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“ The first time that the word 'Despensation' was used in Ephesians ” Dr. Rugh astutely noticed that the word "dispensation" can also be used in this verse!
¶As Scofield viewed it.
¶Scofield reference notes, 1917 edition
¶Ephesians 1:10
¶dispensation of the fullness of times
The Dispensation of the Fulness of Times. This, the seventh and last of the ordered ages which condition human life on the earth, is identical with the kingdom covenanted to David. 2 Samuel 7:8-17; Zechariah 12:8
Summary;
Luke 1:31-33; 1 Corinthians 15:24, and gathers into itself under Christ all past "times":
(1) The time of oppression and misrule ends by Christ taking His kingdom. Isaiah 11:3,4.
(2) The time of testimony and divine forbearance ends in judgment. Matthew 25:31-46; Acts 17:30,31; Revelation 20:7-15.
(3) The time of toil ends in rest and reward. 2 Thessalonians 1:6,7.
(4) The time of suffering ends in glory. Romans 8:17,18.
(5) The time of Israel's blindness and chastisement ends in restoration and conversion. Romans 11:25-27; Ezekiel 39:25-29.
(6) The times of the Gentiles end in the smiting of the image and the setting up of the kingdom of the heavens. Daniel 2:34,35; Revelation 19:15-21.
(7) The time of creation's thraldom ends in deliverance at the manifestation of the sons of God. Genesis 3:17; Isaiah 11:6-8; Romans 8:19-21.
In the fall of 1969, Gil began a full-time teaching ministry as Senior Pastor of Indian Hills Community Church. He also earned his Ph.D. from the California Graduate School of Theology. The focus of Pastor Rugh’s ministry is systematic, verse-by-verse teaching of the Bible. As a...
