Preterism - True Or false?

Israel as a Nation and God's Plan

 

IF Jesus actuallu already has His second coming, then either this is the eternal final state, or else we are right now in the 1000 yr reign of Christ. Neither options would fir the scriptures, for there is still a lot of sinning and disobedience still going on!

 

God promise to israel to have their King reign over her will happen at His second coming.

 

Again, mankind contradicts God. The promise you refers to the following in the 1st century:

“Fellow Israelites, I may say to you confidently of our ancestor David that he both died and was buried, and his tomb is with us to this day. Since he was a prophet, he knew that God had sworn with an oath to him that he would put one of his descendants on his throne. Foreseeing this, David spoke of the resurrection of the Messiah, saying, ‘He was not abandoned to Hades, nor did his flesh experience corruption.’ This Jesus God raised up, and of that all of us are witnesses. Being therefore exalted at the right hand of God, and having received from the Father the promise of the Holy Spirit, he has poured out this that you both see and hear. For David did not ascend into the heavens, but he himself says, ‘The Lord said to my Lord, “Sit at my right hand, until I make your enemies your footstool.”’ (Acts 2:29-35, NRSV)

I'll believe the Holy Spirit inspired Apostle Peter rather than the modern concoctions of men.

 

If I am following you correctly, I agree, Jesus indeed answered the "when" and it seems that just knowing English is enough to clarify this:

Merriam-Webster:
"this .. the person, thing, or idea that is present or near in place, time, or thought or that has just been mentioned"

Truly I tell you, this generation will not pass away until all these things have taken place. (Matt 24:34, NRSV)

Merriam-Webster
"that .. the one farther away or less immediately under observation or discussion"

"for forty years. Therefore I was angry with that generation, and I said, ‘They always go astray in their hearts, and they have not known my ways.’" (Heb 3:10, NRSV)

"This generation" clearly refers to those to whom He was speaking, Mt.24:34. "That generation" refers to those many centuries farther away, Heb.3:10.

No way can I read Matthew's use of "generation" and understand anything but people in a certain time frame, contemporaries and the first use in Matthew 1:17 sets the meaning right at the start. To say this means "race" or "kind" as Matthew uses it is absurd.

 

Yes, but then you (generic) have a problem with:

Acts 1:11 who also said, "Men of Galilee, why do you stand gazing up into heaven? This same Jesus, who was taken up from you into heaven, will so come in like manner as you saw Him go into heaven."

Revelation 1:7 Behold, He is coming with clouds, and every eye will see Him, even they who pierced Him. And all the tribes of the earth will mourn because of Him. Even so, Amen.

2 Peter 3:10 But the day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night, in which the heavens will pass away with a great noise, and the elements will melt with fervent heat; both the earth and the works that are in it will be burned up.

Futurists find the redefining of all the apparent literal words in the passages above as being assigned "spiritual" or metaphorical meanings "absurd" as "this generation" being given a far reaching definition.

Then comes the scripture ping-pong game.
Then the casting of each other into the lake of fire.

HankD

 

There is no difficulty seeing verses 9-12 as being fulfilled by the saving work of Christ, 13-15 are figurative indicating a conquest, logically the conquest of the Gospel seen in Acts, while 16-17 relate to our salvation as the precious jewels in his crown. Fulfilling Exodus 19:5-6 as taught by Peter - 1 Peter 2:9-10 & Malachi 3:16-18

I don't agree with your cutting up the prophecy like that - a verse fulfilled & the next verse distant future & back again - playing "ducks & drakes" with Holy Scripture. As you do with the Olivet prophecy that Jesus declared would be fulfilled before the passing of this generation.

 

Revelation 20:7 And when the thousand years are expired, Satan shall be loosed out of his prison

Do you accept the thousand years as a literal 1000 years?

HankD