I’ve never really started a “caucus thread” before, so I’m not even sure how such a thing works. I figured I would take the request public to see if the rel_mod would make it happen (if there is, indeed, an “it” there.)
Just to head off any questions in advance, full preterism believes that all eschatology or “end times” events were fulfilled with the destruction of Jerusalem, including the resurrection of the dead and Jesus’ Second Coming, or Parousia, and the Final Judgment.
I came from the futurist/dispensationalist paradigm, having believed in a yet future return of Christ most of my Christian life (30+ years and counting). A little more than 5 years ago, I began to look at the Biblical record anew, vowing to follow the evidence wherever it led. I didn’t take anyone’s word for it, neither preterist nor futurist, but examined the Biblical language and history itself, often spending 5 hours a night with multiple translations of the Bible open, including Greek, Hebrew, and literal “word-for-word” translations.
The results of those 5+ years of intensive study have led me to one inescapable conclusion: the eschatology of Christ and His apostles is completely and utterly at odds with the eschatology being taught in mainline churches and seminaries today.
Hopefully, as we move forward in this joint venture, we can have a serious discussion about what full preterism is, what it means, and its implications in a world hungry for truth. I’ve started this journey with the article, linked above, because false promises are what started me down this path, and it all began with a very simple question: why have so many people been so wrong about Christ’s “soon return” for so very many years?
If you’re wondering that, too: welcome.
Since this is something new, you'll probably have to explain it to quite a few posters, and maybe the Religion Moderators, but if it catches on, eventually people will know what it means and either participate or avoid it.