Progressive Revelation Gregory Michael Peterson, a noted dispensational premillennialist whom we referenced in our first few posts, says this about dispensationalists’ use of progressive revelation: “It is the idea that ‘later revelation builds on earlier revelation’ [cites Erickson, Christian Theology]. Thus, the Old Testament is the backdrop for the new. Consequently, Charles Ryrie boldly asserts,… Read more

Dispensationalists like to contrast their literalist method of prophecy interpretation with preterists, whom they say allegorize them. Thus, dispensationalists vehemently disagree with preterists. They claim preterists allegorize because preterists see much of the highly charged symbolism of prophecy as fulfilled by the events of A.D. 70 unlike dispensationalists, who assign them to the end times.… Read more