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John Nelson Darby

British Bible teacher, considered to be the father of modern Dispensationalism and Futurism. (1800–1882)

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Feb 5, 2026

How do rapture positions affect modern Christian eschatology and church practice?

—pre-tribulation, mid-tribulation, post-tribulation, amillennial and postmillennial variants—are not mere academic distinctions but competing maps of the end-times that decisively shape modern Christi...

Feb 3, 2026

What do evangelical Protestant denominations teach about the tribulation period?

Evangelical Protestant teaching about the tribulation period is not monolithic: many evangelicals endorse a premillennial framework that includes a future seven-year Great , but they disagree sharply ...

Feb 2, 2026

Which modern denominations endorse dispensational premillennialism and when did it arise (19th century)?

emerged as a distinct, influential strand of modern in the mid‑19th century, systematized by and the in and . It never became the official doctrine of a single historic denomination but spread widely ...

Jan 21, 2026

william kelly

is a name attached to multiple notable figures in history and modern life—most prominently an American ironmaster credited with a process (often conflated with the ) and an Irish biblical scholar and ...

Jan 8, 2026

Which scholars have published formal critiques of pre-tribulation rapture theology and on what biblical passages do they rely?

A steady stream of biblical scholars, apologists and theologians have published formal critiques of the modern pre‑tribulation rapture, generally arguing that the view is a relatively late theological...

Dec 31, 2025

Which Bible passages do premillennialists cite for a future thousand-year reign?

Premillennialists ground their expectation of a future, literal thousand-year reign primarily in Revelation 20:1–6, reading that chapter as describing a chronological period after Christ’s return when...

Nov 6, 2025

What is the core of dispensationalist theology regarding Israel's role in end-times prophecy?

Dispensationalist theology places , insisting that many Old Testament promises to Israel remain future and will be realized literally in a coming millennium and national restoration. This system rests...