Cassuk11: I don’t believe in the preterist view. I just listened to what Messiah said. The fact that it lines up with some school of thought is irrelevant. He plainly said to the disciples they would not finish going through all the cities of Israel before the son of man comes in his Kingdom. Also he told the high priest he would see the son of man coming on the clouds. Also some of those standing right in front of him would still be alive when he returned.. SO as it stands we either believe what the Messiah said or we don’t. The prophecies were about the destruction of Jerusalem and more importantly the temple.
The only problem is that we can't fully trust the ancient manuscripts we have since none are original. It’s entirely likely that some later scribe manipulated the Savior’s words in the hopes that the Second Coming would be in his day or, at the least, earlier.
If one accepts these prophecies, then it’s clear these prophesies failed, right? Zechariah 12-14 describes the events, not of the Roman assault, but of a future assault during which God would bolster Israel, and the Messiah would rescue the Jews in the day of their redemption. According to prophecy, a number of things had to happen. First, the Jews would be scattered throughout the nations of the earth. Then, wolves in lambs’ clothing would enter the church, not sparing the flock. This would be followed by a “falling away” or mass apostasy. Centuries passed, the keys of the kingdom, or administerial authority, would pass away. The coming of Elijah, who would “restore all things,” was destined to occur, and then the gathering of Judah spoken about in Isaiah 11 would come to pass, followed by the building of the third temple (See Rev. 14). Once established, a great power from the north would come down on the holy city and the Lord would raise up two prophets. Three and a half years later, the Lord comes in his glory and rescues the remnant Jews and destroys Judah’s enemies, leaving only a sixth of the enemy intact.
At that point he descends upon the Mount of Olives, and an earthquake tears a rift into the mount, splitting it asunder. The remnant of the Jews flee into the valley and the Messiah reveals himself, converting the Jewish state in a single day. That’s a lot to happen in one’s lifetime; that’s why I dismiss any prophecies that seem to push the event in the Lord’s generation.
At the end of our fleshly life span we will be changed in the blink of an eye into the Kingdom the which has been here for 2,000 years it is within. It cannot be seen or touched. But those who want to seek it will find it. Eventually all people will enter in the gates of the New Jerusalem are never shut. It is symbolic metaphor language to describe the spiritual state you will be in for eternity.
Yeah...the blinking of the eye transformation occurs during the Millennium when one reaches the age of man, which is about a hundred years old. At that point, he will change from mortality to immortality in the twinkling of an eye. The resurrection for those who are dead will begin to happen at the Lord’s coming at that will be the resurrection of the just. The resurrection of the unjust comes at the end of the Millennium.
