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If our views of Genesis are faulty our views of Revelation will also be faulty. In other words, having a faulty understanding of “first things” invariably leads to a faulty understanding of “last things.” [ Futurist paradigms and modern mystical ‘theories’ like Covenant Eschatology and the Immortal Body at Death view are classic examples of this. ]

However, if we set Genesis in its ‘proper historical context’ the message of scripture becomes far more intelligible.

Christ and His ministers cited many texts from Genesis but they never claimed that Moses wrote them. Indeed, scripture nowhere claims that Moses wrote the narratives and genealogies recorded in Genesis.

Moses’ name is completely absent from Genesis. However, when we come to Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers and Deuteronomy, phrases such as, "The Lord said to Moses," and, "God spoke to Moses saying," are frequently used. This is a strong indication that he did not write Genesis.

Although Genesis makes no claims to mosaic authorship the discovery that Moses was not its primary author comes as a surprise to many. Why? Because our fathers have told us that Moses is the author of Genesis and we are taught not to question their authority.

Before ancient Clay Tablets were unearthed in the Near East it was not known that writing had been used in this region for thousands of years before Moses’ time (circa. 1500BC). Lacking such vital information led to imagination running wild concerning the authorship of Genesis.

However, thanks to the efforts of archaeologists we are now in a position to better understand the historical context in which Genesis was written.

As we shall see, the ‘key’ to understanding the structure of Genesis can be found in the recurring motif, “these are the generations of.” Without this ‘key’ we can never fully understand the first book of the bible.

Does this matter? Yes. Because already mentioned, having a faulty understanding of “first things” invariably leads to a faulty understanding of “last things.” But once we set “first things” in their proper historical context “light” is shed upon both ends of the bible.

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[ PRETERISM — HOME PAGE ] https://sites.google.com/view/preterism1

[ GENESIS - STRUCTURE ] https://docs.google.com/document/d/1FRx6QXBDGRYfgdkzlz5FcZIxk_vq34G54qr1ScbBt04/pub

[ GENESIS - STRUCTURE (video presentation) ] https://youtu.be/cLpBW4tmmj0

[ GENESIS - STRUCTURE (slides presentation) ] https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1_AZ4sbEPZwYWX8MR0l5ahA1zhBWm8383i8WMbdkUo-A/pub?start=false&loop=false&delayms=3000&slide=id.g1b8f1cc353_0_250

[ CREATION WEEK ] https://docs.google.com/document/d/1zlLk-rsUxEhknXjZQ7U9PVyXMzxzinSC07MCy2olgKw/pub

[ CREATION WEEK (video presentation) ] https://youtu.be/XReTxhNkO08

[ CREATION WEEK (slides presentation) ] https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1kNP33Nnpv7CwXDVZr-Fv5HXTneJbU9uchZQ_mNADoC0/pub?start=false&loop=false&delayms=3000&slide=id.g1b88e14a06_0_75

[ ADAM ] https://docs.google.com/document/d/16hUEp9syYDCoRog2FuqmDnS7h3fVMHQgdPWz_NhUv_Q/pub

[ THE DAY ADAM SINNED ] https://docs.google.com/document/d/1kTtqtvv2da6-_EK6E-FOVkBV4kaM1-X5n4-I1EH45r8/pub

[ THE DAY ADAM SINNED (video presentation) ] https://youtu.be/4EFCDiRXZDU

[ THE DAY ADAM SINNED (slides presentation) ] https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1B-aMgV3ZJkF53aCWbSMIEhWoXrpVPvFlXiMJqaDy0lU/pub?start=false&loop=false&delayms=3000&slide=id.g1ba626d28a_0_0

[ EDEN ] https://docs.google.com/document/d/1mzGIHWvU4q7Q6vSVGv7FVSFaLeFr0D1tJ_C1NxSViu8/pub

[ THE FLOOD ] https://docs.google.com/document/d/1c6BBoHxeqwtQhp7T27O1QTtVstza9tcV6Ue9WxJyjZw/pub

[ THE IMAGE OF GOD ] https://docs.google.com/document/d/1xX_ebgU7u9KAWKApvX17WpxQ8B5E7Y-WSS0env_Vpfw/pub

[ ANGELS & DEMONS ] https://docs.google.com/document/d/15z8782ckxGI4bc9xInQ6Mz7ykVSbXBbAVfJ-T02er1g/pub

[ THE ESSENTIAL BODY VIEW (EBV) full discussion - 1 of 2 ] https://docs.google.com/document/d/1pBj5dvLL-rDVTIAuDRN0voU_mcUNLwbAtQWz-VfLKbs/pub

[ THE ESSENTIAL BODY VIEW (EBV) full discussion - 2 of 2 ] https://sites.google.com/view/preterism1/resurrection/the-essential-body-view-ebv-full-discussion-2-of-2

[ THE ESSENTIAL BODY VIEW (EBV) AND THE RESURRECTION OF THE DEAD IN 70AD (video presentation) ] https://youtu.be/KD_2A89GrMw

[ THE ESSENTIAL BODY VIEW (EBV) AND THE RESURRECTION OF THE DEAD IN 70AD (slides presentation) ] https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1RyaH4KVbG-iuancajIokIhdLuqdq81Ik3L1q3ETedss/pub?start=true&loop=true&delayms=15000&slide=id.g1a69d0801d_0_3

[ EBV - SUMMARY (image 1) ] https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B81AsDu2ZFI9YzRwNUIxYklfLVk/view

[ EBV - SUMMARY (image 2) ] https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B81AsDu2ZFI9Qlc0SFg2TkR2cUk/view

[ EBV - QUESTIONS ] https://docs.google.com/document/d/1kdCGfn6Bbm1wSgOdb7jrSzRsoAkW5Oxj9NNpkTUs7mI/pub

[ CREATION & RESURRECTION ] https://docs.google.com/document/d/1d-jWyTbX9Eecl9zIkP3X2oMG6tIY69Y7Tq_MOZqwgmE/pub

[ MADE ALIVE ] https://docs.google.com/document/d/1yzVIiJBsr3_O3O0XMuEW8vkJ9mDH6SDY6vk0tJlFFLM/pub

[ THE sin and THE death ] https://docs.google.com/document/d/14SoaDvpkywv5PsOCR5XXAOBfPpjIys9LtVH1xedrFKA/pub

[ FULL PRETERISM & FULL PRETERISM (verse-by-verse) ] https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Df50W2pIqCNzM6q18tMhQOIcASz8Ot8UyHLGG4XorQA/pub

[ AGAINST ERROR (CBV) - 1 of 2 ] https://docs.google.com/document/d/1feMdXCk-kWhYBjaGgTVgEcauIFfc3W5R_TpfcECZZrU/pub

[ AGAINST ERROR (CBV) - 2 of 2 ] https://sites.google.com/view/preterism1/against-errors/against-errors-cbv-2-of-2

[ AGAINST ERROR (IBD) - 1 of 2 ] https://sites.google.com/view/preterism1/against-errors/against-errors-ibd-1-of-2

[ AGAINST ERROR (CBIBDV) - 2 of 2 ] https://sites.google.com/view/preterism1/against-errors/against-errors-ibd-2-of-2

[ Israel ONLY but ‘not’ Israel ALONE - 1 of 2 ] https://docs.google.com/document/d/1EIQ0rgGngGu7JwY3Q2qABh4wUdY7AlysBXWSD8IUGiI/pub

[ Israel ONLY but ‘not’ Israel ALONE - 2 of 2 ] https://docs.google.com/document/d/1m0IjkD2CfR4719vZsm4c7p8u2OiMm_nQwpC2GuW-y_I/pub

[ THE BIBLICAL DISPENSATION ] https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Bqz8sluktXdpz6OsoGoOuKh63fzTZcV0iHj1ec_HBS0/pub

[ NEW HEAVEN & NEW EARTH ] https://docs.google.com/document/d/12fMoOOuYe6G1IBI4l7lJUzai2AvwiO7_2RuSyySrjDw/pub

[ LAW & SIN ] https://docs.google.com/document/d/1VMBpR9wqlMIgsQ_ASaeUM1zrHEK1Z7tIwELZsbPxjEg/pub

[ THE TRINITY ] https://docs.google.com/document/d/1gL65ZCq3KtX10jMSpXEFq9wSb6dGmtwXEATdEyjbMaM/pub

[ THE VIRGIN BIRTH ] https://docs.google.com/document/d/15XBH9hDxKYPVcZGDAclPyoCGdcND67M44Xaw2gga74g/pub

[ THE THREE MEN OF EDEN ] https://docs.google.com/document/d/1WX3lG42S1TjO3RntFiVdDMuPziRb9NqW6fy5LmwGwdk/pub

[ EZEKIEL’S TEMPLE & FULL PRETERISM ] https://docs.google.com/document/d/1lfwQ8IdpTqggnoWm10G059mMwwqCldpY47OhkxhKvWQ/pub

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As scholarship advances our understanding of scripture, guided by our God-given commonsense, should be advancing with it.

Tragically this is not possible for many religious people because they have convinced themselves that scholarship passed away with the Reformers.

Traditionalists view any kind of change with suspicion. However, continually striving for a better understanding of scripture is the cornerstone of full preterism — just as continually striving for a better understanding of creation is the cornerstone of science (Ps 111:2).

Full preterism is built around the principle known as ‘audience relevance’. Consistent eschatological paradigms like the Essential Body View (EBV) start with ‘audience relevance’ before considering ‘personal relevance’.

Conversely, futurism and inconsistent eschatological paradigms like Covenant Eschatology and the Immortal Body at Death view start with ‘personal relevance’ then consider ‘audience relevance’. This invariably leads to damaging application. (It is especially damaging to the young, uniformed, vulnerable, and proud.)

Scripture predicted that “the end" would come after the "power of the holy people” had been “completely shattered" and “every stone” of their Temple “thrown down” (Daniel 12, Matthew 24).

The record shows that this was fulfilled when the Romans destroyed Jerusalem during the Great Jewish Revolt and burned their Temple to the ground (circa. 70AD). This was not the “the end" of history. Rather, it was the establishment of God’s Kingdom in history.

Consistent full preterism does not undermine people’s “faith in God." On the contrary. It strengthens people’s "faith in God" by severing it from gross superstitions and erroneous traditions.

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The authors of scripture used the Hebrew word, gowy, and Greek word, ethnos, to describe Israelites and non-Israelites alike. As ever ‘context’ is key. The Greek word, ethnos, is variously translated as nations, peoples, and gentiles. Albeit, when we examine how it is used in scripture we must be careful not to divorce the New Testament from the Old Testament. Failing to understand the connection between OT “promises” and NT “fulfilment” lies at the heart of nearly every disgrace within Christendom (Rom 9:4). [ Consider futurism and modern mystical ‘theories’ like Covenant Eschatology and the Immortal Body at Death view, for example. ] However, there is an even greater disgrace. Namely, claiming to understand the connection between OT “promises” and NT “fulfilment” and REFUSING to accept it. [ Exploring #preterism and #preterist eschatology at: https://sites.google.com/view/preterism1 ]

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Children across the world often have an innate, pure faith in God. However, as they grow older they are told by those in authority that they will only be accepted by God if they add X, Y, or Z to their faith. It is at this point that many fall away believing themselves unworthy to be loved by their Maker. Who bears the greatest sin? [ Exploring #preterism and the #preterist paradigm at: https://sites.google.com/view/preterism1 ]

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Many have the courage to pursue 'beliefs'. But few have the courage to pursue 'truth’. 'Beliefs' are usually revealed to us by our fathers. But 'truth' is only revealed to us if we're ready to forsake them. [ Exploring #preterism and the #preterist paradigm at:: https://sites.google.com/view/preterism1 ]

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