It is interesting that this article appeals to redemptive history, but then goes on to say "Not all these promises were fulfilled in the physical realm and not all were therefore discernible by everyone." Am I the only one who sees this as ironic or better yet moronic? Preterist claim "redemptive history" but them claim that you can see it, becuase it is spiritual, or it is really in the eternal realm. I ask how is this redemptive history, if it is in fact spiritual, and can not be seen. If it is spiritual and can't be seen, how can it be a mere past event that occured in 70AD.
Stephen Douglas??? Sjolander Road Fellowship
Historically, we know that the destruction of Jerusalem took place in the year 70 AD. This event has long been recognized as significant to the Jewish people because in that year they ceased to exist as a nation in their promised land. What has been often lost is the overriding significance of this event in redemptive history. In the careful evaluation of the Olivet discourse, one sees that the AD 70 destruction was actually the culmination of God’s total redemptive plan. In this event are included all the eschatological promises of the Bible. Not all these promises were fulfilled in the physical realm and not all were therefore discernible by everyone. Some saw but did not realize what they saw. Only those who were looking with the right “minds eye” made the proper connection.
http://www.knowingtodaysgod.com/articles/Significance%20of%20AD%2070%20in%20the%20History%20of%20Mankind.htm
