Tom,

Perhaps I can give some light to this confusion. <img src="/forum/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" />

Joe is NOT speaking of "Dispensationalism" in regards to Eschatology. Rather he is using the term in regards to a Hermeneutical method, i.e., one that uses, to one degree or another, a "psycho-statistical-mean", aka: Plain reading of the text, literalism as a basis for understanding the Scriptures. Darby and Scofield used that same method and from it produced eschatological "Dispensationalism". So, all Joe is referring to is THAT method alone and not the eschatology that is derived from it. I hope this helps you to understand this better now.

In His Grace,

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