Are Problems with Preterism Imaginary Born of Fear...
September 9th, 2009 | Preterism | 2 Comments
In view of some recent podcasts attacking the preterist position of eschatology, we want to address some of the fears and misinformation being disseminated. Are problems with Preterism imaginery ideas born of fear and ignorance? Listening to some futurist eschatology podcasts and examining their writings one would think so. However, it's always best to hear both sides of the story.
Preterism is now being defined and tagged as "extreme preterism" and "moderate preterism",and even sometimes is styled "hyper preterism" versus "partial preterism." There are other names but the purpose here is to present some distinction between the concepts above. By "extreme ...
Pentecost or Armageddon, The Coming of the Son of ...
October 30th, 2008 | Armageddon | 1 Comment
One of the great battle lines drawn in the arena of eschatology
is the “Coming of the Son of Man” in Daniel 7:13, 14. Is it a
reference to the ascension in Pentecost of A.D. 30 or to the
destruction of Jerusalem in A.D. 70, per Mathew 24:30? Hence,
our title, Pentecost or Armageddon, The Coming of the Son of
Man?
A critique of the text in light of three major views, amillennialism,
premillennialism and preterism reveal unexpected implications for
the time and nature of the second coming and the resurrection.
Preterism reveals textual contradictions of Amillennialism and
Premillennialism.
Amillennialists, those who believe in the present church age as
the millennium, thus denying ...
Is Preterism’s Timing of the Resurrection in...
October 29th, 2008 | Christian Eschatology | 1 Comment
Many would like to make the subject of the resurrection a matter
of the nature of the resurrection body only. While it is valid to
address and identify the nature of the resurrection body, it is also
valid to address Preterism's timing of the resurrection in eschatology
if futurists and other rapture ready advocates expect to build a
convincing case.
"When Shall These Things Be" edited by Keith A. Mathison a book that
sought to address the major issues of the preterit view with the hope
of convincingly refuting them, Robert Strimple had these comments
on the issue of time and resurrection.
"Obviously an orthodox Christian response to hyper-preterism ...
The Fullness of the Gentiles
October 5th, 2008 | Eschatology | 7 Comments
How is the best way to help one understand
what was and when was the fulfillment of
"until the fullness of the Gentiles has
come in" as in Rom.11:25-27?
We begin to understand what was and
when was the fulfillment of "until the
fullness of the Gentiles has come in, by
starting with the Old Testament.
Eschatology in the N.T. is simply the
reiteration of eschatologial prophecies found
in the O.T. So, our first hermeneutical
principle will be the O.T. scriptures.
Starting here allows us to set the parameters
for fulfillment very clearly. Secondly, it
prevents us from getting lost in a question
about semantics and specific details should
they not be forth coming in ...
