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John it is really nice that all the scripture on the second coming is precious to you….as it should be. I’m sure you are not implying that it is not precious to me as well.

All the scripture that you have cut and pasted here do pertain to a coming of Christ, but you haven’t explained why they support a future, physical coming in the manner that I have explained how they support a coming in judgment in 70 AD. You have simply chosen to define them as you wish…and you complain about my exegesis.

All you have done here is make a nice declaration of fidelity to scripture. That much is implied by every person here by fiat in that they are Baptist and hold to general Baptist faith such as the bible is divinely inspired, is to be accepted by a believer, and teaches us how to obtain eternal salvation.

I won’t bother repeating all the points of my last post—I’ll just point out that you have made no counter argument based on scripture that points to how Revelation cold be fulfilled post 70 AD.

I was totally entertained to read your comments on my comments on your whining. In every post here I do believe you complain about how you are treated, spoken to, referred to, about this and about that, whatever ….maybe you define yourself by how others see you and so you need to manage their opinion of you…I don’t know.

I haven’t complained once about your comments about me, what you think of me, what you say about me (or anyone else)….I don’t need to worry myself with your or other’s opinion. I don’t get worked up over the insults of anyone else. I know who I am and I’m not worried about what other people say on a bulletin board.

Maybe you should not worry yourself so much with what you think other people think and just be your own man.

 

Sorry to take so long to reply. To some of us posting has to take a back seat to our work. Overtime and logging in from home is to frequent to worry much about posting these days.

I do fine it curious that you constantly complain if you like that word better than whine about how I talk to you. I never bother with how you or your fellow futurists talk to me. If let that bother me I would be here at all.

You will be delighted to know I do have a code of ethics that I live by when posting.

I have never tried to stick heresy on a poster (despite the many times it has been done to me). I have never questioned anybody’s salvation (as some do to me). I assume it is save to believe most everybody in here knows the Lord as Savior regardless of their views on any subject.

I don’t personally attack anyone. Although DHK likes to put those words in my mouth—but he has his own definition that is unique to himself and it comes with the territory when you are a preterist to get unique definitions applied to you.

I never let what you say or how you say it bother me John. My only frustration with you ever is when you dodge a question or seek to squirm around it.

However, it seems whatever I say to you—you find a way to take offense with it. In the end we all have to decide what we will take offense with I guess.

 

Tom,

You are very similar to myself in that regard. I’m always interested in what others believe and why they believe it. I was a premil most of my life, but could never feel I got consistent, complete, or satisfactory answers from any futurist view point.

I fought preterism myself at first. Being a futurist all my life it was hard to accept something so different than what I had been taught and believed for so long. But more than anything else I just wanted the truth regardless of where it led.

Preterism kept providing those answers. Eventually I had to acknowledge I was wrong in my thinking as a futurist and follow where the Holy Spirit led me. Reading the bible from a preterist view point I find it consistent all the way through and never contradicting itself. I am finally at peace with everything in biblical prophecy. It is such a comfortable position to finally be in. Believe me I thank God for it.