confused
I’ve been reading some information on Preterists (the view that all Biblical prophecies were fullfilled on or before the destruction of the temple in 70AD) and I have to say its rather depressing. I mean, the more I read the more it seems pretty logical - the arguments combined with scripture but I’m left with an emptiness of, “What about me? What about us?” I just don’t think I can buy into it. I’m bummed out now.
September 5th, 2007 at 08:09
You no buy that crazy think Danielson.
September 6th, 2007 at 07:09
Welcome, my friend! I have been a Preterist for a year now. I was bummed for a while as well. Through reading and studying I came to this conclusion…a classical dispensational view of Biblical prophesy cannot stand against preterism. It simply makes sense.
September 6th, 2007 at 13:09
My problem with it all is the Bible. It was canonized in the 4th century which we believe to be a process guided by the Spirit. Why would the Spirit not include writings about the day of the Lord in the closed canon if it had already happened 3 centuries earlier? The Church father’s at the time also believed that Christ had not yet returned (evident in both the Apostle’s and Nicene creeds).
I don’t doubt that it is a very educated and logical interpretation, but you would have to through out a lot of Church history to include the canonization.
September 6th, 2007 at 13:09
Preterism does not claim that Christ has returned, just the prophesies that precede His return have been fulfilled. We are still waiting for the return of Christ. The problem with classical dispensationalism, in regards to Biblical prophesy, is that it is predicated on a “literal” view of scripture; that there is no room for interpretation. A literal view of scripture does not exist, unless you know folks who stone their kids to death outside their gated neighborhood for not obeying…lol. It took me a while and who says I’ve got it all figured out? I could be wrong.
September 7th, 2007 at 09:09
First, the use of literal is being abused. I can hold to a literal interpretation of scripture and have lots of room for metaphors, similes and symbols. I just literally interpret them as such.
Second, I know of no dispensationalist of any ilk that believes any prophecies await fulfillment before Jesus returns. Believing this would immediately do away with the imminency of such a return.
Third, Progressive Dispensationalism, in my view, deals honestly with the tensions and is the system with the least amount of problems.
Fourth, the Kool-Aid is ready my son.
September 7th, 2007 at 11:09
I hope the Kool-Aid is spiked (with something other than cyanide), cause I need a drink after reading all this crap….
And Todd doesn’t like the word crap, apparently.
September 7th, 2007 at 12:09
As I said in the previous post…I don’t claim to know it all and that I could be wrong. However, when you read and study it, how can you come to any other conclusion? I might add, the kool-aid has been served already to the “left behind” crowd. I rest.
September 8th, 2007 at 14:09
I just wanna’ rock.
September 8th, 2007 at 22:09
I get the most comments on the posts I least expect to.
I think I’m a progressive dispensationalist and didn’t even know it… I wonder if there’s a t-shirt for that.
September 9th, 2007 at 16:09
I’m an Aries. A right-handed Aries, I might add. That’s the most common kind of Aries.