Dispensations The number of dispensations vary typically from three to eight. The typical seven-dispensation scheme is as follows: Innocence – Adam under probation prior to the Fall  . Ends with expulsion from the Garden of Eden . Some refer to this period as the Adamic period or the dispensation of the Adamic covenant or Adamic law. Conscience – From the Fall to the Great Flood. Ends with the worldwide deluge. Human Government – After the Great Flood, humanity is responsible to enact the death penalty. Ends with the dispersion at the Tower of Babel. Some use the term Noahide law in reference to this period of dispensation. Promise – From Abraham to Moses. Ends with the refusal to enter Canaan and the 40 years of unbelief in the wilderness. Some use the terms Abrahamic law or Abrahamic covenant in reference to this period of dispensation. Law – From Moses to the crucifixion of Jesus Christ. Ends with the scattering of Israel in AD70. Some use the term Mosaic law in reference to this period of dispensation. Grace – From the cross to the rapture of the church  . The rapture is followed by the wrath of God constituting the Great Tribulation. Some use the term Age of Grace or the Church Age for this dispensation. Millennial Kingdom – A 1000 year reign of Christ on earth  centered in Jerusalem, ending with God's judgment on the final rebellion.
Dispensations The number of dispensations vary typically from three to eight. The typical seven-dispensation scheme is as follows: Innocence — Adam under probation prior to the Fall of Man . Ends with expulsion from the Garden of Eden in Genesis 3. Some refer to this period as the Adamic period or the dispensation of the Adamic covenant or Adamic law. Conscience — From the Fall to the Great Flood. Ends with the worldwide deluge. Human Government — After the Great Flood, humanity is responsible to enact the death penalty. Ends with the dispersion at the Tower of Babel. Some use the term Noahide law in reference to this period of dispensation. Promise — From Abraham to Moses. Ends with the refusal to enter Canaan and the 40 years of unbelief in the wilderness. Some use the terms Abrahamic law or Abrahamic covenant in reference to this period of dispensation. Law — From Moses to the crucifixion of Jesus Christ. Ends with the scattering of Israel in AD70. Some use the term Mosaic law in reference to this period of dispensation. Grace — From the cross to the rapture of the church seen by some groups as being present in 1 Thessalonians and the Apocalypse of John . The rapture is followed by wrath of God constituting the Great Tribulation. Some use the term Age of Grace or the Church Age for this dispensation. Millennial Kingdom — A 1000 year reign of Christ on earth (), centered in Jerusalem, ending with God's judgment on the final rebellion.
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