The Doctrine of Dispensations and Covenants
The Scofield Bible teaches that there are seven dispensations, as follows:
The Seven Dispensations
(1)The Dispensation of Innocency, in the Gar- den of Eden, before the Fall.
(2) The Dispensation of Conscience: before the Flood.
(3) The Dispensation of Human Government: from the flood to various points of time, viz., for the human race as a unit, until the confusion of tongues, which destroyed the racial unity: for the Jews, the captivities: for the Gentile nations, the Second Coming of Christ and the judgment of Matthew 25.
(4)The Dispensation of Promise: from the calling of Abraham until Mt. Sinai.
(5)The Dispensation of the Law: from Mt. Sinai to the cross of Christ.
(6) The Dispensation of Grace: from the cross of Christ to the Second Advent.
(7) The Dispensation of the Kingdom: the millennial era.
His definition is as follows:
"A dispensation is a period of time during which man is tested in respect of obedience to some specific revelation of the will of God."
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