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The Scriptures do not say there are eight. All we know for certain is that there are two; "this age" and "the age to come". The differentiator is the appearing of Messiah. This is also the differentiator between the old covenant and the new.

There is no way to relate what are commonly known as "dispensations" ala Mr. Scofield with the ages spoken of in the Bible.

The Scriptures do not say there are eight. All we know for certain is that there are two; "this age" and "the age to come".

Oh there are more than that. Logical reading of the scriptures tells us that.

Hebrews 9:26 tells us that "now, once at the end of the ages, He has appeared to put away sin by the sacrifice of Himself.” There had to have been earlier ages for the one in which Jesus was crucified to be called "the end of the ages". And He was crucified in one age, and yet spoke of an "age to come" several times --- that's two of those "end ages".

Then Paul in Ephesians 2:7 writing in that "age to come" of which Jesus spoke, tells us that there are still ages [plural] yet to come ---- that would be ages three and four.

Therefore since there are four of what are called the "end ages", then there must have also been atleast four "earlier or beginning ages". Four plus four makes eight ---- right???

There is no way to relate what are commonly known as "dispensations" ala Mr. Scofield with the ages spoken of in the Bible.

Sure there is. Dispensationalists identify the 5th age as the one in which Jesus was crucified, the Mosaic Law Age, then "age to come" as the 6th age or the Church Age, then the 7th as the Millenial Age, and the 8th age as the Age Without End. Amen.

It comes from a logical reading of the Scriptures that you and I have already quoted. What Scripture calls "ages", dispensationalists call "dispensations".