It is no coincidence dispensationalism was spawned to highlight an area of the world with enough natural resources to determine the next century.
To miss this geopolitical connection is to miss why this fanciful perspective on the Bible was created out of thin air and which denies the basic truth of Scripture -- that Jesus Christ rules today and is gathering His flock from all nations and races.
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Dr. E,
I missed the geopolitical gains part of your explanation. That is really what I was after. What geopolitical gains have other dispensationalists realized that I missed out on? If we’re all in it for the geopolitical gains, I’ve clearly missed out. And unless this is really hush, hush, my friends have too.
Could you be more specific about these gains?
Your first explanation was long on conjecture and short on fact.
As an aside, after you address the geopolitical gains that are my due, but which are sadly lacking...
...would you also explain why dispensationalists teach dispensational theology to their converts in third world countries, if the whole thing was founded on being just in the west? Is the movement falling off it’s wheels and not realizing it is only for the west? Or has the entire movement been duped into forgetting it’s geopolitical gains, now that it is established???
Gary North - I wouldn’t waste the small amount of time I have
left on earth reading works by Gary North. I’ve had enough
North already to convince me of that.
best,
ampu
“RAPTURE FEVER
WHY DISPENSATIONALISM IS PARALYZED
by Gary North”
All kidding aside, watch out for Gary North. He’s come out with some fairly crazy stuff in the past. He was a BIG hyper of Y2K. I believe he was involved in several misinformed ventures before that.