Tag: Preterism

As I am becoming more and more aware of resources available responding to the preteristic understanding of Matthew 24:34 [ἡ γενεὰ αὕτη], I want to make them accessible here for those who are interested in knowing what resources exist.

I affirm that genea [γενεὰ] is used qualitatively in Matthew 24:34 to speak of a class/type of evil and wicked people which have existed from Abel to the time of Jesus [Matthew 23:35-36] and will continue until the Lord comes back (2nd Coming) and destroys “this” evil and wicked generation.

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The purpose of this article is an attempt to defend the futuristic understanding of commonly used preteristic proof texts such as Matthew 10:23, 16:27-28, 24:34, 26:64; Revelation 1:1, 3, 22:6-7. This article will attempt to harmonize these texts with the futuristic interpretation while simultaneously showing that these texts fit far better under our eschatological worldview than the preterists. Below, I will identify what I believe these texts teach upfront. You will observe that I don’t believe any of the commonly held preteristic proof texts relate to the temple’s destruction in A.D. 70, meaning, I don’t believe that the preteristic interpretation for any of these texts is sufficiently grounded.

Here is my position on each text:

Matthew 10:23 – Second Coming of Christ
Matthew 16:27 – Second Coming of Christ
Matthew 16:28 – Transfiguration
Matthew 24:34 – Transhistorical Type/Class of People
Matthew 26:64 – Tied to the Martyrdom of Stephen
Revelation 1:1, 3, 22:6-7 – Imminency & Certainty

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DeMar is fired up, writing yet another article on July 14th, 2022. To see his article, please follow this link: “‘This Generation’ = Only the Generation of Jesus’ Day” This will be my response to his critique.

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Gary DeMar on July 12th, 2022, continued with his critique of my position, please follow this link to read the article: “This Generation’ as a Single Generation in Jesus’ Day.” This will be my response to his critique.

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Gary DeMar on July 7th, 2022 decided to begin a multipart response to my article on “this generation.” To see his article, please follow this link: “Is “This Generation” Past or Future?” This will be my response to his critique.

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Here is my exegetical analysis of Matthew 24:34 and counter-argument against the preteristic understanding of “this generation.”

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