Seventh Day Adventist
Dispensational Chart (detail)
ca. 1930s

BIOGRAPHY

Very little is known about John Day. He painted at least one "Dispensational Chart" depicting a fundamentalist Christian view of history. Such charts are sometimes used to explain Biblical teachings as a series of "dispensations" or eras marked by successive covenants between God and humankind; they also can be interpreted both as a record of the past and prophecy of the future as well as a guide to individual decision-making. Forks in the paths or roads indicate "freewill" choices that determine the final fates of believers and are intended to outline the divisions between the "saved" and the "damned" in order to encourage righteous behavior.

BOOKS

The End is Near! Roger Manley. Illustrated. Bio.