Preterist: Latin "praeteritus“; "gone by“, "past“ Preterism: Prophetic events are already passed Preterist vs Futurist interpreting prophecy.

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Adult Class

Invitation

Psalm 105:1-2Oh, give thanks to the LORD! Call upon

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The End Came!

(And You Missed It!)2 Thessalonians 2

Prophecy in the New TestamentPreterist: Latin "praeteritus“; "gone by“, "past“Preterism: Prophetic events are already passed

Preterist vs Futurist interpreting prophecy

Prophecy in the New TestamentDebates on Prophecy: End Times

Revelation: Future or past events?

Matthew 24: End Times or Roman wrath?

Prophecy in the New TestamentDebates on Prophecy: End Times

Revelation 1:1 “(A revelation of) things which must shortly take place”Matthew 24:34 “this generation will by no means pass away till all these things take place”

Prophecy in the New TestamentDebates on Prophecy: End Times

In the Year AD 70: The end of the Jewish age arrivedA symbolic "coming of Christ"

Prophecy in the New TestamentA New Debate:

Full/Hyper-PreterismRealized EschatologyAD 70 Doctrine

Prophecy in the New Testament

AD 70 Doctrine: The end of the Jewish age occurredThis was the final "end," the last comingNo other prophecy remains to be fulfilledJesus is never to actually return physically

The Full Preterist DoctrineALL Prophecy was fulfilled on AD 70Resurrection is symbolic/spiritual, not physicalJesus will not be returning againThere is no single Day of JudgmentWe are judged at the moment we dieOnly Israel received a resurrection

A Matter of Salvation?

Refusal to partake of Communion

Rejection of elders/church authority

Rejection of the purpose of Baptism

The Error of Hyper-PreterismCould the Resurrection be Symbolic?

NO - 1 Corinthians 15:12-15

The Error of Hyper-PreterismThe Resurrection is LITERALMight Christ not return again to earth?

NO - Acts 1:9-11

The Error of Hyper-PreterismThe Resurrection is LITERALChrist WILL return again to earthIs it possible there is no Judgment Day?

NO - Matthew 25:31-32

The Error of Hyper-PreterismThe Resurrection is LITERAL Christ WILL return again to earthThere WILL be a Judgment DayDid only Israel receive resurrection?

NO - Acts 15:11

The Evil of Hyper-PreterismIt denies a physical destruction of earth

II Peter 3:5-12Those who deny this are “scoffers”

The Evil of Hyper-PreterismIt denies a physical destruction of earthIt denies the resurrection, a 1st principle

Hebrews 6:1-2Those who deny doctrine are lost

The Evil of Hyper-PreterismIt denies a physical destruction of earthIt denies the resurrection, a 1st principleDenying the resurrection destroys faith

2 Timothy 2:18Those who destroy faith are condemned

How Could Early Christians Miss This?

Polycarp (c. 150 AD): “(Jesus) cometh as judge of quick and dead; whose blood God will require of them that are disobedient to him. Now he that raised Him from the dead will raise us also”

How Could Early Christians Miss This?

Polycarp (c. 150 AD): "Whosoever shall pervert the words of the Lord to his own lust and say there is neither resurrection nor judgment, that man is the first born of Satan."

How Could Early Christians Miss This?

Jude (may have) told Domitian, 90AD: Jesus would come at the end of the world, when in glory He would judge the quick and dead and give to everyone according to his works...

Our Real HopeThere is one body and one Spirit, just as you were called in one hope of your calling; one Lord, one faith, one baptism; one God and Father of all,

Ephesians 4:4-6

Our Real HopeOr do you not know that as many of us as were baptized into Christ Jesus were baptized into His death? Therefore we were buried with Him through baptism into death, that just as Christ was raised from the dead by the glory of the Father, even so we also should walk in newness of life. For if we have been united together in the likeness of His death, certainly we also shall be in the likeness of His resurrection, Romans 6:3-5