Mark Sarver

Dispensationalism: Endnotes

ENDNOTES 1. C. I. Scofield, The New Scofield Reference Bible (New York: Oxford University Press, 1967), p. 3. 2. Ibid. 3. This brief outline represents classic dispensationalism. Dispensationalists differ one from another in details. As we shall see, neo-dispensationalists have made significant…

Dispensationalism: Part I - Millennial Views Prior to the Rise of Dispensationalism

Introduction It is scarcely possible that those who labor in the gospel will be able to escape the necessity of ministering to those who have been influenced by modern dispensationalism. We live in an era flooded with dispensational preaching, books, schools, and even study Bibles. The teaching of…

Dispensationalism: Part II - The Genesis and Development of Dispensationalism in Nineteenth-Century England

The Millenarian Revival As the advent of the nineteenth century drew near, there was a great revival of prophetic concern. With the French Revolution came a violent uprooting of European political and social institutions, leading many to the conclusion that the end of the world was near. These…

Dispensationalism: Part III - The Development and Spread of Dispensationalism in America

The Rise of Millenarianism in Nineteenth-Century America During the Great Awakening (1725-1760) in America, postmillennalism was given fresh impetus, especially by Jonathan Edwards. This optimistic expectation of future gospel triumphs, given new life due to the present gospel triumphs, fit in well…

Dispensationalism: Part IV - Modern Developments and Modifications

The Development and Spread of Dispensationalism in America During the last fifty years dispensationalists have tended more and more to represent the more separatistic element of fundamentalism. George Marsden estimates that during the 1970's perhaps only one-tenth of America's forty million…