What is dispensationalism? Bennis the Menace tests it against Romans 9:6, Revelation 3:9 and Revelation 20, and traces it to John Darby in 1830.
A Straight Bible guest episode with Bennis the Menace, hosted by Matt Hepner and TopLobsta.
Bennis earned a biblical studies degree at Moody Bible Institute, then spent about a year re-studying the end-times system he was taught. He calls dispensationalism standard evangelical end-times teaching, invented in 1830 by John Darby, and says a "dispensation" is not the same as dispensationalism.
On Israel, Bennis argues from "they are not all Israel, which are of Israel" (Romans 9:6), Jesus in John 8:39-44, John the Baptist's "think not to say within yourselves, We have Abraham to our father" (Matthew 3:9), and "the synagogue of Satan, which say they are Jews, and are not" (Revelation 3:9; Revelation 2:9). He says no New Testament passage promises a regathering after the AD 70 dispersion, and that apocalyptic language must be read as its first audience read it.
Later: the pre-tribulation rapture, Satan bound a thousand years (Revelation 20:1-10), the strong man bound (Matthew 12:28-29), Satan's little season, "all Israel shall be saved" (Romans 11:26), and a tangent on the world before the flood (Numbers 13:23). Daniel's 70 weeks is saved for a future episode.
Questions answered
- What is dispensationalism? (2:16)
- What does "they are not all Israel, which are of Israel" mean? (9:08)
- Who is the synagogue of Satan in Revelation? (33:44)
- Does the Bible promise to regather Israel after AD 70? (37:29)
- What is Satan's little season? (49:21)
- Is there a pre-tribulation rapture in the Bible? (1:04:01)
- Who is the strong man that is bound? (1:18:31)
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Chapters
0:00 What Is Dispensationalism? Bennis the Menace Joins
2:16 Dispensationalism Defined: John Darby, 1830
3:26 Bennis at Moody Bible Institute
7:00 Where Dispensational Theology Leads Today
9:08 Not All Israel Is Israel (Romans 9)
13:10 Dispensation vs Dispensationalism
15:55 Bennis' Background and the Move to Idaho
20:01 Tangent: School, Work and Taxes
27:04 Is Modern Israel God's Israel?
29:06 Ye Are of Your Father the Devil (John 8)
30:56 We Have Abraham to Our Father (Matthew 3)
33:44 The Synagogue of Satan (Revelation 2 and 3)
37:29 No Promise to Regather Israel After AD 70
39:40 Literary Styles: History, Poetry, Prophecy
42:57 God Riding the Clouds: Apocalyptic Language
49:21 What Is Satan's Little Season?
50:07 Satan Bound a Thousand Years (Revelation 20)
51:50 From Amillennialism to Darby in 1830
56:58 What Does Your Doctrine Do to Your Life?
58:59 Donating to Israel and a Third Temple
1:04:01 Is There a Pre-Tribulation Rapture?
1:07:02 Coming Out of Dispensationalism
1:14:46 Are We in Satan's Little Season?
1:18:31 The Strong Man Is Bound (Matthew 12)
1:22:56 The Great Deception: Aliens
1:24:25 All Israel Shall Be Saved (Romans 11)
1:29:24 The World Before the Flood
1:32:55 The Grapes of Eshcol (Numbers 13)
1:36:51 Randall Carlson and the Younger Dryas Theory
1:39:50 A Thousand Years and the Days of Genesis
1:48:08 Daniel's 70 Weeks: Saved for Next Time
1:52:01 The 501(c)(3) System Is Collapsing
Were you raised on dispensationalism, and has your view of the end times changed? Tell us in the comments.
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