Did Christ Return in AD70?: An Introduction and Overview of the Full Preterist View of Bible Prophecy

by Jeremiah Jenkins

The doctrine of the second coming, judgment day, and resurrection of the dead have been among the most perplexing and hotly debated in Christendom. Among many challenges are the use of prophetic language as used by Jesus and the Apostles, and the time statements that often accompanied their prophecy.

Jesus said he would return within the generation of those among whom he lived. (Matthew 24:35; Matthew 16:27-28) The apostles affirmed that time was near later towards the end of that generation. (1 Peter 4:17; James 5:8; Revelation 1:1)

Historically, scholars have understood that there was a sense in which Christ came in judgment against apostate Israel in AD70, but that there remains a yet future "second coming" yet to be fulfilled. Recently, however, some scholars have posited that the AD70 coming was, in fact, the "second coming", and that all end-time events foretold in scripture (including the resurrection of the dead) have been fulfilled.

Volumes have been written on this notoriously difficult subject. This short book is designed to give the reader an introduction and overview of the view from one who has been there and taught it (though now rejects it). In this fair objective presentation you will gain an understanding of exactly why some hold to the view known as "full preterism" which teaches that all prophecy has been fulfilled, and will be able to assess its merits for yourself.

90 pages, Kindle Edition

First published April 22, 2014

Reviews

[Steven Pidgeon · Rating 5 out of 5]

The whole preterist eschatological view has been one that I've been doing a fair bit of reading into lately, and I do find it pretty compelling overall. I found this book quite interesting, because I didn't realise when I got it that actually the author of the book (according to his preface to the book) actually no longer subscribes to the view, but he wrote this as a dissertation to the leadership of his church at a point in time when he was a full preterist, laying out in a pretty simple but sound way his particular view on the matter. I actually did really like it, and would probably like to work my way back through the book again. It isn't even really that long a book, but there are lots of things that it brings up that could definitely be investigated and dug into further.

[Jerry Woods · Rating 5 out of 5]

Outstanding

You can't go wrong buying this one on Kindle. Jeremiah has put together a powerful plea to believe in full preterism. I will begin reading this book again right away. There is a lot to take in. By the way, I would like to know how and why he does not believe this way anymore.