What is preterism?

Question

I heard it mentioned on the Jack Van Impe show. He seems to really hate it.

Answer 1

A preterist is someone who holds an eschatological view that all or most of the biblical prophecies, including the second coming of christ, were fulfilled by the year a.d 70 at the destruction of jerusalem by the roman armies. For more information see http://www.bible.ca/rapture.htm

Answer 2

Preterism is a variant of Christian eschatology which holds that some or all of the biblical prophecies concerning the Last Days (or End Times) refer to events which actually happened in the first century after Christ's birth. The term preterism comes from the Latin praeter, meaning "past". Adherents of Preterism are known as Preterists. The two principal schools of Preterist thought are commonly called Partial Preterism and Full Preterism.

There is substantial disagreement over the terms used to denote these divisions of Preterist thought. Some Partial Preterists prefer to call their position Orthodox Preterism, thus contrasting their agreement with the creeds of the Ecumenical Councils with what they perceive to be the Full Preterists' rejection for the same.[citation needed] This, in effect, makes Full Preterism unorthodox in the eyes of Partial Preterists and gives rise to the claim by some that Full Preterism is heretical. (Partial Preterism is also sometimes called Classical Preterism or Moderate Preterism.) Some Full Preterists prefer to call their position Consistent Preterism, reflecting their extension of Preterism to all biblical prophecy and thus claim an inconsistency in the Partial Preterist hermeneutic.[citation needed] The correct labeling of the positions in relation to each other is a matter of heated dispute amongst some Partial Preterists and Full Preterists who would reject those labels and argue for others, most notably, which view may simply be called "preterism."[citation needed]

Sub-variants of Preterism include one form of Partial Preterism which places fulfillment of some eschatological passages in the first three centuries of the current era, culminating in the fall of Rome. In addition, certain statements from classical theological liberalism are easily mistaken for Preterism, as they hold that the biblical record accurately reflects Jesus' and the Apostles' belief that all prophecy was to be fulfilled within their generation. Theological liberalism generally regards these apocalyptic expectations as errant or disappointed, though, so it is not strictly accurate to class this view as a form of Preterism.[citation needed]

Answer 3

Neil has it correct, but there are branches within the doctrine and a Hyper-preterist belives the messiah came in 70 ad.

Historicism eschatology is the school of ALL the reformers. Dispensational Futurism, and Impe is, is no older than 125-150 years or so. It is a product of the Roman Catholic Jesuits, namely "Rabbi Ben Ezra" or rather Riberia.

You can find tapes and literature free online, www.1335.com
or www.historicism.com

Answer 4

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Preterism

Answer 5

I didn't know about this. I'm glad you asked the question.

Answer 6

i wonder if its directly linked to priopism

Answer 7

a misinterpretation of the Bible prophecy......