Preston comments below that the "heavens and earth" were "removed" in 70AD. It is interesting that Preston says that which was "removed in 70AD" was "reserved" and "kept" "for the day of judgment of ungodly men." Preston clearly replaces "removed" with the word "reserved". Obviously, Preston does not understand what the present heavens and earth signifies (which is a category, or symbol of those after the flesh.)
(2 Peter 3:7) But by His word the present heavens and earth are being reserved for fire, kept for the day of judgment and destruction of ungodly men.
Does Preston believe ALL are in the New Heavens and Earth? Preston assumes the establishment of the "new heavens and earth" in 70AD. Notice that Peter uses "WE" as a reference to those "IN CHRIST" who "according to His promise" looked for it. Yet Preston maintains that the old is "removed" completely. Which implies ALL are now in the NEW heavens and earth "in which righteousness dwells". I guess by his own system that, those outside of Christ some how survived God's wrath in "the present heavens and earth". AND SINCE 70AD Preston maintains ALL are allowed to dwell in that which "righteousness dwells." This shows their highly Universalistic nature of Preterism and represents the compounding errors of their assumptions.
(2 Peter 3:13) But according to His promise we (those IN CHRIST) are looking for new heavens and a new earth, in which righteousness dwells.
Presterism has become a replacement theology making 70AD as a ending and beginning to MANY things. It assumes that the OLD ends in 70AD resulting in ALL being placed in the NEW. Although some Preterists may argue that fulfillment is "fulfilled but ongoing", others (like Preston) continue to show by comments like this that fulfillment is definitely NOT ongoing.
Don Preston "Hebrews 12:25ff spoke of the passing of the "heaven and earth" so that the unshakable kingdom might remain. It says they were at that time "receiving a kingdom that cannot be shaken," vs. 28. Since the heaven and earth were to be shaken/removed so that the unshakable could remain, and since they were at that time receiving the unshakable kingdom, it follows that the "heavens and earth" was being removed at that time! Again, not physical heaven and earth, but the Old World of Israel, created and sustained by the Law was about to be completely destroyed when Jerusalem and the Temple fell in 70 AD."
eschatology.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=87&Itemid=61
eschatology.org eschatology Don K Pretson
http://preteristheresy.blogspot.com/2008/02/don-preston-present-heavens-and-earth.html
