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Matthew 26:64 is NOT a "Preterist Time Indicator" Pointing to AD70 "In short, the usage of "Apo Arti" in Matthew 26:64 [Apo ("from" - Strongs 575) and Arti ("now on" - Strong's 737)] is highly suggestive of the themes that have been previously offered at this blog ; that is, a series of revelatory recognitions of the power and glory of Jesus Christ's dominance by friend and foe alike. Though the typically pret-friendly Weymouth translation would like to make Jesus say "later on, you will see.." this is not really honest. I would rather say that it was simply a mistake, but I find it impossible to believe that neither Richard Francis Weymouth ("If this belief ever obtains general acceptance the earlier date of the Apocalypse will also be regarded as fully established. For it will then be seen that the book describes beforehand events which took place in 70 A.D.") nor Earnest Hampden-Cook (co-editor and author of "The Christ Has Come") were aware of how important (ironically) a futurist spin on this passage is to uphold their Preterist assumptions. However, not only is there no sense of futurity in this very emphatic Greek phrase, but rather we see quite the opposite.
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Went from teaching that all of Revelation was fulfilled in the destruction of Jerusalem, to teaching that the fall of Jerusalem was a picture of the work of Christ in all hearts in all ages "Rome
was not in the circle of the prophet's vision, nor is Rome in coincidence
with the symbols and metaphors; but the resemblance to Jerusalem is as
perfect as the case can be supposed to furnish" (Commentary on the Book of
Revelation, p. 153).
Friedrich Bleek
Timothy
James
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