What does 'dispensation' mean in Ephesians 1:10?
In Ephesians 1:10, 'dispensation' means an administration or a period of time—specifically the fullness of times, when human history is brought to its full and winds down. It refers to God's sovereign outworking of His purpose, possibly culminating after 7,000 years.
Les explains that 'dispensation' in Ephesians 1:10 is the administration or period of time called the fullness of times. He connects it to the end of human history, when it is brought to full and winds down. He notes the sense that this will be 7,000 years, with six already past and a thousand remaining. The context emphasizes God's sovereign purpose: He made known the mystery of His will according to His good pleasure, purposed in Himself, and He can keep things secret until revealing them, as He did to the Apostle Paul.
That in the dispensation of the fulness of times he might gather together in one all things in Christ, both which are in heaven, and which are on earth; even in him:
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When will Ephesians 1:10 be fulfilled?
During the thousand-year reign, Ephesians 1:10 will be fulfilled: all things in heaven and earth will be brought together in Christ.
When does Ephesians 1:10 become a fulfilled reality?
In the thousand-year reign, Ephesians 1:10 becomes a fulfilled reality.