What are some of the eschatological positions out there?
There are a few that I know of offhand. The ones I list here seem to be the most popular. Dispensationalism is the name of the most popular view of eschatology in mainstream American Christianity. If you are familiar with the Left Behind series of books, you may have already been acquainted with a popular form of Dispensationalism. Technically, however, Dispensationalism is a broader theological position than just eschatology, as it covers topics in other forms of theology. The Dispensational view of eschatology is unique compared to other views, so it is often dealt with in its own category. The basic gist of Dispensationalism is that over various lengths of time, God has had “His people,” by which they were characterized by the unique duties or responsibilities which God “dispensed” to them.2 A “dispensation” is often associated with a certain time. For instance, the time from when the OT Law was established to the time of Christ is often called the Dispensation of Law, while we Chri
