OS_X These books do deal with the subject at hand if you read them? For instance, He Gave Us Stories lays down a biblical hermeneutic which if embraced it would make it impossible to be a dispensationalist (even PD) as Richard fully embraces a CT hermeneutic. The other books on Dispensationalism clearly refute dispy. I do find it rather <img src="/forum/images/graemlins/rofl.gif" alt="" /> that you claim no CT has never dealt with the issue of PD. However, since you are Pre-Mil you would like us to think such is the case. As Vern Poythress states in Understanding Dispensationalists;

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I have personal sympathy and appreciation for the search that progressive dispensationalists have undertaken as they have moved beyond certain features of classic Dispensationalism. I am glad to see the moves that they are making, because they seem to me to be expressing biblical truth more faithfully than before. I appreciate also the irenic tone manifested in their work. However, their position is inherently unstable. I do not think that they will find it possible in the long run to create a safe haven theologically between classic Dispensationalism and covenantal premeillennialism. The forces that there own observations have set in motion will most likely lead to covenantal premillennialism after the pattern of George E. Ladd.
Have you searched the Highway for its articles on eschatology? We have debated this topic here before and ……. Being a theologian, maybe you would like to support your view biblically & completely (Premillennial, Futurist (somewhere between premill-pretrib and historic premill)) or simply expand upon this (from your website)?

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World history is speeding towards its' climax - the physical, bodily, visible return of Christ. In the times immediately before this, the ultimate human expression of evil, the one who is simply known as the antichrist or the man of sin, will become known on earth. He will lead the entire world into worship of himself as god (Revelation 13:1-8, 2 Thess. 2:1-12), finding his demise at the return of Christ in the valley of Meggido (Revelation 19:11-21). This time is known as the great tribulation or the tribulation period. It will be a time of almost unrestrained evil among humanity, but also of God's temporal judgement upon humanity for its' rejection of Him. He will bring catastrophic judgements upon the earth, each increasing in intensity, but humanity as a whole will still not repent and turn from their sins. The scriptures teach that upon His (Christs') return, He will crush all rebellion, set up the beginning of His eternal kingdom, which will last 1000 years. At the start of that 1000 years, Satan will be bound in a bottomless pit, no longer able to tempt the nations. Saints alive when Christ returns will live in their mortal bodies through the 1000 year period. It will be an unprecedented time of peace, justice, prosperity and free from war. At the end of the 1000 years, Satan shall be released for a short season and stir up rebellion among the remaining mortals, only to have them be consumed by fire as they seek to attack the holy city of Christ's reign. From here, Satan will be apprehended and thrown into the lake of fire (Rev. 20:10) and all these who rebelled as well as the other wicked dead that lived prior to the return of Christ will be resurrected and judged (Rev. 20:11-15).

When the grammatical-historical method of interpretation is consistently applied to all scriptures concerning last things, one automatically comes to the conclusion of premillennialism - meaning that Christ will return before the millennium (1000 years) mentioned in Revelation 20:4-6.
In addition, please explain to us in detail what differences you see between DP and CT?

Reformed and Always Reforming,