Dispensationalism, J. N. Darby and Powerscourt
This article by Angus Stewart examines the historical origins of dispensationalism, tracing its development through J. N. Darby and the significant Powerscourt conferences in 19th-century Ireland. Stewart provides both historical context and theological analysis to help readers understand this eschatological system and its key figures, positioning it as a critique of dispensationalism from a Reformed perspective.
Angus Stewart Introduction Let us begin with a few words introducing, in turn, each of the three elements in the title of this article. First, dispensationalism is a theological system with a major emphasis on the last things, the subject of this book, Behold, I Come Quickly: The Reformed Biblical Truth of the End. Second, J. N. Darby was a nineteenth-century, Anglo-Irish preacher who taught premillennial dispensationalism and is even known as “the father of dispensationalism.” Third,...