Dorothy Mae
Member
Dear brothers and sisters, if any of you would be so kind as to give us a testimony of how leaving the more commonly held eschatology of futurists and embracing preterism affected your faith, I’d be very interested.
This is not intended as a debate about the details or the different varies per se, but more how understanding changed your faith.
I’ll prime the pump. When I heard a lecture on this I looked into the writings of Josephus and the dawning that the horrible events described in Mathew 24 and Revelation match the events leading up to the fall of Jerusalem in 70 AD, several scriptures fell into place and joy ensued. The was a freedom and a hope for my life, my children’s and the world. It is akin to the joy of experiencing your sins being forgiven and that burden lifted. To see that the prophetic words of Jesus as to the timing of the horrible events he spoke of march perfectly with actual historical events was thrilling. He knew and he told the truth. Many scriptures that had made no sense suddenly made sense. I felt a freedom intellectually and emotionally. Anyone else care to share?
This is not intended as a debate about the details or the different varies per se, but more how understanding changed your faith.
I’ll prime the pump. When I heard a lecture on this I looked into the writings of Josephus and the dawning that the horrible events described in Mathew 24 and Revelation match the events leading up to the fall of Jerusalem in 70 AD, several scriptures fell into place and joy ensued. The was a freedom and a hope for my life, my children’s and the world. It is akin to the joy of experiencing your sins being forgiven and that burden lifted. To see that the prophetic words of Jesus as to the timing of the horrible events he spoke of march perfectly with actual historical events was thrilling. He knew and he told the truth. Many scriptures that had made no sense suddenly made sense. I felt a freedom intellectually and emotionally. Anyone else care to share?