This is a complex theology- and while people like John Nelson Darby and others would write on the topic, Scofield found that there was no better teacher of theology than in notes added directly to the text of the Bible itself. When Jesus will return such that the “millennium of peace” can begin.
So- the name of the game was to figure out 1. The “dispensational” part means that God deals with his people differently in different “dispensations,” defined as: “a period of time during which man is tested in respect of obedience to some specific revelation of the will of God.” So “Premillennial” means that Jesus would return “pre” or “before” the suggested Millennium. The 19th century saw a preponderance of “Post-Millennial’ Christians- that is, the church would usher in the 1,000-year period, and then Jesus would return “post” or “after” the millennium. They came to life and reigned with Christ a thousand years.”. The idea of a “millennium of peace” comes from a literal interpretation of Revelation chapter 20, verse 4- we read, “They had not worshiped the beast or its image and had not received its mark on their foreheads or their hands. Amongst many evangelicals, Baptists, and non-denominational Christians, the “eschatology” is decidedly Premillennial and dispensational.
Let me explain.Įschatology is the study of the end times. This annotated bible with maps, notes, and explanations did more than any single book or theologian in influencing the Premillennial Dispensational eschatology of the American church. Of course, if you are familiar with the American evangelical world of the 20th century, the name Scofield means one thing: the Scofield Reference Bible. Moody, studied under James Brookes (a dispensationalist), and eventually became a pastor before taking up writing, speaking, and eventually founding the Philadelphia School of the Bible. He converted to Christianity, assisted in the revivals of D.L. His first wife would due him for divorce on account of desertion. He studied Law in Missouri, was elected to the Kansas House of Representatives, and then made the youngest District Attorney in America at the age of 29. Lee in the confederacy and then later deserted the Confederacy. He has something of a curious story- he claimed to have fought alongside Robert E.
Born in 1843, he was a veteran of the Civil War and would become a preacher and author based in both Texas and Massachusetts. We have mentioned him before on the show. Today, the 19th of August, is the birthday of Cyrus Ingerson Scofield- better known as C.I. Welcome to the Christian History Almanac brought to you by 1517 at I’m Dan van Voorhis. *** This is a rough transcript of today’s show ***
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