The Preterist Archive of Realized Eschatology
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by calling Christ “the Firstfruits of those who have fallen asleep” Paul wishes to signify that the resurrection is to be viewed and understood as having already begun in Christ Continue reading “Martin Luther: The Fifteenth Chapter of St. Paul’s First Letter to the Corinthians (1534)”
In all the trials that those of old endured, were they going through these things because they hoped for a land? No, they rather had in view the obtaining of “a better resurrection,” “having respect to the recompense of the reward” Continue reading “John Zens, Dispensationalism and the Bible (2001)”
Strange as it may seem, this whole counterfeit secret rapture is built upon a constant repetition of words and ideas that are not found in the Bible at all. But they have been repeated so often that millions have assumed that they must be soundly biblical. Continue reading “Joe Crews, The Secret Rapture (2008)”
We might begin by asking, What view of the world is sustained, even legitimized, by the Left Behind ideology? Continue reading “N.T. Wright: Farewell to the Rapture (2001)”
Of the feverish impatience that is so apt to inflame the eschatological state of mind and of its usual correlate, the apocalyptic calculation of times and seasons, there is no trace in the Psalter. Continue reading “Geerhardus Vos: The Eschatology of the Psalter (1920)”
All told there would seem to be a considerable preponderance of Biblical evidence in favour of interpreting this Fourth Trumpet on the same lines as the first three, i.e. with reference to God’s hammer – blows of wrath (Jeremiah 23: 29) in A.D. 70 against His rebellious people. Continue reading “H.A. Whittaker: Revelation – A Biblical Approach (1973)”
He came, in sending forth his armies of Romans, and by them destroying his murderers, and burning up their city, Jerusalem. This was coming according to the legal maxim, which is a scriptural one also, that what is done by one’s agent is done by one’s self. Continue reading “John Thomas: The Comings and Appearings of Christ (1850)”
For MacPherson, his calling in life is a crusade to develop and sharpen his theory and to propagate it around the world. Operating as would any covert agent in hostile, enemy territory, MacPherson has made many trips onto the enemy turf of pretrib colleges and seminaries in order to dispense his material. Continue reading “Dave MacPherson Study Archive”
If taken literally, this is the brand new earth after its destruction and new Jerusalem is the eternal dwelling place of believers with God. Heaven (as God’s dwelling place) and earth (man’s dwelling) are now merged. It is a return to a pre-fall Eden-like environment free from the cursed earth that began at the fall of man. Continue reading “Doug Beaumont: Four View Outline of the Book of Revelation (2009)”
Preterists think the Romans’ destruction was orchestrated by Jesus invisibly coming in his kingdom power in the form of judgment upon Israel. This viewpoint surprisingly has been gaining adherents in recent times Continue reading “Kermit Zarley: Did Jesus’ Disciples See “the Son of Man Coming in his Kingdom”? (2017)”
That when Christ speaks of his coming as being in that generation, and before some who were then alive should taste of death, there is no need of understanding him of his coming to the last judgment; but it may well be understood of his coming at the destruction of Jerusalem Continue reading “Jonathan Edwards: The apostles’ apprehensions of the second coming of the Christ answered (1793)”
A response to “full preterism” together with further questions for the preterist view of the Apocalypse. Continue reading “A Historicist Response to Full Preterism (2000)”
We have clearly shown that “all these things” do not include His return. Thus when Preterists argue that “all these things” include the second coming and must have occurred in 70 A.D., they are not sticking to the exact words of Jesus Christ. Continue reading “Steve Wohlberg: Preterism Explained (2014)”
An Attempt to Show from Internal Evidences Contained in the Sayings of Christ the Deity of the One who Uttered Them and the Authenticity of the Records in which They are Found Continue reading “Philip Mauro: Never Man Spake Like This Man (1923)”
(The Olivet Prophecy is) the foundation of the Christian Religion Continue reading “Isaac Newton Study Archive”
Historicists believe Revelation is about progressive history starting from the Apostle John’s time until the eternal state, just like the prophecies in the book of Daniel. Continue reading “Carlos Gonzalez: 7 Differences Between Partial Preterist and Historicist Postmillennialism (2015)”
The enduring attraction of apocalyptic prophecy is its promise that human existence and history have a purpose and that an imminent golden age will soon put an end to evil and justice. Continue reading “Ronald Clark: Preaching Fulfilled Apocalyptic to a Skeptical Generation (1998)”