Are Dispensational Teachers our Trouble?
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Who are truly responsible for this confusion within the Body of Christ and Why? Were they of good intention, but just missed the reality of God’s mind, or they were merely trying to defend and protect certain opinions of men, thereby setting the whole of the Body of Christ in confusion? Will they and even their adherent of today, be humble enough to accept their past misjudgment and ask for forgiveness, in order to put things right or they will want to continue on the road that leads to no where?
Origin: – It is a common fact that the “Theory –doctrine- of “Postponed Kingdom” was manufactured by “dispensational” teachers who in their mind hold a “Futuristic view” of events, especially of the Kingdom of God, in order to support their confused and totally erroneous beliefs. All those who hold the “futuristic Position” of things as a belief, subscribe to a “future Rapture”, a future man of sin, a future great tribulation, a future rebuilt Temple in a physical Jerusalem in the “middle East”, a future 1000 years reign of Christ on the earth sitting on David’s throne in Jerusalem. Essentially, they centre every hope of their’s on the “Rapture” that is already “Ruptured”.
Scripture say, it is “through much tribulation shall we enter into the Kingdom of God” (Acts 14: 22) and “to be born of the water and spirit” (Jn 3: 5) not through a rapture. We are to fight and withstand on the evil day and then stand firm after fighting (Eph 6: 13) and not to escape because of an Anti-Christ. We have to “overcome” to reign with Christ over the nations (Rev. 2: 26 – 27) and not to have weakling mentality and feeble knees, resulting from intimidation and fear of an Antichrist. The Lord has prayed to the Father to have us preserved on the earth from the evils and even the evil one if you like (Jn 17: 15, 20.) and not to have us raptured out. Will the Father answer the prayer of the Son? Sure He will!
Men have told us that the story of the TEN VIRGINS is a picture of the “Rapture” instead ofthe kingdom of God (Math 25: 1), which Jesus who gave the story said it is. That the wise virgins are the rapturable ones, to have the marriage supper with the Lamb. But the question is, how come the ‘unrapturable’, foolish virgins, without oil in their lamps, had access and the boldness to be knocking on the door to the room, where Christ and the wise Virgins are having a consummation of their Marriage? For the word said “Afterward, came also the other Virgins, saying, Lord, Lord, open to us” (V: 11) Was the place they were raptured to, so near, and perhaps on the earth, that the foolish ones left behind could easily go back there, to seek an audience with the Lord? Oh! Church, why can’t we grow above this childish opinion of men, and meet with the Lord as we receive the change from glory to glory (2 Cor 3: 18), so as to be conformed to His image and likeness? If the marriage feast is up in heaven somewhere, after the “rapture” (Math 22 1+) what went wrong with Jesus, that He should rapture a person who was not qualified, only for him to turn around and be asking questions in heaven: Even as we read” And He said unto him, Friend, how camest thou in hither, not having a wedding garment? And he was speechless”? (V.11–12) Can’t you see, that with our teachings and beliefs, we have brought God and Christ to the place where they are always repenting and regretting the mistakes they have made? May God forgive us who claim to be teachers of God’s Word. And finally, here in Acts 2: 29 – 36, we read of Christ, though made of the flesh, has been raised from the dead to Sit on the throne of His Father David which is also called theRIGHT HAND OF GOD, until He makes His enemies his Footstool, as He reigns (1Cor, 15: 25) Heb 10: 12 – 13). The question is, when will Christ ascend the throne of rulership; is it when He comes again or after resurrection? My Friend, Christ’s reign started with His Resurrection and not when He comes a second time. May we follow and agree with the word so spoken by the Spirit, and not men in their eagerness to impress as teachers.
Are Dispensational Teachers our Trouble?
Ogaga David Ph.D
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I think there is a misunderstanding here in Ogaga O. David’s question about the 1000 year reign of Christ to come in the future. For myself, I think Mr. David’s conclusion of Dispensationalism being a misjudgment, or a road leading to nowhere, is a misperception, or just a misunderstanding in some way. I accept the spirit of what he is trying to say in part. We are not in that Millennial Kingdom today, even though spiritually and in Heaven Christ is at the right hand of God the Father. Our present warfare is spiritual in nature, and our living for Christ and His Kingdom is to reflect the victory of Christ over sin, self and Satan, being from Calvary until the end of the ages. However, this present time is not the Millennial Kingdom of Christ, or Christ would be here in Person as King of and over every tribe, people and nation, Satan would be locked up in the Abyss, lambs would lie down next to lions, and sin would be overruled by Christ with His resurrected Church. We are not there, and that time is not now. Therefore, at this present time, we “wait for God’s Son from Heaven” (1 Thes. 1:10).
The parable of the Ten Virgins, it seems, is misunderstood by Mr. David. Those five wise of the ten virgins are not the bride of the Bridegroom, as it seems Mr. David is saying (“…where Christ and the wise Virgins are having a consummation of their Marriage?”). Jesus in Matthew and the other Gospels, Paul in many places, James, Jude and Peter, and the writer of the Letter to the Hebrews, to me, clearly teach that the Christian is to “strive to enter” the Kingdom of God, that presently “we must through many tribulations to enter the Kingdom of God” (Acts 14:22; Rev.1:9). That time will be of reigning, not of suffering tribulation in order to enter. We are servants (in the service) of the Master presently, but then we will rule as governors with Christ as King of all. Christ is here on earth spiritually in the Church, present in the Christian in the Person of the Holy Spirit. But then He will be on earth in Person and all sin will be brought under His power, and Satan locked up for 1000 years. How we wait almost impatiently for that arrival, for that Presence! (Romans 8:18-25)