It's from Grok AI, which actually is quite reliable.
Here's another bit of info from the same source:
AI Summary
To understand the age of dispensational theology, consider the following points:
- Dispensational theology emerged in the early 19th century.
- It was popularized by John Nelson Darby in the 1830s.
- The theology gained traction with the publication of the Scofield Reference Bible in 1909.
- It emphasizes a literal interpretation of the Bible and distinct dispensations of God's plan.
- Dispensationalism became influential in American evangelicalism throughout the 20th century.
- Today, it remains a significant perspective within certain Christian denominations.
So dispensationalism is not even 200 years old.
Greetings again dwight,
We have not only a more reliable source, but most importantly... we have scripture as well!
Let's start w/ the more reliable source. Recall that both Polycarp, & Papias were disciples of the apostle John... & how Irenaeus was a disciple of Polycarp? Is there NOT a more reliable source then they?
Jerome wrote of Polycarp (On Illustrious Men,17):
"
Polycarp, a disciple of the apostle John and by him ordained bishop of Smyrna, was the leader of all Asia,
where
he saw and had as teachers some of the apostles and of those who had seen the Lord."
“And therefore in the end when
the Church is suddenly caught up from this, it is said,
‘There shall be tribulation such as has not been since the beginning, neither shall be.’ For this is the last contest of the righteous, in which, when they overcome, they are crowned with incorruption."
Irenaeus, Against Heresies 5.29.1
"In this persecution,
it is handed down by tradition, that
the apostle John, who was yet living, in consequence of
his testamony of the divine word, was condemned to dwell on the island of Patmos. Irenaeus, indeed, in
his fifth book against the heresies, where he speaks of the calculation formed on the epithet of, in
the abovementioned revelation of John, speaks in the following manner respecting him.
'If, however, it were necessary to proclaim his name (i.e. Antichrist), openly at the present time, it would have been
declared by him who saw the revelation, for it is not long since it was seen, but
almost in our own generation, at
the close of Domitian's reign."
Eusebius, Ecclesiastical History, pp. 101-102
The Apostle's Creed
Council of Milan - AD 390
(220 years after the destruction of Jerusalem)
#7 - who
WILL come again to judge the living and the dead.
The Preterist view was created in the 17th Century by a
Jesuit priest named Luis de Alcazar.
He lived from 1554 to 1613.
His purpose was to defend the Catholic church against the
attacks of the Reformation movement.
He attributed the Tribulation to the fall of Israel and the
great apostasy to the first Century church.
"Preterist" is Latin.
The very language the Catholic church and the Jesuit priests used.
It means "past." Thus, Preterists believe Bible prophecy was fulfilled in the past.
What The Prophets Said:
Hosea 2:18; Micah 4:3; Isaiah 2:4 <--- future
Revelation 20:9 tells us they gather, but no weapons, no war training <--- future
Prophecy tells us there would be no more war after Armageddon.
Micah 4:1-3; Isaiah 2:2-4 <--- future
Isaiah 11:6; Isaiah 65:25 <--- future
Isaiah 65:19; Revelation 21:4 <--- future
Isaiah 11:9; Habakkuk 2:14 <--- future
Jeremiah 3:14; 16-18 <--- future
Psalm 83 <--- still surrounds modern day Israel to this day.
God Will Battle Jerusalem's Foes
Zechariah 14 <--- future
"The beginning of the word of the LORD by Hosea. And the LORD said to Hosea, Go, take unto thee a wife of whoredoms and children of whoredoms: for the land hath committed great whoredom, departing from the LORD." Hosea 1:2
Israel's Unfaithfulness Condemned
Hosea 2:1-13
Restoration of Israel
Hosea 2:14-23 <--- future
The Judgment Seat of Christ (The Just):
Romans 14:10; 2 Corinthians 5:10; 1 Corinthians 3:9-15
The Great White Throne Judgment (The Unjust):
Revelation 20:11-15