| Dispensationalism - What is it? |
| Historic Facts by Dispensationalists themselves: Charles Ryrie: "The essence of Dispensationalism... is the distinction between Israel and the Church. This grows out of the Dispensationlists' consistent employment of normal or plain interpretation, and it reflects an understanding of the basic purpose of God in all His dealings with mankind as that of glorifying Himself through salvation and other purposes as well." In other words, he sees three primary issues which define his view: a. The distinction between the Church and Israel; b. Consistent literal interpretation c. Primary purpose of God is to glorify Himself. History of Dispensationalism English origins * The Brethern movement, led by men such as John Nelson Darby, Samuel Tregelles, and C.H. Mackintosh. The American disciples * Lewis Sperry Chafer (found of Dallas Theological Seminary) * D.L. Moody, James Brooks, C.I. Scofield * John Walvoord, Charles C. Ryrie, J. Dwight Pentecost, et al. The Modern purveyors of Dispensationalism * Jerry Falwell * John MacArthur (of the Progressive Dispensationalist school) * Tim LaHaye & Jerry Jenkins (of Left Behind fame) * John Hagee (of TV fame) * Jack Van Impe (of TV fame) * Hal Lindsey (Late Great Planet Earth) * Zola Levitt (of TV fame) * Most FUNDAMENTAL Baptist churches * Most Penecostal churches Prominent doctrines of Dispensationalism * The Pretribulation Rapture [ the most important, at least today] * The "Church Age" or Dispensation as a parenthesis in God's plan. * The literal 1000 year reign of Christ in Jerusalem at the end of the Great Trib. * The Judgement Seat of Christ vs. the Great White Throne Judgment * The rebuilding of the Temple in Jerusalem ( and for some the restoration of animal sacrifices in that new temple) |
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