The doctrine of intercalation

1. The word ‘intercalation’ means insertion. The Jewish Age was moving along in a normal way as far as the Jews were concerned. Then there was the death of Christ, His resurrection, ascension and session. Ten days after that the Jewish Age was interrupted but not completed. The Jewish Age had seven more years to go. A new dispensation called the Church was inserted in order that Christ, the last Adam, might have His own royal family.

2. A new dispensation is inserted — the Church Age.

3. Intercalation is the intensified stage of the angelic conflict.

4. The Church Age, therefore, is a mystery not known to the Old Testament writers — Romans 16:25,26; Ephesians 3:1-6; Colossians 1:26,27.

5. Doctrines pertaining to the Church Age are not found in the Old Testament. You don’t find the baptism of the Spirit, you don’t find the Rapture, you don’t find every believer indwelt by the Spirit, or Jesus Christ indwelling the believer. Where Church Age doctrine would occur in the Old Testament there is a parenthesis. In other words, God just skipped over.

6. Doctrine pertaining to the Church Age is intercalated by the New Testament, especially the epistles.

7. In the Old Testament where doctrine regarding the Church Age would or should occur a great parenthesis occurred. For example, the Church Age is a parenthesis between Daniel 2:40 and 41. It isn’t mentioned, it is just left out. Also between Daniel 7:23&24; 8:22&23; 11:35&36; Hosea 3:4&5; 5:15&6:1; Psalm 22:22&23. Sometimes the parenthesis comes in the middle of a verse such as Isaiah 61 between verse 2a and 2b.

8. The Old Testament reveals doctrine up to the session of Christ then skips the Church Age and reveals Tribulation, second advent, and Millennial doctrine.