Dispensationalism Ch 7

Question 1

Dispensational Theology

Answer 1

• Natural reading of Scripture
• Word of God taken in context
• Word of God take at face value, literally
• Known for eschatology doctrine
  >Rapture of the church
  >Dead in Christ shall rise first
  >Those that remain will be changed
  >Every eye will see him, but only the saved will hear
  >First mass confusion/fear because they didn’t believe it will happen. Holy Spirit will be gone so they won’t be able to convict them, easy to follow Anti-Christ

Question 2

2 Main Characters talked about in the Bible

Answer 2

1. Israel - Covenant belongs to them
2. Church (never replaces Israel)

Question 3

Essential Features incorporated by Dispensational Theology
(what we believe)

Answer 3

1. Distinction between Israel and Church
2. The Hermeneutical principle of literal/normal interpretation, what God says is what He means
3. Purpose of God in history and the glorification of Himself. “He will be glorified through ALL” He will not share His glory with no man.

Question 4

Revelation

Answer 4

To reveal something that was hidden. An “Aha” moment.
Example: God pulled back the curtain for John to see.

Question 5

Dispensational Covenant

Answer 5

Places primary instances on the major Biblical covenants

Question 6

5 Major Biblical Covenants

Answer 6

1. Noahic Covenant
2. Abrahamic Covenant
3. Mosaic Covenant
4. Davidic Covenant
5. New Covenant
   (6. Palestinian Covenant)

Question 7

Crucial Understanding

Answer 7

1. It’s the story of the Bible (Tells the Bible story)
2. Part of God’s Redemption plan

Question 8

Covenant

Answer 8

An agreement/law/promise/contract/treaty between two people. Example: marriage. Has to deal on the basis of relationships, and it’s promises and conditions of that relationship. Synonymous with vow.

Question 9

Why are Covenants important

Answer 9

• A Covenant provides the skeleton framework for how the whole Bible story holds together. This is why covenants are made and why they are important because they tell the Biblical story and how they come together.
• God is covenant-making, covenant-keeping, He is a covenant-fulfilling God.
• God establishes covenants with certain people. This is how God unfolds his redemptive plan, through his covenants.

Question 10

Consequences

Answer 10

There are always consequences when you break a covenant .
- heartbreak
- discouragement

Question 11

Ryrie’s Features about Dispensational Eschatology

Answer 11

1. Hermeneutical principle of literal interpretation
2. The literal fulfillment of the Old Testament prophecies
3. Recognizes a clear distinction between Israel and the church
4. Believes in the pre-tribulation rapture of the church
5. Believes in a literal earthly millennial kingdom

Question 12

The relationship between Israel and the Church

Answer 12

1. Faith in Christ
2. Seed of Abraham

Question 13

Millenarian

Answer 13

A person who believes in the doctrine of the millennium.

Question 14

Millenarian Fathers View

Answer 14

That Israel as a nation has been set aside by God because of her idolatry and unfaithfulness in Old Testament times and her rejection and crucifixion of Christ in the New Testament

Question 15

Consequences of Israel’s Rejection of Christ

Answer 15

The Gentiles were grafted in and inherited Jesus’s promises. God transferred his grace and favor to them. However, they could never replace Israel.

Question 16

3 Categories of Seed in Abraham

Answer 16

1. Physical seed (descendants of Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, 12 tribes)
2. Physical Spiritual Seed (the ones who were physically of the seed of Abraham, but also adopted the same faith as Abraham)
3. The spiritual seed (ones who are not of physical seed but spiritual seed, would be the gentile’s (us) and we are justified by faith just as Abraham was, we are righteous just as Abraham was.)

Question 17

Dispensations

Answer 17

1. Innocence - Adam and Eve
2. Consciousness - Aware
3. Human Government
4. The Promise (Abraham to Moses)
5. The Law (Moses was given the law on Mr. Sinai. The purpose was so the Israelites would learn to depend on God and live a disciplined/holy life)
6. Grace
7. The Kingdom Era (the millennial)

Marked off from other ages by the changing periods. As God’s relationship changed with man, so did the dispensations.

Question 18

Patristic

Answer 18

The church fathers. The patriarchs. They call the dispensations “stages” in their writings.

Question 19

Imminent

Answer 19

Something that will happen in the near future

Question 20

Intratribulationism

Answer 20

1. Christ’s coming could occur at any moment.
2. Persecution, is a present reality.