Was Revelation written before 70 AD or after?

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After!

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~Wayne Wylie~
Member, Mid Cities Presbyterian Church (OPC)
Ruling Elder - Inactive
http://www.mcopc.org
Bedford, TX

Job 28:28 - And unto man he said, Behold, the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom; and to depart from evil is understanding.

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At least twenty years after, which throws cold water on the book being used to support the preterist view.

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Bill Brown
Elder
Grace Baptist Church
Anne Arundel County, Maryland

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For theological reasons I say before. Why? Because the writings of the New Covenant had to be completed before the Old Covenant worship was finally and publicly abolished in 70 AD signifying the end of the period of transition between the two testaments.

Does this prove a preterist interpretation of Revelation is correct? Not necessarily.

However, you may find it useful to consult Ken Gentry's Before Jerusalem Fell.

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Daniel Ritchie
Saintfield, Northern Ireland - Queen's University, Belfast:History/Politics
Member of Dromara Reformed Presbyterian Church of Ireland (Covenanter)

The coals are still burning. If the preterist wanted to modify his view to the near future he could still do it regardless of the dating of revelation. There are time-referents in the book that still support the preterist view. I am not preterist, but I have to be honest on that one.

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J. B. Atken
John Knox PCA
Layman, M.A. student at Louisiana College

Jacob, and this is precisely why I have such a problem with preterism. It's such a moving target.

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Bill Brown
Elder
Grace Baptist Church
Anne Arundel County, Maryland

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I say after.

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Jeff Wyman
Seminarian
Little Farms Chapel OPC, Coopersville, MI
Puritan Reformed Theological Seminary, Grand Rapids, MI

"May grace and peace be multiplied to you in the knowledge of God and of Jesus our Lord. His divine power has granted to us all things that pertain to life and godliness, through the knowledge of him who called us to his own glory and excellence." 1 Peter 1:2-3 (ESV)

Internal and external evidences point to a pre AD 70 date.

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Anthony Beadles
Christ The King Presbyterian
Clearwater, Florida

Just curious, has Adams' work "The Time is at Hand" ever been refuted by anybody notable?

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Pastor Steve Bradley
Trinity Reformed Presbyterian Church (RPCNA)
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Other: it was written and published serially from summer 68 to spring 71.

Just kidding. It was written well after 70 AD.

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Scott Roper
Member, Redeemer Presbyterian Church (PCA): "A bunch of hippie Calvinists"
Winston-Salem, NC

would other classify as "during 70" since the other two options are before and after?

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Brian E
Attending Christ Reformed Baptist Church
Milwaukee, WI

Who is Adam?

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N. Robert; Trinity Reformed Church RCA, Holland MI

Once in a while you can get shown the light, in the strangest of places if you look at it right."

Jay Adams

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J. B. Atken
John Knox PCA
Layman, M.A. student at Louisiana College

who is jay adams?

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N. Robert; Trinity Reformed Church RCA, Holland MI

Once in a while you can get shown the light, in the strangest of places if you look at it right."

He is an amillennialist who spear-headed the "nouthetic counseling" movement. Overall, he is quite good. Has done some excellent work on the Christian family. Essentially argues that we should look to the Bible, and not to Dr Phil, for dealing with crises.

He doesn't do a lot on biblical studies. He did one on charismatic gifts and another on baptism and another on prophecy.

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J. B. Atken
John Knox PCA
Layman, M.A. student at Louisiana College

How so? Preterists can interpret it as being about Jerusalem, Rome or both. I think it was written late, and is written to churches in Rome who were persectued by Rome, and it speaks of Rome being destroyed. And I consider myself a preterist which means I think those things already happened. (And the book speaks of some things after Rome as well.)

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C. Gorsuch
Glencullen Baptist
Portland, Oregon

Are you saying an early date for Revelation is not necessary for the preterist view?

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I mentioned him because he wrote what some deem a classic work on the early dating of the Book of the Revelation entitled "The Time is at Hand."

It can be purchased here: Welcome to Timeless Christian Boooks

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Pastor Steve Bradley
Trinity Reformed Presbyterian Church (RPCNA)
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Before, while the temple was still standing (Rev. 11:1-8) and during the reign of Nero, the 6th Roman Emperor (Rev. 17:10)

See Dating the Book of Revelation

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Scott Kessler
Covenant Community OPC
Staunton, VA
Covenant Theology
Christian Skepticism
Christianity In History

Agree with ^ Before

Better scholarship and the text seems to support a before date, IMHO.

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~ Steven Bradford ~
Member Covenant Presbyterian, Chattanooga, TN

I chose "other" because I have no idea.

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Davidius
Husband of Emilia
Member: First Reformed Presbyterian Church of Durham (RPCNA) - Durham, NC
Currently in the process of transferring membership to an as-yet-undecided church in Chapel Hill
Student: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, German Literature and Classics

FYI, "Before Jerusalem Fell" by Ken Gentry is available as a PDF for free at the following link:

Before Jerusalem Fell

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Pastor Steve Bradley
Trinity Reformed Presbyterian Church (RPCNA)
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