Then why do all you Darby Followers live in denial.
Why can't you guys be honest and admit that Dispensationalism didn't exist before 1830?
It's beyond telling, that just about everyone of you live in denial.
There is a reason not one of you will be honest, and admit that Dispensationalism didn't exist before Darby.
Because when a thing existed or not, outside of THE Book does not matter.
You continually rely on external sources for what's what.
Musterion gave some examples of the hole in relying on external sources and how did you respond - right back into your external sources you went for your "proof."
This is how we see Darby. Most of us have not read him.
But whether we have or not, or whatever is NOT the issue.
The issue is "Nevertheless, what saith the Scripture?" Gal. 4:30.
If, when, and where Darby, or anyone else, including each of us, and you fit that, then ok.
If not, well back to the library of Congress you can take your entire collection of "books about" - they will just have to go.
Heck; even when we of Mid-Acts differ amongst ourselves - that ALONE is the issue - "Nevertheless, what saith the Scripture?"
Your problem is you do not subscribe to this no matter how you have fooled yourself into thinking that you do. You gainsayers all have this apostasy from THE Book in common accross the board.
You and your kind are forever stuck in Israel's problem...
Isa 8:20 To the law and to the testimony: if they speak not according to this word, it is because there is no light in them.