispensationalism before Darby, Dr William C Watson
People use the alleged two hundred year history of dispensationalism as a proof of it's falseness. Does that mean salvation by grace through faith never existed before 1517?
@@carljones8334, that’s a great point!
First century Jews actually believed in the original form of Dispensational Premillennialism in which the Messiah would come and restore the Kingdom of Israel, and whether or not Jesus was about to do that was the last question he was asked him in Acts 1 before his Ascension. But the Catholics seized power and enforced a new doctrine that said the church was now Israel and their leader was ruling the Kingdom in his place until the end of time.
Then after the Protestant Reformation when religious liberty flourished again, free men read the word of God for themselves and some found Jesus’ original doctrines, among them that God had not abandoned Israel, Jesus will take righteous saints to the place he prepared in heaven before the great tribulation, then he will return to earth and destroy the corrupt world religious and political system, and he will rule the world from David’s throne for 1,000 years.
By the way, neither Luther nor Calvin nor Eastern Orthodox churches ever reformed the Catholic eschatology, and a person could have gotten themselves arrested and charged with treason and heresy for talking about Jesus actually restoring the Kingdom of Israel, and some say that was due to a deep rooted Antisemitism they shared with the Catholic rulers. That history is always ignored when people claim that these rediscovered doctrines are false because they’re recent inventions by English-speakers. The rediscovery was a function of when and where people had the most religious and political liberty. But the proof of the pudding, of course, is in the Bible itself, which is why false teachers allegorize these exact prophesies away.
Maranatha!
wow - that's a lot of misinformation! CT has its roots in the patristic era! @@biblehistoryscience3530
First century premillennialism? Yes.
First century Dispensationalism? No.
Very grateful! Taken notes of a brilliant objective history…..Lord Bless You … so important
Very wise, balanced and irenic view of Bible prophecy. Thank you!!!
Thank you. Very clear and very calm.
A most excellent overview and great introduction to the subject. The PD view I am finding increasingly attractive and aligning with how I holistically read the Scriptures.
You are great teacher CHRIS.God bless you
Christ died once for all, no more sacrifices for sins forever. Hebrews 10:12. This is clear. So to teach that the Jews will be offering up sacrifices again for their sins when Hebrews 10:12 says no more sacrifices lets us clearly no that Dispensationalism is another gospel and anyone who teaches such is cursed according to scripture. Galatians 1:6-9. What's at stake here is the negating of the finished work of Christ on the cross, so you need to repent and believe the word of the Lord.
Weak argument. Ezekiel 44 never says the sacrifices are for sins...most likely in "rememberance" as we do with communion. Bread n wine as body n blood. The only argument against a literal millenial reign of Messiah is this assumed purpose of the altar...a bit weak.
@@DavyPJ Ezekiel never said that. Yet look what the so called Jews are up to on their own sight and you will see they have been offering up sacrifices for sins. We can doubt here say but not when you see it broadcast to the world on live TV.
The law will lead many to christ.
That is what the law is meant to do.
No one ever got saved by animal sacrifices. All those animal sacrifices had to be redeemed by Christ.
The word dispensationalism has been highjacked to mean a variety of things,
In the scriptures there are divisions,
How far you take these division is how well you study and interpret scriptures.
I do appreciate this video
God bless you
I kept thinking as Chris talked, "what about this or that passage in the Old and or New Testaments"; what about Romans 9-11?; Rev. 14 rapture?; Israel being blinded until the age of the gentiles comes to an end; great falling away; antichrist in Pauls letters and especially one fold and one Shepherd? Or in Rev. "where the beast and false prophet WERE" (setting a literal timing) for Satans defeat and a literal reign of Christ after the thousand years? I'll stay a Baptist and a Biblicist who trusts the Scriptures over men's interpretations, as I need no man to teach me, BUT..... Tim
the revival takes place in the tribulation the prophetic clock started to click may 14 1948 at least we agree there
Very clear and concise
Very good .thank you
Overall, very helpful and accurate. One major error is he said that Covenant theology only emerged 50 years before dispensationalism (to be fair, he did say "if not more"). In fact, Covenant theology was first clearly articulated at the time of the Reformation in the late 1500s. It had its precursors in Augustine, and ultimately, the Bible.
Exactly! I put a series on CT above under my name by Dr. Ligon Duncan, a specialist in CT in conservative reformed circles. You might find it interesting.
God is Life, Truth, Love, Spirit, Principal, Mind, Soul, Intelligence, Light,
Balanced and thoughtful.
Then there is Mid Acts Dispensationalism that begins in Acts 9 when God called Saul of Tarsus/Paul on the scene and gave him a revelation of the Mystery which is the Body of Christ and the present age of Grace .
Yes you are correct!
Right, in that it's prophecy ,mystery basic division in bible
And there is Acts 11, Acts 13, Acts 15 and a few other stripes which are maybe forgotten by now.
If I may say, Well Done.
THIS IS THE BEST WAY LIVE AS IF JESUS IS COMING BACK TODAY PLAN AS IF HE IS NEVER COMING BACK
Very detailed and informative lecture.
So far the best treatment I've seen on the subject. Please continue and ignore the hate.
Richard Mullins
Sir, don't consider it hatred to point out flaws. Look at the LDS with John Smith; SDA w Ellen G White; J W w Charles Tazer. So it is the same w Darby and Scolfield- don't just believe, look up the history of these people and KNOW why these foundations are corrupt..... It's not to be hateful to help someone from a false teaching, Sir.
Genesis of Dispensational Theology
th-cam.com/video/Ee4RS5pDntQ/w-d-xo.html
Thank God for the truth of HIS time table
Why wasn’t Clarence Larkin ever referenced, he’s probably the father of Dispensationalism amongst the Baptists?
Is your website still up? Isn't coming up for me. I'm looking into information about the book "The Reformers and Their Stepchildren" by Leonard Verduin. It's a fascinating read but only as valuable as the credibility of the claims, especially as it concerns the Donatists. If you have any information on this topic, I would appreciate it very much.
What was the name of the author of Understanding Dispensationalist ? Thank you.
Vern S. Polythress
Thank you very much for this. I like the fact that you made your presentation without bias or emotion. Every time I try to explain Dispensationalism to my family, I am very emotional about it and biased.(I think Dispensationalism is the Great Apostacy.) Therefore my family cannot hear what I am saying because they are all Dispensationalist and don't even know it.
Very interesting. I had a recent discussion with my mother and while what she describes always to be hyper disspensationist she does think some of the covenant theology things, at least according to Mr. Ross's explanation. I think maybe she misunderstands some things and makes great assumptions about what others think if they disagree. For example, I think it is important to support Israel but tend to lean towards New Covenant so if I have any criticism of her explanations she assumes I hate Israel and think they have been replaced. She says things like, "oh, that book of the bible wasn't written for us" when I talk about my Bible Study of Hebrews. But when I ask if she means we shouldn't study Hebrews, she says no, we should. So why say that? Very confusing. I feel like she and I need to go through and study the Bible together, but she prob won't want to cuz I use a translation other than KJV.
I was a dispensationalist even before I knew any theological definitions.
Because I know that God can speak clearly to humankind.
I don't buy the idea that ; mere mortals could explain better what God meant to say in His holy scriptures.
@@paulgarduno2867
I was a preterist before understanding theological definitions; a very lonely road. 😢
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In Mark 11 Jesus curses the Fig Tree. Now 30+ times in the OT the Fig Tree or Figs is mentioned and it refers to Israel. Deuteronomy 8;7-8 7 For the Lord your God is bringing you into a good land, a land of brooks of water, of fountains and springs, that flow out of valleys and hills; 8 a land of wheat and barley, of vines and fig trees and pomegranates, a land of olive oil and honey;...Hoseal 9:10a “I found Israel Like grapes in the wilderness; I saw your fathers As the firstfruits on the fig tree in its first season."
You can see a study on Mark 11 here:
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So when Jesus curses the Fig Tree this is a bad sign for Israel but Jesus also tells us a lot. It says that He cursed it and the next day it was dead. On the biblical calendar 75 AD was the beginning of the next day and the next age. So the biblical day went from the 4th Day to the 5th day (75-1075 AD is the 5th day) but also the age of Torah ended at the end of the 4th Day. So when the Temple and Jerusalem were destroyed that began on one biblical day but by 135AD when the Jewish people had all been exiled it was the next day and a new age. Jesus cursed the Fig Tree in 32AD and it took 103 years til 135AD to be fulfilled. We also know from Daniel 9 that the Messiah the Prince was to suffer the death penalty in 32AD before the destruction of the Temple and Jerusalem (Daniel 9:26)
However, Jesus in Mark 13 says in connection to His return:
28 “Now learn this parable from the fig tree: When its branch has already become tender, and puts forth leaves, you know that summer is near. 29 So you also, when you see these things happening, know that He is near-at the doors! 30 Assuredly, I say to you, this generation will by no means pass away till all these things take place."
He says the Fig Tree will bloom again. Meaning the curse isn't forever and it'll happen when we are to look for His return.
Since we have the biblical calendar it's easy to see roughly when the 2nd Coming is and how long this exile was going to last.
75AD was the biblical year 4000. The messianic age is the year 6001-7000. So if we assume 103 years for the curse to be fulfilled why not assume 103 years for the curse to be undone. 2075 AD year 6000- 103 =1972AD. We should have all expected that by 1972 at the latest the Jewish people would return to the Land of Israel again. We just happen to see it occur in 1948. Jesus predicted it would always happen. Ezekiel 37:21-23, Jeremiah 24:3-8 show us the promise of gathering the Jewish people back into the land and that the LORD will give them a heart for Him again.
This wasn't invented in the 1800's or whatever. This is the biblical narrative. We also see the idea of a 7 year period prior to the 2nd Coming of Jesus that early Christians wrote about.
To understand the context of these authors we need to understand the lineage of disciples. The Apostle John taught Polycarp, Polycarp taught Irenaeus, and Irenaeus taught Hippolytus.
Irenaeus (about 180 AD) who wrote his 5 volume works called “Against Heresies”
“In 2 Thessalonians, the ‘falling away’ is an apostasy and there will be a literal rebuilt temple. In Matthew, the ‘abomination spoken by Daniel’ is the Antichrist sitting in the temple as if he were Christ. The abomination will start in the middle of Daniel’s 70th week and last for a literal three years and six months. The little horn is the Antichrist. Against Heresies 5.25 Hippolytus wrote 2 works of multiple chapters on the topic.
Hippolytus (170-235 AD) wrote a 67 section/ chapter writing called "The Antichrist - a Treatise on Christ and Antichrist"
"Now Daniel will set forth this subject to us. For he says, “And one week will make a covenant with many, and it shall be that in the midst of the week my sacrifice and oblation shall cease.” Daniel 9:27 By one week, therefore, he meant the last week which is to be at the end of the whole world, of which week the two prophets Enoch and Elias will take up the half. For they will preach 1,260 days clothed in sackcloth, proclaiming repentance to the people and to all the nations." ...For John says, “And I will give power unto my two witnesses, and they shall prophesy a thousand two hundred and threescore days, clothed in sackcloth.” Revelation 11:3 That is the half of the week that Daniel spoke about. “These are the two olive trees and the two candlesticks standing before the Lord of the earth. And if any man will hurt them, fire will proceed out of their mouth, and devour their enemies; and if any man will hurt them, he must in this manner be killed. These have power to shut heaven, that it rain not in the days of their prophecy; and have power over waters, to turn them to blood, and to smite the earth with all plagues as often as they will.” Revelation 11:4-6 And when they shall have finished their course and their testimony, what does the prophet say? “the beast that ascendeth out of the bottomless pit shall make war against them, and shall overcome them, and kill them,” Revelation 11:7 because they will not give glory to Antichrist. For this is meant by the little horn that grows up. He, being now elated in heart, begins to exalt himself, and to glorify himself as God, persecuting the saints and blaspheming Christ, even as Daniel says, “I considered the horns, and, behold, in the horn were eyes like the eyes of man, and a mouth speaking great things; and he opened his mouth to blaspheme God. And that born made war against the saints, and prevailed against them until the beast was slain, and perished, and his body was given to be burned.” Daniel 7:8
Notice how the 70th week of Daniel or the 7 year tribulation as it's called today was written about long ago as well. I know this is a lot of information but I wanted you to see these aren't new ideas, this aren't false doctrines. We have to test if they're correct but these are doctrines long held by those in biblical times or shortly after. Not in the 1800's as many believe. I hope this helps. Take care.
@@reysquadron7820 Not every book of the Bible is about Christians but for Christians. Hebrews isn't about Christians, it's important to understand the context. For example, many misuse or misunderstand Hebrews 10: 26 For if we sin willfully after we have received the knowledge of the truth, there no longer remains a sacrifice for sins, 27 but a certain fearful expectation of judgment, and fiery indignation which will devour the adversaries...29 Of how much worse punishment, do you suppose, will he be thought worthy who has trampled the Son of God underfoot, counted the blood of the covenant by which he was sanctified a common thing, and insulted the Spirit of grace? 30 For we know Him who said, “Vengeance is Mine, I will repay,” says the Lord. And again, “The Lord will judge His people.” 31 It is a fearful thing to fall into the hands of the living God.
Often some Christians use this passage to show someone can lose their faith. When that's not the context at all. The context is that this was written to the Hebrews/Jews that believed in Jesus but went back to the Temple to participate in the sacrifices because they lacked faith.
Verse 1 For the law, having a shadow of the good things to come, and not the very image of the things, can never with these same sacrifices, which they offer continually year by year, make those who approach perfect. 2 For then would they not have ceased to be offered? For the worshipers, once [a]purified, would have had no more consciousness of sins. 3 But in those sacrifices there is a reminder of sins every year. 4 For it is not possible that the blood of bulls and goats could take away sins.
But through Jesus
10 By that will we have been sanctified through the offering of the body of Jesus Christ once for all.
19 Therefore, brethren, having boldness to enter the Holiest by the blood of Jesus, 20 by a new and living way which He consecrated for us, through the veil, that is, His flesh, 21 and having a High Priest over the house of God,
But they doubted and went back to the sacrifices and that would bring chastizement from the LORD to defile Jesus's sacrifice. So this was a strong warning to stop.
My questions to Christians today even if this said that they could lose their salvation by going back to the sacrifices and dishonoring Jesus's sacrifice are any Christians guilty of sacrificing animals for the atonement of their sins today? No. So the text isn't about us or to us and to try to twist it to become some ethereal or symbolic application to us today is in my opinion wrong and can easily develop into a false teaching.
Hope this helps. Take care.
Covenant Theology doesn’t assume “figurative” land... but that the whole earth was given to Israel... which would include the land we think of as the country of “Israel.” Think concentric circles... the next circle doesn’t negate the prior... it expands it... fulfills it... completes it.
Very interesting presentation brother! I didn't hear you mention (Historical Premillennialism) or ( pre-wrath theology) I myself see some truth and some errors in most of those different views but I don't categorize myself in any one view but believe in good ole Bible study to determine where truth and non truth are in each if those views mentioned. If anyone believes that there is no need to pay attention to current events as related to Bible Prophecy and or no need to share the gospel and helping those in need, then I would definitely say they are very wrong and shouldn't be listened to. There is one very false idea created by men of the Dispensational mindset and that is that Matt 24 and 25 is only written to the Jews and tribulation saints, and that in my opinion is very very misleading to the point of heresy because Paul taught over 30 parallels in 1st and 2nd Thess to what Christ taught in Matt 24 and the book of Revelation parallels and supports those teachings of Christ and Paul plus much more!!! I truly believe that most of these various theories and their errors will be exposed as false but not till after the particular prophecies are fulfilled, just like what happened back in Israel in the old Testament. I would strongly recommend reviewing Dan 9:26-27 and the first three seals of Rev 6 because I think we're further along in the prophetic time table than the vast majority think. If anyone wants to know why this is, then just ask and I will share some in depth scriptural reasons why. ✝ ✝ ✝😮😊
Great summary.
Really helpful
Thank you for the lesson. I listened to it twice and my thought is still the same and even slightly reinforced.
I was a protestant / dispensationalist but didn't realize it. It was not packaged as such and only when we study the Bible for ourselves do we start to see the basis of our religion / theology.
Having done that (finally) for myself I am no longer a protestant. Anyone who is a believer in the "God" (Yah) and the "Jesus" (Yeshua) of the bible and you think... in part or in whole.... His laws have been done away with or changed.. you are a dispensationalist.
Lets get back to the Bible and do and say what those gentile converts were shown and told what to do.
IMO your study should start with the 7th Day Sabbath as its the easiest to see from beginning to end.
Protestant...Pro the Testament of Jesus Christ
Very informative. Thank you.
at least you are straight forward, in your teaching.....teaching what something is....not what it is not....
I would say four groups; Post-mil.; A-mil.; Historic Pre-mil. & Dispensational Pre-Mil. and dispensatiobal Premils cause all the mischief. And the majority are pre-mils. The majority does not dignify an interpretation.
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.... good summation of the different views. You seem like a rational and learned man who understands salvation and the grace of God. Thanks for your unbiased ... for the most part ;) .... sharing of the history and development of these different isms. However, the emphasis' and "editorializing" as you put it, are red flags that you may be liberal in political and theological thought. Justice is justice sir.... no adjectives needed. Social justice advocates group think and group justice. Justice is individual. The only Scriptural segmenting of justice in groups is by nation; punishment or blessing. Same for the individual. Also, the earth was made for man, not for him to preserve it in the sense that it is sacred above man or equal to man. Sure, we take care of it for future generations and clean water, air, etc, etc. so our kids have something. But the earth is provided to sustain MAN, not for man to sustain the earth for it's own sake (i.e. Oil is God's gift as well as Uranium and tasty animals!!!). Other than that... I agree with you. Spot on talk. Blessings!
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Partial preterits View? Where does it fall?
We are all partial preterist to some degree. But the typical partial preterist... well there is none and they can not agree on their position so it just falls flat.
As a fellow dispensationalist, I agree with your concerns about pessimism and uncritical support of the modern state of Israel. Not that we should discard dispensationalism, but that we should guard ourselves against these tendencies. Thank you!
Agreed !
lol.... in the first two minutes of it he shares that he is going to defined dispensationalism... but first we must get to the root of the word.... and then he states that the root of the word is dispensation.... NO... the root of the word is "to dispense".. which means "to give out" or to "do away with..." NEVER did it mean an "era of time" until Darby changed the definition.
scot scott
Correct. Looking up that word in Vines, it gives that definition exactly.
scot, the English word _dispensation_ ultimately comes from a Latin word meaning to disburse or administer.
“late 14c., dispensacioun, "power to dispose of," also "act of dispensing or dealing out," also "a relaxation of the law in some particular case," from Old French despensacion (12c., Modern French dispensation) and directly from Latin dispensationem (nominative dispensatio) "management, charge," noun of action from past-participle stem of dispensare "disburse, administer, distribute (by weight)"”
Source: Etymology Online
But the Koine Greek word in the Bible that’s translated into English as “dispensation” is οἰκονομία (oikonomia, Strong’s 3622), and it means management, stewardship, administration.
Obviously, Darby had no effect on the meaning of these words nor the translators who chose to translated oikonomia as “dispensation”.
And since you believe the Darby conspiracy theory, I urge you to research Dave MacPherson who made it up, and an historian Dr William C Watson, the most recent historian to debunk this conspiracy theory.
Don't get hung up on an English word, Scott. The original word was Greek: 'oikonomia' used by apostle Paul 4 times, variously translated at dispensation, ecoomy, administration, and clearly refers to an era of time as per context. Unfortunately Chris didn't consider biblical authority counts as historic evidence cos it gets no mention.
@@MrKylehornsey kyle is wrong and dispense means to give something. Christ GAVE us grace and Moses was given the law. nothing to with time.
@@ChaplainBobWalkerBTh Surely you have a Bible??
The link to get a Christian history cheat sheet is not good. Where can I get one?
Have you no other videos? The channel is empty
Why did you upload this video, in only a such low quality, as 240p...?
A question I would have for the speaker:
At what point or which scriptures do Covenant Theologians consider show that unfulfilled prophecy will be fulfilled figuratively?
Surely they believe Jesus came physically and He physically died on the cross and physically arose; so where is the change that He will not physically return at the second coming?
If they do believe He will physically return, then on what scriptural ground do they stand permitting many Biblical writings to be taken figuratively?
Revelation is a book of visions like Ezekiel and Daniel. Almost everything is figurative. The question is what do these metaphors mean?
@@dahelmang is one of your metaphors of The Revelation the coming return of the Lord Jesu Christ to reclaim His creation?
@@olegig5166 it is spoken about in figurative terms in Revelation but it is clearly taught throughout the New Testament that Jesus will return.
@@dahelmang yes it is taught in the Bible, but the question is do you feel He will return physically or figuratively? Also when do you believe it will take place?
@@olegig5166 it is clearly taught that Jesus is going to literally come back. Even if everything in Revelation is figurative we should all be able to agree that Jesus will come back in the flesh. Even if all you had was the gospels it would be plainly taught.
No one knows when Jesus will return.
Your explanation of Post-Mil is incorrect. Post-Mil believes we are currently in the Millennium and have been since 70 AD
You just read the book as it is ... how do people mess this up?
It is natural for people to disagree. Eschatology is not worth being argumentative over as long as we can agree that Jesus is coming back and will judge the quick and the dead.
That was Awesome.
Thanks Chris Ross
Question: Is there such thing as a
Historic Dispensationism ?
Yes
No. The origin of the doctrine is found below.
Genesis of Dispensational Theology
th-cam.com/video/Ee4RS5pDntQ/w-d-xo.html
Nope
Happened upon you. 10/13/18
Thank you.
We belong to a Bible study group who study the Scriptures dispensationally. We are guided by the writings and various books of the late Mr.Charles H. Welch
who founded the Chapel of the Opened Book based in London.
We study the Bible based on the words of the Risen Christ revealed to St.Paul found in 2Tim2:15 & 2Tim 3:16&17.
Basically we study Scriptures on the basic principle that God has a 2fold purpose for His creation (Gen1:1...God created the heavens and the earth)
Expanding this verse we learn that God's gift of Salvation thru His Son Christ Jesus , we(saved man) are given the hope of eternal life. And where to spend his eternity... here is where we use the Key of understanding which is 2Tim 2:15....
Rightly dividing Scriptures
(dispensationalism) will lead us to see the ff. Truth.
1) the saved Jews and grafted Gentiles will spend their eternity on earth either in: a) New Jerusalem or
b) paradise (never closed)
2) the heavenly program called The Mystery Program revealed only in Ephesians where Jews and Gentiles on equal footing now will spend their eternity in heaven Eph 1:3.
Instructions for the heavenly program is clearly outlined in the 7 Prison epistles .
So using the key of 2Tim2:15
we learn that we are now under the Dispensation of Grace where Jews and Gentiles have been made one
( Eph.2:13-16) our instructions for the Truth for Today is found in the 7 prison epistles namely:
Ephesians, Colossians, Philippians, Titus, Philemon, 1st and 2nd Timothy.
We share this belief in the hope that many seeking Christians might find it useful to understand better the Word of God and understand the unfolding purpose of God for this age
Irene Castro, this is the only post here that makes sense to me. The other posts largely sound like people are simply confused. This lecture caused me more confusion rather than shedding light on the subject. Thank you for this thoughtful post.
Acts 28 promotes the great divide and when you go there to see this great theological grand canyon, all you see is a great grassy plain.
I believe Jesus came, again. Nobody was getting it. He taught us how much God, Our Father, loves us. He showed us how life is eternal. He commanded us to follow Him...God, as he showed us, by following God, as He has, so that we avoid human suffering, which our father does not put upon us...we do.
Starts with the wrong foot riqht from the begginning "an era of time". That goes back to the scofieldian understanding. And the refinements in the history of doctrine?
as we look into the old testament we find many prophecies about the end times regarding israel that never changes
rev chapter 6 / 18 introduces chapter 19 which is the return of christ after the tribulation to establish is kingdom on earth what on earth is your problem
I thought your presentation on dispensationalism was very good, with the exception of a couple of things: first, you did not present the seven dispensations accurately. Although you did referred to the tribulation as possible separate dispensation among some, you referred to the eternal state as a dispensation of its own. However, in classical dispensationalism, the eternal state does not qualify as a dispensation, because it does not end in a judgment. All dispensations represent a failure of mankind followed by a subsequent judgment. The eternal state does not have this distinction. It is after all, the age of ages, after the consummation and restitution of all things. Also, I felt you could have represented dispensationalism in a far better light when you were referring to your so-called pessimism remarks. Dispensationalists are not pessimists; they fully understand that a world without Christ will eventually become a world, ruled and blessed by Christ, from the millennium onward. Still, I really appreciate the different truths that you brought forth in your presentation. Thank you…
Revelation, to me, is all good news. There was never anything for us, God's precious children, His heirs, to ever worry about.
The end.
The gospel in the acts period had two dispensations one for the jew one for the gentile then the apostle paul got a new dispensation when Israel were dismissed during his imprisonment.
Acts 28 has some good critiques of others but offers no solution! Acts 28 is the third repetition of what started in Acts 13. There is absolutely nothing new when you get to Acts 28.
I'm pessimistic about America but optimistic about the church. I see nothing in Revelation about America but the church will live on even if America goes under.
Covenant theology, is replacement theology, eh?
Can you do one on what view you hold and why please😀
I like the terminology of covenant theology better but I want to treat prophesies literally when the context is appropriate.
does this make a consistant approach to this subject....or does it work against the idea of covenant theology?
Calvin was writing in the early to mid 1500’s….
It’s disingenuous to say that the differences in articulation were by 50 yrs. See 29:00 minute mark of the video.
One correction: most New Covenant Theologians are amill, not premil. Sure, there are some premills but those are largely historic premill, which is not exactly to be grouped with traditional premill. Just so you know.
Pessimism is a Covenant Theology talking point and is a strawman. They use this to contrast their cultural mandate to make the world to be better by their own efforts. Also, I don't believe dispensationalists fall into the "zionist" category at all. I have seen support for Israel but never a zionist promotion.
Yes, we are being mocked and scoffed by these Sadducees who don't believe in the resurrection. They claim Jesus Christ as their savior, but reject the gospel as given to Paul from Jesus Christ himself to the gentiles.
1 Corinthians 6:11
“And such were some of you: but ye are washed, but ye are sanctified, but ye are justified in the name of the Lord Jesus, and by the Spirit of our God.”
WashED, SanctifiED, JustifiED, and QuickenED by the indwelling of the Holy Ghost and sealed unto the day of redemption.
"Christian Zionism" has nothing to do with reading the Holy Bible KJB with belief that it is the inerrant word of God. Regardless, this small contingent of Bible believers does not have such influence among the vast majority of people who share this flawed and dangerous political worldview. Moreover the "holy see" Catholic crusader cult literally owns the real estate and negotiated the 1994 PLO agreement with Israel and the UN. Dear Evangelical ecumenical whore - It's your Catholic crusader cult masters that created and controls the Zionist supremacy regime.
Dear dispensationalist Bible believer - When is the last time you took a tour group to Israel? Exactly, probably never, because we understand that after the tribulation Jesus Christ will restore his remnant to rule in Jerusalem. These are all the tribes of Israel that will worship the Lord Jesus Christ - no free pass!
Jesus Christ is the chief cornerstone of the Temple of God which is indwelling in every believers heart. We are the living stones offering spiritual sacrifices continually. How many times have you heard these apostate "pastors" talking about rebuilding the temple and sacrificing the red Heffners, like it's a good thing! How satanic!
Ask your Evangelical ecumenical cult "pastor" when we should expect the Ezekiel 38 Gog and Magog war to occur. He'll gleefully tell you "during the tribulation". READ: Revelation 20:8 KJB and get back to me - nope, they will never call you back. These narcissistic unbelievers will not be able to convince Jesus Christ of their perversion and will answer to God for their deceptions of the flock.
When I grew up in Dispensational circles, I never heard any such thing. There were some sensationalists out there apparently on the radio but none of them had the attention of the bulk of Fundamentalist Dispensationailists.
Chris Ross state that Manual Lacunza was the first to mention "dispensational" eras..... hmmm... Lacunza's book is available at www.birthpangs.org/articles/prophetic/Lacunza_vol1.pdf I imagine that he did not coin the concept of "dispensational eras", but understood different eras of time like everybody else.... but if your willing to actually read Lacunza's work and point out the page number, I'd be willing to except this earlier definition.
The so-called church fathers mentioned dispensations. That does not mean they were Dispensationalists as we know them but as Watson's book: Dispensationalism before Darby, documents, lots of dispensational ingredients were in the air a few hundred years before Darby.
Watch the TH-cam video "Genesis of Dispensational Theology" to see the origin of the doctrine in black and white.
Those who ignore the New Covenant promised in Jeremiah 31:31-34 will continue to be in error. Christ said at Matthew 26:28 that He would fulfill this covenant in His Blood. It is found in effect at Hebrews 8:6-13 and in verse 13 we find that the New Covenant has made the Old Covenant "obsolete". It is applied to the Church in Hebrews 12:18-24. It is "everlasting" in Hebrews 13:20. The New Covenant was promised to Israel and Judah. On the Day of Pentecost Peter addressed the crowd as "men of Judea", then as "men of Israel" and in Acts 2:36 as "all the house of Israel". On that day about 3,000 Israelites accepted the New Covenant promised to Jeremiah. If you look in the 1599 Geneva Bible, which is the Bible the Pilgrims brought to America, you will find that the covenant with the many in Daniel 9:27 is the same covenant with the many in Matthew 26:28. Dispensationalists have created a time machine by changing a covenant confirmed by Christ into a treaty broken by an antichrist not mentioned by the angel Gabriel, by adding a "gap" of time not mentioned by the angel. It also ignores any time that the Gospel was taken to Daniel's people during the first century, even though Christ clearly commanded that the Gospel was to be taken "first" to the Israelites. It was not taken to the Gentiles until after Stephen reviewed the whole history of Israel and was then stoned to death. God ripped the temple veil in half on the day of Calvary. If God ripped the veil, who is going to repair it? Yet Dispensationalists claim God is going to deal with the modern nation of Israel under the now "obsolete" Old Covenant during a future time period of 7 years when they will go back to keeping the Sinai covenant. They claim the Age of Grace ends even though the New Covenant is "everlasting". They ignore those under the Blood of the Lamb in Revelation 12:11. A person cannot be under the Blood of the Lamb and not be under the Grace of the New Covenant. The 144,000 are described as "firstfruits" of the Lamb. Paul uses the same term to describe Christians in Romans 16:5. The Olive Tree of Romans 11 is a symbol of the New Covenant Church made up of Israelites and Gentiles grafted together into one tree. Paul says that the branches broken off can be grafted back into the tree through faith in Christ. Paul provides no other path of salvation. Dispensationalists have changed the word "so", which is an adverb of manner, into the word "then", which is an adverb of timing, in Romans 11:26. In verse 27 they have taken the New Covenant fulfilled at Calvary for all races of people and have converted it into a covenant to be fulfilled in the future. You will almost never hear a sermon on the New Covenant in a Dispensational church, because the New Covenant destroys the doctrine.
@@SpotterVideo And you will never hear a sermon on Romans 11 in a Replacement Theology church:
Romans 11
1 I say then, Hath God cast away his people? God forbid. For I also am an Israelite, of the seed of Abraham, of the tribe of Benjamin.
2 God hath not cast away his people which he foreknew. Wot ye not what the scripture saith of Elias? how he maketh intercession to God against Israel, saying,
3 Lord, they have killed thy prophets, and digged down thine altars; and I am left alone, and they seek my life.
4 But what saith the answer of God unto him? I have reserved to myself seven thousand men, who have not bowed the knee to the image of Baal.
5 Even so then at this present time also there is a remnant according to the election of grace.
6 And if by grace, then is it no more of works: otherwise grace is no more grace. But if it be of works, then is it no more grace: otherwise work is no more work.
7 What then? Israel hath not obtained that which he seeketh for; but the election hath obtained it, and the rest were blinded
8 (According as it is written, God hath given them the spirit of slumber, eyes that they should not see, and ears that they should not hear;) unto this day.
9 And David saith, Let their table be made a snare, and a trap, and a stumblingblock, and a recompense unto them:
10 Let their eyes be darkened that they may not see, and bow down their back alway.
11 I say then, Have they stumbled that they should fall? God forbid: but rather through their fall salvation is come unto the Gentiles, for to provoke them to jealousy.
12 Now if the fall of them be the riches of the world, and the diminishing of them the riches of the Gentiles; how much more their fulness?
13 For I speak to you Gentiles, inasmuch as I am the apostle of the Gentiles, I magnify mine office:
14 If by any means I may provoke to emulation them which are my flesh, and might save some of them.
15 For if the casting away of them be the reconciling of the world, what shall the receiving of them be, but life from the dead?
16 For if the firstfruit be holy, the lump is also holy: and if the root be holy, so are the branches.
17 And if some of the branches be broken off, and thou, being a wild olive tree, wert grafted in among them, and with them partakest of the root and fatness of the olive tree;
18 Boast not against the branches. But if thou boast, thou bearest not the root, but the root thee.
19 Thou wilt say then, The branches were broken off, that I might be grafted in.
20 Well; because of unbelief they were broken off, and thou standest by faith. Be not highminded, but fear:
21 For if God spared not the natural branches, take heed lest he also spare not thee.
22 Behold therefore the goodness and severity of God: on them which fell, severity; but toward thee, goodness, if thou continue in his goodness: otherwise thou also shalt be cut off.
23 And they also, if they abide not still in unbelief, shall be grafted in: for God is able to graft them in again.
24 For if thou wert cut out of the olive tree which is wild by nature, and wert grafted contrary to nature into a good olive tree: how much more shall these, which be the natural branches, be grafted into their own olive tree?
25 For I would not, brethren, that ye should be ignorant of this mystery, lest ye should be wise in your own conceits; that blindness in part is happened to Israel, until the fulness of the Gentiles be come in.
26 And so all Israel shall be saved: as it is written, There shall come out of Sion the Deliverer, and shall turn away ungodliness from Jacob:
27 For this is my covenant unto them, when I shall take away their sins.
28 As concerning the gospel, they are enemies for your sakes: but as touching the election, they are beloved for the fathers' sakes.
29 For the gifts and calling of God are without repentance.
30 For as ye in times past have not believed God, yet have now obtained mercy through their unbelief:
31 Even so have these also now not believed, that through your mercy they also may obtain mercy.
32 For God hath concluded them all in unbelief, that he might have mercy upon all.
33 O the depth of the riches both of the wisdom and knowledge of God! how unsearchable are his judgments, and his ways past finding out!
34 For who hath known the mind of the Lord? or who hath been his counsellor?
35 Or who hath first given to him, and it shall be recompensed unto him again?
36 For of him, and through him, and to him, are all things: to whom be glory for ever. Amen.
@@jamesedwards.1069 Paul begins Romans 11:1-5 with two different groups of Israelites. One group rejected God's plan, and the other group was a faithful "remnant". In Romans 11 Paul uses the Olive Tree as a symbol of the New Covenant Church made up of faithful Israelites, and faithful Gentiles grafted together into the same tree. There is no Plan B of salvation outside of the Church found in the chapter.
@@SpotterVideo There is no salvation apart from the Son of God, the Messiah, the Holy One of Israel. "The Church" is a special mystery inserted in to God's timeline for the purpose of gathering gentiles into the kingdom of God.
You should be more careful when you shoot your ignorant mouth off about things you know nothing about.
God says this about His people:
22 Behold therefore the goodness and severity of God: on them which fell, severity; but toward thee, goodness, if thou continue in his goodness: otherwise thou also shalt be cut off.
23 And they also, if they abide not still in unbelief, shall be grafted in: for God is able to graft them in again.
24 For if thou wert cut out of the olive tree which is wild by nature, and wert grafted contrary to nature into a good olive tree: how much more shall these, which be the natural branches, be grafted into their own olive tree?
25 For I would not, brethren, that ye should be ignorant of this mystery, lest ye should be wise in your own conceits; that blindness in part is happened to Israel, until the fulness of the Gentiles be come in.
26 And so all Israel shall be saved: as it is written, There shall come out of Sion the Deliverer, and shall turn away ungodliness from Jacob:
27 For this is my covenant unto them, when I shall take away their sins.
28 As concerning the gospel, they are enemies for your sakes: but as touching the election, they are beloved for the fathers' sakes.
29 For the gifts and calling of God are without repentance.
30 For as ye in times past have not believed God, yet have now obtained mercy through their unbelief:
31 Even so have these also now not believed, that through your mercy they also may obtain mercy.
32 For God hath concluded them all in unbelief, that he might have mercy upon all.
Nice try, though, dummy, do spin again.
@@tamlynvibanco1932 You are ignoring the fact that about 3,000 Israelites accepted Christ on the Day of Pentecost. The Gentiles were not grafted into the Church until several years later. If you have to use insults to make your doctrine work you have exposed it for what it really is.
I don't believe that Ryrie would be classified with "classical dispensationalism" but with "revised dispensationalism".
Here’s the problem with environmentalism and social justice. Both of those movements are being co-opted by United Nations and governments around the world. It’s being foisted upon people and you have no choice about it. The policies are not coming from a godly Biblical viewpoint. They are coming from a neo-Marxist Communist viewpoint . I’m not against taking care of the environment or a church helping in its community, but when the government gets involved & mandates these things, you run into a lot of problems. One problem being they take on a religious fervor that is at odds with God‘s plan for his believers.
How do dispensationalists deal with “shortly”?
My goodness, he's hardly out of the gate definitionally (3 mins) and he's managed to shove Israel to the fore. Does it get better?
Dispensationalism in NOT an era of time except in retrospect. It is an administration or stewardship of God's program for mankind regardless of a timespan. Dispensationalism dates WAY further back than you mentioned and did not begin with a Jesuit. In some of the writings of the early church fathers you will find snippets of dispensational thought. As a Mid-Acts dispensationalist (the church begins in Acts 13 with the Apostle Paul to the Gentiles APART from the law and works of righteousness), I was surprised to not hear you mention us, a world-wide movement even mentioned by Ryrie in his book. We believe in what was written in Eph. 3 that the "dispensation of the grace of God" was given to the Apostle Paul for the present day church which is the Body of Christ distinct from the church of "The Way" which was added to on the Day of Pentecost (not begun).
Your also missing typical dispensationalists and christological dispensationalists
I wonder how much of this relates to the difference between Israel, and the Church...
On the Day of Pentecost Peter addressed the crowd as "all the house of Israel", in Acts 2:36. On that day about 3,000 Israelites accepted the New Covenant promised in Jeremiah 31:31-34. Who was Peter talking to on that day if he was not talking to Israel.
James addressed his letter to "the twelve tribes", who were his "brethren" in the "faith". Who was James talking to if he was not talking to Israel?
Why did Paul still consider himself to be an "Israelite", even after his conversion, in Romans 11:1?
Why do many modern Christians not understand the difference between the Baal worshipers, and the faithful "remnant", in Romans 11:1-5?
Has the Church as a whole ever been a "Gentile Church"?
Who is the ultimate fulfillment of Israel found in Matthew 1:1, as confirmed by Paul in Galatians 3:16?
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1000 years mentioned 6 times only says once God say let there be light why do you say if this is literal
Where would a Messianic Jew fall under?
What is your take on Commonwealth theology?
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Dispensation comes from the same word as dispense where the word dispenser comes from. Ever hear of a soap dispenser? Nothing to do with a period of time. Moses was GIVEN the law and Christ GAVE us grace.
webster: That which is dispensed or bestowed; a system of principles and rites enjoined; as the Mosaic dispensation; the gospel dispensation; including, the former the Levitical law and rites; the latter the scheme of redemption by Christ.
Sad that this man erroneously teaches that a dispensation is a period of time.
How is the literal hermeneutic the lesser degree.. one is derived from the other. You making it seem like the belief was taken first...sloppy
David Bercot stresses working in the Kindom, of God.....and leave to the lost the details, of this world....you can get rid of ponography, via James Dobson, but what is the value, of that, if the people give up this, and are still lost....
You forgot Mid Acts position. Romans 11:13
“For I speak to you Gentiles, inasmuch as I am the apostle of the Gentiles, I magnify mine office:” we believe God will set up a kingdom with Christ as their king, on earth for the Jews on the new earth with new jersuleum coming down BUT the gentiles have a heavenly calling, replacing the positions of the fallen angels.
The new jerusalem is described as a bride
In Oct,of 1973, the USA made its entire Military Force, available for Israel..that is worldwide....
What do dispensationalists believe will happen to Jews who do not believe in Christ as their salvation?
Exactly the sane as Gentiles who do not accept Christ as Saviour, that both will die in their sins and face unending judgement in the eternal lake of fire, for their is no other name given under heaven by which we must be saved.
zionist "pastor" John Hagee teaches "Jews" have a back door to their god that means they can reject christ and yet are still "saved"
He makes Jesus into a liar saying that.
@@ChaplainBobWalkerBTh Go away.
Heresie-ISM more like it
do you know what Heresy means? Dispensationalism, even if you disagree, is not heresy.