[sasportas]

The most outstanding feature of Dispensationalism is the pretrib rapture. Why no mention of it in this article? If there were a pretrib rapture, then these groups in question, Messianic Jews and Charismatics, will have been raptured out. Then, according to Dispensationalism, we revert back to the Old Covenant during the tribulation.

I am not saying I believe this scenario, I am post-trib, neither Dispensationalist nor pretrib.

[mbeeber]

Hello Sasportas,

One can hold to dispensational teachings and still have differences in perspectives on whether the rapture will occur before the Tribulation or during the Tribulation. I also hold to a Post Tribulation escatology. As far as I can see, this teaching does not detract from the main thrust of dispensational teaching. Remember that dispensational thought should not be considered infallable, but should be thoroughly studied to determine if it conforms to the both the writing of the Hebrew prophets and the gospel.

I posted a study on Post-Tribulation teaching on the “Second Coming” at http://www.messianic-literary.com/rapture.htm

In Messiah’s Grace

mbeeber