Preterist are know for their very LITERAL use of time statements. Every time statement automatically means AD 70. Where is their consistancy on other passage which they spiritualize, and believe to be NON-LITERAL?
Michael Sullivan
The time statements in the gospel’s and the N.T. are addressing a literal “near” fulfillment and are not to be spiritualized away based on a twisting of (2Pet.3:8). Nor are the time statements to be “projected” past A.D.70 (1Pet.1:4-12; 1Cor.10:11). Any attempt to do so is to “go beyond what is written.”
"The only other place this word or phrase is used is in another Jewish audience setting found in the book of Hebrews (Hebs. 9:26) which is addressing the superiority of the in-breaking spiritual new covenant age/kingdom upon and over against the physical old covenant age/kingdom and has nothing to do with the planet earth or time ending at Christ’s return! Taking these matters in consideration, Matthew is only communicating that “the end” and destruction of the temple are equivalent with each other and describing the end of Israel’s OC age! "
http://www.preteristarchive.com/Books/2005_sullivan_gospel-eschatology.html
