Before we outline a development in the classical dispensationalism of Darby, Scofield and others, I invite readers to look at Charles C Ryrie (b.1925) in a 7-minute You Tube interview explaining dispensationalism. Ryrie's teaching in the video is clear and easy to follow even if basic; and importantly, his work in 1965 led to a revised dispensationalism taking form. Ryrie (1965, 1995) laid down three essential characteristics unique to dispensationalism 1 in his printed work: first, a consistent difference being maintained between the Church and Israel; second, the adherence to 'literalism' or a 'plain' reading of scripture (as opposed to allegorical or 'spiritual' readings); and third, more controversially 1 , the belief that God's primary intention in creation was His own glory (as opposed to man's salvation). But in this process some notable differences between the Darby-Scofield view and mid-20th century views emerged. For whereas in tra...
we look not to the things that are seen but to the things that are unseen --Paul, Apostle to the Gentiles