Showing posts with label Olivet Discourse. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Olivet Discourse. Show all posts

Thursday, December 02, 2010

A short preterist commentary on the Olivet Discourse of Matthew 24

In about 13 minutes (with as much detail as possible all packed in), this video contains a summary of the preterist understanding of Matthew 24. This theological persuasion holds that all of the events in Matthew 24 find their fulfillment in the destruction of the temple in A.D. 70. Of course, this may sound absurd to those who have never been exposed to such theology, as it did to me. But I would ask that you at least watch this video and consider some of the arguments that are made. I can't say that i'm one hundred percent on board or able to provide a thorough defense of this view, but so far its a position that i'm leaning towards: