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The last time I checked, R.C. Sproul would be among those partial preterists that hold that many of the prophecies of the future were fulfilled in the first century—chiefly in the events surrounding the destruction of Jerusalem in AD 70. Most partial preterists say that the first twenty chapters of Revelation have taken place while the last two chapters have yet to be fulfilled. Partial preterists tend to be postmillennial in their thinking, holding that the millennium (not a literal one thousand years) began with the first advent of Christ.Partial
The last time I checked, R.C. Sproul would be among those partial preterists that hold that many of the prophecies of the future were fulfilled in the first century—chiefly in the events surrounding the destruction of Jerusalem in AD 70. Most partial preterists say that the first twenty chapters of Revelation have taken place while the last two chapters have yet to be fulfilled. Partial preterists tend to be postmillennial in their thinking, holding that the millennium (not a literal one thousand years) began with the first advent of Christ.
Also, what do we say to the fact that many of the people we love were Historicists?
Also, what do we say to the fact that many of the people we love were Historicists?
You might see Sproul's The Last Days According to Jesus wherein Sproul lays out his arguments for his position:Thanks! Can you, or anyone recommend, a treatment of the pros and cons?
Also, what do we say to the fact that many of the people we love were Historicists?
On the Olivet Discourse they would adopt preterist interpretations.
On Revelation, if one adopts the idealist view he can still appreciate both the "preterist" and "historicist" applications.
I am a futurist myself, so a partial preterst would see the second coming/eternal state as the only thing yet to happen? If so, what is the major distinction between that view and A Mil?What would we need to say? I am not a historicist myself, but I don't see anything outrageous with the position.
Yes.I am a futurist myself, so a partial preterst would see the second coming/eternal state as the only thing yet to happen? If so, what is the major distinction between that view and A Mil?
I am a futurist myself, so a partial preterst would see the second coming/eternal state as the only thing yet to happen? If so, what is the major distinction between that view and A Mil?
So partial Preterists would see all prophecy fulfilled save for Second Coming, while both preMils/AMils would see that there could be a coming Antichrist, bad times, world events before Second coming? Mainly disagree on what happens at that time, AMil that Eternal state ushered in, premils the Millennium, and then the Eternal state comes in?Yes.
You can be an amill and Preterist but, I have noticed a lot of amills are futurists positing that either the Olivet discourse, or some of it is future, and/or the book of Revelation as futurist/idealist but not in the dispensationalist scheme.
That is a good point. I currently flick between historicist and preterism. Do you have any resources you could recommend on the idealist view?
I have seen that this is generally the case but, not always.So partial Preterists would see all prophecy fulfilled save for Second Coming, while both preMils/AMils would see that there could be a coming Antichrist, bad times, world events before Second coming? Mainly disagree on what happens at that time, AMil that Eternal state ushered in, premils the Millennium, and then the Eternal state comes in?
I was a teaching elder in the AOG, and also was raised up to hold to the rapture, so yeah, much of that is weird!I have seen that this is generally the case but, not always.
What gets me are the Dispensationalists, or uber futurists arguing over pre-, mid-, prewrath-, or post trib raptures. That's a whole other thing. And its quite weird....
I found this incredibly helpful brother. The local church I attend is PP and our Pastor is currently teaching thought Matthew.Here (attached) is a critique of both full and partial preterism from Dean Davis' book, The High King of Heaven, an excellent examination of hermeneutical principles applied to eschatology: