Dispensational Propostion #3

[GLJCA]

The church age is a mystery, and thus no Old Testament Prophecies foresaw it.



Dispensationalism teaches that the church age was completely unforseen in the Old Testament and that it was not revealed until Jesus came. Though this is the unanimous verdict of traditional dispensationalism, it is contradicted by Scripture.

In Acts 3:24, the apostle Peter declares, "And likewise, all the prophets who have spoken, for Samual and his successors onward, also announced these days."Peter spoke these words after Pentecost. Notice that he did not only say that this age was foreseen, but that it was announced by all the prophets. The Day of Pentecost, the very day dispensationalists mark as the beginning of the church age, was predicted in the prophecies of the Old Testament (Acts 2:16-17, Joel 2:28).The Old Testament also predicts God's work of taking from the Gentiles a people for Himself (Acts 15:13-17, Amos 9:11-12).

The Dispensationalist claim that the church age was not seen in the prophecies of the Old Testament cannot be maintained. Scripture clearly tells us that all the prophets announced these days.

Included are quotes from Renowned Dispensationalist.

Lewis Sperry Chafer - "The first prediction related to the true Church was uttered by Christ , being recorded in Matthew 16:18.

John F. Walvoord - "...dispensationalist have regarded the present age as a parenthesis unexpected and without specific prediction in the OT.

J. Dwight Pentecost - "It has been illustrated how this whole age existed in the mind of God without having been revealed in the Old Testament." "The church age is a mystery, unrevealed in the Old Testament."

Charles C. Ryrie - "The church is a mystery in the sense that it was completely unrevealed in the Old Testament and now revealed in the New Testament."

A careful study of the scriptures show that the Old Testament prophets did prophecy concerning the Church. Just because it wasn't called the "Church" doesn't mean that it wasn't foreseen. The true Church was active as God's remnant all through the Old Testament.

God Bless
GLJCA

 

[holdon]

The church age is a mystery, and thus no Old Testament Prophecies foresaw it.



Dispensationalism teaches that the church age was completely unforseen in the Old Testament and that it was not revealed until Jesus came. Though this is the unanimous verdict of traditional dispensationalism, it is contradicted by Scripture.

In Acts 3:24, the apostle Peter declares, "And likewise, all the prophets who have spoken, for Samual and his successors onward, also announced these days."

You seem to overlook the fact that Acts 3:24 refers to 3:21
"whom heaven indeed must receive till the times of the restoring of all things, of which God has spoken by the mouth of his holy prophets since time began."

 

[A Brother In Christ]

The church age is a mystery, and thus no Old Testament Prophecies foresaw it.



Dispensationalism teaches that the church age was completely unforseen in the Old Testament and that it was not revealed until Jesus came. Though this is the unanimous verdict of traditional dispensationalism, it is contradicted by Scripture.

In Acts 3:24, the apostle Peter declares, "And likewise, all the prophets who have spoken, for Samual and his successors onward, also announced these days."Peter spoke these words after Pentecost. Notice that he did not only say that this age was foreseen, but that it was announced by all the prophets. The Day of Pentecost, the very day dispensationalists mark as the beginning of the church age, was predicted in the prophecies of the Old Testament (Acts 2:16-17, Joel 2:28).The Old Testament also predicts God's work of taking from the Gentiles a people for Himself (Acts 15:13-17, Amos 9:11-12).

the prophets according to

1 peter 1:10 of which salvation the prophets have inquired and searched diligently, who prophesied of the grace that should come unto you: 11 Searching what, or what manner of time the Spirit of Christ which was by them did signify, when it testified beforehand the suffering of Christ, and the glory that should follow.

remember do not look at scriptures like monday night QB...

The Jews were looking for a King... ..
The question the prophets had was How does a King suffer?...

The Dispensationalist claim that the church age was not seen in the prophecies of the Old Testament cannot be maintained. Scripture clearly tells us that all the prophets announced these days.

Included are quotes from Renowned Dispensationalist.

Lewis Sperry Chafer - "The first prediction related to the true Church was uttered by Christ , being recorded in Matthew 16:18.

In Matt 16:18 did Peter understand this statement ... no

just like when He said in matt 17:22-23 they did not understand ..27

why God blinded them ..till the day it happened so that they could remember and really get grounded for telling the Good news

John F. Walvoord - "...dispensationalist have regarded the present age as a parenthesis unexpected and without specific prediction in the OT.

J. Dwight Pentecost - "It has been illustrated how this whole age existed in the mind of God without having been revealed in the Old Testament." "The church age is a mystery, unrevealed in the Old Testament."

Charles C. Ryrie - "The church is a mystery in the sense that it was completely unrevealed in the Old Testament and now revealed in the New Testament."

A careful study of the scriptures show that the Old Testament prophets did prophecy concerning the Church. Just because it wasn't called the "Church" doesn't mean that it wasn't foreseen. The true Church was active as God's remnant all through the Old Testament.

God Bless
GLJCA

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