The fact that the messianic kingdom is not a secular, earthly one implies that the fourth empire need not fall in a geopolitical manner prior to the rise of. Then i read daniel moraisarticle in defense of the preterist perspective above. Over the course of the churchs history there have been four main approaches. More popular is partial preterism which essentially suggests the same as preterism, except the resurrection of the dead and the second coming of christ, are believed to be yet. Daniel with book summary versebyverse bible commentary.
The book of daniel is a key source for material on eschatology, and there is apparently no end to the interpretations offered. Futurism looks for a future, physical kingdom of god here on earth. Secondly, we critique the most popular historicist application of the very same verses. In the days of these kings book perfectbound paperback 740 pages.
Futurism and preterism, alternate methods of prophetic interpretation, were used by jesuits to oppose. After the battle of actium, caesar augustus, the willful king, subjugated egypt and libya and captured and enslaved the nubians of napata. A biblical analysis of the false doctrine of preterism. Lots of historical and exegetical insights on the book of daniel.
But regarding daniel, i have only written a brief commentary on daniel 9 which is available in my book perilous times. Every serious student of daniel s prophecies needs to have this book in their library. Jay rogers has done an excellent job of compiling the mountain of historical evidence in favor of a orthodox preterist interpretation of the book of daniel. For the daniel in preterist perspective podcast covered in broll, st. Preterist books endtimes fiction and last days madness. Chapters 10, 11 and 12 in the book of daniel make up daniel s final vision, describing a series of conflicts between the unnamed king of the north and king of the south leading to the time of the end, when israel will be vindicated and the dead raised to shame or glory. Preterism is the belief that all bible prophecy has been fulfilled. Relationships among preterists and group 1, 2a, and 2b futur ists, with special. Later it encouraged their descendants, as persia, greece, and rome exercised dominion over their lives and land. I write protopreterist because he accepted the idea that revelation points to a. An historicist perspective on daniel 11 digital commons. Daniel fulfilled prophecy preterist past fulfillment.
Thomas ice gives a 3hour audio analysis of the preterist view, entitled bible prophecy past or future. They suggest the tribulation was the persecution of the saints and nero was the antichrist. Berean bible church is located in virginia beach, virginia, and is an independent bible church with reference to denominational affiliation, and are led through a serious, often versebyverse sstudy of the scriptures by pastor david b. Preterism and the book of daniel the book of daniel is a key source for material on eschatology, and there is apparently no end to the interpretations offered. A preterist perspective by gerry watts march 2014 the purpose of this article is to give a basic summary of the visions of daniel from a preterist perspective. Daniel 7 awaits a future fulfillment, as does daniel 2.
Daniel 11 the book of daniel in preterist perspective. May 11, 2011 then i read daniel moraisarticle in defense of the preterist perspective above. How do you respond to this aberrant view of revelation. Soon i plan to update some of these posts, especially those pertaining to the beast of revelation. Preterism, a christian eschatological view, interprets some partial preterism or all full preterism prophecies of the bible as events which have already happened.
Fulfilled prophecy by jessie mills, beasts, horns and the antichrist by brodrick shepherd at armageddon books bible prophecy bookstore. Orthodox preterist daniel commentary postmillennial. The idealist view is that prophecy contains timeless promises of hope, equally applicable to all generations. Preterist books on daniel commentary on daniel by homer hailey, daniel. Historicism, a method of interpretation in christian eschatology which associates biblical.
Most chapter studies below contain a versebyverse commentary. Jun 18, 2007 daniel 7 awaits a future fulfillment, as does daniel 2. Those who were forewarned and survived the holocaust were christians living in jerusalem who had been forewarned by jesus and johns prophecy to flee the city to the hills of judea in order to wait out the siege. For our purposes, the primary question is what relevance daniel has to the olivet discourse and the son of man sayings. Thomas ice is, vice chairman of the pretrib research study center.
It seems that these models have evolved to the point that each one needs its own theme song. This fact has led some historians to suggest that the book of daniel may have. The book of daniel is a treasure graciously granted to the people of god by the lord of all history. In the second chapter of the book of the prophet daniel, we are introduced to king nebuchadnezzars dream of a massive metallic statue.
This is known as the quick fix of 96 for if revelation was written under domitians reign then the preterist view has a problem. The preterist view of eschatology is that most, if not all, biblical prophecy was fulfilled in the past. An examination of eschatology with a view on the preterist model and three preterist views of the rapture event. The kingdom and coming of christ in the book of daniel. The futurist approach understands everything from revelation 4. Daniel eleven is part of the last vision of the prophet and represents a timeline until the end, including the resurrection of the dead dan.
Im not finished with it yet, but it has been a profoundly helpful book, since i lean towards that millenial view. Orthodox preterist daniel commentary postmillennial worldview. When confronted with the preterist view of eschatology people often say, wasnt the book of revelation written after 70 a. Koester entitled revelation and the end of all things, which is an amil preterist commentary on the book of revelation. I am somewhat inclined to count the number of years of daniel 9. According to preterism, all prophecy in the bible is really history. In the following preterist commentary on daniel chapter 11, every prophecy is. With the death of nero in june 68, the empire was thrown into a series of civil wars that left rome burned and italy in ruins. This final chapter of daniel is interpreted in various ways by different schools of scholars. In the days of these kings the book of daniel in preterist perspective 2008 this is another 45 days beyond the time of trouble. Full preterism gospel eschatology we offer the most in.
If the book of daniel was indeed written by the prophet daniel and all of the prophecies. Audio book 022 daniel explained daniel 11 the book of daniel in preterist perspective jcr4runner. Dec, 2018 only the preterist view of daniel deals with the bibles first principles in a satisfactory manner. The preterist approach to revelation the unfolding of. The absurdity of the preterist position on daniel 79 has already been made evident, but we need to critique their view of daniel 11 for it contains excellent evidence for antiochus epiphanes as the intended fulfillment. Seven brief points which prove the full preterist view of the millennium of revelation 20 is exegetical and orthodox by. Mar 06, 2019 we continue in our verse by verse bible study through the book of daniel on sunday mornings with pastor gino geraci at calvary south denver in littleton co.
This comprehensive work offers a fascinating look at the book of daniel in preterist perspective. In the above preterist commentary on daniel chapter 12 the historical fulfillment of daniel 12 is shown to have literally occurred in the first century including the 35 and 1290 days prophecy of daniel 12. Part of the reason for this view is that many of the prophecies in daniel 11 are. Based on that, how would you describe the kingdom of god. The earliest christian historian who recorded the churchs knowledge of the domitianic dating of revelation was hegessippus in 150 a. Biblical prophecy, end time events in news, middle east, terrorism, wars and rumors of wars. P reterists are committed to the view that the majority of the prophecies of the book of daniel have already been fulfilled and therefore have no significance for the present day. Rogers work is a fullyorthodox preterist analysis of daniel. It seems to be that there truly were 1290 days from the time that the daily sacrifice to. Preterist books endtimes fiction and last days madness by gary demar, dead in their tracks, shattering the left behind delusion and beyond the end times by john noe, misplaced hope by samuel frost, last days according to jesus by r.
Seven brief points which prove the full preterist view of the. Preterist books on daniel commentary on daniel by homer. Daniel, as many other authors of the antiquity and the bible, writes of himself in the third person throughout the first part of the book. That is that from the coming of the messiahhis birthand his first appearance in that same temple 40 days later,to the destruction of it in a. I do not intend to give any detailed exegesis here but only a simplified outline of what i presently believe concerning the visions of daniel, and. He approached the ancient of days and was led into his presence. Daniel 11 deals with the details of the rulers starting with persia and then greece, and goes into the divided kingdom of greece. Practically all of the critics limit the application to the last days of antiochus, supposing that daniel was totally mistaken about the resurrection which he mentioned, there being no resurrection whatever that marked the closing of the antiochus persecution.
Books and ebooks international preterist association. Challenging preterism preterists believe that all bible prophecy is history. The lord god himself shows daniel the wars and succession of kings in the persian and. The nature of final punishment is a topic which falls under the theological category of eschatology, the study of last things. A preterist perspective 4 in my vision at night i looked, and there before me was one like a son of man, coming with the clouds of heaven. Nov 06, 2012 full preterism gospel eschatology we offer the most indepth book and articles defending the full preterist view of bible prophecy. Lets make a list of amillennialpreterist authors and. Like the prophecies of ezekiel, it first gave comfort to godly jews exiled in babylon. The first volume of a twopart study on daniel and revelation. In chapter 12 of daniel we have the final portion of the final vision of the book, which actually began in chapters 10 and 11. The first problem with the preterist view of daniel 2 is its inability to account for the twofold division of the fourth kingdom between the legs and feet. This school of thought interprets the book of daniel as referring to events that happened from the 7th century bc until the first century ad, while seeing the prophecies of revelation as events that happened in the first century ad.
Since jerusalem is being assaulted this week it seems like we need something from an epic war movie. So, when we read what the bible says about the tribulation, we are reading history. In the following preterist commentary on daniel chapter 12, daniel 12 is shown to have literally occurred in the first century including the 1,290 and 35 days of daniel 12. All quotations are from the nasb unless otherwise noted. Maybe daniel 11 isnt about antiochus epiphanes at all. Audio book 014 the superiority of the preterist method. Full preterism gospel eschatology we offer the most indepth book and articles defending the full preterist view of bible prophecy. Our purpose then is to see all people, nations, and languages.
In the following preterist commentary on daniel chapter 11, every prophecy is explained and found to be literally fulfilled. Scot points out at different times that the conservative evangelical view is in need of criticism for its futuristic interpretation of the olivet discourse. The book of daniel is a key source for material on eschatology, and there is. Christs dominion is given to the people of the saints of the most high daniel 7. A preterist interpretation, exposition and commentary of daniel 12. Don k preston march 21, 2020 bible prophecy full preterist last days matthew 5. In the previous installment i surveyed some of the biblical teaching on the great tribulation. The preterist interpretation of scripture regards the book of revelation as a symbolic picture of firstcentury conflicts, not a description of what will occur in the end times. Instead of the temple being destroyed in daniel 89, it is only profaned in 11 12 by the setting up of an idol in the holy place 11. Daniel eleven is part of the last vision of the prophet and represents a timeline until the end. Also discussed as part of that category is the timing of the fulfillment of certain biblical prophecies, such as the coming of the son of man foretold by jesus in his olivet discourse, the nature and activity of the beast of revelation, and so forth. Caesar augustus, the willful king, also brought the wealth of egypt to rome. Sullivan 1 reformed partial preterist author kenneth gentry in his writings informs us that the book of revelation is about things which were in the past, present, and things which were about to be fulfilled. The preterist view had almost passed from the scene until recently when it received new impetus from several christian reconstructionists.
The book of daniel in preterist perspective and in the days of these kings shall the god of heaven set up a kingdom, which shall never be destroyed. However, no mainstream christian denominations hold this full or hyper preterist view, perhaps primarily because of the dire warning contained in 2timothy 2. Search results for daniel 8 the preterist archive of. Only the preterist view of daniel deals with the bibles first principles in a satisfactory manner. Even though he gives some compelling answers, with references to first century writings, which i had studied earlier, history seems to pull the rug from underneath the preterist view concerning the date revelation was written. This article is an excerpt from my commentary adumbrations. Historicist interpretations of the book of daniel wikipedia. Browse our catalog international preterist association. Aug 24, 2016 maybe daniel 11 isnt about antiochus epiphanes at all first, this new view of daniel 11 is still a preterist view of daniel 11 but that im a futurist on matthew 24, pauls thessalonians epistles and revelation will be relevant. Seven brief points which prove the full preterist view of. This page contains a list of our bible studies on the book of revelation, and how the prophecies in this book were fulfilled in the first century ad.
Audio book 022 daniel explained daniel 11 the book. Online shopping from a great selection at books store. Partial preterist scholars like ken gentry, greg bahnsen, and david chilton believe that most of the book of revelation chaps. David reagan gives a clear analysis of the preterist view, in his article entitled the fallacy of preterism. Over and over again i was struck with the tiniest detail within the daniel prophecies that were fulfilled in our history. A preterist responds to four views of revelation probe. I would point out that scot is in need of criticism for his preterist past tense view of daniel 7. Preterist theology, expectations, and 1 thessalonians 4. D they point out incorrectly that revelation was written in 95 or 96 a. An issue that must be addressed before proceeding to an examination of the text of revelation is our basic hermeneutical approach to the book. A study of daniel s abomination of desolation, the wars and tribulation in matthew 24, the man of lawlessness in 2 thess.