"FROM EVERLASTING TO EVERLASTING, YOU ARE GOD" - PSALM 90:2

In order for the student of Bible prophecy to know the plan of God, he must understand the prophetic truth and various ways that God deals with man as revealed through the dispensations of the Scripture. What is a dispensation? The word comes from the Greek word, oikonomia, and means administration, stewardship, managing of a household or estate.  The word occurs throughout the pages of the New Testament, see for example: Lk.16:3; 1 Cor.9:17; Eph.1:10; 3:2; Col.1:25; 1 Tim.1:4.

The term "dispensation" may be defined within the study of Holy Scripoture and God's eternal program as a probationary period in man's history when God test him according to a fixed standard of conduct or responsibilty, under which man is expected to perform (and remain true), see Gen.2:17; 4:1-15; 9:1-19; 12:1-9; Exod.19:8; 20:1-26; Isa.66:19-21; Zech.14:16-21; Rom.1:5; 15:26 and Rev.20:1-10.

Note: As you study each of the various dispensations, watch for similarities or patterns  in such things as the beginnings, God's progressive revelation of Himself, man's consistent pattern of failure (except in the seventh), and Satan's infleuence and tactics as he tries to frustrate the plan of God. As you study, try to pinpoint the "rules" God lays down for each dispensation. The better the student of prophecy understands the dispensational pattern, the greater hus understanding of prophetic truth will be.                                                                                  

      DISPENSATIONALISM 101

ETERNITY PAST ETERNAL PURPOSE OF GOD: GRACE (2 TIM.1:9)  THE CROSS    (2 PET.1: 18, 20) THE CHURCH (EPH.1:3-4) & ETERNAL LIFE (TI.1:1-2)	CREATION (SIX DAYS) OF HEAVENS & EARTH (GEN.1:1)	INNOCENCE CREATION Responsibilty Obey God Gen.1:26-28; 2:15-17 Failure Disobedience Gen.3:1-6 Judgment Curse & Death Gen.3:7-19	CONSCIENCE THE FALL Responsibilty Do Good Blood Sacrifice Gen.3:5,7; 4:4 Failure Wickedness Gen.6:5-6;11-12 Judgment Flood Gen.6:7, 13;7:11	HUMAN GOVERN -MENT THE FLOOD Responsibilty Scatter & Multiply Gen.8:15-9:7 Failure Not Scatter Gen.11:1-4 Judgment Confusion of Languages Gen.11:5-9	PROMISE TOWER OF BABEL Responsibilty Dwell in Canaan Gen.12:1-7 Failure Dwelt in Egypt Gen.12:10; 46:6 Judgment Egyptian Bondage Exod.1:8-14	LAW EXODUS Responsibilty Keep Law  Exod.19:3-8 Failure Broke Law  2 Kgs.17:7-20  46:6; Matt.27:1-25 Judgment Worldwide Dispersion Deut.28:63-66 Lk.21:20-24	PRESENT CHURCH AGE Responsibility Faith in Chrsit Jn.1:12; Eph.2:8-9 Failure Impure Doctrine Jn.5:39-40; 2 Tim.3:1-7 Judgment Abandon Truth 2 Thess.2:3 2 Tim.4:3	TRIBULATION PRIOR TO: BELIEVERS RAPTURED RESURRECTION OF CHURCH BELIEVERS AFTER RAPTURE THE GATHERING OF ISRAEL TO THE LAND THE "DAY OF THE LORD"  7 YR COVENANT SIGNED	MILLENNIUM KINGDOM 1000 YEARS Responsibilty Obey & Worship         Jesus     Isa.11:3-5   Zech.14:9, 16 Failure Final Rebellion Rev.20:7-9 Judgment        Satan Loosed, Eternal Hell     Rev.20:11-15   GOLDEN AGE ISRAEL HEAD OF THE NATIONS
GOD CREATES ANGELS THEY ARE ALL CREATED HOLY	SATAN THE ACCUSER & SERPENT CAST TO THE EARTH	FROM  CREATION OF ADAM TO EXPULSION FROM  GARDEN	FROM CAIN & ABEL  TO THE TIME OF THE END OF THE FLOOD		GOD'S PROMISE WILL COME TO PASS
					HUMAN GOVERNMENT CONTINUES (BUT IS FRACTURED)
				HUMAN CONSCIENCE EXTENDS (BUT IS SCARRED)
				FROM NOAH'S EXITING THE ARK THROUGH THE  BEGINNING OF NATIONS	FROM THE CALL OF ABRAHAM TO THE DEALING OF  LOT	FROM THE CALL OF MOSES  TO  THE BONDAGE IN EGYPT	FROM THE DAY OF PENTECOST TO THE RAPTURE OF TH E CHURCH	FROM THE SIGNING OF THE PEACE TREATY TO THE LORD'S SECOND COMING	AFTER CHRIST'S SECOND COMING TO THE END OF THE 1,000 YEARS

HERE THE UNSAVED STAND BEFORE GREAT WHITE THRONE  (REV.20:11-15; MATT.25:46)

"BE DILIGENT TO PRESENT YOURSELF  APPROVED  TO GOD AS A WORKMAN WHO
DOES NOT NEED TO BE ASHAMED,  ACCURATELY HANDLING THE WORD OF TRUTH"
                                                                                                                                                        - 2 TIM.2:15