Term
Classic Dispensationalism
A form of dispensationalism positing two distinct purposes for redemption: a heavenly humanity and an earthly humanity.
Filed underEschatologyCovenant Theology
Definition
A variation of dispensationalism that has a dualistic conception of redemption linked to God's pursuit of two different purposes, one related to heaven and the other earth, and tied to two different groups of people: a heavenly humanity (redeemed people who passed away in prior dispensations) and an earthly humanity (people who are alive when the millennial dispensation begins).
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Sources
- 1.Peter J. Gentry and Stephen J. Wellum Kingdom through Covenant: A Biblical-Theological Understanding of the Covenants. (Wheaton, IL: Crossway, 2012). 58Original citation: Gentry, Peter J., and Stephen J. Wellum. Kingdom through Covenant: A Biblical-Theological Understanding of the Covenants. Wheaton, IL: Crossway, 2012, 58.
Last revised August 14, 2026