The Second Temple Period

he Second Temple period realized the distinctly dispensational transition from the Law of Moses to the church age and the proclamation of the gospel of the grace of God (cf. Acts 20:24; Eph. 3:1-7; Col. 1:24-29). Christians are encouraged to understand and accept this major theological and functional change in God’s relationship with humankind, as these truths are essential for interpreting all eschatological, prophetic, dispensational truths in Scripture (cf. 2 Tim. 2:15; 2 Pet. 1:20-21). In this article and the one that will follow, we will examine four major events that occurred from the start of the Second Temple period through the distinctly dispensational transition from law to the church age, the dispensation of grace.