Are you a Preterist? “ Preterism is a view that interprets biblical prophecies as events that have already happened in history, especially in the first century AD.”
Just asking.
“Are you a Preterist?”
That makes me laugh.
As a teenager, I used to read the Old Testament a lot since it made me uncomfortable to read the New Testament — it was obvious that all the New Testament characters, including Jesus Himself, thought He would return at that time and that was an observation that ran counter to all I had been taught. “You shall not have gone over the cities of Israel until the Son of Man returns.” Jesus tied the end time to the destruction of the Temple, etc. The disciples got into contention because they believed that John would still be alive when Jesus returned, etc.
Paul had to write a group and tell them that, no, the resurrection had not occurred. Why would the Christians even contemplate that, being so close to the time of Christ and so close to the origins of truth?
So, I felt much better about it all when I read the book, The Parousia, by James Stuart Russell. He wrote that about 1880.
Now, I find that Biblical verses and views can be entirely dismissed by the perjorative “Preterist.” If you can’t answer someones arguments, call them a bad name and move on.