What is Realized Eschatology (AD 70 Doctrine?
The realized eschatology of Preterism (that which is past, bygone) believes that all end-time prophecy was fulfilled in the first century. This position holds that the second coming of Christ, the judgment, and the resurrection of the dead, all found fulfillment in the period of destruction of all Judea, by the Romans, in the 70s of the post-Christ period. This position is based on four supposed Bible truths. The years from the cross to the desolation of Jerusalem in the AD 70s were the last days. The parousia of Christ occurred before that contemporary generation passed away. The Old Covenant was still in place until the time of the parousia. Redemption/salvation for all believers (alive or asleep) was still promised in the New Testament, and had not yet been realized. How can we come to a conclusion about the doctrine? To come to a conclusion we must look at the comings of Christ (parousia), the day of the Lord, the last days, the last day, the judgment, the resurrection, the time of
