The Dispensational Plan of The Bible

[Complete]

Hello there,

On page 198 of 'The Companion Bible', is an outline of the Bible content, showing the dispensations, in which God has been dealing with the Jew, the Gentile, and the church of God. By comparing 'A' with 'A', 'B' with 'B' and so on, you can see the wonderful balance of the Scriptures, and God's eternal purpose set out graphically before your eyes. Here is the link to the page in question, I hope it will prove instructive to you, and perhaps a source of further enquiry, or conversation:-

The Eternal Purpose (Eph. 3:11). - Appendix to the Companion Bible

Thank you
In Christ Jesus
Chris

 

[Diserner]

It seems to me like there's two dispensations in the Bible, the old covenant and the new covenant.

The complicated stuff a lot of people come up with really confuses me.

 

[Complete]

It seems to me like there's two dispensations in the Bible, the old covenant and the new covenant.

The complicated stuff a lot of people come up with really confuses me.

Hi @dizerner,

The word, 'dispensation', as you will know is translated from the Greek word, 'oikonomia' (G3622): and is an 'administration' or 'stewardship'; so I have never thought of the, 'old covenant,' and the, 'new covenant,' in that way.

The Old Testament (covenant) and New Testament (covenant) are man-made divisions, whereas the changes of dispensation that take place within the Scriptures are not man-made, but Divine in origin.

Thank you
In Christ Jesus
Chris

 

[dwight92070]

Hi @dizerner,

The word, 'dispensation', as you will know is translated from the Greek word, 'oikonomia' (G3622): and is an 'administration' or 'stewardship'; so I have never thought of the, 'old covenant,' and the, 'new covenant,' in that way.

The Old Testament (covenant) and New Testament (covenant) are man-made divisions, whereas the changes of dispensation that take place within the Scriptures are not man-made, but Divine in origin.

Thank you
In Christ Jesus
Chris

The Old Testament and the New Testament are man-made divisions??

Totally inaccurate. God was the One who created the 400 years of silence between Malachi and Matthew, not men. Also look at the beginning of each gospel? God is beginning to speak to men again, after 400 years. It's obvious that each gospel starts either at the beginning and/or even before the birth of Jesus. It's also obvious that something new was taking place when Jesus came. Matthew starts with the genealogy of Jesus and then goes straight into the conception and birth of Jesus; Mark starts out: "The beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ, the Son of God."; Luke gives his consecutive order of the birth of John the Baptist and Jesus; and John starts out: "In the beginning was the Word, ..."

So even though man put the books together, it is obvious that God was guiding them to start the New Testament at just the right time. Paul said, "But when the fullness of time came, God sent forth His Son ..." Galatians 4:4
"The mind of man plans his way, but the Lord directs His steps.

The changes of dispensations in the Bible are not man-made, but Divine in origin????

Again, totally false. They are obviously man-made and God had nothing to do with it. Otherwise, why do some men have four dispensations, some have seven dispensations and others have ten dispensations? That doesn't sound like it's divinely directed, does it? Or did God change his mind?

It's too bad that you make up "facts", so that they will line up with your false teaching.

 

[dwight92070]

According to dispensationalists, Jesus, after He comes back, will sit on the throne of David in Jerusalem for 1000 years. But David himself will be alive at that time, because this is after the resurrection of all men, so why wouldn't he sit on his own throne?

God tells David that when he lies down with his fathers, God will raise up a seed after him to forever sit on his throne - that was Jesus. So David had to be dead when Jesus came to sit on his throne.

But the dispensational view has David resurrected - alive - shortly before Jesus takes his throne.

The explanation is: there is no literal 1000 year reign of Christ - that is man-made.

 

[dwight92070]

Did you notice that the crowds in Mark 11:9 cried out: "Blessed is the coming kingdom of our father David; ..."? They knew that Jesus was establishing God's promise to David, to sit on his throne - and He was bringing the kingdom of God to them. He wasn't waiting for some distant 1000 year reign to fulfill His promise. It didn't matter whether they accepted Him or rejected Him, He still brought the kingdom of David and of God to them.
But since they, for the most part, rejected Him, He took the kingdom of God away from them, and gave it to a nation producing the fruit of it - that's the body of Christ, both Jew and Gentile. Matthew 21:43