Sunday Night Worship
“The Nuts & Bolts of Dispensationalism”
Why Do We Teach Dispensations?
1Corinthians 14:33
Deuteronomy 4:1-2
Proverbs 30:5-6
Revelation 22:18-19
2Peter 3:14-16
2Peter 1:20
Dispensationalism is the ______ hermeneutic that is self-defined within the Bible text.
I. The Biblical ____________ of a Dispensation
Definition of “dispensation” = A period of time in which God ____________ truth concerning eternal life through a certain method.
Four Characteristics of a Dispensation: Luke 16:1-4
1. Leading steward
2. Responsibility
3. Failure
4. Judgment
II. The 7 __________ Dispensations of Human History
A. The Dispensation of ___________ (The Edenic Dispensation)
o The Duration: Genesis 1-3
o The Steward: Adam Genesis 2:7-8
o The Responsibility: Genesis 2:15-17
o The Failure: Genesis 3:6-7
o The Judgment: Genesis 3:22-24
B. The Dispensation of ______________ (The Adamic Dispensation)
o The Duration: Genesis 4-7
o The Steward: Adam and his sons
o The Responsibility: Genesis 1:28; 5:1-3; 3:15; 6:1; 4:3-5
o The Failure: Genesis 6:2-5
o The Judgment: The flood Genesis 6:6-7; 7:4, 23-24
C. The Dispensation of Human ________________ (The Noahic Dispensation) o The Duration: Genesis 8-11
o The Steward: Noah and his sons Genesis 9:1
o The Responsibility: Genesis 9:1, 5-6
o The Failure: Genesis 11:4
o The Judgment: Genesis 11:7-8
D. The Dispensation of ____________ (The Abrahamic Dispensation)
o The Duration: Genesis 12 – Exodus 19
o The Steward: Abraham and his sons Genesis 12:1
o The Responsibility: Genesis 12:1, 7
o The Failure: Genesis 12:10; 46:5-7
o The Judgment: Genesis 15:13; Exodus 1:8-14
E. The Dispensation of the _______ (The Mosaic Dispensation)
o The Duration: Exodus 20 – Matthew 26
o The Steward: Moses and Israel Exodus 3:1-10 o The Responsibility: Exodus 19:20-21
o The Failure: Exodus 32:1
o The Judgment: 2Chronicles 36:5-20
F. The Dispensation of _________ (The Christian Dispensation)
o The Duration: Matthew 27 – Revelation 3
o The Steward: Paul (the church). Ephesians 3:1-7; Colossians 1:24-27; Ephesians 2:20
o The Responsibility: 1Corinthians 4:1-2; 9:17
o The Failure: 1Timothy 4:1; 6:20-21; Revelation 3:14-17
o The Judgment: 2Corinthians 5:10-11; Revelation 3:14-4:1
*Asterisk – The Tribulation
G. The Dispensation of the _____________ (The Millennial Dispensation)
o The Duration: Revelation 20
o The Steward: The Nations in the Millennium Revelation 20:4
o The Responsibility: Matthew 5-7; Ezekiel 40-48
o The Failure: Revelation 20:7-8
o The Judgment: Revelation 20:9-15
III. The ___________ of the Dispensational System
Throughout human history, when _______ is done and all the dispensations have run their course, God will have done everything possible to offer eternal life to mankind.
This shows that man is broken, the flesh is wicked, and that we need _____________!
Man has to have _______ in “whatever God ______” to him!
This is the only way to understand the entirety of God’s message ___________, word-for-word, without adding, subtracting, or twisting the words of scripture.