Preterist (Noun)
Meaning
A theologian who believes that the Scripture prophecies of the Apocalypse (the Book of Revelation) have already been fulfilled.
Classification
Nouns denoting people.
Examples
- The theologian's preterist views on the Book of Revelation were met with skepticism by his colleagues, who believed that the prophecies were still to be fulfilled.
- As a preterist, he argued that the destruction of Jerusalem in 70 AD was the fulfillment of Jesus' prophecies in the Olivet Discourse.
- The preterist interpretation of the Bible, which held that all prophecy had been fulfilled, was a minority view among evangelicals at the time.
- David Chilton, a well-known preterist, wrote extensively on the subject, arguing that the book of Revelation was written to first-century Christians, not to modern ones.
- Some critics of preterism accused its adherents of being overly literal and lacking in futurist imagination, unable to see the broader implications of the biblical prophecies.