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Subject: Preterism refuted using Scripture alone? |
Bible Note: Rev. Bill, Thanks for your input. In my opinion you are correct when you place the resurrection and the rapture together at the coming of Christ. I would add that the judgement takes place in this context also. Scripture does not say that Jesus came out of the tomb in a glorified body. He came out in a resurrected physical body similar to Lazarus and others who had been raised from the dead. He said as he was eating with the disciples that his body was flesh and bone. He received his spiritual, glorified body at his acension. According to Scripture our flesh and bone body will not leave this earth. However, God has a body prepared for us in heaven (II Cor. 5:1,8). We will one day be absent from this body and present with the Lord. You mentioned taking Scripture at face value and recognizing the "simple sense" of a passage. This is where I get confused in my search for truth. Why don't we take words like "soon", "at hand", "near" etc. at "face value". It seems that a "literal understanding" is thrown out when it comes to interpreting the time-frame references in the eschatalogical passages throughout the NT. To be fair to both sides, Do you see that as "shifting gears" on the part of the futurist? Again, I'm trying to come to a conclusion about preterism but when both sides of the debate use the same method of interpretation that they say the other side shouldn't use it keeps the entire issue unsettled. Thanks again for your help, Coper |