2007-11-08 13:32:19 · 10 answers · asked by danita d 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
They believe that all of the prophecy foretold in the book of Revelation (Apocalypse for the Catholics) already happened in the 1st century after Christ's birth.
Wikipedia article on it:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Preterism
A preterist site:
http://www.preteristarchive.com/
2007-11-08 13:38:03 · answer #1 · answered by Sir Network 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
They believe that it was completely fulfilled when Jerusalem was destroyed in 70 AD.
In short, preterists maintain that the book of Revelation was written around 67 AD. They believe that the Apocalyptic return of Christ was a reference to the judgment of God against Jerusalem, which occured in 70 AD. They believe that the Second Coming occured back then, and that the Church will gradually bring about the Kingdom of God on earth.
Partial preterists (the view maintained by the early Church and most Reformers) believe that most of prophesy was fulfilled in 70 AD, but that the return of Christ and the Resurrection of the dead is still to come.
2007-11-08 13:38:22 · answer #2 · answered by NONAME 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
As far as I know they believe that the 1,000 year reign of Christ on the earth is a figurative number denoting a long period of time and not an actual 1,000 years. That Christ is ruling here on earth through his body, the church.
Revelation 20:1 Then I saw an angel coming down from heaven, holding in his hand the key to the bottomless pit and a great chain. 2 And he seized the dragon, that ancient serpent, who is the devil and Satan, and bound him for a thousand years, 3 and threw him into the pit, and shut it and sealed it over him, so that he might not deceive the nations any longer, until the thousand years were ended. After that he must be released for a little while.
According to their method of interpretation, the Lord came in 70ad as the Roman army that destroyed Jerusalem.
2007-11-08 13:50:23 · answer #3 · answered by Martin S 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They think that all the events "foretold" in Revelations have already happened (during the first century AD), because that's pretty much when the bible says they are going to happen and of course the bible must be right. So they believe we are living in the time of the eating of the flesh of men & horses (Rev.19:18), and that all hope is already lost.
And I gather that means it's okay that they just go ahead and buy SUV's anyway?
2007-11-08 13:42:00 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
preterist a person who maintains that the prophecies in the Apocalypse have already been fulfilled.
2007-11-08 13:38:01 · answer #5 · answered by ' 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think their the ones who believe that everything in the book of revelations has already happened.
2007-11-08 13:42:30 · answer #6 · answered by confederate_outlaw 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
whats a preterist?
2007-11-08 13:35:06 · answer #7 · answered by Poor Richard 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
They believe that it all already happened. They believe that the tribulation time was back in AD.
However, they are in extreme error.
2007-11-08 13:36:34 · answer #8 · answered by Rena 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Preterism
They are the Christians who believe the events in Revelation occurred in the first century.
2007-11-08 13:35:46 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
do you mean priest?... cause i dont know what a preterist is!
2007-11-08 13:36:16 · answer #10 · answered by tyler durden 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋