preterism

This is a term for a certain view of eschatology or end times. It means 'past' as in already occurred. I have been to Bible College and Semianry and until last year, had only heard this term ONCE by a professor in my freshman year at Bible College. Why is this??? I think its because those who hold to this view are branded as heretics and troublemakers because they are in diametric opposition to the mainstream widely held view of dispensational premillennialism which has become even more cemented into the culture by Tim lahaye and jerry Jenkins 'Left Behind' books series.

As i have been studying about and researching preterism however i become more and more accepting that it is very accurate in its viewpoint. Look and see if the term 'second coming' occurs in the Bible????? I think youll be surprised what you find. 70 AD was the destruction of the Temple and jerusalem as well as the entire Mosaic system and the law and sacrificial system. Jesus prophecied this even in the Olivet Discourse in Matthew 23. He also predicted His return, saying it would be to those in 'that generation'. Preterism holds Jesus kept His word and returned by judging apostate Judaism and instituting the New Covenant as He came to establish. C S Lewis is quoted as saying that Jesus failed to keep His promise of returning as He said he would and he saw it as the most embarrassing aspect of Christianity we are talking C S Lewis here people!!!!! Major reason why many jews refuse to accept Jesus as Messiah has been noted as for His fAilure to return as He said He would also.

NEWSFLASH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! HE DIDNT FAIL!!!!! HE CAME BACK AS HE SAID HE WOULD IN 70 AD!!!!! Our problem is we viewed Him as meaning a literal physical appearing but He never said it would happen that way!!!!!! He came back in judgment on Israel and to establish His New Covenant as promised. Needless to say all the ages we have had every generation proclaim 'Jesus is coming soon'!!!!!! I think we need to check our Bibles more closely and realize He did return and wont be coming back but we will all going to Him when we pass from this earth into eternity!!!!