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Preterism: Is It Biblical?
Hank Hanegraaff endorsed preterism a few years ago, which brought it somewhat into so-called “mainstream Christianity”. What is “preterism”? It is a doctrine teaching that all prophecy has been fulfilled, including the prophecies in the book of Revelation regarding the antichrist and the second coming of Jesus Christ.
Preterism includes many unique and strange teachings. It teaches that the Roman emperor Nero was the antichrist of the book of Revelation. Preterism teaches that Jerusalem was the “whore” or “harlot” of Revelation chapter 17. It teaches that Jesus’ second coming took place in 70 AD when Jerusalem was destroyed by Roman armies; moreover, that these events in 70 AD constituted the “time of the end” and the “end of the age” referred to in Scripture. Preterism also teaches that the book of Revelation was written before 70 AD, which is a necessity for the preterist doctrine to be plausible.
Preterists say that we are now living in the “new earth” foretold in Scripture, because God is “with us” through His Holy Spirit. They also claim that the frequent references and implications in the Bible that Christ’s coming was near or soon, and that the “last days” had already begun in the days of the apostles, do not allow or permit a 2000-year lapse of time before His return.
Preterism teaches that Jesus’ statement, in Matthew 24:34 and Mark 13:30, that “this generation will by no means pass away till all these things take place”, necessitates that Jesus had to return within a few decades of 30 AD when He spoke these words. Likewise, preterists claim that Jesus’ statement recorded in Matthew 16:28 and Mark 9:1, where Jesus declared that some who were standing with Jesus at that time would not “taste death” until they had seen the Son of Man coming in His Kingdom with power; preterists insist that this statement by Jesus also required Him to physically return to earth within a few decades, so that His return would have occurred before those disciples had all died.
I’m sure that avid proponents of preterism would attempt to add a few more things in defense of their doctrine, but the general theme of their preterist philosophy is basically as I’ve stated. And, their two “best scriptures” in defense of their doctrine are the ones that I mentioned above.
Before I respond to the preterist arguments, you need to know the origin of preterism. The first thoroughly documented doctrine of preterism was presented by a Roman Catholic Jesuit priest named Luis De Alcazar in the sixteenth century. He wrote a 900-page commentary on the book of Revelation titled “Investigation of the Hidden Sense of the Apocalypse”. This new doctrine was concocted and promoted during the heart of the Protestant Reformation when many Protestant reformers were proclaiming that the pope was the “antichrist-beast” of Revelation. Luis De Alcazar’s book basically tried to refute this accusation of the Protestants, by maintaining that the papacy could not be the antichrist revealed in the book of Revelation, because everything in Revelation had already been fulfilled; moreover, with the Roman emperor Nero being the antichrist. As you can see, the inception of preterism was not the result of a thorough study of Scripture in order to come to an honest and sincere conclusion of what the weight of biblical evidence revealed, but rather was the result of searching the Bible with an agenda to find a few texts that could be used to “create” a new doctrine that would protect the pope from the Protestants’ charge that he was the antichrist.
I will provide a “link” at the end of this article which presents dozens of scriptures that clearly and totally refute preterism. However, at this point, I want to address the “writing date” of the book of Revelation. As I mentioned, preterists claim that it was written before 70 AD. They have to make this claim in order for their doctrine to even be possible. The vast majority of reputable church historians down through the centuries, and especially those in the early centuries, have taught that Revelation was written somewhere between 90 and 100 AD. However, if this commonly accepted writing date is correct, then, preterism is immediately proved to be false, because the events foretold in the book of Revelation could not have happened before Revelation was even written, and remember that preterism claims that everything in Revelation had taken place by 70 AD. Therefore, preterists have to insist on an earlier writing date. The historical evidence, however, contradicts their claim of a writing date before 70 AD.
Nearly all early historians say that Revelation was written during the Roman emperor Domitian’s reign, which was in the 80′s and 90′s AD. Irenaeus spoke of the “Apocalypse” (Revelation) as being near the end of the reign of Domitian (Contra Haeres, v. 20). Eusebius, when speaking of Domitian’s persecution, said that John was banished to Patmos during this time (Ecc. Hist. Lib. 3, cap. 18), and, remember that John states that he received his revelations while he was on Patmos (Revelation 1:9). Hippolytus stated that John was “exiled to Patmos under Domitian”, where he saw the Apocalypse (Works, p. 90). Jerome said, in his “Book of Illustrious Men”, that during the 14th year of Domitian’s reign he raised the next persecution after Nero, and that John was banished to Patmos at this time, where he wrote the Revelation. Jerome also said that the prophet John saw the Revelation on Patmos where he was banished “by Domitian” (Works, vol. vi. p. 446). Sulpicius Severus also stated that John was banished to Patmos by Domitian, where he had visions and “wrote the Revelation” (Works, vol. iv. Chap. 120). These are specific statements from a variety of respected, early church historians that all attest that these things happened under Domitian, not under Nero. Once again, Domitian reigned in the 80′s and 90′s AD.
It is highly unlikely that modern, preterist theologians would know what happened and when it happened in the first century, better than these historians who lived and wrote so much closer to the time of John. Would Jerome, Eusebius, Irenaeus, Severus and Hippolytus all be wrong, while some preterist preachers, who came along many centuries later, somehow had better knowledge of what happened nearly 2000 years ago? I’m sure that most honest and unbiased people would agree that the early church historians who lived much closer to the time of John, and who had no bias to favor a specific writing date in order to support a theological agenda, are much more likely to be accurate and credible than a group of preterist theologians 1900 years later who must date John’s writing at a specific time in order for their preterist doctrine to survive. It is also significant that, according to Smith’s Bible Dictionary, there is no credible specific mention of a “pre-70-AD” writing date for Revelation during the first three centuries. In other words, once again, no one living close to the time of John suggests that Revelation was written that early. The earliest historians agree on the 90 to 100 AD date.
Now we’ll examine the two “favorite texts” of preterists. First, I’ll discuss the statement by Jesus recorded in Matthew 24:34 and Mark 13:30, that “this generation will not pass away till all these things take place”. Nearly all theologians agree that Jesus’ prophesies, of the events in Matthew 24 and Mark 13, can apply to the coming destruction of Jerusalem and/or His second coming at the end of the world. In fact, the prophetic signs that Jesus gives are in response to His disciples’ “two-fold” question in Matthew 24:3. They basically asked two questions: “When will these things be” (concerning the destruction of the temple mentioned by Jesus in Matthew 24:1-2)? And, “What will be the sign of your coming and of the end of the world or age?” Jesus then responds by giving signs that pertain to these two events. Some signs refer primarily to Jerusalem’s destruction, some apply primarily to His second coming at the end of this world or age, and some have a “dual” application to both events. When you keep this “dual nature” of the disciples’ question, and Jesus’ response, in mind, there is no need to insist that Jesus had to return during the disciples’ lifetime in order to fulfill this prophecy.
There are, in fact, two different generations being referred to in this passage. There is the generation that’s alive when Jerusalem is destroyed, and that generation did indeed see all of the signs fulfilled that applied to the destruction of Jerusalem. And, there is the generation that will be alive when Jesus returns at the end of this world or age, and that generation will see all of the signs fulfilled that apply to Jesus’ second coming. Preterists have tried to invent a problem within this passage that does not exist.
Regarding the other “favorite” preterist text found in Matthew 16:28 and Mark 9:1, where Jesus stated that some of those standing with Him at that time would not “taste death” until they had seen the Son of Man coming in His Kingdom with power; the verses that immediately follow Jesus’ statement provide the fulfillment of that statement. Is it just a coincidence that, immediately after Jesus made this remark, the next thing discussed by both Matthew and Mark is when Jesus took Peter, James and John up on a mountain where He was “transfigured” before their eyes? Jesus took on a “glorified appearance” similar to the description John gave of Him when Jesus appeared to him in His glorified body on Patmos, where John wrote the book of Revelation (Revelation 1:16). John said that Jesus’ countenance was “like the sun” in His post-resurrection, glorified body; likewise, Matthew also states that Jesus’ face “shone like the sun”, and that His clothes became as “white as light” (Matthew 17:2). Similarly, Mark says that Jesus’ clothes became “shining” and exceedingly white like snow (Mark 9:2-3). In other words, Jesus was transfigured into His glorified body; the same body that He appeared to John in sixty years later, and in which He will appear when He returns to earth at His second coming. These disciples did see Jesus as He will be seen when He returns.
It is also significant that Moses and Elijah appeared to Jesus at this same time (Matthew 17:3; Mark 9:4). It is important to remember that Elijah was translated directly to heaven in a chariot of fire, and thus he never experienced death (2nd Kings 2:11). Moses, however, did experience death. According to Scripture, Moses died on Mount Nebo in the land of Moab, and was buried by God Himself (Deuteronomy 34:1-6). However, it is obvious that he was resurrected and taken to heaven at some point, because he is with Elijah when Jesus is transfigured. In fact, Moses’ resurrection may very well be what is being discussed in Jude verse nine, where it mentions that the devil was arguing with Michael the archangel over the body of Moses. Apparently the devil was questioning Michael’s right to take Moses to heaven. How does all of this relate to the transfiguration experience of Jesus in front of Peter, James and John? When Christ returns there will be “two types” of saved people; those who are translated directly to heaven without ever having experienced death, as Elijah was, and there’ll be those who had experienced death and are resurrected, as Moses was. In other words, Moses and Elijah’s presence at the transfiguration of Jesus was a sample or “mini-representation” of all the saved saints at Christ’s second coming. Therefore, these disciples did get an “advance view” of Jesus’ second coming, by seeing Him in His glorified body, and by seeing Moses and Elijah, who represented all the saved saints who will be present at Jesus’ return. Once again, preterists have tried to invent a problem within a passage of Scripture where no problem exists.
Regarding preterists’ argument that Christ’s coming was to be “near” or “soon”, and that the apostles were already living in the “last days”; to begin with, God is infinite and we’re finite. We judge the passage of time based on an average 75-year lifespan. God judges the passage of time based on the unending, multiplied trillions of years of eternity. Peter expresses this time concept in 2nd Peter 3:8, where he states that a “thousand years” is like one day to the Lord. Therefore, I want to tell preterists to relax, because it’s only been a “couple of divine days” since these things were written, according to God’s timetable. However, I also want to tell preterists to be careful, because they are acting out the part of the “scoffers” that Peter speaks of in 2nd Peter 3:3-4. He stated that scoffers would arise in the last days, and that they would be saying, “Where is the promise of His coming? For, since the fathers fell asleep, all things continue as they were.” Preterism is an obvious fulfillment of Peter’s prophecy. I ask preterists, do you want to be one of the scoffers foretold in Scripture?
In the process of answering preterists’ “soon” contention, we’ve also obviously answered their “last days” argument. If a “day” of divine timing equals a thousand human years, then, the last days could very well have started 2000 human years ago, and it would only be a couple of “divine days” since they began. Once again, my preterist friends, you can relax.
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Peter Nero – Summer of ’42