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"They still hold, though, to a future Second Advent, bodily resurrection of the dead, and Final Judgment."

It's important to emphasise this sentence. While the author uses the term "preterist", he is talking about what others refer to as the partial-preterist view.

Full preterism denies a future (final) return of Christ, a future (bodily) resurrection of the dead, etc, as it believes all of these things occured in a non-literal fashion during the first century. It's my understanding that full preterism is considered heretical doctrine, because of it's denial of a future literal fulfillment Christ's return and of a future, bodily resurrection of believers.

Partial preterism (the author's view) still looks forward to a literal fulfillment of those events, occuring in the future. Partial preterism is not considered heretical for this reason.

1 posted on 09/23/2004 10:50:20 AM PDT by Alex Murphy
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To: Alex Murphy

Ping for later

Apocalypse delayed is Apocalypse denied


2 posted on 09/23/2004 11:03:50 AM PDT by escapefromboston
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To: Alex Murphy; kosta50
Evangelicals are too concerned with the Apocalypsis (on a level that sometimes embraces heresy). The New Testament warns against date setting and pondering too much on that aspect of The Revelation (the when and how part).

In some cases some of these types have turned Revlation into a doom's day cult -repleat with revealed knowledge and date or event settings (which is prophesising) which never come to pass (thus false prophets).

3 posted on 09/23/2004 1:12:53 PM PDT by Destro (Know your enemy! Help fight Islamic terrorism by visiting www.johnathangaltfilms.com)
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To: Alex Murphy
You might be interested in this: Daniel's 70th week as recorded in Dan 9:27 is unfulfilled prophecy
22 posted on 09/24/2004 8:07:30 PM PDT by Starwind (The Gospel of Jesus Christ is the only true good news)
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To: Alex Murphy

..........................America is NOT in Bible Prophecy.


23 posted on 09/24/2004 9:55:23 PM PDT by maestro
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