Rightly Dividing the word of God'

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Rightly Dividing the word of God.
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Rightly Dividing the word of God

• Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a
  workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly
  dividing the word of truth.
• 2 Tim. 215 (KJV)
• orthotomeo, Greek 3718 to dissect (expound)
  correctly (the divine message) - rightly divide.
• As a tent maker would lay out and cut the various
  pieces to be sewn together to make a tent.

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Rightly Dividing the word of God

• How is the word of God to be divided and laid
  out?
• All scripture is given by inspiration of God,
  and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for
  correction, for instruction in righteousness
  17 That the man of God may be perfect,
  thoroughly furnished unto all good works. 2 Tim.
  316-17
• 1-Doctrine
• 2-Reproof
• 3-Correction
• 4-Instruction

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Rightly Dividing the word of God.

• How is the word of God to be divided and laid
  out?
• Ephesians 211-13,7
• 11 Wherefore remember, that ye being in time
  past Gentiles in the flesh, who are called
  Uncircumcision by that which is called the
  Circumcision in the flesh made by hands 12
  That at that time ye were without Christ, being
  aliens from the commonwealth of Israel, and
  strangers from the covenants of promise, having
  no hope, and without God in the world 13 But
  now in Christ Jesus ye who sometimes were far off
  are made nigh by the blood of Christ. 7That in
  the ages to come he might shew the exceeding
  riches of his grace in his kindness toward us
  through Christ Jesus.

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Rightly Dividing the word of God

• How is the word of God to be divided and laid
  out?
• It shall greatly help ye to understand Scripture
  if thou mark not only what is spoken or wrythen,
  but of whom and to whom, with what words, at what
  time, where, to what intent, with what
  circumstances, concerning what goeth before and
  what falleth after.
• Written in the 15th centaury by Miles
  Coverdale, the translator of the first complete
  English Bible.

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Time
Time past
Ages to come (Time Future)
Now (Time Present)
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Rightly Dividing the word of God

• How is the word of God to be divided and laid
  out?
• It shall greatly help ye to understand Scripture
  if thou mark not only what is spoken or wrythen,
  but of whom and to whom, with what words, at what
  time, where, to what intent, with what
  circumstances, concerning what goeth before and
  what falleth after.
• Written in the 15th centaury by Miles
  Coverdale, the translator of the first complete
  English Bible.

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Rightly Dividing the word of God.

• How is the word of God to be divided and laid
  out?
• One way is by time.
• Who ordained time and its divisions?
• Day
• Week
• Month
• Year
• Seasons
• Note Time is a creation of God and came into
  existence when God spoke the rest of creation
  into existence.

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The Son Returns To Heaven The Holy Spirit Comes
To earth
Time Line
The King returns
A g e s T O C O M e
C R E A T I O n
2,000 yrs
2,000 yrs
33 yrs
7 yrs
1,000 yrs
2,000 yrs
The Fall of man
The Flood
Abraham (Nation Of Israel)
Mt. Sinai (Law)
The Kingdom offered
The King Rejected And killed
The Body of Christ
R A P T U R e
T R I B U L A T I O n
G W T J U D G M E N t
The Kingdom (Heaven On Earth)
Note This chart is not to scale nor exhaustive
it only high lights certain events to illustrate
Gods plan for the ages.
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The Son Returns To Heaven The Holy Spirit Comes
To earth
Time Line
The King returns
A G E S T O C O M e
C R E A T I O n
The Fall of man
The Flood
Abraham (Nation Of Israel)
Mt. Sinai (Law)
Kingdom offered
King Rejected And killed
Body of Christ
T R I B U L A T I O n
Kingdom (Heaven On Earth)
G W T J U D G M E N t
R A P T U R e
Time Past
Time Present
Time Future
Note This chart is not to scale nor exhaustive
it only high lights certain events to illustrate
Gods plan for the ages.
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Rightly Dividing the word of God.

• How is the word of God to be divided and laid
  out?
• God deals with His creation according to a time
  table which is under His sovereign control.
• Genesis 13-5
• Eccles. 31
• Job 145
• Psalm 13916
• Psalm 752
• Acts 717
• Romans 56
• 1 Tim. 26

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Rightly Dividing the word of God.

• How is the word of God to be divided and laid
  out?
• God deals with His creation according to a time
  table which is under His sovereign control.
• 2 Corinthians. 61-2
• 1 Corinthians 153-8
• 1 Tim. 25-6
• Romans 115-6
• 2 Tim. 43-4
• Romans 818

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Rightly Dividing the word of God.

• How is the word of God to be divided and laid
  out?
• God deals with His creation according to a time
  table which is under His sovereign control.
• Be aware of time words
• Then, When (Gen 35)
• Now (Ro 319-21
• Past (Col 124-27)
• Future, Shortly (Gen 63, Rev 226)
• Later (Rev 119)
• Earlier (Acts 1416-17)

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Rightly Dividing the word of God.

• How is the word of God to be divided and laid
  out?
• The way in which God deals out or dispenses
  Salvation to lost humanity.
• The same question with three different answers
  given form Scripture.
• What must I/we do to be saved?
• Matthew 1916-17
• Acts 236-38
• Acts 1629-31
• Why three different answers?

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Time Line
A G E S T O C O M e
C R E A T I O n
Messianic Jews
Jailer (Gentile)
Rich young ruler
Grace
T R I B U L A T I O n
Kingdom (Heaven On Earth)
G W T J U D G M E N t
Law
Messianic Judaism
R A P T U R e
Peter
Moses
Paul
Body of Christ
Time Past
Time Present
Time Future
Note This chart is not to scale nor exhaustive
it only high lights certain events to illustrate
Gods plan for the ages.
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Rightly Dividing the word of God.

• Note All Scripture is for us but not all
  scripture pertains to us.

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Rightly Dividing the word of God.

• How is the word of God to be divided and laid
  out?
• What God deals out or dispenses as requirements
  for His people.
• Dietary requirements.
• Genesis 129-30
• Genesis 91-4
• Leviticus 111-7
• Acts 109-14
• Romans 141-3,15-16
• 1 Corinthians 1030-31
• 1 Timothy 43-4

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Time Line
Dietary requirements
A G E S T O C O M e
C R E A T I O n
Vegan
No restrictions
Vegan Plus any Flesh
Vegan
Vegan Plus certain Flesh
Grace
T R I B U L A T I O n
Kingdom (Heaven On Earth)
G W T J U D G M E N t
Law
Messianic Judaism
R A P T U R e
Adam
Peter
Moses
Paul
Noah
Body of Christ
Time Past
Time Present
Time Future
Note This chart is not to scale nor exhaustive
it only high lights certain events to illustrate
Gods plan for the ages.
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Rightly Dividing the word of God.

• How is the word of God to be divided and laid
  out?
• What God deals out or dispenses as requirements
  for His people.
• Sabbath day.
• Exodus 31112-17
• Colossians 216-17
• Galatians 410
• Romans 145

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Time Line
Sabbath day requirements
A G E S T O C O M e
C R E A T I O n
Every day is Holy
Keep Sabbath day holy
Grace
T R I B U L A T I O n
Kingdom (Heaven On Earth)
G W T J U D G M E N t
Law
Messianic Judaism
R A P T U R e
Adam
Peter
Moses
Paul
Noah
Body of Christ
Time Past
Time Present
Time Future
Note This chart is not to scale nor exhaustive
it only high lights certain events to illustrate
Gods plan for the ages.
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Rightly Dividing the word of God.

• How is the word of God to be divided and laid
  out?
• What God deals out or dispenses as requirements
  for His people.
• Monetary giving.
• Genesis 1417-20
• Leviticus 2730-34
• Deuteronomy 1422-28
• Malachi 38-12
• Acts 432-37
• Acts 51-11
• 2 Corinthians 81-5
• 2 Corinthians 810-14
• 2 Corinthians 97-14

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Time Line
Monetary Program
A G E S T O C O M e
Make up Your own mind
Federal Tax/tithe
Common ownership
C R E A T I O n
Ten percent of increase
Grace
T R I B U L A T I O n
Kingdom (Heaven On Earth)
G W T J U D G M E N t
Law
Messianic Judaism
R A P T U R e
Abraham
Body of Christ
Adam
Peter
Moses
Paul
Noah
Time Past
Time Present
Time Future
Note This chart is not to scale nor exhaustive
it only high lights certain events to illustrate
Gods plan for the ages.
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Rightly Dividing the word of God.

• How is the word of God to be divided and laid
  out?
• Which Church for which time?
• Church (ekklesia Gk.) A called out group or
  assembly of people.
• Acts 737-38
• Acts 738 (KJV) This is he, that was in the
  church (ekklesia) in the wilderness with the
  angel which spake to him in the mount Sina, and
  with our fathers who received the lively oracles
  to give unto us
• Matthew 1613-19
• Messianic Church A called out assembly that
  practices Judaism according to the law of Moses
  and believes Jesus of Nazareth is Israels
  promised Messiah.
• Matthew 1927-28
• Galatians 28
• Colossians 124-26
• Ephesians 122-23
• Ephesians 13-4
• Ephesians 214-18
• The Church, The Body of Christ A called out
  assembly according to the mystery kept secret in
  the mind of God and revealed to the Apostle
  Paul.

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Time Line
Which called out assembly/Church when?
Heavenlies
Nation of Israel Church in the wilderness
Messianic Kingdom Church
The Church The Body of Christ
A G E S T O C O M e
C R E A T I O n
Grace
T R I B U L A T I O n
Kingdom (Heaven On Earth)
G W T J U D G M E N t
Law
Messianic Judaism
R A P T U R e
Abraham
Body of Christ
Adam
Peter
Moses
Paul
Noah
Time Past
Time Present
Time Future
Note This chart is not to scale nor exhaustive
it only high lights certain events to illustrate
Gods plan for the ages.
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Rightly Dividing the word of God.

• How is the word of God to be divided and laid
  out?
• Which Church for which time?
• Matthew 1815-20 (1 Corinthians 61-8)
• Acts 511 (2 Corinthians 97)
• Acts 81
• Acts 83
• Acts 1122,26 (Galatians 211-16)
• Ephesians 531-32
• Philemon 11-2
• Ephesians 310 (Ephesians 214-18)

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Rightly Dividing the word of God.

• How is the word of God to be divided and laid
  out?
• Which Church for which time?
• The Book of Acts records the time of transition.
• Dr. Luke
• Wrote a Gospel from his research of first hand
  accounts
• Joined Paul early in his ministry
• Wrote of his first hand experience with the
  Messianic Church and the transition to The
  Church, The Body of Christ in the Book of Acts.
• What good news/gospel did Paul receive and
  originally embrace?
• Acts 226-14
• Acts 919-25
• How was Paul received by the believers and the
  Apostles?
• Acts 926-28
• Acts 2217-23

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Rightly Dividing the word of God.

• How is the word of God to be divided and laid
  out?
• Which Church for which time?
• The Book of Acts records the time of transition.
• Was the door cracked for the Gentiles.
• Acts 111-18
• Acts 1119-30
• Did Pauls message and focus change?
• Acts 1338-43
• Acts 1344-49
• Acts 1426-28

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Rightly Dividing the word of God.

• How is the word of God to be divided and laid
  out?
• Which Church for which time?
• The Book of Acts records the time of transition.
• The Jerusalem Council. (Showdown at the OK
  corral)
• Back ground to the showdown.
• Acts 1119-26 (Gentiles believe)
• Acts 132-3 (Pauls first Missionary journey from
  Antioch)
• Acts 1332-42 (Paul preaches the Gospel of Grace)
• Acts 1344-52 (Paul goes to the Gentiles)
• Acts 1426-28 (Pauls return to Antioch)

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Rightly Dividing the word of God.

• How is the word of God to be divided and laid
  out?
• Which Church for which time?
• The Book of Acts records the time of transition.
• The Jerusalem Council. (Showdown at the OK
  corral)
• Acts 151 (Conflict with the Gospel of Grace)
• Acts 1343
• Galatians 52-5
• Acts 152-5 (Paul takes a stand)
• Pharisees
• Matt 37 (Brood of snake, who warned you.,?)
• Matt 911 (Why does your master eat with
  sinners?)
• Matt 934 (.receives His power from
  Beelzebub.)
• Matt 1611 (beware of the Levin (teachings),)
• Matt 27 (Saked Pilot to seal tomb)
• Phil 33 (Paul knew all about the Pharisees.)
• Gal 24-5 (So called believersfalse ones)

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Rightly Dividing the word of God.

• How is the word of God to be divided and laid
  out?
• Which Church for which time?
• The Book of Acts records the time of transition.
• The Jerusalem Council. (Showdown at the OK
  corral)
• Acts 156-11 (Peter reminds the council)
• Acts 111-18
• Acts 1512-35 (The decision of James the leader
  of the messianic church in Jerusalem.) (James had
  to set his church straight and right the wrong
  caused to the Body of Christ by some members of
  the Jerusalem assembly.)
• Galatians 26-10 (The agreement)

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Rightly Dividing the word of God.

• Jesus said The words you say now reflect your
  fate then either you will be justified by them
  or you will be condemned. Matthew 1237
• Does this verse apply to us?

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• What is said? The words you say now reflect your
  fate then either you will be justified by them
  or you will be condemned."
• Who said it? Jesus
• To whom is it said? You brood of snakes.
  Pharisees who had a date at with judgment.
• For what time is it intended? When the Messianic
  Kingdom was being offered to Israel.

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Rightly Dividing the word of God.

• Does the statement by Jesus in question apply to
  you?
• Are you a Pharisee?
• Is the King offering you the Kingdom?
• Are you under the law of Moses?
• Are you saved?
• Can you possibly be judged for condemnation?
• Can anything you say condemn you to the lake of
  fire?

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Rightly Dividing the word of God.

• Has God revealed anything to you along the line
  of the statement in question?
• Where would you search to find such a statement
  if any?
• Ephesians 429-31
• Colossians 38
• Ephesians 54
• What are the consequences if you disregard or
  ignore Gods directives through your Apostle?
• 1 Corinthians 1127-32
• Hebrews 125-11

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Rightly Dividing the word of God.

• God and His principles are immutable
  (unchangeable).
• James 117
• 2 Timothy 213
• Numbers 2319
• Principle A settled rule of moral conduct.
• Principles of God
• spirituality, infinity, eternity, immutability,
  self-sufficiency, perfection, freedom,
  omnipotence, omnipresence, omniscience, justice,
  truth, love, mercy, and grace.
• God always has and will always hate sin.
• Law and justice continues through the ages.
• Adam
• Cain
• David
• You and I (1Cor.1127-32)
• Was the penalty for Adamss sins, Davids sins
  and your sins paid on the same cross?

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Rightly Dividing the word of God.

• The principles of God are immutable.
• Principle A settled rule of moral conduct.
• Principles of God
• Grace (Gods unmerited favor) and faith (belief,
  trust) are the essential basis for justification
  in all ages.
• Acts 159-11
• Romans 41-6,23-25
• Abraham (Before the written law)
• David (After the written law)
• Us (The law set aside)
• Hebrews 116
• Did God require Abraham and David to demonstrate
  their faith (belief/trust)?
• Yes, by their works.
• Note Works for salvation are a required
  demonstration or expression of faith
• Does God require us (body of Christ) to
  demonstrate our faith (belief/trust)?
• Yes, by not working.
• By resting in Christ.
• Hebrews 410-11

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Rightly Dividing the word of God.

• Romans 45 (KJV)
• But to him that worketh not, but believeth on
  him that justifieth the ungodly, his faith is
  counted for righteousness.
• Romans 45 (NASB)
• But to the one who does not work, but believes
  in Him who justifies the ungodly, his faith is
  reckoned as righteousness,
• Example
• Matthew 614-15
• Forgive in order to get forgiveness. (Law)
• Ephesians 432
• You have already been forgiven now forgive
  others. (Grace)

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Rightly Dividing the word of God.
E T E R N I T y
E T E R N I T y
The Principles of God are Eternal and
Unchangeable Justification before God is always
by Grace through Faith
Ja.117
Eph.28
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Rightly Dividing the word of God.

• Does the Bible contradict its self?
• James 214
• Ephesians 28-9
• The Bible says.,
• To whom?
• Through whom?
• For what time?
• James 11
• James 214-25
• Ephesians 11
• Ephesians 21-10
• Romans 11-4
• Romans 121-13

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Rightly Dividing the word of God.

• The Dispensations of God.
• The principles of God have to do with His
  character and nature.
• The dispensations of God concern His dealings
  With His creation particularly with mankind.
• Dispensation is a biblical word and not a man
  made theological term.
• Ephesians 110 (KJV) That in the dispensation of
  the fulness of times he might gather together in
  one all things in Christ, both which are in
  heaven, and which are on earth even in him
• Colossians 125 (KJV) Whereof I am made a
  minister, according to the dispensation of God
  which is given to me for you, to fulfil the word
  of God

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Rightly Dividing the word of God.

• The Dispensations of God.
• Dispensation is translated from the Greek word
• oikonomia, oy-kon-om-ee'-ah
• administration (of a household or estate or a
  country)
• A Steward stewardship
• Presidential administration
• specially a (religious) economy dispensation
  stewardship (Luke 1242 (KJV) And the Lord said,
  Who then is that faithful and wise steward
  (oikonomia), whom his lord shall make ruler over
  his household, to give them their portion of meat
  in due season?) (1 Cor. 916-17 (KJV) For though
  I preach the gospel, I have nothing to glory of
  for necessity is laid upon me yea, woe is unto
  me, if I preach not the gospel! 17 For if I do
  this thing willingly, I have a reward but if
  against my will, a dispensation of the gospel is
  committed unto me.) Management
• 1 Corinthians 41-2

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Rightly Dividing the word of God.

• The Dispensations of God.
• Dispensation
• a. The act of dispensing or dealing out.
• b. Something dispensed or dealt out. (dealer)
• c. A specific arrangement or system by which
  something is dispensed or dealt out.
• Motel rooms
• Automobiles
• A dispensation covers a period of time during
  which man is tested in respect of obedience to
  some specific revelation of the will of God.
• The deal God has going during a specified
  period.

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Rightly Dividing the word of God.

• The Dispensations of God.
• Note While the principles of God never change
  the dispensations, His dealings with man do
  change from time to time.
• Terms (dispensations) of acceptance with God
• Blood sacrifices.
• Genesis 43-5
• Circumcision added.
• Genesis 179-14
• Obedience to the whole Mosaic law.
• Exodus 193-8
• Romans 105
• Water baptism and repentance and accepting Jesus
  of Nazareth as Israel's Messiah added.
• Mark 14
• John 823-24
• Acts 236-38
• Gods will now for the Body of Christ kept secret
  from times past.
• Romans 321-27
• Romans 45

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Rightly Dividing the word of God by Dispensations.
The Stewards
The Principles of God are Eternal and
Unchangeable Justification before God is always
by Grace through Faith
Ja.117
Eph.28
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Time Line
7 Dispensations of Gods dealings with mankind
1-Age of innocence 2-Age of conscience 3-Age of
Human Gov. 4-Age of Promise 5-Age of Law 6-Age of
Grace 7-Age of Heaven on Earth
Heavenlies
A G E S T O C O M e
C R E A T I O n
Grace
T R I B U L A T I O n
Kingdom (Heaven On Earth)
G W T J U D G M E N t
Law
Messianic Judaism
R A P T U R e
Abraham
Body of Christ
Moses
Adam
Peter
Paul
Noah
Time Past
Time Present
Time Future
Note This chart is not to scale nor exhaustive
it only high lights certain events to illustrate
Gods plan for the ages.
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Dispensations

• 1. The Age of Innocence
• Adam and Eve, fresh from the creative hand of God
  in Eden, were innocent. They had unbroken and
  joyful communion with their Maker and dominion
  over all living creatures on earth, but they had
  one condition to meet in order to thus continue.
  God had commanded them not to eat of "the tree of
  the knowledge of good and evil." Eve, at the
  urging of the Serpent, ate of that forbidden
  tree, gave to Adam and he ate, and thus they
  believed the Serpent rather than God, rebelled
  against God's command, lost their innocence, and
  that brief glorious age ended for them. Genesis
  27-324.

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Dispensations

• 2. The Age of Conscience
• Through Adam and Eve's eating of "the tree of the
  knowledge of good and evil," they and their
  posterity gained a consciousness of good and
  evil. Human conduct thus came to be primarily
  governed by conscience. Under conscience the
  morality of mankind progressively declined until
  after about 1500 years we read that, "God saw
  that the wickedness of man was great in the
  earth, and that every imagination of the thoughts
  of his heart was only evil continually" (Genesis
  65). The consequence of man's failure under
  conscience was the flood which destroyed all
  flesh off the earth except for Noah and his wife,
  his 3 sons and their wives, and the animals which
  they took into the Ark with them. Genesis
  61-822.

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Dispensations

• 3. The Age of Human Government
• After the flood, God made a covenant with Noah
  and all flesh that He would never again send a
  universal flood to destroy all flesh, and He gave
  the rainbow for a token of that covenant. Also,
  He told Noah and his family that the flesh of all
  kind of animals would be for their food. God also
  added a new element for the governing of their
  conduct He established the basis of human civil
  government by placing judicial and executive
  powers into the hands of men, and He instituted
  capital punishment by ordaining, "and surely your
  blood of your lives will I require at the hand
  of every beast will I require it, and at the hand
  of man at the hand of every man's brother will I
  require the life of man. Whoso sheddeth man's
  blood, by man shall his blood be shed for in the
  image of God made He man". Gen. 95,6. Under
  human government, we read of the rise of Nimrod,
  the beginning of whose kingdom included Babel.
  Gen. 108-10 At Babel, Noah's progeny began to
  build the tower of Babel. The keynote of Nimrod's
  reign and their building was "substitution." They
  forsook God's reign for Nimrod's substitute reign
  against God they should have been united under
  God's rule, but they sought a name and unity of
  their own devising. In building the tower of
  Babel, "they had brick for stone, and slime had
  they for mortar" and the top of their tower was
  to be "unto heaven" - doubtless unto the worship
  of the heavenly bodies, the sun, moon, and stars
  and thus ancient Babylon became the fountainhead
  of all pagan idolatry. They thus substituted a
  false worship for the worship of the true God. In
  a parallel fashion, men today choose religious
  names of their own invention and build edifices
  for worship in the names which they have
  substituted for the all-sufficient name of our
  Lord Jesus Christ. This has resulted i n
  widespread religious confusion rather than
  Christian unity. See Col. 317 1Cor. 110 Acts
  748-50 Acts 1724,25 Under human government,
  man failed, and the judgment of God fell with the
  Lord confounding their tongues and scattering
  them abroad on the face of the earth. See Genesis
  111-9

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Dispensations

• 4. The Age of Promise
• Out of the scattered throng, God called a man
  named Abram (later Abraham) to leave Ur of the
  Chaldees and come to Canaan. He gave wonderful
  promises to Abraham which brought in the age of
  promise. There were promises of personal
  greatness to Abraham promises of national
  greatness and inheritance of the land of Canaan
  to Abraham and his posterity and the promise of
  blessing to all nations through him. This promise
  of blessing to all nations is called the gospel
  in Galatians 38-9. And Galatians 314-29 makes
  it clear that this was the promise of forgiveness
  of sins and spiritual life through Abraham's
  seed, Christ, that is received by faith - by
  believing on Abraham's seed, as Abraham did.
• These promises were reiterated to Abraham's son
  Isaac, to Isaac's son Jacob (later name Israel),
  and to the 12 sons of Jacob and their
  descendants. Genesis 1126-129 1314-17
  151-18 171-8,19 2215-18 261-4 2810-16
  and Exodus 224 62-8. (continued)

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Dispensations

• 5. The Dispensation of the Law
• The Law dispensation was not an uninterrupted age
  as such. It began with the giving of the Ten
  Commandments and continued in practice until
  after the age of Grace began. It was interrupted
  by the age of Grace and it will continue for a
  space of time after the age of Grace is over. It
  is inseparably connected to Israel and God's
  dealings with them as a nation. The law was given
  Israel to stop their mouths about what they would
  do, give them knowledge of sin, and point them to
  Christ as the only way to escape condemnation and
  come to God. Romans 319-28 Galatians 310-12,
  22-25.
• Israel rejected and crucified Christ when He came
  to earth, but on the cross He prayed for them,
  "Father, forgive them for they know not what
  they do" (Luke 2334). The forgiven nation was
  then given the opportunity to repent of their
  self-righteousness and rejection of their
  Messiah. This opportunity was proffered them for
  about 30 years after the cross, during the
  historical period of the book of Acts. While
  God's special national mercy was still extended
  to them, the temple in Jerusalem remained
  standing, and law observances were continued by
  the Jews, including the apostles and other
  thousands of Jews that believed. Acts 246 31
  163 1818, 21 2016 2117-26 1 Corinthians
  718 919-20. (continued)

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• There was a gradual withdrawal of special favor
  to Israel, and a gradual turning of God's
  national mercy to the Gentiles, as the Jews were
  evangelized during the Acts period in the various
  cities where they lived throughout the world.
  Acts 1119 1344-46 171-3 1710-11 184-6
  198-9 2816-31 Romans 117-25.
• Their failure, as a nation, to repent resulted in
  the destruction of the temple in Jerusalem, the
  center of law-worship, and of Jerusalem itself,
  and the Jews remaining in Palestine were
  scattered among the nations to "abide many days
  (almost 2,000 years now) without a king, and
  without a sacrifice." (Hosea 34). This
  destruction and scattering was carried out at the
  hands of the Roman ruler Titus in 70 A.D.
• After the age of Grace runs its course, God will
  again deal with Israel nationally, the temple
  will be rebuilt in Jerusalem, and the Law
  dispensation will continue during an awful day of
  trouble for Israel at the hands of Gentile
  persecutors, and during an outpouring of terrible
  judgments from heaven that will fall on both
  ungodly Israelites and Satan-inspired Gentiles.
  The return of the Lord Jesus from heaven to save
  a repentant remnant of Israel from utter
  destruction, to judge the nations, and to
  establish the reign of God on earth, will
  terminate the Law dispensation, as such, and
  usher in the Kingdom age. Romans 1125-29 Daniel
  121 Matthew 243-31 2531-46 2 Thessalonians
  21-12 Revelation 61-17 82-107 161-21
  1911-206.

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• In the days of Jacob and Joseph, Israel and his
  family went down into Egypt where they became
  slaves of the Egyptians. At God's appointed time,
  He sent Moses to deliver Israel (who had come to
  number about 3,000,000 people) out of Egypt and
  lead them back to the land of promise. This was
  accomplished through great displays of God's
  power and judgments on the Egyptians, and God
  brought them safely out of Egypt to Himself at
  Mt. Sinai, where they were to worship Him.
  Exodus, chapters 1 through 18.
• It was at Mt. Sinai that redeemed Israel failed
  under the Promise and brought upon themselves a
  terrible yoke of bondage. They forsook the
  Abrahamic promises and asked to find
  justification and blessing from God on the basis
  of their own merit, their own "doing," their own
  works. Instead of continuing under the gracious
  promises made to Abraham under which God had
  brought them unto Himself (Exodus 224 62-8,
  194), they brazenly asserted, "All that the Lord
  hath spoken we will do" (Exodus 198) and God's
  response was to make Himself unapproachable in a
  dark cloud, with thunder, lightning, earthquake,
  the sound of a trumpet, bounds around the
  mountain, and the warning that anyone who broke
  through would perish. Then God gave them the 10
  commandments, which pronounced such condemnation
  on them as helpless sinners that they said unto
  Moses, "Speak thou with us, and we will hear but
  let not God speak to us lest we die." Exodus,
  chapters 19 and 20. Later there were added other
  statutes, judgments and ordinances.
• The chosen nation passed from under Promise, as
  the primary basis of their relationship with God,
  to "under the law."

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• 6. The Age of Grace
• This is a parenthetical period not envisioned in
  the prophecies of the Hebrew Scriptures. Its
  characteristic is "grace," - that is unmerited
  favor from God to a world of men which failed
  under conscience, human government, promise and
  law, and finally crucified God's dear Son. Under
  grace God is withholding judgment upon sin and
  sinners while He gives generation after
  generation opportunity to be saved. 2 Peter 39,
  15-16 Romans 521.
• The basis of salvation by grace was laid in
  Christ's death on the cross, His burial and
  resurrection the third day (1 Corinthians
  151-4), not because wicked men slew Him, but
  because God the Father gave Him to die in the
  sinner's place. John 314-18. His substitutionary
  sufferings on the cross and in hell for three
  days and three nights propitiated the justice of
  God, which demanded the death of sinners.
  Christ's sufferings made it possible for a holy
  God to be gracious to undeserving sinners and win
  them to Himself by manifestation of His love for
  them. Romans 24 56-11 2 Corinthians 518-21
  Colossians 120 1 John 48-9.

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• Another characteristic of the age of Grace is the
  word "mystery." There are 5 important mysteries,
  or sacred secrets, revealed in Paul's epistles
  about the characteristics of this age. They are
• A mystery period of time during which Israel is
  nationally blinded, which will last until "the
  fullness of the Gentiles be come in" (Romans
  1125).
• The mystery of the one body of Christ, the
  Church, "one new man." Since the descent of the
  Holy Spirit at Pentecost (Acts 2) all who believe
  the gospel of Christ, whether Jew or Gentile,
  have been spiritually baptized into one spiritual
  body, the Church of Jesus Christ, in which they
  are no longer regarded as Jew or Gentile, but are
  new creatures in Christ. Acts 247 1 Corinthians
  1212-13 Ephesians 211-310 2 Corinthians
  516-17.
• "The mystery of Godliness" - God manifest in
  human flesh first in Christ, and then through
  the Holy Spirit indwelling members of the Church
  and producing His fruit "Christ in the Gentiles,
  the hope of glory." 1 Timothy 315-16 Colossians
  124-27.
• "The mystery of iniquity," which had already
  begun to work when the apostle Paul lived on
  earth. This was, and is, a lawless infiltration
  and leavening of the true saints of God by
  ungodly, demon and devil-inspired false teachers,
  and the building of a great counterfeit church
  system which professes to be Christ's true Church
  representing Him on earth. It is Satan's
  caricature of "the mystery of Godliness." 2
  Thessalonians 27.
• The mystery of Christ's coming for the members of
  the church which He is building during the age of
  grace His coming to resurrect those who died in
  Christ, to change the living saints by giving
  them immortal bodies, and catching them all up
  together to meet Him in the air. 1 Corinthians
  1551-57 1 Thessalonians 413-18.

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• During this age of Grace, Christ is seated at
  God's right hand in heaven, and this age will end
  with His coming to catch away from the earth the
  ones who have been saved by His grace and made
  members of His Church. We are doubtless
  approaching the end of this age and that
  rapturous event. Ephesians 119-23 Philippians
  25-11 1 Thessalonians 413-18.
• At the beginning of the age of grace, Israel was
  gradually broken out of the good olive tree of
  God's national favor and was cast among the
  nations. At the close of the age and after, they
  will be restored to the place of prominence in
  God's national dealing. During the time of their
  blindness and fall, Gentiles have been grafted
  into the place of national favor and God has
  shown mercy and undeserved kindness to all men of
  all nations. Again see Romans chapter 11

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• The Tribulation Period
• The tribulation period which follows the age of
  grace, is not a new age or dispensation, but as
  we have already pointed out, is a continuation of
  the dispensation of law during which God
  continues His prophesied program with Israel and
  the other nations, and pours out His judgments on
  a world which rejected His grace. This period
  will end with Christ's return to the earth to
  complete the judgment and establish God's kingdom
  on earth.

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• 7. The Kingdom Age
• This is the final time-period during which men
  will be tested by the opportunity to turn to God
  and receive His salvation, or turn from Him and
  reject the Savior, thus determining their final
  destiny. This age will last for 1,000 years,
  beginning with the return of the Lord Jesus
  Christ from heaven to reign in power and great
  glory. During this time Israel will be supreme
  among the nations and universal peace and
  prosperity will prevail, with even ravenous
  beasts perfectly tame. Revelation 201-6 Isaiah
  111-16.

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• The characteristics of the preceding ages will be
  in manifestation
• The resurrected saints will be there in innocence
  to reign with Christ
• Consciences will have been cleansed and the
  knowledge of the Lord will cover the earth
• A man will reign on David's throne in Jerusalem -
  the perfectly just, all-knowing, all-powerful
  God-man, the Lord Jesus Christ
• The previously unrealized promises made to
  Abraham, Isaac and Jacob will begin to be
  fulfilled and will continue to be fulfilled
  forever
• The Law will be implanted in the hearts of the
  saved remnant of Israel and
• God's saving grace will still be extended to
  children born on earth during that time.
• See 2 Samuel 710-17 Isaiah 96-7 Luke 132-33
  Ezekial 3721-28 Jeremiah 3131-37.

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• At the beginning of the kingdom age Satan will be
  bound and cast into the bottomless pit. At the
  close he will be loosed for a little season in
  order to test those who have lived in an earthly
  paradise under Christ as to whether they choose
  to willingly continue as subjects of Christ's
  righteous reign or turn from Him in rebellion to
  follow Satan. Those who were born during the
  millennium, but not tested by Satan, will thus be
  called upon to choose God or the Devil. We read
  that Satan finds disciples from the four quarters
  of the earth who join him in compassing the camp
  of the saints about. But then fire comes down
  from God out of heaven and devours them. The
  devil is cast into the lake of fire where he
  shall be tormented day and night for ever and
  ever. Thus will be terminated the ages of human
  probation. Revelation 201-10.

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• What are some important divisions/differences in
  the Bible?
• Good and evil.
• Heaven and hell.
• Light and dark.
• Old and new covenants.
• Jews and Gentiles.

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Rightly Dividing the word of God.

• What is the most important division/difference in
  the Bible for us?
• For the member of the Body of Christ the
  division/difference between the Prophecy program
  and the Mystery program contained in Holy
  Scripture is key to understanding Gods will.

D I V I S I O N
The Prophecy Program
The Mystery (Secret Plan) Program
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• What is the most important division/difference in
  the Bible for us?
• For the member of the Body of Christ the
  division/difference between the Prophecy program
  and the Mystery program contained in Holy
  Scripture is key to understanding Gods will.
• Genesis 11
• Why doesnt the Bible simply say In the
  beginning God created the universe or the
  cosmos?
• God has a distinct plan and purpose for the
  heavens.
• God has a distinct plan and purpose for the
  earth.
• Gods purpose for the earth and Christs reign
  upon it is the subject of prophecy.
• 2 Peter 116-21
• Gods purpose concerning Heaven and the
  exaltation of the Body of Christ in the Heavenly
  realm with Christ is the subject of the mystery
  (Gods secret plan).
• Ephesians 24-10
• Ephesians 11-5
• Ephesians 31-5

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• What is the most important division/difference in
  the Bible for us?
• For the member of the Body of Christ the
  division/difference between the Prophecy program
  and the Mystery program contained in Holy
  Scripture is key to understanding Gods will.
• The prophesy program.
• To Israel, for Israel, about Israels King and
  earthly Kingdom.
• Luke 126-33
• Luke 167-76
• Luke 214
• Isaiah 91-7
• Matthew 69-13
• Acts 317-26

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Rightly Dividing the word of God.

• What is the most important division in the Bible
  for us?
• For the member of the Body of Christ the
  division/difference between the Prophecy program
  and the Mystery program contained in Holy
  Scripture is key to understanding Gods will.

D i V i S i O n
The Prophecy Program
The Mystery (Secret Plan) Program
Concerns -Israel -the Nations -the Earth
Concerns -Body of Christ -the Heavenlies
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The rejected Messiah Returns To Heaven
Time Line
Prophecy Program
The King returns
A g e s T O C O M e
C R E A T I O n
7 yrs
2,000 yrs
2,000 yrs
33 yrs
1,000 yrs
T R I B U L A T I O n
The Fall of man
The Flood
Abraham (Nation Of Israel)
Mt. Sinai (Law)
The Kingdom offered
The King Rejected And killed
G W T J U D G M E N t
The Kingdom (Heaven On Earth)
Note This chart is not to scale nor exhaustive
it only high lights certain events to illustrate
Gods plan for the ages.
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The Son Returns To Heaven The Holy Spirit Comes
To earth
Time Line
With the Mystery Program
The King returns
A g e s T O C O M e
C R E A T I O n
2,000 yrs
2,000 yrs
33 yrs
7 yrs
1,000 yrs
1900 yrs
)
(
Age of Grace
The Fall of man
The Flood
Abraham (Nation Of Israel)
Mt. Sinai (Law)
The Kingdom offered
The King Rejected And killed
T R I B U L A T I O n
G W T J U D G M E N t
The Kingdom (Heaven On Earth)
R A P T U R e
The Body of Christ
Time Past
Time Future
Time Present
Note This chart is not to scale nor exhaustive
it only high lights certain events to illustrate
Gods plan for the ages.
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Rightly Dividing the word of God.

• What is the most important division/difference in
  the Bible for us?
• For the member of the Body of Christ the
  division/difference between the Prophecy program
  and the Mystery program contained in Holy
  Scripture is key to understanding Gods will.
• The prophesy program.
• What is the status of Israel and the prophecy
  program now?
• Romans 111,5-8
• While interest in the prophetic program is
  commendable we must know there is another great
  body of truth which more directly concerns us.
• Acts 2817-28
• Romans 1125-29

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Rightly Dividing the word of God.

• What is the most important division/difference in
  the Bible for us?
• For the member of the Body of Christ the
  division/difference between the Prophecy program
  and the Mystery program contained in Holy
  Scripture is key to understanding Gods will.
• Note musterion, Greek 3466, Strongs a secret or
  mystery
• The Mystery (secret) program.
• To the Body of Christ, for the Body of Christ
  about its exaltation with Christ in the Heavenly
  realm.

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• The Mystery (secret) program.
• Why a Dispensation of Grace which through all
  past ages was kept a secret in the mind of God?
• John 110-11
• Note Before lifting the curse brought about by
  mans disobedience and reinstating heaven on
  earth God allowed mankind to demonstrate his own
  moral failure and see for himself that the
  long-promised Kingdom would not be the result of
  mans own efforts or character but of the grace
  and power of God alone, for man had done
  everything in his power to hinder the
  establishment of Christs earthly reign as King
  of Kings and Lord of Lords.
• Romans 520-21

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• The Mystery (secret) program.
• Why a Dispensation of Grace which through all
  past ages was kept a secret in the mind of God?
• The world (Jews and Gentiles) had positioned
  its self as enemies of God. So now righteousness
  in Gods sight is on the basis of a gift from God
  by Grace through Faith alone and not of any human
  effort.
• Acts 222-23
• Romans 1130-32
• Ephesians 32-11
• Ephesians 214-18

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• The Mystery (secret) program.
• How important is the Mystery/Secret Plan to us?
• 1- God has made it known
• Ephesians 19
• 2- It is Gods will it be explained to everyone
• Ephesians 39
• 3- Paul prayed for open doors to make it known
• Colossians 43
• 4- Paul asked for an open mouth with boldness to
  proclaim it
• Ephesians 619
• 5- A knowledge of it imparts spiritual
  encouragement and enlightenment
• Colossians 22
• 6- Believers are established and made strong by
  it
• Romans 1625
• 7- It is proclaimed for the obedience of faith
• Romans 1626

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Rightly Dividing Between Prophecy and Mystery.
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Rightly Dividing the word of God.

• What is the most important division in the Bible
  for us?
• For the member of the Body of Christ the
  division/difference between the Prophecy program
  and the Mystery program contained in Holy
  Scripture is key to understanding Gods will.

D I V I S I O N
The Prophecy Program
The Mystery (Secret Plan) Program
Concerns -Israel -the Nations -the Earth
Concerns -Body of Christ -the Heavenlies
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Rightly Dividing the word of God.

• What secret or mystery about Gods Good
  News/Gospel was revealed to the Apostle Paul?

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The Principles of God are Eternal and
Unchangeable Justification before God is always
by Grace through Faith
Ja.117
Eph.28
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• Reveal/Revelation
• apokalupto, Greek 601, Strongs
• apokalupto, ap-ok-al-oop'-to from Greek 575
  (apo) and Greek 2572 (kalupto) to take off the
  cover, i.e. disclose - reveal.
• Reveal means to make visible not to create or
  bring into existence.

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Time
Time past
Ages to come (Time Future)
Now (Time Present)
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• Dispensation a. The act of dispensing.
• b. Something dispensed.
• c. A specific arrangement or system by which
  something is dispensed.

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• Ephes. 110 (KJV)
• That in the dispensation of the fulness of
  times he might gather together in one all things
  in Christ, both which are in heaven, and which
  are on earth even in him
• Ephes. 110 (NASB)
• with a view to an administration suitable to
  the fulness of the times, that is, the summing up
  of all things in Christ, things in the heavens
  and things upon the earth. In Him
• Ephes. 110 (NLT)
• And this is his plan At the right time he
  will bring everything together under the
  authority of Christeverything in heaven and on
  earth.

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• THE WORD MEANS...
• To put into effect administration to have a
  plan. The word Paul uses literally means
  household arrangement.
• DISPENSATIONS (Gk. oikonomia, management of a
  household, hence English economy).
• A dispensation is an era of time during which man
  is tested in respect to obedience to some
  definite revelation of Gods will.

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• DISPENSATIONS (Gk. oikonomia, management of a
  household, hence English economy).
• A dispensation is an era of time during which man
  is tested in respect to obedience to some
  definite revelation of Gods will. Seven such
  dispensations are recognized by many
  premillennialists. Other premillennialists speak
  of only three or four. Still others prefer not to
  be classed as dispensationalists at all. Those
  who hold to seven list them as follows
• Innocence. Man was created innocent, set in an
  ideal environment, placed under a simple test and
  warned of the result of disobedience. The woman
  fell through pride the man, deliberately (1 Tim.
  214). Alt