All I can say is AMEN! Praise the Lord for his goodness and mercy! I am wondering if this is a New (Partial?) Pret-Idealist site. Although the exact doctrinal nature of this site is to be determined.
The idea presented in this specific article is that nothing ends or begins in 70ad. These terms "age" or "heavens and earth" are used as a classification of the "old man" verses the "new man". All the garbage that has come out of Preterism, resulting in historical / natural periods of time (pre-70AD period and a post-70AD period) results in an unnecessary transition resulting in Universalism. The old is completely removed from the picture. Our perspective sees eschatology as the "the passing of the last remaining elements or remnants of the old man" NOT "the passing of the last remaining elements of the Mosaic/ Jewish system in 70AD." For more information click here.
Steven Haukdahl "As we recognize that the passing of Jerusalem is likewise used by Paul as a symbolic representation of one's passing from death to life in Christ i.e. old man, new man; then we can more clearly see how the elements of the earthly realm – such as the “present heavens and earth” or “present Jerusalem” or “this unbelieving generation” are also representatives used to define those who are not “in Christ”. As elsewhere, those new things which Paul says are to be found in Christ alone, are represented by the terminology “new heaven and earth,” “new Jerusalem,” “new man,” and the like, so they seem to sometimes be used to describe a different place with the saints there by virtue of resurrection and other times used as a symbolic representation aimed more towards encouraging, admonishing the church while they were still here on planet earth in mind."
"The “Jerusalem Which is Below” (Outside of Christ) was a symbol of slavery -- akin to bondage under the Jewish Law given by Moses. Considering his ultimate message regarding the liberty of the gospel, this is best understood as being a representation of those who were without a saving relationship with Jesus Christ. "
"The “Jerusalem Which is Above” (In Christ) on the other hand, is given by Paul as a representation of those blessed people who are freed from that yoke of slavery. In Gal 5:1 it is said that through the gospel, “Christ set us free.” Hebrews 12:22-24 also teaches that in Christ we come to “Mount Zion,” “the heavenly Jerusalem,” which is likewise used as a representative of the new covenant of salvation in Jesus Christ. It is within the new covenant that those who are Christ's move from the old things of bondage, to the new things of liberty in Him. To reiterate in the constructs of Second Peter, the old Jerusalem was given to represent the unrighteous, and the new Jerusalem was given to represent the righteous. "
"As we recognize that the passing of Jerusalem is likewise used by Paul as a symbolic representation of one's passing from death to life in Christ i.e. old man, new man; then we can more clearly see how the elements of the earthly realm – such as the “present heavens and earth” or “present Jerusalem” or “this unbelieving generation” are also representatives used to define those who are not “in Christ”. As elsewhere, those new things which Paul says are to be found in Christ alone, are represented by the terminology “new heaven and earth,” “new Jerusalem,” “new man,” and the like, so they seem to sometimes be used to describe a different place with the saints there by virtue of resurrection and other times used as a symbolic representation aimed more towards encouraging, admonishing the church while they were still here on planet earth in mind."
blog.properpreterism.org/2007/11/12/test.aspx
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http://preteristheresy.blogspot.com/2008/02/things-that-did-not-end-in-70ad.html
