The Bible Fulfilled

08/07/2026

“𝗔𝗻𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗮𝘀𝗶𝘀” 𝗗𝗲𝗳𝗶𝗻𝗲𝗱
By Alex Polyak, author of 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘌𝘯𝘥 𝘐𝘴 𝘏𝘦𝘳𝘦: 𝘏𝘰𝘸 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘕𝘦𝘸 𝘛𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘗𝘳𝘰𝘱𝘩𝘦𝘤𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘞𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘍𝘶𝘭𝘧𝘪𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘥, 8/7/26

“42 So will it be with the 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘂𝗿𝗿𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 [𝗮𝗻𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗮𝘀𝗶𝘀] of the dead. The
body that is sown is perishable, it is raised imperishable; 43 it is
sown in dishonor, it is raised in glory; it is sown in weakness, it is
raised in power; 44 it is sown a natural body, it is raised a spiritual
body” (1 Cor. 15:42-44).

Opponents of preterism argue the Greek word “anastasis”[1] refers to physical resurrection. However, there’s no need to take it that way.

𝗙𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁, while the word “anastasis” can refer to physical resurrection, it doesn’t have to. Notice how Luke uses it:

“Behold, this Child is destined for the fall and rising [anastasis] of
many in Israel, and for a sign which will be spoken against” (Luke
2:34).

The word “anastasis” obviously doesn’t refer to physical resurrection in this passage.

𝗦𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗱, the Septuagint (LXX)[2] uses “anastasis” in contexts that are non‑physical and often eschatological or symbolic. Here are four examples:

“To the director; an ode; a psalm of rising up [anastasis]” (Ps. 66:1).

Note: the word “anastasis” is a poetic or prophetic designation that refers to the restoration of Israel.

“You heard their scorning, all their devices against me; the lips of
ones rising up against me, and their meditations against me the
entire day; their sitting down, and their rising up [anastasis]” (Lam
3:61-63).

Note: the word “anastasis” has nothing to do with physical resurrection in this passage.

“And he shall turn his face unto the strength of his land. And he
shall weaken, and shall fall, and shall not be found. And shall rise
up [anastasis] from out of his root a plant of a kingdom, unto his
preparation, casting aside, exacting glory of the kingdom. And in
those days he shall be broken, and not in faces, nor in war” (Dan.
11:19-20).

Note: “Anastasis” refers to the restoration of God’s kingdom.

“On account of this wait for me, says the lord, for the day of my
rising up [anastasis], for a testimony! For my judgment shall be
for a gathering of nations, to take kings, to pour out upon them
all of my anger, the anger of my rage. For all the earth shall be
consumed by the fire of my zeal” (Zeph. 3:8).

Note: Anastasis refers to a prophetic vision of restoration.

𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗰𝗹𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻

None of these uses of “anastasis” refer to the bodily resurrection of individuals, but rather, to collective divine restoration of people.

As with just about all other words, context is key to determining the definition of “anastasis.”

See my detailed exegesis of 1 Corinthians 15 in my book 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘌𝘯𝘥 𝘐𝘴 𝘏𝘦𝘳𝘦: 𝘏𝘰𝘸 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘕𝘦𝘸 𝘛𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘗𝘳𝘰𝘱𝘩𝘦𝘤𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘞𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘍𝘶𝘭𝘧𝘪𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘥, available NOW on Amazon!

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Endnotes:
[1] NAS Exhaustive Concordance definition of “anastasis”: a standing up, i.e. a resurrection, a raising up, rising.
[2] The Septuagint (LXX) is the ancient Greek translation of the Hebrew Scriptures, which was used in the early church and quoted by New Testament authors.

Explore the term anastasis and its implications on resurrection beyond physical interpretations in biblical contexts.

08/07/2026

This video examines what Revelation 21:23–25 means when it says there will be "no more night" in the New Jerusalem, and whether this passage disproves preterism. Many Christians interested in Bible prophecy, the end times, and the book of Revelation argue that the continued existence of nighttime proves the New Jerusalem has not yet arrived. But is that really what John intended? By comparing Revelation 21, Hebrews 12:22–24, John 4:21–23, John 8:12, 2 Corinthians 3:14–16, and other key passages, this study demonstrates that the New Jerusalem is the church, not a future physical city, and that Christ's spiritual light—not the abolition of the earth's nighttime cycle—is the focus of John's vision. Discover how Jesus fulfills the imagery of Revelation as the Light of the World, why believers no longer walk in spiritual darkness, and how this passage fits within a first-century fulfillment understanding of biblical prophecy.

07/24/2026

𝗔𝗴𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗲?
By Alex Polyak, author of 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘌𝘯𝘥 𝘐𝘴 𝘏𝘦𝘳𝘦: 𝘏𝘰𝘸 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘕𝘦𝘸 𝘛𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘗𝘳𝘰𝘱𝘩𝘦𝘤𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘞𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘍𝘶𝘭𝘧𝘪𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘥, 7/24/26

Preterists argue that the passages about the end of the age/last days (see Heb. 1:1-2, 9:26; 1 Cor. 10:11, 1 Pet. 1:20, 4:7; 1 John 2:18) refer to the end/last days of the old covenant age, which officially ended when the temple fell in AD 70. Afterwards, the new covenant age began in fullness.

One of the reasons we hold this view is because the passages were written just prior to (withing a few decades of) AD 70. So the timing fits perfectly.

Futurists sometimes try to get around this argument by citing Ephesians 2:7, in which Paul mentioned “ages to come”:

“[God] raised us up together, and made us sit together in the
heavenly places in Christ Jesus, that in the ages to come He
might show the exceeding riches of His grace in His kindness
toward us in Christ Jesus” (Eph. 2:7).

If Paul was living at the end of the old covenant age, futurists argue, then there must be at least one more age after the new covenant age. After all, Paul said this in around AD 62, which was well within the old covenant age. And since there are “ages to come” (plural), per Paul, then there must be at least one more age after the new covenant age that began in AD 70.

Response: If that’s really what Paul meant in Ephesians 2:7, then Paul not only contradicted the many passages about the everlasting new covenant age, but he also contradicted his very own writings on this subject.

𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗘𝗩𝗘𝗥𝗟𝗔𝗦𝗧𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗡𝗘𝗪 𝗖𝗢𝗩𝗘𝗡𝗔𝗡𝗧 𝗔𝗚𝗘

Here are some passages showing that the new covenant is everlasting:

“Now may the God of peace who brought up our Lord Jesus from
the dead, that great Shepherd of the sheep, through the blood of
the everlasting covenant, make you complete in every good work
to do His will” (Heb. 13:20-21).

“And I [God] will make an everlasting covenant with them [Israel]”
(Jer. 32:40).

“For I, the Lord, love justice; I hate robbery for burnt offering; I
will direct their work in truth, and will make with them an
everlasting covenant” (Isa. 61:8).

The Bible—both Old and New Testament’s—clearly say the new covenant age is everlasting, which means there cannot possibly be an age afterwards.

𝗣𝗔𝗨𝗟 𝗖𝗢𝗡𝗙𝗜𝗥𝗠𝗦 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗘𝗩𝗘𝗥𝗟𝗔𝗦𝗧𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗡𝗘𝗪 𝗖𝗢𝗩𝗘𝗡𝗔𝗡𝗧

Paul’s own statements confirm this too. When discussing the transition between the old and new covenant ages, Paul said:

“If the ministry that brought condemnation was glorious [the old
covenant], the ministry of righteousness [the new covenant]
exceeds much more in glory!…And if what was transitory [the old
covenant] came with glory, how much greater is the glory of that
which lasts [the new covenant]!” (2 Cor. 3:11).

Notice how Paul says the latter glory/age lasts. In other words, the new covenant age is everlasting! This matches perfectly with all those other passages referenced above about the everlasting new covenant age.

𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗥𝗘𝗔𝗦𝗢𝗡 𝗙𝗢𝗥 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗣𝗔𝗦𝗦𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗢𝗙 𝗣𝗥𝗘𝗩𝗜𝗢𝗨𝗦 𝗔𝗚𝗘𝗦

Keep in mind, also, that the reason why the previous ages had to end was that they were deficient. For example, in the age before the old covenant age—the pre-Mosaic age—the law had not come yet, so people were not yet aware of the magnitude of their sins and their desperate need for God’s forgiveness. Therefore, this age was deficient and had to end.

The age that followed, the Mosaic age (old covenant age), remedied this problem by magnifying sin and showing people their great need for a Savior (Rom. 5:20). However, there was still no solution for the sin it magnified because the blood of bulls and goats could not take away sins (Heb. 10:4). So the old covenant age, too, was deficient and had to end.

But the new covenant age has no deficiencies. It remedied the sin problem and restored man’s broken relationship with God. Mankind once again has access to the tree of life. As Jesus said,

“I am the living bread which came down from heaven. If anyone
eats of this bread, he will live forever” (John 6:51, see also John
11:26).

This was the hope of God’s people all through Scripture—the forgiveness of sin, aka resurrection—and it finally arrived in the first century (Heb. 11:13, Acts 3:24)! Since there is nothing deficient about the new covenant age, it does not have to end—and it won’t, according to the Scriptures cited above.

“𝗔𝗚𝗘𝗦 𝗧𝗢 𝗖𝗢𝗠𝗘” 𝗗𝗘𝗙𝗜𝗡𝗘𝗗

What, then, did Paul mean by “ages to come” (Eph. 2:7)? Paul likely used the plural “ages” to emphasize the greatness and majesty of the soon-coming new covenant age, as compared to all previous ages. In fact, Paul said exactly that just a few verses later:

“To Him [be] the glory in the assembly in Christ Jesus, to all the
generations of the age of the ages” (Eph. 3:21, Young’s Literal
Translation).

There is a similar kind of statement in Genesis in which God says, “Let us create man in our image” (plural, Gen. 1:26), which is immediately followed with, “So God created man in His own image” (singular, v. 27). As many commentators have pointed out, the plural “us” was likely used to emphasize God’s majesty and greatness. It certainly does not mean there are multiple Gods, as verse 27 makes clear.

Modern-day monarchs sometimes refer to themselves in the plural too; it is technically called “the royal we.” For example, the King of England might say “We will do such and such,” when he really just means “I will do such and such.”

Paul was likely doing the same kind of thing. He was emphasizing the majesty and greatness of the new covenant age, the age of ages!

This fits well with the many other descriptions of the greatness and majesty of the new covenant age. For example, the writer of Hebrews—which many scholars believe was Paul, by the way—said:

“But you [Christians] have come to Mount Zion and to the city of
the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem, to an innumerable
company of angels, to the general assembly and church of the
firstborn who are registered in heaven, to God the Judge of all,
to the spirits of just men made perfect, to Jesus the Mediator of
the new covenant, and to the blood of sprinkling that speaks
better things than that of Abel” (Heb. 12:22–24).

The passage describes the new covenant as “better” than the old. Moreover, Mount Zion was what the Old Testament saints all longed for (Heb. 11:13; Acts 3:24). It was the goal of Scripture (Mic. 4:3; Isa. 2:2, 25:6, 65:25). And the writer of Hebrews said it had finally arrived!

The writer of Hebrews goes on to say that the new covenant age is everlasting:

“Now may the God of peace who brought up our Lord Jesus from
the dead, that great Shepherd of the sheep, through the blood
of the everlasting covenant, make you complete in every good
work” (Heb. 13:20).

Since the new covenant age is everlasting, Paul would not have been implying it would end/be replaced in Ephesians 2:7.

For more information about the topics discussed in this article, please see my book 𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙀𝙣𝙙 𝙄𝙨 𝙃𝙚𝙧𝙚: 𝙃𝙤𝙬 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙉𝙚𝙬 𝙏𝙚𝙨𝙩𝙖𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙩 𝙋𝙧𝙤𝙥𝙝𝙚𝙘𝙞𝙚𝙨 𝙒𝙚𝙧𝙚 𝙁𝙪𝙡𝙛𝙞𝙡𝙡𝙚𝙙, available NOW on Amazon!

Explore the meaning of 'ages to come Ephesians 2:7' and how it shapes preterist and futurist interpretations of biblical timelines.

06/19/2026

What did Paul mean when he said, “Now we see in a mirror, dimly…until the perfect comes” (1 Corinthians 13:12)? Many Christians believe we are currently living in this time period, but is that really the case? This video examines this passage in its first-century context and shows how Paul’s words relate to the transition from the Old Covenant to the New Covenant age.

What did Paul mean when he said, “Now we see in a mirror, dimly…unt...

06/08/2026

𝗟𝗶𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗟𝗶𝗸𝗲 𝗣𝗿𝗲𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗶𝘀𝘁𝘀
By Alex Polyak, author of 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘌𝘯𝘥 𝘐𝘴 𝘏𝘦𝘳𝘦: 𝘏𝘰𝘸 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘕𝘦𝘸 𝘛𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘗𝘳𝘰𝘱𝘩𝘦𝘤𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘞𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘍𝘶𝘭𝘧𝘪𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘥, 6/8/26

One of the strongest evidences for 𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘮 [1] is not only the New Testament’s repeated 𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦 𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘴 [2], but the way 𝘧𝘶𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘴 [3] themselves often handle urgent “last days” instructions. Although many futurists claim the end has remained imminent for two thousand years, they rarely apply certain apostolic instructions as ongoing obligations today. In practice, they often treat these commands as tied to a unique first-century crisis.

𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗱 𝗠𝗲𝗻 𝗦𝗵𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝗟𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗮𝘀 𝗶𝗳 𝗧𝗵𝗲𝘆 𝗪𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗦𝗶𝗻𝗴𝗹𝗲

“Because of the present distress…I say, brethren, the time is short, so that from now on even those who have wives should be as though they had none” (1 Cor. 7:26-29).

Many futurists believe this passage is addressing believers in the “last days” time period between Christ’s death/resurrection and his second coming. And if the second coming has not happened yet, then this should still be applicable. So why aren’t futurists preaching and living it?

I’ve heard many sermons about Paul’s advice to stay single (if you are able) in order to devote more time to the Lord. In fact, Roman Catholics have made this a requirement for their priests. But I’ve yet to hear a pastor advise married men to live as though they were single—which would still be applicable if the second coming has not happened.

Paul’s advice fits nicely with the looming judgment and imminent end described all throughout the New Testament (see Luke 21:5-32, 1 Cor. 10:13, James 5:8-9, 1 Pet. 4:7). After all, this was an extremely difficult time period for Christians. However, Paul’s statement would make no sense over a 2000+ year period. It seems even futurists realize this, which is why they neither preach nor live it.

𝗟𝗲𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗙𝗶𝗹𝘁𝗵𝘆 𝗥𝗲𝗺𝗮𝗶𝗻 𝗙𝗶𝗹𝘁𝗵𝘆

“Do not seal the words of the prophecy of this book [Revelation], for the time is at hand. He who is unjust, let him be unjust still; he who is filthy, let him be filthy still” (Rev. 22:10-11).

I’ve heard many futurists preach “the end is near,” but I’ve yet to hear one preach “let the unjust remain unjust, and let the filthy be filthy.”

From a preterist perspective, the reason why the angel said this was because the second coming/the end was so near that there wasn’t any time to waste trying to convert the unrepentant and suppressors of truth. The Christian’s limited time was better spent going after those who were certain to listen.

But such a message would not make sense in today’s world. And it seems even futurists realize this. Their practical treatment of the passage suggests they recognize its first-century urgency.

𝗦𝗲𝗹𝗹 𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗣𝗼𝘀𝘀𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀

“Now all who believed were together, and had all things in common, and sold their possessions and goods, and divided them among all, as anyone had need” (Acts 2:44-45).

This is another practice that futurists rarely apply. But why not? If the second coming has not happened yet, then this is how Christians should still be living.

From a preterist perspective, this practice makes perfect sense. After all, there was a looming judgment just over the horizon, and Jesus had told his disciples to flee Jerusalem when the armies surrounding Jerusalem (Luke 21:21). They couldn’t very well do that with all their possessions, so selling their stuff made perfect sense.

But such instruction would be difficult to understand over a 2000-year period. The issue is not whether Christians should be generous—which all Christians affirm—but whether the extraordinary liquidation of possessions in Acts reflects an ongoing norm or an emergency response to imminent historical upheaval.

It seems even futurists understand it is the latter, which is why they do not preach it from their pulpits.

𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗰𝗹𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻

Whether acknowledged or not, most futurists today live like preterists. While they insist the end has remained imminent for two thousand years, they rarely apply the urgent apostolic instructions as though they still belong to the present age.

For more information about the topics discussed in this article, please see 𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙀𝙣𝙙 𝙄𝙨 𝙃𝙚𝙧𝙚: 𝙃𝙤𝙬 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙉𝙚𝙬 𝙏𝙚𝙨𝙩𝙖𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙩 𝙋𝙧𝙤𝙥𝙝𝙚𝙘𝙞𝙚𝙨 𝙒𝙚𝙧𝙚 𝙁𝙪𝙡𝙛𝙞𝙡𝙡𝙚𝙙, available NOW on Amazon!

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𝗘𝗻𝗱𝗻𝗼𝘁𝗲𝘀:
[1] Preterism holds that the second coming has already happened.
[2] Matt. 10:23, 16:27–28, 24:30–34, 26:64; Phil. 4:5; Heb. 10:37; James 5:8; Rev. 22:7,12, 20.
[3] Futurists believe the second coming has not yet happened.

05/29/2026

Contrary to what many Christians believe, the biblical term “unquenchable fire” does not refer to a fire that burns something forever. Rather, it refers to a fire or judgment from God that cannot be extinguished or stopped until it completes its purpose. This video confirms this by looking at how the term was used in passages such as Amos 5:6, Jeremiah 17:27, Ezekiel 20:47-48, Jude 6-7, and Matthew 3:10-12.

Contrary to what many Christians believe, the biblical term “unquen...

05/15/2026

This video explores Daniel 12:4, which talks about the “increase of knowledge,” “running to and fro,” and the “time of the end” and challenges the popular Christian notion that the passage is referring to modern technology, the internet, and scientific advancement. Instead, it argues that Daniel’s prophecy was fulfilled in the first century through the unveiling of Old Testament prophecy by Jesus Christ and the Holy Spirit during the transition from the Old Covenant age to the New Covenant age. Covering key passages from Daniel, Revelation, Hebrews, Matthew 24, and more, this study explores the biblical meaning of the “time of the end,” the last days, the destruction of the temple in AD 70, and how end-times prophecy was understood by the early church.

This video explores Daniel 12:4, which talks about the “increase of knowledge,” “running to and fro,” and the “time of the end” and challenges the popular Ch...

05/12/2026

𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗶𝘀 𝗣𝗿𝗲𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗺?
By Alex Polyak, author of 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘌𝘯𝘥 𝘐𝘴 𝘏𝘦𝘳𝘦: 𝘏𝘰𝘸 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘕𝘦𝘸 𝘛𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘗𝘳𝘰𝘱𝘩𝘦𝘤𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘞𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘍𝘶𝘭𝘧𝘪𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘥, 5/12/26.

The term preterism basically just means “past.” It comes from the Latin word preteritus, which means “past” or “gone by.” So preterists are Christians who believes that the prophecies of the Bible have been fulfilled.

There are two kinds of preterists: partial preterists and full preterists.

𝗣𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗣𝗿𝗲𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗶𝘀𝘁𝘀

Partial preterists believe some of the prophecies of the Bible have been fulfilled and some still need to be fulfilled. Technically, all Christians except full preterists are partial preterists because all Christians except full preterists believe some prophecies have already been fulfilled, and some still need to be fulfilled.

For example, partial preterists acknowledge that Herod’s Temple, which Jesus prophesied would be destroyed within a generation (Luke 21:5-32), was destroyed in the year AD 70. However, partial preterists believe there are other prophecies that still need to be fulfilled, such as the second coming, resurrection, and end-of-the-age judgment.

𝗙𝘂𝗹𝗹 𝗣𝗿𝗲𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗶𝘀𝘁𝘀

Full preterists (aka preterists[1]), on the other hand, believe that all of the Bible’s prophecies have been fulfilled—including the second coming, the general resurrection, and the end-of-the-age judgment.

Keep in mind, just because full preterists believe the New Testament’s prophecies have been fulfilled does not mean they think the Bible is therefore irrelevant.[2] Full preterists view the fulfillment of the New Testament’s prophecies (such as the second coming, resurrection, and judgment) in the same way many Christians view the fulfillment of the Old Testament’s prophecies (such as the first coming of Messiah). That is, even though the prophecies were fulfilled, the books are still highly relevant. They confirm God’s existence. They show how God worked through history. They show God’s faithfulness (that he does what he says when he says he will do it). They reveal God’s wishes for humanity. And they teach moral truths. Such things will always be relevant to humanity.

𝗣𝗿𝗲𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗺 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗕𝗼𝗼𝗸 𝗼𝗳 𝗥𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻

Here’s where it can get confusing. As stated above, full preterist often call themselves preterists (for short)—which is same label partial preterists use for themselves when it comes to the book of Revelation. The reason partial preterists call themselves preterists (when it comes to the book of Revelation) is to distinguish themselves from futurists.

What’s the difference between preterists and a futurists when it comes the book of Revelation? Preterists believes that most of Revelation, though not all, has been fulfilled. Preterists usually say chapters 1-20 have been fulfilled, but chapter 21-22 still needs to be fulfilled. Keep in mind, there is some variation among preterists as to which parts are past and future.

Futurists, on the other hand, hold that almost the entire book of Revelation still needs to be fulfilled. Futurists usually say that only the first few chapters have been fulfilled, and the rest is still future. Keep in mind, there is some variation among futurists as to what is past and future.

So when it comes to the book of Revelation, a preterist believes that most of the book has been fulfilled, and a futurist believes most of the book is still future. Yet when it comes to eschatology in general, a preterist usually refers to a full preterist, which believes all prophecy—including in the book of Revelation—has been fulfilled.

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗚𝗿𝗼𝘄𝘁𝗵 𝗼𝗳 𝗙𝘂𝗹𝗹 𝗣𝗿𝗲𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗺

There is evidence that full preterism is growing. It seems like just about every week, a new preterist book or website or Youtube channel pops up.

There are also many well-known partial preterists and futurists writing books and making videos against full preterism, which shows that they are worried about it. There are even entire websites and ministries solely dedicated to trying to refute full preterism, which shows that the movement is growing.

One of the reasons full preterism is growing is because it directly takes on the most frequently cited objection to Christianity, which is that Jesus failed to do what he and his apostles prophesied.

Anyone who has studied the New Testament knows about the numerous timing indicators about the second coming, resurrection, and end-of-the-age judgment, in which Jesus and the apostles said these things would happen in their generation. These “time statements” can be found on just about every page of the New Testament, and they all say the exact same thing, which that these events would happen within the lifetimes of the people they were uttered to. Here are some examples:

𝗧𝗶𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗱 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴

“For the Son of Man will come in the glory of His Father with His angels, and then He will reward each according to his works. Assuredly, I [Jesus] say to you [disciples], there are some standing here who shall not taste death till they see the Son of Man coming in His kingdom” (Matt. 16:27-28).

“But whenever they persecute you [apostles] in one city, flee to the next; for truly I [Jesus] say to you, you will not finish going through [preaching throughout] the cities of Israel until the Son of Man comes” (Matt. 10:23).

“Assuredly, I [Jesus] say to you [first-century disciples], not one stone [of the temple] shall be left here upon another, that shall not be thrown down…They will see the Son of Man coming on the clouds of heaven with power and great glory…Assuredly, I say to you, this generation will by no means pass away till all these things take place” (Matt. 24:2-34).

“Those of us who are alive and remain until the coming of the Lord will by no means precede those who are asleep” (1 Thess. 1:4).
“Behold, I [Jesus] am coming quickly” (Rev. 22:7; see also vv. 12 and 20).

“The coming of the Lord is at hand…Behold, the Judge is standing at the door!” (James 5:8).

“The Lord is at hand” (Phil. 4:5)

“For yet a little while, and he that shall come will come, and not tarry” (Heb. 10:37).

𝗧𝗶𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗚𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗹 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝘂𝗿𝗿𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻

“Now is the hour to awake…The night is far spent, the day [of the Lord] is at hand” (Rom 13:12). Note: the term “to awake” refers to resurrection (see Dan. 2:2).

“There is about to be a rising again of the dead” (Acts 24:15, YLT)
“For the Son of Man will come in the glory of His Father with His angels, and then He will reward each according to his works. Assuredly, I [Jesus] say to you [disciples], there are some standing here who shall not taste death till they see the Son of Man coming in His kingdom” (Matt. 16:27-28). Note: the rewarding of each according to his works happens at the resurrection (see Rev. 20:12-13).

“Behold, I tell you a mystery: We [first-century Corinthians] shall not all sleep [die], but we shall all be changed [resurrected]—in a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trumpet. For the trumpet will sound, and the dead will be raised incorruptible, and we shall be changed [resurrected]” (1 Cor. 15:51-53)
“We [Thessalonians] who are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them [the dead] in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air” (1 Thess. 4:17).

Note, also, the below timing indicators about the judgment of the living and the dead, which happens at the resurrection (see Rev. 20:12-13).

𝗧𝗶𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗘𝗻𝗱-𝗼𝗳-𝘁𝗵𝗲-𝗔𝗴𝗲 𝗝𝘂𝗱𝗴𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁

“[Jesus] is ready to judge the living and dead…The end of all things is at hand…The time has come for judgment to begin” (1 Pet. 4-17).
“I do fully testify, then, before God, and the Lord Jesus Christ, who is about to judge the living and dead” (2 Tim 4:1, YLT)
“The coming of the Lord is at hand…Behold, the Judge is standing at the door!” (James 5:8).

“And even now the ax is laid to the root of the trees. Therefore every tree which does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire…His winnowing fan is in His hand, and He will thoroughly clean out His threshing floor, and gather His wheat into the barn; but He will burn up the chaff with unquenchable fire” (Matt. 3:10-12).

“Behold, I [Jesus] say to you [apostles], lift up your eyes and look at the fields, for they are already white for harvest” (John 4:31). Note: the harvest refers to both the end-of-the-age judgment and resurrection (see Matt. 13:37-43).

𝗜𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗧𝗶𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗜𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘀

Timing indicators like these can be found on just about every page of the New Testament. And it’s not just a few vague one-off statements here and there; it’s passage after passage after passage, all giving the exact same first-century fulfillment timing. This is why time statements—which alleged show that Jesus and the apostles uttered false prophecies—is the biggest objection to Christianity.
And it’s not just skeptics of Christianity who say this. Notable Christian theologian C.S. Lewis once said:

“The apocalyptic beliefs of the first century Christians have been proved false. It is clear from the New Testament that they all expected the Second Coming in their own lifetime. And, worse still, they had a reason, and one which you will find very embarrassing. Their Master [Jesus] had told them so. He shared, and indeed created, their delusion. He said in so many words, ‘this generation shall not pass away till all these things are done.’ And he was wrong. He clearly knew no more about the end of the world than anyone else. It is certainly the most embarrassing verse in the Bible."[3]

Full preterists engage this objection head on! Unlike many Christians, preterists don’t try to explain away the time statements. (And really, how does one do that a with straight face?). Preterists not only fully acknowledge what Jesus and the apostles said, but they also show how these events were fulfilled in the first century.

And in a world like today, which places such high value on evidence, the preterist view is refreshing. And that’s why preterism is growing!

For information about the fulfillment of these prophecies, please see my book 𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙀𝙣𝙙 𝙄𝙨 𝙃𝙚𝙧𝙚: 𝙃𝙤𝙬 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙉𝙚𝙬 𝙏𝙚𝙨𝙩𝙖𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙩 𝙋𝙧𝙤𝙥𝙝𝙚𝙘𝙞𝙚𝙨 𝙒𝙚𝙧𝙚 𝙁𝙪𝙡𝙛𝙞𝙡𝙡𝙚𝙙, available NOW on Amazon!

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𝗘𝗻𝗱𝗻𝗼𝘁𝗲𝘀:
1. Full preterists also sometimes go by the name consistent preterists. Other names for full preterism include covenant eschatology, realized eschatology, and fulfilled eschatology.
2. There is a fringe group of full preterists called Israel Only who do believe the Bible is now irrelevant. But this isn’t because of their preterism. Rather, it’s because they believe that (1) redemption was only for Israelites, and (2) the last generation of Israelites to receive redemption was Jesus’ generation.
3. C.S. Lewis, The World’s Last Night: And Other Essays, (San Diego, Harcourt Brace), 97–98.

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𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲𝗱 𝗶𝗻 𝗔𝗗 𝟳𝟬?
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Opponents of preterism[1] often claim that nothing substantial changed in AD 70. But nothing could be further from the truth!

𝗙𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁, the fulfillment of Jesus’ prophecy of the destruction of the temple and city of Jerusalem within the “this generation” timeframe stated in the Olivet Discourse (see Luke 21:5-32) proved Jesus was who he claimed to be, the Son of God. This temple had been standing for around five hundred years, and it had just been refurbished by Herod the Great. It was so magnificent that the prominent Jews in that day said it would stand forever![2] And the city of Jerusalem was surrounded by what was thought to be an impenetrable wall. Yet the temple/city went tumbling down, just like Jesus had prophesied.

While the miracles Jesus performed in the days of his flesh certainly attested to his divinity to his fellow countrymen, the destruction of the temple/Jerusalem was the exclamation point on it. Moreover, this judgment testified—and still testifies today—to those outside Judea that Jesus is exactly who he claimed to be.

𝗦𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗱, since Jesus’ prophecy of the destruction of the temple/Jerusalem came to pass exactly as stated, we have excellent reason to trust Jesus when it comes to untestable things, such as, “Whover lives and believes in me will never die” (John 11:26).

𝗧𝗵𝗶𝗿𝗱, Jesus coming on clouds of judgment in AD 70—along with his resurrection—affirmed to his first-century disciples that they had put their faith in the right person. It showed that God was on Jesus’ side, rather than Jewish establishment who pierced him.[3]

𝗙𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘁𝗵, the judgment in AD 70 gave relief to the Christians who were being persecuted by the Jewish establishment.[4] The head of the persecuting snake, Jerusalem, was cut off.

𝗙𝗶𝗳𝘁𝗵, the destruction of the temple in AD 70 was the “sign”[5] that the Old Covenant age had officially ended and that the related rituals and sacrifices—such as physical circumcision, Sabbath keeping, feast day observances, and dietary requirements—were officially defunct.

𝗦𝗶𝘅𝘁𝗵, the destruction of the temple in AD 70 meant (1) that the Old Covenant “ministry of death”[6]—which could not take away sin[7]—had officially ended…and (2) that the New Covenant ministry of forgiveness of sin and everlasting life had officially begun in earnest. The death, which had begun way back in the garden of Eden on the day Adam and Eve ate the forbidden fruit,[8] was finally overcome by Jesus…hence, there are “no more tears.”

𝗦𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗵, the Old Testament saints who had died prior to Jesus atoning for sin—who were awaiting their Savior in Hades[9]—were finally released/resurrected out of Hades and allowed into heaven. From that point forward, believers who die go directly to heaven…hence, there are “no more tears.”

Those who try to diminish the importance of AD 70 have just not grasped the magnitude of what Jesus accomplished. These events were immensely significance, not only for Israelites in the first century, but for every child of God before and after.

For more information about the significance of AD 70, please see my book 𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙀𝙣𝙙 𝙄𝙨 𝙃𝙚𝙧𝙚: 𝙃𝙤𝙬 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙉𝙚𝙬 𝙏𝙚𝙨𝙩𝙖𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙩'𝙨 𝙋𝙧𝙤𝙥𝙝𝙚𝙘𝙞𝙚𝙨 𝙒𝙚𝙧𝙚 𝙁𝙪𝙡𝙛𝙞𝙡𝙡𝙚𝙙, available on Amazon.

https://thebiblefulfilled.com/what-changed-in-ad-70-for-christians/

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𝗘𝗻𝗱𝗻𝗼𝘁𝗲𝘀:
[1] Preterists believe the Second Coming happened in the first century based on Jesus saying to his first-century audience, “For the Son of Man will come in the glory of His Father with His angels, and then He will reward each according to his works. Assuredly, I say to you, there are some standing here who shall not taste death till they see the Son of Man coming in His kingdom” (Matt. 16:27-28; see also Matt. 10:23, 24:30–34, 26:64; Phil. 4:5; Heb. 10:37; James 5:8; and Rev. 22:7, 12, 20).
[2] “The temple has for its revenues not only portions of land, but also other possessions of much greater extent and importance, which will never be destroyed or diminished; for as long as the race of mankind shall last, the revenues likewise of the temple will always be preserved, being coeval in their duration with the universal world” (Philo Judaeus, The Works of Philo Judaeus: Volume 2, The Special Laws, 1:14.)
[3] Technically the Romans crucified Jesus, but they did it at the behest of the Jewish establishment (see Luke 23:21, John 1:11).
[4] This Jewish persecution of Christians is documented all throughout the book of Acts (see Acts 4:3-22, 5:17-42, 6:8-8:1, 8:3, 9:2, 9:23-24, 12:1-5, 13:44-51, 14:5-6, 14:19-20, 16:16-24, 17:1-15, 18:12-17, 19:23-41, 20:19, 21:27-28:30).
[5] Matthew 24:3 – “Now as He sat on the Mount of Olives, the disciples came to Him privately, saying, ‘Tell us, when will these things be? And what will be the sign of Your coming, and of the end of the age?’”
Hebrews 9:8-9 – “The way into the Holiest of All was not yet made manifest while the first tabernacle was still standing. It was symbolic for the present time in which both gifts and sacrifices are offered which cannot make him who performed the service perfect in regard to the conscience.”
[6] 2 Corinthians 3:7 – “But if the ministry of death, written and engraved on stones, was glorious, so that the children of Israel could not look steadily at the face of Moses because of the glory of his countenance, which glory was passing away, 8 how will the ministry of the Spirit not be more glorious?”
[7] Hebrews 10:4 – “For it is not possible that the blood of bulls and goats could take away sins.”
[8] The kind of death that Adam and Eve introduced into the world was spiritual death, not physical death. Back in the garden of Eden, God had warned Adam and Eve, “In the day you eat from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, you shall surely die” (Gen. 2:17). Yet after eating, Adam lived to 930 years (Genesis 5). Adam and Eve even had children afterwards (Gen. 4:25). So their punishment was obviously not physical death; it was spiritual death, aka separation from God. They were immediately kicked out of the garden, lost access to the tree of life, and lost their face-to-face relationship with God. But Jesus restored this broken relationship—and overcame this death/separation—by sacrificing himself on the cross and atoning for sin (see Heb. 9:26-28).
[9] 1 Corinthians 15:55-57 – “‘O Death, where is your sting? O Hades, where is your victory?’ The sting of death is sin, and the strength of sin is the law. But thanks be to God, who gives us the victory [over sin, death, and Hades] through our Lord Jesus Christ.”
Revelation 20:13-14 – “The sea gave up the dead who were in it, and Death and Hades delivered up the dead who were in them. And they were judged, each one according to his works. Then Death and Hades were cast into the lake of fire.”

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