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A system of Biblical interpretation that divides God's dealings with humans into a series of "dispensations"

Dispensationalism is a system of Biblical interpretation that holds that God has related to humans in different ways in different historical time periods called "dispensations." It was first expounded as a system by John Nelson Darby (1800–82).

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What does Classic Dispensationalism teach about the eternal state?

I've been learning about the various flavors of dispensational and covenant theology. Classic Dispensationalism (as taught by Darby, Scofield, Ryrie, etc) holds that God plans to bring literal fulfillment to Old Testament prophecies about the…
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What arguments are there against the 69 week periods of Anderson and Hoehner?

Today is Palm Sunday, when our Lord made his Triumphal Entry into Jerusalem seated on a humble donkey. Both Robert Anderson, in his book The Coming Prince (1894), and Harold Hoehner, in Chronological Aspects of the Life of Christ (1978) argue that…
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How is 2 Thessalonians 2:3 understood by those who believe in the imminence of Christ's return?

In 2 Thessalonians 2:3 Paul writes: Let no one deceive you in any way. For that day will not arrive until the rebellion comes and the man of lawlessness is revealed, the son of destruction. (NET) For those who believe in the imminence of…
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