As for Revelation being literally true, look up the "preterist" interpretation. From Wordnik.com. Reference
You just gotta hop on board the preterist train to realize it. From Wordnik.com. [Was Jesus Wrong?] Reference
You might find it to be less pulpy or less preterist than you expected. From Wordnik.com. [Preterist Pulp Fiction vs. Rapture Rubbish] Reference
There are more scriptural references to support a futurist view of eschatology, than a preterist view. From Wordnik.com. [On Thursday, the Legg report will be published along with...] Reference
The latest drivel I read along the preterist path was Andrew Perriman´s "The Coming of the Son of Man". From Wordnik.com. [Review of Doubting Jesus' Resurrection] Reference
A preterist is one who believes that most of the prophecies of the Apocalypse have been fulfilled in the past. From Wordnik.com. [The Myth/Reality of Antichrist - and the danger to America!] Reference
Yet another difference that confuses the usual categories of eschatological interpretation is whether the book of Revelation is interpreted in a preterist, historicist, or futurist manner. From Wordnik.com. [The Myth/Reality of Antichrist - and the danger to America!] Reference
Hanegraff's novel is written from the preterist position, which holds that most of the Book of Revelation was fulfilled in the first century A.D. There are variations within this perspective that are more or less viable, as my book, Will Catholics Be "Left Behind"? discusses in some detail. From Wordnik.com. [Preterist Pulp Fiction vs. Rapture Rubbish] Reference
I'm riding the preterist train, but it seems clear to me that Matthew, at the very least, understood the prediction in question to refer to the "end", since he refers to the Son of Man carrying out the final judgment immediately before saying that some standing there will not taste death before they see the Son of Man in his kingdom. From Wordnik.com. [Was Jesus Wrong?] Reference
I'd say that Sproul is a bit fuller than the average partial preterist. From Wordnik.com. [Leaving Munster] Reference
There has been a lot of discussion of this question on preterist websites. From Wordnik.com. [open source theology - Comments] Reference
I have no intention of continuing to give you a platform for hyper-preterist arguments. From Wordnik.com. [Pulpit Pimps] Reference
DeMar himself IS a partial-preterist, I did not deny that, nor did I say that he himself was a hyper-preterist. From Wordnik.com. [Hip and Thigh] Reference
You are called hyper-preterist becauxe many reformed folks do sign up to what is called preterism or partial preterism. From Wordnik.com. [Pulpit Pimps] Reference
If you are going to try to present hyper-preterism as a reasonable position, at least be man enough to present it as a hyper-preterist. From Wordnik.com. [Pulpit Pimps] Reference
I did my best to not reveal my own take on things (preterist) so they could get a clear picture of all the different perspectives I presented. From Wordnik.com. [Leaving Munster] Reference
Please do not simply import these aggressive preterist discussions into Open Source Theology without asking how they are constructively relevant to the stated purpose. From Wordnik.com. [open source theology - Comments] Reference
Whether it's Eusebius, Wright, King, McLaren, DeMar … even you … you guys all contributed to the shaping of an eschatology which is fundamentally preterist in nature. From Wordnik.com. [open source theology - Comments] Reference
Nevertheless, my point wasn't that he is a full preterist, or an authority, but - as I said - there are plenty of non-'marginal 'Christians who see Matthew 24-25 as fulfilled in the first century. graham said. From Wordnik.com. [Leaving Munster] Reference
That convergence (approximately Tom Wright meets Brian Mclaren?) seems to me to be characteristic of - if not definitive for - much of the theology that currently carries the 'emerging' sticker. is that although it can be made to fit the purpose of developing an emerging theology, it is presented in the style and idiom of a defence of a certain preterist position. From Wordnik.com. [open source theology - Comments] Reference
Book of Revelation is primarily about past, current, or future events, or whether it should be interpreted as metaphor, and what social action Christians should take. preterist interpretation of eschatological Biblical prophecies, and contend that the events described in the Book of Daniel, chapter 7 and the Book of Revelation were mostly or all fulfilled in the 1st Century. From Wordnik.com. [Citizendium, the Citizens' Compendium - Recent changes [en]] Reference
Planet of the Apes, preterist. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2009-09-01] Reference
No, Hank Hanegraaff is NOT a heretical preterist. From Wordnik.com. [Preterist Pulp Fiction vs. Rapture Rubbish] Reference
(MN: IndyCon, before you give too much more time to "ISA", please notice that he is doing a very poor job of presenting a hyper-preterist argument while trying to avoid appearing to present a hyper-preterist argument. From Wordnik.com. [Pulpit Pimps] Reference
And RC is only a partial preterist. From Wordnik.com. [Leaving Munster] Reference
But I thought he was a partial-preterist. From Wordnik.com. [Hip and Thigh] Reference
Congrats … you are a preterist … fundamentally!. From Wordnik.com. [open source theology - Comments] Reference
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