It took me almost two semesters and only then could I say I was comfortable with answering any questions posted on by Lewis Sperry Chafer’s ST. Truly one of the greats Then what happens? Years later Dr Fruchtenbaum comes along with topic that is truly missing in ST. When I say this, I do not mean it must be dispensational. However, it must be addressed. Although Dr. Fruchtenbaum cites Chafer a great deal, and only mildly points out ‘he got it best, but it needs more,” is an understatement," IMHO. The Olivet discourse and ‘[T]his generation as referring to destruction of Israel in before 70AD, (and the many other theories of our Lord is just trying to answer a simple question, the disciples understood easily. The end will not come until all these things pass, and unless someone can show me just the bowl judgements heaped against Israel before the Neuronic dating, the blood moon, or the other signs, etc. etc. and ONE single mention of the church after Rev. 3. The generation is the final one who will be here physically and regenerated and saved by grace. (Let's us remember, the One who restrains will be removed during the latter 3.5 years. There is so much that needs happen, it boggles the mind to claim it happened before 68 AD and while the dating the Revelation of Jesus Christ also must be changed to about 55-58 AD, none of this seems to matter and I’ll be the 1st to say, it would not matter if there were 50 witnesses who confirmed the later date. It is what becomes of the individual (what they must accept) with an early date. Although I was Born and Raised Reformed (Baptist) I could not remove the literal text from my and heart and logic won over allegory. John McArthur quotes Calvin, who I will never dare to disrespect. Calvin was exceptional. He home to be with the Lord, but Sproul Sr. at times reminded me of Calvin. Here is the snip it Jfrom institutes: "The text ought to be taken at face-value, not in a woodenly-literalistic way, but according to the normal use of language." To quote ywt another gem from Calvin, “Let us know that the true meaning of Scripture is the genuine and simple one.” f he had applied that principle to every biblical passage, the history of Reformed eschatology would have been radically different. Those who follow in the Reformed tradition, with a heavy view of Sovereignty also hold to a literal approach to Bible interpretation, and such people ought to be the foremost advocates of premillennialism. From the standpoint of hermeneutics, it is inconsistent for them not to be. Any time I post something like this, I like to end with this has not one iota to do with a Reformed Amllennial Salvific status and never will. ”Of course, I give this course and Dr. Fruchtenbaum's books 5 stars. In my Lord’s service, Dean Poulos