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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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