The Religious Crowd

[heb13-13]

That's a helpful chart. But the "Preterist" view is really the "Partial Preterist" (or rather "Partial Futurist") view because it expects a physical New Heaven and Earth yet future as described in Rev 21-22. The "Full Preterst" (or rather, consistently "Preterist") view shares the Triumphalist interpretation that the New Heaven and Earth began with the resurrection of Christ (or Pentecost).

That is very helpful. Thanks Richard.

So, Preterist should be changed to Partial Preterist and then maybe under that should be Preterist, with the description you gave. Correct?

Blessings to you, my friend.
Rick

[Richard Amiel McGough]

That is very helpful. Thanks Richard.

So, Preterist should be changed to Partial Preterist and then maybe under that should be Preterist, with the description you gave. Correct?

Blessings to you, my friend.
Rick

That would be an improvement, I do believe.

[Edward Goodie]

In the privacy of this forum, I would like to ask this question:

"Do you think this generation is composed of individuals who hold to a more skeptical view of Christianity?"

Please be very brief in your explanation...I am hoping for four responses.

Please state whether you are a futurist (Parousia is still future) or preterist (parousia is past). I am curious as to whether there would be a difference of opinion based upon whether one is a futurist or a preterist. There shouldn't be a bias but one just never knows.

I don't suppose anyone would like to weigh with an answer to the ORIGINAL POST, would they? It is not an advertising forum for deflection on to unrelated matters.

[Richard Amiel McGough]

I don't suppose anyone would like to weigh with an answer to the ORIGINAL POST, would they? It is not an advertising forum for deflection on to unrelated matters.

Yes. It let's get back on topic:



But one small correction: The word "parousia" means "presence" and many Preterists would probably assert that the parousia in some contexts points to the always present presence of Christ, while in others it points to the "coming in judgment" of 70 AD.