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The last days according to Jesus: when did Jesus say he would return, c.1-2

R.C. Sproul give a Extraordinarily exacting analysis that provides convincing support to the preterist interpretation of Jesus' Olivet Discourse and most of John's Revelation. Preterism has many varieties (more than I knew), but those that affirm Scripture as the inspired word of God argue that the Parousia (second coming) described in the Olivet Discourse and much of Revelation pertains to a visible second coming (Parousia) where Jesus came to judge the nation Israel in 72 A.D. It does not refer to his visible return to judge ALL nations and people, which most preterists would affirm as being foretold elsewhere in scripture. (Sproul seems to favor arguments that reject the idea of 'primary' and 'secondary' fulfillment of eschatological prophesy.) All preterist viewpoints clearly preclude the Dispensationalist viewpoint, but remain compatible in varying degrees with pre, post, and amillennial eschatological views. In later chapters, Sproul analyzes the merits of pre, post, and amillennial views, but I did not find this analysis as exacting or thorough as his discussion on preterism. He does not take an unequivocal stand on the issue of when in relation to the millennium Jesus will return, but he does show a clear consensus for postmillennialism among the theologians he most respects. I deeply appreciate that Dr. Sproul does not press beyond what is clear from scripture on this particular issue.

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Call Number
236.9 SPR l.1-2
Publisher
Grand Rapids : Baker Books.,
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253p.; 23 cm.
Language
English
ISBN/ISSN
0-8010-1171-X
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236.9
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Subject(s)
ESCHATOLOGY - LAST JUDGEMENT, RAPTURE
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