Again, these dispensations are not paths to salvation, but manners in which God relates to man. (3) The post-apostolic church continued in failure-not evangelizing the world, living clean lives, preaching the full truth, or being one as Christ had prayed (John 17:21-23). “For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: Not of works, lest any man should boast” (Eph 2: 8-9 KJV). 2. Both felt sorry for their actions, but one of them was given the responsibility of feeding God’s people and another lost his soul. 2:11-18; Hebrews 2:9-18; 1 Peter 1:18-23). Obedience to the faith of the gospel in all its teachings (Mark 16:16; John 3:16; Romans 1:5,16; Romans 16:26; Hebrews 11:6; James 1:5-8). Dake Topical Index. Favorable beginning. Name. Everything written in the Bible is written for us, but … God sent His Son to take the place of all person in death, so that all who believe might be fully redeemed, reconciled, and restored to original dominion (Psalm 8; Galatians 3:13; Ephes. Judgment for sin. Length. Now, in Christ, man has power over them (Ephes. The Bible speaks of dispensations with the current one being 'grace': Eph 3:1-2 For this reason I, Paul, the prisoner of Christ Jesus for you Gentiles-- if indeed you have heard of the dispensation of the grace of God which was given to me for you,. The provision for this period and every other one is the death of Christ on the cross (1 Cor. Because men will not receive the truth, God will send strong delusions to damn such rebels (2 Thes. 2:8-9; Hebrews 11). Coronavirus (Covid-19) Survival Guide for Christians. Dispensations of Providence are providential events which affect men either in the way of mercy or of judgement. 2:4; 2 Peter 3:9; Rev. Dispensations Series. Genesis 9:1-Genesis 11:32 After the flood came the next dispensation. The method of prayer out of its dispensation or age becomes heresy. From the preaching of the kingdom of heaven by John (Matthew 11:11; Luke 16:16) to the second coming of Jesus Christ. 4:1-16; 2 Tim. ~ 1 Corinthians 3:9. For exclusive Grace based content, please join my Patreon community to support this ministry at https://www.patreon.com/larkins, In Defense of the Gospel that Paul Preached and Christ Died to Give. Dispensations in the bible help discern the right theology. 3:9-10; Ephes. Judgment for sin. Again, we see that discrepancy when Jacob wrestles a man (pre-incarnate Jesus), it wasn’t the time for Jesus to bless. What is the sign of a Mature Christian or a Mature Church? Before I close this presentation please allow me to present our current Dispensation: The Dispensation of Grace. See Sixty-five Other Eternal Things. The means of God in accomplishing His purpose. 6:1; 1 John 5:18-19; Rev. According to Jesus’s own words Jesus should have denied Peter in front of the Father. 1 The Seven Dispensations Understanding the seven dispensations is necessary to rightly divide the Word of God, meaning to correctly understand the Bible. 15:24-28; Ephes. Furthermore, the dispensation of Grace began with ministries of power-that of Christ, John the Baptist, the apostles, and other men endued to perform miracles, as recorded in the Gospels and Acts. For their rejection of John (Matthew 3:7; Matthew 21:23-27), Jesus (Matthew 11:11-27; Matthew 12:1-50; Matthew 23:1-39), and the early disciples (Acts 4:1-31; Acts 6:8-7:59; Acts 8:1-4; Acts 9:1-8; Acts 12:1-5; Acts 16:19-38; Acts 17:1-18:18; Acts 22:1-28:31), Israel was destroyed as a nation in A.D. 70 and scattered among the other nations (Matthew 24:1-3; Luke 21:20-24). God would be close to the Children of Israel with a cloud for shade by day and pillar of fire by night. 2:1-3; Ephes. The word “dispensation” appears four times in a King James Bible: 1 Corinthians 9:17: “For if I do this thing willingly, I have a reward: but if against my will, a dispensation … What changed? For we are co-workers in God’s service; you are God’s field, God’s building. Lucifer and those still loose with him will eventually be put into hell (Matthew 25:41; Rev. “That’s your responsibility.”. There will be no further need of moral or probationary tests to see if angels or human beings will prove true and worthy of eternal trust. So, it was taken from them and given to the Gentiles (Matthew 21:33-46). 4:1, note). The Word Dispensation Is sometimes Used to Indicate a Dispensing of (a giving out of) God’s Grace, as in Ephesians 3:2 (cf. 4:7-16; Ephes. It has to be God’s hand upon his life. 3:11; Rev. Under Grace, we don’t pray so that God can be moved but rather we pray because God wants to involve us in HIS works. (KJV WBS) 2 Corinthians 3:8 won't service of the Spirit be with much more glory? There will be no judgment for sin again, for all will be righteous and holy. Students of prophecy believe it will be soon. He had a most favorable beginning and it would have remained so had he not exalted himself in an effort to dethrone God (Ezekiel 28:17; 1 Tim. God prepared hell “for the devil and his angels” (Matthew 25:41). I pray that I have not given the impression that this is my research because it is not. Every angel, devil, and person was sinless to begin with (Ephes. 4. Each dispensation includes a recognizable pattern of how God worked with people living in the dispensation. They will not be restored until the second coming of Christ (Romans 11:25-29). Everyone is privileged to receive according to his faith (Matthew 8:13; Matthew 9:29; Matthew 17:20; Matthew 21:21-22; Mark 11:22-24; John 14:12-15; John 15:7,16; Hebrews 11:6; 1 John 3:21-22; 1 John 5:13-14). Today, we are going to talk about the different dispensations. 12:9-12). Among those who ruled, the ones who rebelled when on probation and now persist in continued rebellion will be punished in the same way that human rebels will be (Matthew 25:41). The High Priest would go into the Holy of Holies once a year. Other Christian writers and leaders since then, such as Augustine of Hippo and Joachim of Fiore (1135–1202), have also offered their own dispensation arrangements of history. 9. 2:1-12; 2 Peter__2 Peter__2; Jude 1:3-18). Satan and others failed because they “abode not in the truth” (John 8:44; Ephes. Let us forget the idea that Heaven is an invisible nothing, or merely a cloud that the redeemed will float around on in space and play a harp forever. Test. The question in Luke 18:8 is: “when the Son of man cometh, shall He find faith on the earth?” Judgment will include the greatest tribulation ever known on earth (Matthew 24:15-24; Rev. 3. © 2014 - 2020 Larkins Dsouza International Ministries. Under the Law (the 10 commandment and everything that comes with it) access to God was a seriously scary business. A Listing of All Posts (Updated Monthly), All Posts by Category (2011 to Current) 8/19/2020, A Follow-Up to …And We Looked Up and Saw Death Hanging in the Sky”, For Every Problem That You Face, God Has the Solution…, Key Unfulfilled Bible Prophecy #4: The Middle East Peace Treaty, If He Did It Once, He’ll Do It Again. 12:13; Galatians 3:28; Col. 3:11). 1. 3:1-13; 2 Tim. . God bless you Sis. The information that is presented is taken from the Dake’s Topical Index and The Dake’s Annotated Reference Bible 10th printing. Conscience: Between the Fall and the Flood. 1:18-24; Col. 1:12-20; Col. 2:14-17; 1 Peter 2:24). The church entered the dark ages when popes and bishops lorded it over civil rulers and murdered millions who would not conform to organized religion. ... Robert McLaughlin Bible Ministries 802 Riverside Avenue Somerset, MA 02726. God’s provision of redemption. But this prayer was only until the Christ was crucified on the cross, died and rose again. The dispensation of human government began in Genesis 8:15 with Noah and his family. Easton M.A., D.D., Illustrated Bible Dictionary, Third Edition, published by Thomas Nelson, 1897. In Genesis 9:1-6 Noah and his sons come out of the ark and are told to multiply and fill replenish the earth again. People did not have access to God (prayer) the same way in different dispensations. Get right church and let’s go home. The test for angelic rulers was the same as for man-to obey Him in all that He commanded. 3:9-10; 1 Tim. 19:10, Present or Postdiluvian Age (Genesis 8:15–Rev. Throughout eternity, He will continue to use Christ, faithful angels, and redeemed human beings who will have proven themselves trustworthy in ministering to the human race (Hebrews 1:13; Hebrews 2:9-18), and who will have come with Christ to take over the kingdoms of this world (Zech.14:1-5; Matthew 13:38-51; Matthew 24:29-31; Matthew 25:31-46; 2 Thes. Your email address will not be published. BASIC-10 THE SEVEN DISPENSATIONS I. 7 Dispensations Dispensationalism is a method of interpreting history that divides God’s work and purposes toward mankind into different periods of time. The Kingdom dispensation has yet to come, while all the Old Covenant dispensations occurred. “dispensation” occurs in three forms in Scripture. He certainly convinced me. 9:17; Eph. This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. To be all in all again, as before rebellion began with Lucifer and Adam (1 Cor. Sorry, your blog cannot share posts by email. This is why we pray in Tongues. The Final Dispensation: Dispensation of Faithful Angels and the Redeemed or The Age of the Ages (Ephes. Yet Jacob fought for it. Saved By Grace, loves to see Christ's Finished works on the Cross in the pages of the Bible. The time covered B. C.4004-2348=1636 years for 1 and 2. Why? To spread out across the globe and govern what God had created. Searching the Scriptures: Are There Nine Dispensations or Seven? Failure. 1:18-24; 2 Cor. John 16:8 – The Holy Spirit Convicts a Believer of Righteousness not of Sin. People now look back in faith to receive its benefits (Romans 3:24-25; Ephes. When Peter sinned, he waited for Jesus to pay for his sins while Judas paid for his own sin. 8. Dispensation of Human Government. (1) The failure of Israel is seen in their rejection of John, Jesus, and the apostles; in the crucifixion of their Messiah; and in war on the early church. Make us co-workers in His service. Yet after the fall, God was at a distance. This dispensation will end with great apostasy (Matthew 24:4-41; 1 Tim. And get us ready for the hope that is to come. That pattern is 1) a responsibility, 2) a failure, 3) a judgment, and 4) grace to move on. 5:21 speaks of elect angels, the term is no doubt used in the same sense as elect men who are redeemed. DISPENSATIONS. 5:21; 1 John 5:18-19; 2 Peter 2:4; Jude 1:6-7). Eternity; world without end. 20:10). Conscience: Between the Fall and the Flood. The means of God in accomplishing His purpose. 19:10). This dispensation is what we know as the New Heaven and New Earth. 9. 2:7; Ephes. Man had a natural conscience, or knew good from evil, and was under obligation to do good and not evil. I’ve been born-again for over 50 years, have been a serious Bible student for much of that time, and am currently trying to learn about Replacement Theology vs Dispensational Theology. Enter your email address to follow this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email. Again, he spoke to Cain when he killed Abel. Length. A commission to preach the gospel ( 1 Corinthians 9:17; Ephesians 1:10; 3:2; Colossians 1:25). JPN Reply: Hi, thanks for the question. See note 49, The Ten-fold Purpose of God in the Millennial Reign of Jesus Christ, in Fifty Facts about the Millennium since this applies to the New Heaven and New Earth as well as to the Millennium. If you like what you have read, you would love my book "Accurately Discern The Bible with these 14 simple tools". His purpose was to test angels to see if they would remain true to Him before using them eternally as trusted servants. Its notes were put together by a dispensational theologian, and while not entirely wrong, it’s created a … Not only in the beginning but continuing throughout eternity, there will be perfect conditions and people (Isaiah 65:17; Isaiah 66:22-24; 2 Peter 3:13; Rev. 5:10; Rev. The fall did not do away with God’s original plan; it only postponed it until the restitution of all things in the New Earth (Acts 3:21; Rev. They would tie a rope around the Priest’s leg so that if he died, they could pull him out without entering God’s presence. God used the ways that He restricted the angels to walk in as the means of testing them (Ezekiel 28:15; John 8:44; Ephes. Failure. From the fall to the flood, Gen.4-9. God found it necessary to charge them with folly (Job 4:18), sin (2 Peter 2:4; Jude 1:6-7), and rebellion (Isaiah 14:12-14; Ezekiel 28:11-17; Rev. 3:11): 1. Dispensation (8 Occurrences) 1 Corinthians 9:17 For if I do this thing willingly, I have a reward: but if against my will, a dispensation of the gospel is committed unto me. 5:25-32; 1 Tim. It ended in Genesis 11:1-9 when God came down and confused men’s language at the building of the tower of babel. 2:8-12; Rev. 28:11-17) and other “thrones” are mentioned in Col. 1:16-18 as being in the heavens. 1:21; Ephes. 4:4). There were certain discrepancies where Jesus himself came to Abraham in the flesh (Melchizedek coming to Abraham with Bread and Wine). Judgment for sin. The purpose of God. God’s provision of redemption. What happened? And, If He Did It for One He’ll Do It for Another, He May Not Come When You Want Him but He's Right on Time, “Backslider, You Can Come Home Again-The Parable of the Prodigal Son”, Holiness Saved My Life: A Testimony of Deliverance from an Addiction to Cigarettes, Signs and Symptoms of an Official Backslider. Salvation by faith. 1. 2:7; Ephes. The day that you hear his voice you must not harden your heart. In what way God offered reconciliation to angels and how many availed themselves of His grace is not revealed, because the Bible is not a history of the creation, fall, judgment or redemption of angels, as it is of man. God allowed man’s conscience to govern his behavior … Through various dispensations (sets of directions), God gave different instructions to … This is the same as stated in point 9 of the seventh dispensation for man-Dispensation of Divine Government or Millennium. 2 Volume(s) Available. “I have sinned,” he said, “for I have betrayed innocent blood.” “What is that to us?” they replied. This is why we pray in Tongues. It is very important to realize that in every dispensation salvation has been by grace alone (Acts 10:43). 4; Col. 3; 2 Peter__2 Peter__2; Jude 1:3; Rev. The concept of a dispensation – the arrangement of divisions in Biblical history – dates back to Irenaeus in the second century. To save all who would believe, to call out a people for His name, and to build the church (John 3:16; Acts 15:13-18; 1 Cor. Both Peter and Judas sinned and repented. The Dispensation of Angels (Genesis 1:1-2) occurred prior to the Dispensation of Innocence and The Dispensation of Faithful Angels and the Redeemed will occur as the final dispensation. 20:1-10). 20:4-6; Rev. 6000 to 4004 BC. If his sins were not atoned for properly, he would be struck dead. Satan was defeated on the cross and made powerless to overcome any believer who would put on the whole armor of God (Ephes. They are the Age of Innocence, Conscience, Human Government, Promise, Law, Grace (The Dispensation that we live under today), and Divine Government. He also uses angels (Hebrews 1:14) and ordinary saved men to propagate the gospel as directed by the Holy Spirit (John 14:16-17,26; John 15:26; John 16:7-15; Acts 1:4-8; Acts 2:38-39; Acts 5:32). Some angelic beings failed to continue in the truth (John 8:44) and the ways which God made clear to them (Ezekiel 28:11-17). During the time of Moses, there were two dispensations: one before the event of Mount Sinai and another after the 10 commandments were given. 4. This is the reason you don’t find Lord’s prayer being prayed by the apostles after the cross. This age went from the Flood to the Tower of Babel, which is about 429 years. The only verse in the Bible that tells you to “study” the Bible tells you how to study it. 2. All the epistles reveal divisions, strifes, heresies, unclean living, false leaders, and other evidences of backsliding and fallacy (1 Cor.__1 Corinthians__1; 1 Cor.__1 Corinthians__3; 1 Cor.__1 Corinthians__5; 1 Cor.__1 Corinthians__11; Galatians 3; Galatians 5; Ephes. (2) The early church began to fail God in the very beginning (Acts 5-6; Acts 15). 22:4-6). March-2012, The First Dispensation: The Dispensation of Angels. Post was not sent - check your email addresses! dispensatio, to weigh out or to dispense), a stewardship (Luke 16:2-4; Eph 3:2); a commission (); a plan (Eph 1:10; 3:9); a divine office divine training ().. A. Ms. Evans, I just wanted to say “Thank you so much!” for this article. 3:6). The Heaven in which God dwells is a real planet, “a better country” than the planet Earth (Heb. Man in authority over the earth. In this matter, no difference was made between Jew or Gentile, male or female (Acts 2:16-21; 1 Cor. 3:9-10). These dictionary topics are from M.G. The word "dispensation" is used in the bible four times (1 Cor. Reproduction without explicit permission is prohibited. Your email address will not be published. God seemed to talk to him in his conscious. Make us co-workers in His service. I’m sure that there have to be others who agree with his 9 dispensations. Sometimes, the changes are subtle but have significant results. We call it the dispensation of angels, because angels were given rulership under God to administer His will and rule the earth and other planets (Isaiah 14:12-14; Ezekiel 28:11-17; Matthew 25:41; Ephes. There are other sources, however, such as Dake’s, that refer to two additional dispensations: The Dispensation of Angels and the Dispensation of Faithful Angels and the Redeemed. 1:18-24; 1 Cor. 9. 6:12; Col. 1:15-18; 1 Peter 3:22; Rev. Immediate judgment came by their defeat and God taking away their rulership (Isaiah 14:12-14; Ezekiel 28:11-17). A covenant between God and man.2. 7. 5. Grace cannot end until ten kingdoms are formed inside the old Roman Empire territory (Daniel 7:7-8,19-24), until the Antichrist has been here seven years after the rapture of the church (Daniel 9:27; 2 Thes. Dispensationalism is a religious interpretive system and metanarrative for the Bible.It considers biblical history as divided by God into dispensations, defined periods or ages to which God has allotted distinctive administrative principles.According to dispensationalism, each age of God's plan is thus administered in a certain way, and humanity is held responsible as a steward during that time. Whatever is said about angels, demons, pre-Adamites, and other creatures not of the present creation on earth, is limited to what is necessary to reveal God’s plan for man. Human beings had grace in all previous ages, but not in fullness. I plan to keep this website ad-free and I need your help. They would not be pseudo-rulers of earth now if Adam, the new ruler of the earth, had not fallen and submitted to them (Genesis 3:1-24; Romans 5:12-21; Ephes. Prayer is a perfect topic to demonstrate different dispensations in the Bible. 19:11-21). Then, and then only, can Christ come (Rev. Name. Beth Day and thank you for your prayer that the Lord will bless me. This is the age of the Human Government. For this same reason God tested man, His purpose for testing being alike for all free moral and responsible agents. After a generation of Hebrews who did not know Joseph came in, there was a deafening silence from God until the Children of Israel groaned and God remembered his covenant with Abraham, Isaac and Jacob. If you do not take advantage of the grace that God has provided through the death of His only begotten Son, you will wind up in hell and no other dispensation will matter to you. 6:10-18) and resist him (Ephes. 2-3). 5. Studying Bible Dispensations help discern the right theology for the Church. 21-22). Lucifer had ways to walk in (Ezekiel 28:15), and so did all other angels, or they could not have sinned. Currents, the people of God live in the New Covenant dispensation of Grace. 21-22), 8. During this dispensation, God instructed man to replenish and fill the earth. Rev. They will be obedient to God, absolutely and eternally trusted to help administer the affairs of the vast creations (Ephes. People had laws in all periods before Moses, but the fullness of law came by Jesus Christ. 1:7-10; Jude 1:14-15; Rev. Many sources refer to only Seven Dispensations and describe them as God’s method of interacting with man. 12:12-31; Ephes. 12:4,7-12). Committed to Teaching and Preaching the Gospel of Jesus Christ, A blog that attempts to fulfill the mandate of Mark 16:15 (KJV). Many sources refer to only Seven Dispensations and describe them as God’s method of interacting with man. As we shall see in Lesson Forty-two, Heaven is a real place, created with cities, mansions, food, water, trees, and other things that we know of in this visible world. Considering that we reckon our time in A.D. from the birth of Christ, and that He was about thirty years of age (in A.D. 30) when John the Baptist announced the kingdom and when Law ended and Grace began (Luke 1:26; Luke 3:23), then we know that we will have already come 1,970 years in this dispensation by A.D. 2000. Then began he to curse and to swear, saying, I know not the man. This … The Dispensation of Conscience. Again, thank you so much, and I am asking God’s blessings on you. 21:1-22:5). 6. 11:14-16). So-called because faithful angels and resurrected saints will help God administer the affairs of the universes from the earth which will be the eternal headquarters of His government. 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