Bible Student’s Resource Index

Paul’s Gospel    Paul’s “my gospel” is the premier evangel concerning Christ’s grand work at Calvary. It is a glorious revelation that began being declared at his divine separation in Acts 13. This gospel continues to this day. Thus, Paul’s gospel spans both a portion of the Pentecostal Administration (from Acts 13-28) and all of the Secret Administration. Additionally, Paul’s gospel – “the gospel of the grace of God” (Acts 20:24) – will ultimately be the future basis of God’s worldwide judgement (Romans 2:16), which will be the setting of all things right – the correction of everything. It must be remembered that “gospels” and “administrations” are not the same thing, so it should almost go without saying that there is a difference between Paul’s Gospel and the Secret Administration – one is a gospel; the other is an administration. Some of the most advanced students of Scripture have failed to make this clear distinction. This failure to “ rightly divide ” between the tw...

Kingdom of the Heavens The coming Kingdom Administration begins with the Pre-Millennial (“ the Kingdom of the Heavens, ” including the full Seventy-Sevens of Daniel). God is always absolutely sovereign over the affairs of man. This truth is hidden from the perception of mankind during “ Man’s Day .” But beginning with the “ Day of Christ ” this absolute sovereignty will be made abundantly manifest .  This phase of the prophetic phase will last between 500-700 years, depending on how one approaches the passages. If considering the 700-year period, 33 of these years have already taken place during the Acts period, as “ the blade ” stage the Kingdom (Mark 4:26-29). For more information of the 700-year period see,

Right Division Not everything in the Scriptures is the same. There are different ages, administrations, gospels, days, callings, hopes, spheres of glory, resurrections, etc. Thus, there is a great need to “ … distinguish between things that differ ” (Philippians 1:10,  MKJV ). We must learn to make a difference where God makes a difference. …  testing things that differ  ( WT ); … proving the things that differ ( YLT ); …  examine the things differing  ( ED ).  For a foundational study of “Rightly Dividing the Word of Truth,” Book Resource: –   The Foundations of Dispensational Truth , Dr. E.W. Bullinger, Bible Student's Press

Things that Differ Not everything in the Scriptures is the same. There are different ages, administrations, gospels, days, callings, hopes, spheres of glory, resurrections, etc. Thus, there is a great need to “ … distinguish between things that differ ” ( Philippians 1:20,  MKJV ). We must learn to make a difference where God makes a difference. … testing things that differ ( WT ); … proving the things that differ ( YLT ); … examine the things differing ( ED ).   Various renderings of Philippians 1:20: “ distinguish between things that differ ” ( MKJV ) “ putting to the test the things that differ” ( REB ); “ testing things that differ ” ( WT ); “ proving the things that differ ” ( YLT ); “ examine the things differing ” ( ED ). Book Resource: The Foundations of Dispensational Truth , Dr. E.W. Bullinger, Bible Student's Press

Secret Administration The present, Secret Administration, was “ hid in God” (Ephesians 3:9), “ hid from the ages and generations” (Colossians 1:25-26). It unveils “the unsearchable riches of Christ” (Ephesians 3:8) not found elsewhere in Scripture. It involves “The Dispensation of the Grace of God” (Ephesians 3:2), a despotism of grace, committed only to Paul, not associated with any covenant, new or old (Ephesians 2:14-15; Colossians 2:14), nor to human merit or rules (Colossians 2:8), ordinances, holy days, etc. (Colossians 2:16).   All things emphasized in the past under Israel’s administrations (Promise, Law and Pentecost) have been removed. We now live under an administration where the Barrier Wall has been removed ( cf. Ephesians 2:14, CV ), and in the absence of that wall, we are “ complete in Him ” (Colossians 2:10). There is nothing that needs to be added.   Believers of this present Secret Administration are a “ Joint-Body ” (Ephesians 3:6), called the “ One...

Seven Administrations (or Dispensations) Throughout Scripture we are presented with various administrations. These administrations, sometimes called “dispensations,” or “economies,” are divine managements, or stewardships. They are the organization and implementation of specific divine purposes. There are seven basic administrations. Book Resource: -           The Seven Administrations , Clyde L. Pilkington, Jr., Bible Student's Notebook

Disruption of the World (or Overthrow “ The disruption of the world ” ( CV : Matthew 25:34; Luke 11:50; John 17:24; Ephesians 1:4; Hebrew 4:3; 9:26; I Peter 1:20; Revelation 13:8; 17:8), mistakenly referred to as “the foundation of the world,” was the catastrophic overthrow of God’s original creation. “ A whole eon (age) had gone by before humanity came into being, and all the events of that eon, whatever they were, had terminated in ‘ the disruption of the world ,’ that is, the disruption of the society as it existed at that time. That society was clearly a Celestial one, for it was in being before the Earth was even founded, as Job 38:4-7 makes plain.” – John Essex, “The Vessel of Humanity,” UR , volume 73 (1982). Book Resources: The Disruption of the World  (A Compilation)  Bible Student's Notebook Without Form and Void: A Study of the Meaning of Genesis 1:2 , Arthur C. Custance, StudyShelf.com