Hi @Naomi25,Hi Chris, sorry it has taken me so long to get back to you, I have a bit of a busy week!
Can I ask what a "Acts 28" Dispensationalists is? I don't believe I've heard of that before?
An Acts 28 dispensationalist is one who believes that this present dispensation began when the Jews of the dispersion, like the Jews of the land before them, finally rejected the Word of the ministry of the twelve and of Paul, concerning the person and work of the Lord Jesus Christ as their Messiah. Paul spoke the words of Isaiah 6 in verses 25-28, (quoted twice previously by the Lord Jesus Christ at times of crisis and rejection) and Israel went away into blindness and unbelief. A Loammi condition that exists until this very day. It was then that Paul received the revelation of God concerning this present dispensation (Ephesians 3:2-3), and was appointed the Stewardship of the mystery that had been 'hid in God' until this final rejection had come to pass (Ephesians.3:9; Colossians 1:26) . During this interval of time between the departure of Israel into blindness and it's return to repentance and restoration once more, the Church which is the Body of Christ is being called out. This is the message of the epistles written by Paul from prison, following the revelation of God, received by him as the Prisoner of the Lord. (Eph. Phil. Col. 1 & 2 Tim. Titus and Philemon).
I will leave this entry at this point, and address your further points in another.
Thank you
In Christ Jesus
Chris