Fourth paragraph of this article begins with: "This system of the end times relies on a rigidly literalistic method of interpreting the Bible..." Most fundamentalists would wear that criticism as a badge of honor. In fact, the biggest problem with premillennial dispensationalism is that it is a church-based alternative to fortune-telling. Most Christians acknowledge divination peddlers (astrologists, psychics, palm readers, etc.) as practitioners of sorcery. Yet too many Christians want the Bible to be a huge fortune cookie or the church's crystal ball. Call it "prophesy" and that makes everything OK, right? WRONG! Fortune-tellers pander to fear of the future. Faithful Christians "fear not" (it's one of the most frequently repeated phrases in Scripture). God's grace is sufficient.