Apostasia in 2 Thessalonians 2:3 and Dispensationalism
Thirteen views of apostasia in 2 Thessalonians 2:3: church apostasy, the rapture, Jewish defection, and non-dispensational readings.
Prophecy
Articles tagged with “Prophecy”
Progressive Dispensationalism and Partial Fulfillment
Does πληρόω rule out partial fulfillment? Progressive Dispensationalism answers the all-or-nothing objection from logic, usage, and Scripture.
Two Prophets, Two Crises, One Method: Acts 2, Acts 15, and Partial Fulfillment in Progressive Dispensationalism
Peter and James both answer crises by citing fulfilled prophecy—not mere analogy. Why Acts 2 and Acts 15 demand partial fulfillment, the key insight.
You Already Believe in "Already / Not Yet" (You Just Didn't Know It Yet)
Traditional dispensationalists already accept 'already / not yet' in Luke 4, Zech. 9, and Dan. 9.
Is "Partial Fulfillment" an Oxymoron? A Progressive Dispensational Answer
Is 'partial fulfillment' an oxymoron in English? Corpus evidence from dissertations, contracts, and dictionaries shows the phrase is standard Anglophone usage.
How the New Scofield Reference Bible Quietly Changed C.I. Scofield's Own View on Joel 2
C.I. Scofield affirmed a partial, continuous fulfillment of Joel 2 from the first advent onward.
The Tabernacle of David, the Gentiles, and Progressive Dispensationalism: How James Read Amos in Acts 15
James cites Amos in Acts 15 to prove Gentiles enter as Gentiles—not analogy but staged fulfillment. A Progressive Dispensationalism reading.
Peter's Use of Joel 2 in Acts 2 in Dispensationalism: Analogy or Partial Fulfillment?
A survey showing that many traditional dispensationalists affirm the same partial/inaugurated fulfillment of Joel 2 in Acts 2 that progressive.
The Canonical Reading Layer: A Hermeneutical Double Standard in Traditional Dispensationalism
The thousand-year millennium is not in the Old Testament — it comes from Revelation 20. Traditional Dispensationalism reads it back into Isaiah, Ezekiel.
The Eight Views of Daniel's Prophecy of the Seventy Weeks
A comprehensive comparison of eight major views of Daniel's Seventy Weeks (Daniel 9:24-27): dispensationalist, JW, Adventist, historical-messianic.
The Mark of the Beast and 666
A book-length biblical study arguing that the mark of the Beast is a future mark tied to the Antichrist, not present-day technologies.
Comparative Millennial Views
Four millennial views—Dispensational Premillennialism, Historic Premillennialism, Amillennialism, Postmillennialism—compared on eighteen topics; same summaries.
Five Views of Hell Compared
A concise comparison of five major views of hell: universalism, annihilationism, purgatory, metaphorical, and literal.
Matthew 13 in Dispensationalism: Three Interpretive Patterns
A three-part survey of how dispensational interpreters read Matthew 13, ranging from strictly future views to organic continuity with the promised kingdom.
A Parenthesis in Israel's Program, Not in God's Program: A Dispensationalism Clarification
A clarification that the church age is a parenthesis in Israel's prophetic calendar, not a pause in God's total redemptive program.
Isaiah 65 and the "New Heavens and New Earth" in the Dispensational Tradition
A survey of five representative dispensational interpretations of Isaiah 65:17-25, from millennial-only readings to continuity between the Millennium.
The Chronology of Matthew 24:4–29 in Dispensationalism History
The chronology of Matthew 24:4–29 in dispensationalism: chronological views of the Olivet Discourse among dispensationalist authors — free preview, categories.
Kingdom–Millennium Reductionism in Dispensationalism
Why reading old dispensationalists like Darby, Kelly, Chafer or Scofield against inaugurated eschatology is anachronistic — and what they were actually.