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Preterism
Sign in to savePreterism is a Christian eschatological view or belief that interprets some (partial preterism) or all (full preterism) prophecies of the Bible as events which have already been fulfilled in history. This school of thought interprets the Book of Daniel as referring to events that happened from the seventh century BC until the first century AD, while seeing the prophecies of the Book of Revelation, as well as Christ's predictions within the Olivet Discourse, as events that happened in the first century AD. Preterism holds that Ancient Israel finds its continuation or fulfillment in the Christia
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12 sectionsContents
- History
- Schools of preterist thought
- Partial preterism
- Related positions
- Influences within Christian thought
- Interpretation of the Book of Revelation
- Interpretation of the Great Tribulation
- Key verses
- See also
- Notes
- References
- Bibliography
Preterism is a Christian eschatological view or belief that interprets some (partial preterism) or all (full preterism) prophecies of the Bible as events which have already been fulfilled in history. This school of thought interprets the Book of Daniel as referring to events that happened from the seventh century BC until the first century AD, while seeing the prophecies of the Book of Revelation, as well as Christ's predictions within the Olivet Discourse, as events that happened in the first century AD. Preterism holds that Ancient Israel finds its continuation or fulfillment in the Christian church at the destruction of Jerusalem in AD 70.
thumb|The Siege of Jerusalem (70 CE)|AD 70 destruction of Jerusalem ([[Francesco Hayez painting pictured) is seen by preterists as being allegorically portrayed in the Book of Revelation.]]