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Preterism: 'Understanding End Times Prophecy' by Paul Benware: A Review
Posted on Friday, July 25 @ 08:12:02 PDT by Virgil |
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by Gary DeMar
Paul N. Benware’s revised and expanded edition of Understanding End Times Prophecy includes a chapter on Preterism. This is a good sign. Preterists teach that certain prophetic passages have already been fulfilled (e.g., Matt. 24), while futurists claim that these same passages are yet to be fulfilled. The debate centers (mostly) on how specific time indicators like “near,” “shortly,” “quickly,” and “this generation” should be interpreted. Benware also claims that preterists regularly mix “the literal and allegorical” which results in “very inconsistent interpretations to a passage.” The following quotation encapsulates Benware’s argument on how he believes preterists interpret certain prophetic texts:
[P]reterist Gary DeMar concludes that the cosmic disturbances in Matthew 24:29–30 (the sign of the Son of Man, the darkened sun and moon and the stars falling from the sky) is symbolic of the passing away of the old covenant world of Judaism in [A.D.] 70. This conclusion is based on the illegitimate transference of meaning from one verse to another as well as some full-blown allegorization.
For the record, my book Last Days Madness includes a 14-page chapter with the title “Sun, Moon, and Stars.” Benware never interacts with it and the detailed arguments I present. In fact, he depends on secondary sources to make his arguments.
Click here to read the rest of Gary's excellent review.
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'Understanding End Times Prophecy' by Paul Benware: A Review (Score: 1)
 by davecollins on Friday, July 25 @ 14:10:57 PDT
(User Info | Send a Message) | | I am continually amazed that educated folks can read the cosmic destruction passages and NOT realize that it is metaphoric and not literal. Do they not have a copy of the Old Testament? How long will "Bible teachers" ignore the plain meaning of texts in favor of their long-held suppositions? Jesus expected the believers of that era, pre AD 70, to understand BEFORE it actually happened. Don't you think He expects us to figure it out AFTER it happened?? |
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'Understanding End Times Prophecy' by Paul Benware: A Review (Score: 1)
by Islamaphobe on Saturday, July 26 @ 10:22:34 PDT
(User Info | Send a Message) | I am reminded of Hans Christian Andersen's story about the emperor's "clothes" and social philosopher Groucho Marx's "Who are you going to believe, me or your lying eyes?" Our dispensational brethren are in the unfortunate position of pretending that the emperor is actually clothed and that what we see with our own eyes may actually be different from what we have been taught to see. The time has come to apply John Newton's "I was blind and now I see" to another area of human concern. If you could trade stock in dispensational "futures," I would definitely be a short seller.
John S. Evans |
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