Don Preston > Quotes

“The parousia of Christ to bring salvation (Hebrews 9:28), would occur at the time of the restoration (apokatastasis) of all things (Acts 3:21). But the restoration / reformation (diorthosis) would occur at the end of the Old Covenant (Hebrews 9:6-10). Therefore, the parousia of Christ to bring salvation would occur at the end of the Old Covenant. This demands that we understand eschatology as Covenantal and not Historical.”
― Don Preston, Like Father, Like Son, On Clouds of Glory: A Study of the Nature of the Second Coming of Christ

“Second, it is strange indeed to hear Millennialists complain of “literalism.” Book after book written by Millennialists heralds the message that prophecy can only be understood literally. We are told it is an abuse of scripture to interpret language any other way, especially prophetic language. However, when that principle is applied to the time language of scripture, all of a sudden, the cry for literalism vanishes. Indeed, one is cautioned against “wooden literalism!”
― Don Preston, Like Father, Like Son, On Clouds of Glory: A Study of the Nature of the Second Coming of Christ

“It is time for modern Bible students to let the Bible writers address their contemporary audiences. Modern students need to exercise the most basic rules of hermeneutic. Presuppositional hermeneutics create interpretative nightmares that only confuse.”
― Don Preston, Like Father, Like Son, On Clouds of Glory: A Study of the Nature of the Second Coming of Christ