Why I Am A Futurist

[good samaritan]

I have recently read that they estimate the book of Revelation in 95 A.D. and that would put the prophecy coming after the event and if that is a correct estimation then I don't think that would work with my theology. Now I am with you that some of the things that Jesus prophesied where probably 70 A.D. Once again I don't think anyone knows the details and even if one theological view is right they still are basing it off their observations and that doesn't mean knowing.

[mfblume]

Originally Posted by good samaritan

I have recently read that they estimate the book of Revelation in 95 A.D. and that would put the prophecy coming after the event and if that is a correct estimation then I don't think that would work with my theology. Now I am with you that some of the things that Jesus prophesied where probably 70 A.D. Once again I don't think anyone knows the details and even if one theological view is right they still are basing it off their observations and that doesn't mean knowing.

I think you are hesitating because you know the backlash some of us got due to the AD70 issue.

We can know, brother. We can. God doesn't hold an unreachable carrot in front of our noses while riding our backs that we can never reach. He would not mention ANY DETAILS if none of them mattered and could be understood. He'd simply mention the general thought that we don't know what is ahead, but be ready for anything if that were true. But He didn't.

[good samaritan]

Originally Posted by mfblume

I think you are hesitating because you know the backlash some of us got due to the AD70 issue.

We can know, brother. We can. God doesn't hold an unreachable carrot in front of our noses while riding our backs that we can never reach. He would not mention ANY DETAILS if none of them mattered and could be understood. He'd simply mention the general thought that we don't know what is ahead, but be ready for anything if that were true. But He didn't.

The problem is that everyone's theology has possible contradictions. I am not hesitating, but I have opinions that might would make some futurists call me a partial preterist and I have a lot of opinions that would make preterists call me a futurists. I think that everyone is going to find they where right in areas, but no one is right about everything although many think they are.

[mfblume]

Originally Posted by good samaritan

The problem is that everyone's theology has possible contradictions. I am not hesitating, but I have opinions that might would make some futurists call me a partial preterist and I have a lot of opinions that would make preterists call me a futurists. I think that everyone is going to find they where right in areas, but no one is right about everything although many think they are.

I understand. I disagree, for the most part still, since I think we can know the correct interpretation. I think God can reveal this in leading us by His Spirit and enlightening us in the Word no matter how many think they have experienced that or how little peopel say they have.

But, anyway...

I had one more thought. Those who preach a kingdom in the millennium may say there is a kingdom now (and I believe them when they say that), but they will rarely if ever preach the present kingdom and emphasize it. To them, the preaching of the kingdom seems to always be restricted to the future and not now. Think about it. how man preachers have you heard preach the potential of us believers in the present kingdom as kings and priests? They always emphasize the future kingdom. Always.

Ask them, and see what their immediate response is.... "How would you preach the kingdom of God?" See if they stress the future more than now. I think they would.