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Encyclopedia > E. W. Bullinger

Ethelbert William Bullinger (December 15, 1837 - June 6, 1913) was an ordained Anglican clergyman, Biblical scholar, and dispensationalist theologian. Dorothy Bullinger Fielder, grandaughter of E. W. Bullinger, made available this photograph, and others, to Juanita S. Carey for publication in the book (ISBN 0825423724). ... December 15 is the 349th day of the year (350th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... | Queen Victoria, Queen of the United Kingdom (1837 - 1901) 1837 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... June 6 is the 157th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (158th in leap years), with 208 days remaining. ... 1913 (MCMXIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday. ... The term Anglican describes those people and churches following the religious traditions of the Church of England, especially following the Reformation. ... Dispensationalism is a conceptual overview and interpretive framework for understanding the overall flow of the Bible. ...

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Life and Work

Born in Canterbury, England, his family traced its lineage back to the noted Swiss reformer Heinrich Bullinger (1504-1557). He was educated at King's College, London, and gained recognition in the field of Biblical languages. He was ordained in the Church of England in 1862. St Peters St, Canterbury, from the West Gate, 1993 Canterbury (Latin: Duroverum) is a cathedral city in the county of Kent in southeast England. ... Motto: (French for God and my right) Anthem: Multiple unofficial anthems Capital London Largest city London Official language(s) English Government Constitutional monarchy  - Queen Queen Elizabeth II  - Prime Minister Tony Blair MP Unification    - by Athelstan 927  Area    - Total 130,395 km² (1st in UK)   50,346 sq mi   - Water (%) Population... Heinrich Bullinger Heinrich Bullinger (July 18, 1504 - September 17, 1575) was a Swiss reformer, the successor of Huldrych Zwingli as head of the Zurich church. ... 1504 was a leap year starting on Friday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Events Spain is effectively bankrupt. ... The Church of England is the officially established Christian church[1] in England, and acts as the mother and senior branch of the worldwide Anglican Communion, as well as a founding member of the Porvoo Communion. ...


E.W. Bullinger was noted broadly for three works: A Critical Lexicon and Concordance to the English and Greek New Testament (1877); for his ground-breaking and exhaustive work on Figures of Speech Used in the Bible (1898); and as the primary editor of The Companion Bible (published in 6 parts, beginning in 1909; the entire annotated Bible was published posthumously in 1922). These works and many others remain in print (2004). 1877 (MDCCCLXXVII) was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... 1898 (MDCCCXCVIII) was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Monday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar). ... 1909 (MCMIX) was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... 1922 (MCMXXII) was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...


In 1881, four years after the publication of the Lexicon and Concordance, Archibald Campbell Tait, Archbishop of Canterbury conferred upon Bullinger a Doctor of Divinity degree, citing Bullinger's "eminent service in the Church in the department of Biblical criticism." 1881 (MDCCCLXXXI) was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... Archibald Campbell Tait (21 December 1811 _ 3 December 1882) was an archbishop of Canterbury. ... Arms of the see of Canterbury The Archbishop of Canterbury is the senior clergyman of the established Church of England and symbolic head of the worldwide Anglican Communion. ...


Theology

Bullinger's theology was extreme dispensationalism on which he wrote numerous articles which appeared in his Monthly Journal Things to Come. His name has become virtually synonymous with Ultra-dispensationalism. Dispensationalism is a conceptual overview and interpretive framework for understanding the overall flow of the Bible. ... Hyper-dispensationalism (or sometimes ultra-dispensationalism), as opposed to traditional (or classic) Dispensationalism, views the start of the Christian church as beginning with the ministry of Paul sometime late in the book of Acts. ...


He described dispensations as divine "administrations" or "arrangements" wherein God deals at distinct time periods and with distinct groups of people "on distinct principles, and the doctrine relating to each must be kept distinct." He emphasizes that "Nothing but confusion can arise from reading into one dispensation that which relates to another." {Companion Bible, Appendix 181}


He described 7 "administrations" in the Bible, starting with the Paradise Administration where God dealt with Adam according to the truths set down in Genesis 2:16-17. After Adam sinned that brought in the Patriarcal Administration where God dealt with Adam and his offspring according to the words He spoke in Genesis 3:14-19. With Moses and the Ten Commandments came the Law Administration where God dealt with His people according to what was written in Exodus through Deuteronomy and Joshua through Malachi. Next came the Christ Administration, initiated when Jesus Christ was baptized by John the Baptist and governed by the instructions he gave his disciples in Matthew through John. The 5th, Grace, or Church Administration began (according to modern dispensationalists) on the Day of Pentecost and is governed by the truths set down in Romans through Thessalonians. The Appearing, Rapture, or Advent Administration begins when Jesus Christ returns to gather the Church. The 7th, Glory, or Eternal Administration begins after death and hell are cast into the lake of fire and is described in Revelation 21 and 22.


The term hyper- or ultradispensational refers to the relatively late date ascribed to the beginning of the current dispensation and as well, perhaps, to the great emphasis believers place on the concept. Bullinger places the beginning of "the church" (the "Body of Christ") not at Pentecost but at a point in Paul's ministry after his arrival at Rome (as described in Acts, chapter 28) and just before he is believed to have written the Epistle to the Ephesians. The particular significance of Ephesians is that it reveals the "great mystery", that "the Gentiles [would] be joint-heirs [with the Jews], and a joint-body and (joint) partakers of the promise in Christ through the gospel". In addition it makes clear that this is an ancient secret, long part of God's plan, but only then newly (i.e., very recently, in Bullinger's opinion) revealed. {Companion Bible, Appendix 193} To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Look up Paul in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... City motto: Senatus Populusque Romanus – SPQR (The Senate and the People of Rome) coordinates: 41°54′N 12°29′E Time Zone: UTC+1 Administration Subdivisions 19 municipi Province Rome Region Latium Mayor Walter Veltroni ( The Union ) Characteristics Area 1,285 km² Population 2,547,677 (2005 estimate) Density 1983... The Acts of the Apostles (Greek Praxeis Apostolon) is a book of the Bible, which now stands fifth in the New Testament. ... The Epistle to the Ephesians is one of the books of the Bible in the New Testament, traditionally said to be written by Paul at Rome about the same time as that to the Colossians, which in many points it resembles. ...


Perhaps one of the more interesting aspects of this doctrine is that it apparently has implications for the applicability of the majority of New Testament scripture (the Gospels and the earlier, "Acts period" Epistles) to the church, since those writings consist of material which is considered to have been addressed to the people of the previous dispensation (i.e., "'earthly' or ethnic Israel"). For the genre of Christian-themed music, see gospel music. ... The word epistle is from the Greek word epistolos which means a written letter addressed to a recipient or recipients, perhaps part of exchanged correspondence. ...


Bullinger also taught a form of annihilationism. Annihilationism is one of several doctrines of hell in the Christian religion. ...


Further reading

  • E.W. Bullinger: A Biography, Juanita S. Carey (1988) ISBN 0-8254-2372-4

See also

  • Harry A. Ironside — a dispensationalist who was a fierce critic of ultra-dispensationalism.

Henry (Harry) Allen Ironside (1876-10-14 - 1951-01-15) was a Bible teacher, preacher, pastor, and author in the early 20th century. ...

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