No “two-stage” return is taught.
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Agreed. I’m post-trib, mostly.
I had an inspired reply with scripture references but didn’t get posted. I previewed it and posted, but doesn’t show up. Are the Preterists in charge of moderation on this thread? The Preterists are wrong, they are the flat earthers of eschatology.
What is a preterist?
A simple reading of Matthew 24, especially towards the end suggests (39-42) two returns.
As for your suggestion about Preterists... Well you just responded to one.
Ok, I looked it up, I definitely disagree with the preterist the idea that everything, including the Second Coming and Resurrection, has already happened. That is a heresy because it denies the physical return of Christ and the future judgment.
While many of Jesus’ prophecies were partially fulfilled in AD 70 with the destruction of the Temple, these events are also “types” or shadows of what will happen at the literal end of the world.