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Dispensationalism Part 10

This is our last post in the series on dispensationalism. Much of dispensationalism is built on twisting the plain reading of Scripture as well as taking Scripture out of context. Our post today focuses on one chapter in the Bible to highlight how dispensationalism...

Dispensationalism Part 9

Now we turn our attention to Romans 11:26, in which Paul seems to prophesy the ultimate salvation of “all Israel.” What is Paul really getting at? No one verse in Romans can be used to develop doctrine or theology. Isolating one verse in Romans will almost certainly...

Dispensationalism Part 8

Now we come to the point when we can discuss the relationship between dispensationalism and current events. One of the most fundamental underpinnings of dispensationalism is the disconnection of the Old Testament from the New Testament such that Israel and the church...

Dispensationalism Part 4

One of the very serious problems with a dispensationalist interpretation of Messianic prophecy is that a number of Isaiah’s prophecies are quoted in the New Testament either about Christ or about the mission of the church. In Matthew 3:3 and 4:14, for example, the...

Dispensationalism Part 3

This post became rather long, so it will be broken up into two parts. For many committed Christians, Isaiah’s prophecies of the coming Messiah culminate in Jesus Christ who fulfilled Old Testament prophecy concerning the Messiah. For the dispensationalists, however,...