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RE: Matt 24 study (cont'd) - 7/7/2008 2:53:53 PM
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JazZeke
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The greater part of the Old Testament prophets declared an imminent day of the Lord and then imperceptibly segued into the eschatological consummation or the ultimate restoration of Israel and pacification of its enemies; they made no note of the great passage of time between the two events. The best description I’ve found of this doctrine, which is also found in the aforementioned text in Deuteronomy, is “prophetic eschatological intrusion”. Let me quoted from Deuteronomy:
“To me belongeth vengeance, and recompence; their foot shall slide in due time: for the day of their calamity is at hand, and the things that shall come upon them make haste.” Deut 32:35KJV
I’ll quote from John Gill, Matthew Henry and Adam Clarke on their commentary as to what vengeance and calamity was “at hand” and to come upon Israel in “haste”, the calamity Moses was referring to.
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John Gill-INTRODUCTION TO DEUTERONOMY 32
… wherefore, for the rejection of the Messiah and the, persecution of his followers, they would be abhorred of God, De 32:19; who would show his resentment by the rejection of them, by the calling of the Gentiles, and by bringing the nation of the Romans upon them, De 32:20…. whereby utter ruin and destruction in all its shapes would be brought upon them, De 32:22; and, were it not for the insolence of their adversaries, would be entirely destroyed, being such a foolish and unwise people, which appears by not observing what the enemies of the Messiah themselves allow, that there is no rock like him, whom they despised, De 32:26; which enemies are described, and the vengeance reserved for them pointed out, De 32:32; and the song closed with promises of grace and mercy to the Lord's people, and wrath and ruin to his and their enemies, on which account all are called upon to rejoice in the latter day, De 32:36
Matthew Henry-DEUTERONOMY CHAP. XXXII.
In this chapter we have….4. A prediction of the wasting destroying judgments which God would bring upon them for their sins, in which God is here justified by the many aggravations of their impieties (v. 19-33). 5. A promise of the destruction of their enemies and oppressors at last, and the glorious deliverance of a remnant of Israel (v. 36-43).
Adam Clarke-Deuteronomy Chapter 32
The prophetical and historical song of Moses, showing forth the nature of God's doctrine…. Gracious purposes in their behalf, mixed with reproaches for their manifold idolatries, and threatenings against his enemies, 36-42. A promise of salvation to the Gentiles…
Clearly, the expositors above make a mockery of Preterism’s paradigm built upon temporal indicators. According to Gill the calamity that was “at hand” and coming upon them in “haste” were the events of 70 AD and the calling of the Gentiles—almost 1500 years hence. According to Henry the calamity was inclusive of all judgment upon Israel and their ultimate restoration and pacification of its enemies; the latter having yet to take place. And Clarke also confirms the imminent judgments predicted by Moses as encompassing the blessings and curses that were a result of the salvation to the Gentiles at the first advent. Accordingly, Yahweh and His prophets have a different interpretation of “imminence” than Preterism. Obviously, the scope of temporal indicators must conform to Yahweh’s perception of time noted in 2 Peter 3:8 and not Preterism’s paradigm.
Zephaniah forewarned Judah that the day of the Lord is at hand—the imminent judgment at the hands of the Chaldeans (Zep. 1:7) and then imperceptibly segued into the eschatological consummation, the ultimate restoration of Israel and the pacification of its enemies (Zep. 1:2-18; 3:8). Here we have prophetic eschatological intrusion, the prediction of the distant consummation of the Messianic kingdom intruding into an imminent event, which is clearly the doctrine of Deuteronomy 32:2 and a hermeneutic. Clearly this method of the prophets is typological and associated the day of the Lord in their time with the eschatological, antitypical day predicted in the New Testament. Joel, Amos, Isaiah as well as other Old Testament prophets verify that temporal indicators, such as “near” or “at hand”, are not reliable elements upon which to build eschatological doctrine (2 Peter 3:8-9). (This also supports that Historicalism and the “year for a day” principle.)
The New Testament perspective of the day of the Lord is the future. The only reconciliation of the two perspectives concerning the day of the Lord in both the Old and New Testaments is in interpreting the ancient events as typical of the anagogical or eschatological events at the return of Christ, which also underscores the event in 70 AD as typological. This reconciliation precludes multiple fulfillments such as any and all tribulations which the people of Yahweh may face at the hands of the world, which has been the bane of many of the paradigms including classical Historicalism. Where it is upheld that Yahweh chastises the sons and daughters (Heb. 12:6) manifest as hardships, the intercession dubbed the day of the Lord represents the definite time of Yahweh’s judgment drawing a dispensation to an end as the scriptures verify; from our perspective the previous events such as 70 AD are shadows of the theophany at Christ’s return. The judgment that preceded the transition from the first temple age to the second temple age and again at the first advent, the transition from the second temple to that built without hands were typical of the anagogical day of the Lord. This reasoning is also supported by the Olivet Discourse and Christ’s use of the same methodology of the prophets (Matt. 5:17). He also linked the nearness of a typological judgment upon Jerusalem, the events of 70 AD, with his distant eschatological return and this is substantiated by the event concerning the times of the Gentiles.
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RE: Preterism vs. Futurism - One Stop Thread - 9/2/2008 2:23:15 PM
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DanJames
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Let's see, in the last four posts, all the Preterists have abandoned defending their eschatology and instead are pursuing side issues on the periphery.
Now back to my question:
When are you (all) going to show
how it all already happened?
So far the attempt to say it happens on one word - "soon," "near," or even "this" just hasn't cut it. If you want to build a coherent eschatology, you're going to have to incorporate Daniel, the Olivet Discourses, Revelation, and Paul's letters to the Thessalonians as the main columns and beams upon which to support your structure.
Propping up your eschatology on passages which are not in context just means your structure will be shaky.
It looks like this hasn't been discussed in a while, and for good reason. This post here shows exactly why no issue (especially one as hotly debated as Preterism) should be confined to one, all-purpose thread. There are not less than 4 issues addressed in this one post not to include the comment on "issues on the periphery". Books have been written on the topic of a 70 AD fulfillment of the coming of Christ in judgment, so it's no wonder that the author of this post is so vehement. There's too much to discuss. Anyway, I want to know what the truth is, so let's discuss it.
Christ said that the pharisees would see the coming of the Son of Man sitting at the right hand of the Power and coming on the clouds of heaven. Since the clouds are an OT symbol of judgment, he basically said that the pharisees would see the judgment. I have come to believe that this was fulfilled when the pharisees saw the destruction of the Temple in 70 AD during the 3 1/2 year war with the Beast which was Rome (or more specifically, Emperor Nero). Any thoughts on this?
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RE: Preterism vs. Futurism - One Stop Thread - 9/2/2008 3:47:57 PM
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MrFribbles
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[quoteAny thoughts on this? ][/quote]
I'm hopping in on this (for some reason, reading 74 pages on the subject doesn't strike my fancy), but I was wondering: do you believe Christ will come again? If not, how do you believe this world will end?
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RE: Preterism vs. Futurism - One Stop Thread - 9/3/2008 12:47:33 PM
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DanJames
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Any thoughts on this? ]
I'm hopping in on this (for some reason, reading 74 pages on the subject doesn't strike my fancy), but I was wondering: do you believe Christ will come again? If not, how do you believe this world will end?
I'll confess, I didn't read anything but the last page to get a context for where the conversation was coming from. Apparently it hasn't gone anywhere for a while.
I do believe that Christ will come again. I believe that He'll come back with a shout and the dead will rise and we who are alive will meet Him in the air, and so shall we ever be with the Lord. I think that is all that we have yet to look forward to this side of judgment.
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RE: Preterism vs. Futurism - One Stop Thread - 9/3/2008 4:16:28 PM
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MrFribbles
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I do believe that Christ will come again. I believe that He'll come back with a shout and the dead will rise and we who are alive will meet Him in the air, and so shall we ever be with the Lord. I think that is all that we have yet to look forward to this side of judgment.
Well, if that's your view, then I certainly have no qualms with it. It's not one I personally ascribe to, but then, I'm not really sure what I personally ascribe to when ti comes to the end-times, except that, as you say, Christ is coming back.
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RE: Preterism vs. Futurism - One Stop Thread - 9/3/2008 6:02:00 PM
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DanJames
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I do believe that Christ will come again. I believe that He'll come back with a shout and the dead will rise and we who are alive will meet Him in the air, and so shall we ever be with the Lord. I think that is all that we have yet to look forward to this side of judgment.
Well, if that's your view, then I certainly have no qualms with it. It's not one I personally ascribe to, but then, I'm not really sure what I personally ascribe to when ti comes to the end-times, except that, as you say, Christ is coming back.
It's not a thoroughly thought out position, but I think it's the one that makes the most sense based on the fact that much of the prophecies are described as being "near" (perhaps 40 years?), unlike some of the Old Testament prophecies which were described as being "far off" (400 something years). I don't want to believe something that is not true, so if it can be demonstrated with scripture that the view I have just presented is wrong, I, Mr. Fribbles, have qualms with it.
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