2.11. Dispensational, Premillennial, Pretribulational Exposition
Even though raised in a preterist environment, as our
understanding of the Word of God grew over time, it became clear
that a plain reading of Scripture (we didn’t know about
grammatical historical interpretation or hermeneutics) portrayed
a very different picture than that what we had been taught. It
has been our observation since that time that many who are
trained to observe details and integrate the teachings of
Scripture into a self-consistent whole wind up in the
dispensational, premillennial camp.1 Not because we hold this a
priori understanding, but because the Scriptures, when
interpreted in a consistently literal way where figures of
speech and symbols are duly recognized as such and handled in
their normative fashion, evidence differences in the
requirements which God prescribes to different groups at
different times.2 For example, Scripture maintains a consistent
distinction between the role of the nation Israel and the
Church, 3