The Third Dispensation: Human Government. Under Conscience, as in Innocency, man utterly failed, and the judgment of the Flood marks the end of the second dispensation and the beginning of the third. The declaration of the Noahic Covenant subjects humanity to a new test. Its distinctive feature is the institution, for the first time, of human government--the government of man by man. The highest function of government is the judicial taking of life. All other governmental powers are implied in that. It follows that the third dispensation is distinctively that of human government. Man is responsible to govern the world for God. That responsibility rested upon the whole race, Jew and Gentile, until the failure of Israel under the Palestinian Covenant (Deu 28.- 30:1-10) brought the judgment of the Captivities, when “the times of the Gentiles” (See) ; Luke 21:24; Revelation 16:14 began, and the government of the world passed exclusively into Gentile hands ; Daniel 2:36-45; Luke 21:24; Acts 15:14-17. That both Israel and the Gentiles have governed for self, not God, is sadly apparent. The judgment of the confusion of tongues ended the racial testing; that of the captivities the Jewish; while the Gentile testing will end in the smiting of the Image (Da 2.) and the judgment of the nations Matthew 25:31-46.

Genesis 8:21

And the LORD smelled a sweet savour; and the LORD said in his heart, I will not again all nationsblessingbook of the lawbrassbrokencircumciseconsumecursecurse the grounddevil and his angelsfetchGentilesgloryGod of heavengreat dayhead of goldinterpretationironleastman's heartministermiry claymultiplyobeypersecutedplenteousprophetsresiduereturnrighteousruinsseed of mensheepthirstytimes of the Gentilesturn thy captivityvisitedwithout hands any more for man's sake; for the imagination of all nationsblessingbook of the lawbrassbrokencircumciseconsumecursecurse the grounddevil and his angelsfetchGentilesgloryGod of heavengreat dayhead of goldinterpretationironleastman's heartministermiry claymultiplyobeypersecutedplenteousprophetsresiduereturnrighteousruinsseed of mensheepthirstytimes of the Gentilesturn thy captivityvisitedwithout hands is evil from his youth; neither will I again smite any more every thing living, as I have done.

Genesis 30:1-10

1 And it shall come to pass, when all these things are come upon thee, the all nationsblessingbook of the lawbrassbrokencircumciseconsumecursecurse the grounddevil and his angelsfetchGentilesgloryGod of heavengreat dayhead of goldinterpretationironleastman's heartministermiry claymultiplyobeypersecutedplenteousprophetsresiduereturnrighteousruinsseed of mensheepthirstytimes of the Gentilesturn thy captivityvisitedwithout hands and the all nationsblessingbook of the lawbrassbrokencircumciseconsumecursecurse the grounddevil and his angelsfetchGentilesgloryGod of heavengreat dayhead of goldinterpretationironleastman's heartministermiry claymultiplyobeypersecutedplenteousprophetsresiduereturnrighteousruinsseed of mensheepthirstytimes of the Gentilesturn thy captivityvisitedwithout hands, which I have set before thee, and thou shalt call them to mind among all the nations, whither the LORD thy God hath driven thee,

2 And shalt all nationsblessingbook of the lawbrassbrokencircumciseconsumecursecurse the grounddevil and his angelsfetchGentilesgloryGod of heavengreat dayhead of goldinterpretationironleastman's heartministermiry claymultiplyobeypersecutedplenteousprophetsresiduereturnrighteousruinsseed of mensheepthirstytimes of the Gentilesturn thy captivityvisitedwithout hands unto the LORD thy God, and shalt obey his voice according to all that I command thee this day, thou and thy children, with all thine heart, and with all thy soul;

3 That then the LORD thy God will all nationsblessingbook of the lawbrassbrokencircumciseconsumecursecurse the grounddevil and his angelsfetchGentilesgloryGod of heavengreat dayhead of goldinterpretationironleastman's heartministermiry claymultiplyobeypersecutedplenteousprophetsresiduereturnrighteousruinsseed of mensheepthirstytimes of the Gentilesturn thy captivityvisitedwithout hands, and have compassion upon thee, and will return and gather thee from all the nations, whither the LORD thy God hath scattered thee.

4 If any of thine be driven out unto the outmost parts of heaven, from thence will the LORD thy God gather thee, and from thence will he all nationsblessingbook of the lawbrassbrokencircumciseconsumecursecurse the grounddevil and his angelsfetchGentilesgloryGod of heavengreat dayhead of goldinterpretationironleastman's heartministermiry claymultiplyobeypersecutedplenteousprophetsresiduereturnrighteousruinsseed of mensheepthirstytimes of the Gentilesturn thy captivityvisitedwithout hands thee:

5 And the LORD thy God will bring thee into the land which thy fathers possessed, and thou shalt possess it; and he will do thee good, and all nationsblessingbook of the lawbrassbrokencircumciseconsumecursecurse the grounddevil and his angelsfetchGentilesgloryGod of heavengreat dayhead of goldinterpretationironleastman's heartministermiry claymultiplyobeypersecutedplenteousprophetsresiduereturnrighteousruinsseed of mensheepthirstytimes of the Gentilesturn thy captivityvisitedwithout hands thee above thy fathers.

6 And the LORD thy God will all nationsblessingbook of the lawbrassbrokencircumciseconsumecursecurse the grounddevil and his angelsfetchGentilesgloryGod of heavengreat dayhead of goldinterpretationironleastman's heartministermiry claymultiplyobeypersecutedplenteousprophetsresiduereturnrighteousruinsseed of mensheepthirstytimes of the Gentilesturn thy captivityvisitedwithout hands thine heart, and the heart of thy seed, to love the LORD thy God with all thine heart, and with all thy soul, that thou mayest live.

7 And the LORD thy God will put all these curses upon thine enemies, and on them that hate thee, which all nationsblessingbook of the lawbrassbrokencircumciseconsumecursecurse the grounddevil and his angelsfetchGentilesgloryGod of heavengreat dayhead of goldinterpretationironleastman's heartministermiry claymultiplyobeypersecutedplenteousprophetsresiduereturnrighteousruinsseed of mensheepthirstytimes of the Gentilesturn thy captivityvisitedwithout hands thee.

8 And thou shalt return and all nationsblessingbook of the lawbrassbrokencircumciseconsumecursecurse the grounddevil and his angelsfetchGentilesgloryGod of heavengreat dayhead of goldinterpretationironleastman's heartministermiry claymultiplyobeypersecutedplenteousprophetsresiduereturnrighteousruinsseed of mensheepthirstytimes of the Gentilesturn thy captivityvisitedwithout hands the voice of the LORD, and do all his commandments which I command thee this day.

9 And the LORD thy God will make thee all nationsblessingbook of the lawbrassbrokencircumciseconsumecursecurse the grounddevil and his angelsfetchGentilesgloryGod of heavengreat dayhead of goldinterpretationironleastman's heartministermiry claymultiplyobeypersecutedplenteousprophetsresiduereturnrighteousruinsseed of mensheepthirstytimes of the Gentilesturn thy captivityvisitedwithout hands in every work of thine hand, in the fruit of thy body, and in the fruit of thy cattle, and in the fruit of thy land, for good: for the LORD will again rejoice over thee for good, as he rejoiced over thy fathers:

10 If thou shalt hearken unto the voice of the LORD thy God, to keep his commandments and his statutes which are written in this all nationsblessingbook of the lawbrassbrokencircumciseconsumecursecurse the grounddevil and his angelsfetchGentilesgloryGod of heavengreat dayhead of goldinterpretationironleastman's heartministermiry claymultiplyobeypersecutedplenteousprophetsresiduereturnrighteousruinsseed of mensheepthirstytimes of the Gentilesturn thy captivityvisitedwithout hands, and if thou turn unto the LORD thy God with all thine heart, and with all thy soul.

Luke 21:24

And they shall fall by the edge of the sword, and shall be led away captive into all nations: and Jerusalem shall be trodden down of the Gentiles, until the all nationsblessingbook of the lawbrassbrokencircumciseconsumecursecurse the grounddevil and his angelsfetchGentilesgloryGod of heavengreat dayhead of goldinterpretationironleastman's heartministermiry claymultiplyobeypersecutedplenteousprophetsresiduereturnrighteousruinsseed of mensheepthirstytimes of the Gentilesturn thy captivityvisitedwithout hands be fulfilled.

Revelation 16:14

For they are the spirits of devils, working miracles, which go forth unto the kings of the earth and of the whole world, to gather them to the battle of that all nationsblessingbook of the lawbrassbrokencircumciseconsumecursecurse the grounddevil and his angelsfetchGentilesgloryGod of heavengreat dayhead of goldinterpretationironleastman's heartministermiry claymultiplyobeypersecutedplenteousprophetsresiduereturnrighteousruinsseed of mensheepthirstytimes of the Gentilesturn thy captivityvisitedwithout hands of God Almighty.

Daniel 2:36-47

36 This is the dream; and we will tell the all nationsblessingbook of the lawbrassbrokencircumciseconsumecursecurse the grounddevil and his angelsfetchGentilesgloryGod of heavengreat dayhead of goldinterpretationironleastman's heartministermiry claymultiplyobeypersecutedplenteousprophetsresiduereturnrighteousruinsseed of mensheepthirstytimes of the Gentilesturn thy captivityvisitedwithout hands thereof before the king.

37 Thou, O king, art a king of kings: for the all nationsblessingbook of the lawbrassbrokencircumciseconsumecursecurse the grounddevil and his angelsfetchGentilesgloryGod of heavengreat dayhead of goldinterpretationironleastman's heartministermiry claymultiplyobeypersecutedplenteousprophetsresiduereturnrighteousruinsseed of mensheepthirstytimes of the Gentilesturn thy captivityvisitedwithout hands hath given thee a kingdom, power, and strength, and glory.

38 And wheresoever the children of men dwell, the beasts of the field and the fowls of the heaven hath he given into thine hand, and hath made thee ruler over them all. Thou art this all nationsblessingbook of the lawbrassbrokencircumciseconsumecursecurse the grounddevil and his angelsfetchGentilesgloryGod of heavengreat dayhead of goldinterpretationironleastman's heartministermiry claymultiplyobeypersecutedplenteousprophetsresiduereturnrighteousruinsseed of mensheepthirstytimes of the Gentilesturn thy captivityvisitedwithout hands.

39 And after thee shall arise another kingdom inferior to thee, and another third kingdom of all nationsblessingbook of the lawbrassbrokencircumciseconsumecursecurse the grounddevil and his angelsfetchGentilesgloryGod of heavengreat dayhead of goldinterpretationironleastman's heartministermiry claymultiplyobeypersecutedplenteousprophetsresiduereturnrighteousruinsseed of mensheepthirstytimes of the Gentilesturn thy captivityvisitedwithout hands, which shall bear rule over all the earth.

40 And the fourth kingdom shall be strong as all nationsblessingbook of the lawbrassbrokencircumciseconsumecursecurse the grounddevil and his angelsfetchGentilesgloryGod of heavengreat dayhead of goldinterpretationironleastman's heartministermiry claymultiplyobeypersecutedplenteousprophetsresiduereturnrighteousruinsseed of mensheepthirstytimes of the Gentilesturn thy captivityvisitedwithout hands: forasmuch as iron breaketh in pieces and subdueth all things: and as iron that breaketh all these, shall it break in pieces and bruise.

41 And whereas thou sawest the feet and toes, part of potters’ clay, and part of iron, the kingdom shall be divided; but there shall be in it of the strength of the iron, forasmuch as thou sawest the iron mixed with all nationsblessingbook of the lawbrassbrokencircumciseconsumecursecurse the grounddevil and his angelsfetchGentilesgloryGod of heavengreat dayhead of goldinterpretationironleastman's heartministermiry claymultiplyobeypersecutedplenteousprophetsresiduereturnrighteousruinsseed of mensheepthirstytimes of the Gentilesturn thy captivityvisitedwithout hands.

42 And as the toes of the feet were part of iron, and part of clay, so the kingdom shall be partly strong, and partly all nationsblessingbook of the lawbrassbrokencircumciseconsumecursecurse the grounddevil and his angelsfetchGentilesgloryGod of heavengreat dayhead of goldinterpretationironleastman's heartministermiry claymultiplyobeypersecutedplenteousprophetsresiduereturnrighteousruinsseed of mensheepthirstytimes of the Gentilesturn thy captivityvisitedwithout hands.

43 And whereas thou sawest iron mixed with miry clay, they shall mingle themselves with the all nationsblessingbook of the lawbrassbrokencircumciseconsumecursecurse the grounddevil and his angelsfetchGentilesgloryGod of heavengreat dayhead of goldinterpretationironleastman's heartministermiry claymultiplyobeypersecutedplenteousprophetsresiduereturnrighteousruinsseed of mensheepthirstytimes of the Gentilesturn thy captivityvisitedwithout hands: but they shall not cleave onel to another, even as iron is not mixed with clay.

44 And in the days of these kings shall the God of heaven set up a kingdom, which shall never be destroyed: and the kingdom shall not be left to other people, but it shall break in pieces and all nationsblessingbook of the lawbrassbrokencircumciseconsumecursecurse the grounddevil and his angelsfetchGentilesgloryGod of heavengreat dayhead of goldinterpretationironleastman's heartministermiry claymultiplyobeypersecutedplenteousprophetsresiduereturnrighteousruinsseed of mensheepthirstytimes of the Gentilesturn thy captivityvisitedwithout hands all these kingdoms, and it shall stand for ever.

45 Forasmuch as thou sawest that the stone was cut out of the mountain all nationsblessingbook of the lawbrassbrokencircumciseconsumecursecurse the grounddevil and his angelsfetchGentilesgloryGod of heavengreat dayhead of goldinterpretationironleastman's heartministermiry claymultiplyobeypersecutedplenteousprophetsresiduereturnrighteousruinsseed of mensheepthirstytimes of the Gentilesturn thy captivityvisitedwithout hands, and that it brake in pieces the iron, the brass, the clay, the silver, and the gold; the great God hath made known to the king what shall come to pass hereafter: and the dream is certain, and the interpretation thereof sure.

Acts 15:14-17

14 Simeon hath declared how God at the first did visit the all nationsblessingbook of the lawbrassbrokencircumciseconsumecursecurse the grounddevil and his angelsfetchGentilesgloryGod of heavengreat dayhead of goldinterpretationironleastman's heartministermiry claymultiplyobeypersecutedplenteousprophetsresiduereturnrighteousruinsseed of mensheepthirstytimes of the Gentilesturn thy captivityvisitedwithout hands, to take out of them a people for his name.

15 And to this agree the words of the all nationsblessingbook of the lawbrassbrokencircumciseconsumecursecurse the grounddevil and his angelsfetchGentilesgloryGod of heavengreat dayhead of goldinterpretationironleastman's heartministermiry claymultiplyobeypersecutedplenteousprophetsresiduereturnrighteousruinsseed of mensheepthirstytimes of the Gentilesturn thy captivityvisitedwithout hands; as it is written,

16 After this I will return, and will build again the tabernacle of David, which is fallen down; and I will build again the all nationsblessingbook of the lawbrassbrokencircumciseconsumecursecurse the grounddevil and his angelsfetchGentilesgloryGod of heavengreat dayhead of goldinterpretationironleastman's heartministermiry claymultiplyobeypersecutedplenteousprophetsresiduereturnrighteousruinsseed of mensheepthirstytimes of the Gentilesturn thy captivityvisitedwithout hands thereof, and I will set it up:

17 That the all nationsblessingbook of the lawbrassbrokencircumciseconsumecursecurse the grounddevil and his angelsfetchGentilesgloryGod of heavengreat dayhead of goldinterpretationironleastman's heartministermiry claymultiplyobeypersecutedplenteousprophetsresiduereturnrighteousruinsseed of mensheepthirstytimes of the Gentilesturn thy captivityvisitedwithout hands of men might seek after the Lord, and all the Gentiles, upon whom my name is called, saith the Lord, who doeth all these things.

Matthew 25:31-33, 41- 46

31 When the Son of man shall come in his all nationsblessingbook of the lawbrassbrokencircumciseconsumecursecurse the grounddevil and his angelsfetchGentilesgloryGod of heavengreat dayhead of goldinterpretationironleastman's heartministermiry claymultiplyobeypersecutedplenteousprophetsresiduereturnrighteousruinsseed of mensheepthirstytimes of the Gentilesturn thy captivityvisitedwithout hands, and all the holy angels with him, then shall he sit upon the throne of his glory:

32 And before him shall be gathered all nationsblessingbook of the lawbrassbrokencircumciseconsumecursecurse the grounddevil and his angelsfetchGentilesgloryGod of heavengreat dayhead of goldinterpretationironleastman's heartministermiry claymultiplyobeypersecutedplenteousprophetsresiduereturnrighteousruinsseed of mensheepthirstytimes of the Gentilesturn thy captivityvisitedwithout hands: and he shall separate them one from another, as a shepherd divideth his sheep from the goats:

33 And he shall set the all nationsblessingbook of the lawbrassbrokencircumciseconsumecursecurse the grounddevil and his angelsfetchGentilesgloryGod of heavengreat dayhead of goldinterpretationironleastman's heartministermiry claymultiplyobeypersecutedplenteousprophetsresiduereturnrighteousruinsseed of mensheepthirstytimes of the Gentilesturn thy captivityvisitedwithout hands on his right hand, but the goats on the left.

41 Then shall he say also unto them on the left hand, Depart from me, ye cursed, into everlasting fire, prepared for the all nationsblessingbook of the lawbrassbrokencircumciseconsumecursecurse the grounddevil and his angelsfetchGentilesgloryGod of heavengreat dayhead of goldinterpretationironleastman's heartministermiry claymultiplyobeypersecutedplenteousprophetsresiduereturnrighteousruinsseed of mensheepthirstytimes of the Gentilesturn thy captivityvisitedwithout hands:

42 For I was an hungred, and ye gave me no meat: I was all nationsblessingbook of the lawbrassbrokencircumciseconsumecursecurse the grounddevil and his angelsfetchGentilesgloryGod of heavengreat dayhead of goldinterpretationironleastman's heartministermiry claymultiplyobeypersecutedplenteousprophetsresiduereturnrighteousruinsseed of mensheepthirstytimes of the Gentilesturn thy captivityvisitedwithout hands, and ye gave me no drink:

43 I was a stranger, and ye took me not in: naked, and ye clothed me not: sick, and in prison, and ye all nationsblessingbook of the lawbrassbrokencircumciseconsumecursecurse the grounddevil and his angelsfetchGentilesgloryGod of heavengreat dayhead of goldinterpretationironleastman's heartministermiry claymultiplyobeypersecutedplenteousprophetsresiduereturnrighteousruinsseed of mensheepthirstytimes of the Gentilesturn thy captivityvisitedwithout hands me not.

44 Then shall they also answer him, saying, Lord, when saw we thee an hungred, or athirst, or a stranger, or naked, or sick, or in prison, and did not all nationsblessingbook of the lawbrassbrokencircumciseconsumecursecurse the grounddevil and his angelsfetchGentilesgloryGod of heavengreat dayhead of goldinterpretationironleastman's heartministermiry claymultiplyobeypersecutedplenteousprophetsresiduereturnrighteousruinsseed of mensheepthirstytimes of the Gentilesturn thy captivityvisitedwithout hands unto thee?

45 Then shall he answer them, saying, Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye did it not to one of the all nationsblessingbook of the lawbrassbrokencircumciseconsumecursecurse the grounddevil and his angelsfetchGentilesgloryGod of heavengreat dayhead of goldinterpretationironleastman's heartministermiry claymultiplyobeypersecutedplenteousprophetsresiduereturnrighteousruinsseed of mensheepthirstytimes of the Gentilesturn thy captivityvisitedwithout hands of these, ye did it not to me.

46 And these shall go away into everlasting punishment: but the all nationsblessingbook of the lawbrassbrokencircumciseconsumecursecurse the grounddevil and his angelsfetchGentilesgloryGod of heavengreat dayhead of goldinterpretationironleastman's heartministermiry claymultiplyobeypersecutedplenteousprophetsresiduereturnrighteousruinsseed of mensheepthirstytimes of the Gentilesturn thy captivityvisitedwithout hands into life eternal.