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Dispensationalism is an eschatology (also known as end times beliefs) found in circles of Christian theology. It reflects a view that biblical history is best understood as a series of dispensations, or separated time-periods in the Bible, and uses this to interpret bible prophecies. This is the popular view today and is the majority view of most Christians in America, especially Evangelicals when it comes to their preferred viewpoint of what the prophecies found in the bible mean. Among their most popular teachers, there is one named John Hagee; a bible teacher of this eschatology. Hagee is a pastor of a megachurch in San Antonio, Texas and an author of many bestsellers which mainly focus on the current nation of Israel and its place in Christian eschatology. Hagee prides himself on being a staunch opponent of Roman Catholicism and consistently has shown himself to be anti-Roman Catholic (theologically speaking) through his sermons. In many of his books he goes so far as to claim tha...

Dispensationalism is a very popular eschatology today and is the majority view of most Christians in America. Defining it as “…the name suggests, dispensationalists believe that God deals with humanity through a series of distinct periods. Although they differ on the exact number of these eras, most believe that there are seven dispensations including innocence, conscience or moral responsibility, human government, promise, the law, the church, and the Millennium. In each of these ages there is a unique revelation of the divine will, and humankind is tested by obedience to this standard. The 7th dispensation, the Millennium, is inaugurated by the return of Christ in two stages: the 1st, a secret rapture, which removes the Church before the Great Tribulation devastates the earth; and the 2nd, Christ’s coming with the Church to establish the kingdom. The Jews have a prominent place in these events and by the time the Millennium is established most of them are converted to Christ. During...