{"id":7562,"date":"2011-10-17T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2011-10-17T14:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/redeeminggod.com\/?p=7562"},"modified":"2013-02-22T18:59:47","modified_gmt":"2013-02-23T02:59:47","slug":"end-of-the-word-is-not-nigh","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/redeeminggod.com\/end-of-the-word-is-not-nigh\/","title":{"rendered":"The End of the World is (not) Nigh"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>You have one last week to get your copy of <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/0521356911\/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=jdmyers-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=217145&amp;creative=399369&amp;creativeASIN=0521356911\" rel=\"nofollow\"><em>The Theology of the Book of Revelation<\/em><\/a><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.assoc-amazon.com\/e\/ir?t=tiheco-20&amp;l=as2&amp;o=1&amp;a=0521356911&amp;camp=217145&amp;creative=399369\" alt=\"\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" border=\"0\" \/>, before several of us begin blogging about it next Monday, October 24 (assuming that the <a title=\"End of the World Again\" href=\"https:\/\/redeeminggod.com\/end-of-the-world-again\/\">End of the World<\/a> doesn&#8217;t happen on Friday, October 21).<\/p>\n<p>Just to let you know in advance, I am predisposed against preterism. Here is what I think I will run into:<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-7655\" title=\"Dilbert Preterist\" src=\"https:\/\/redeeminggod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/Dilbert-Preterist.jpg\" alt=\"Preterism\" width=\"235\" height=\"279\" srcset=\"https:\/\/redeeminggod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/Dilbert-Preterist.jpg 235w, https:\/\/redeeminggod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/Dilbert-Preterist-200x237.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 235px) 100vw, 235px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Nevertheless, I could be persuaded otherwise, and am excited to begin reading <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/0521356911\/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=jdmyers-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=217145&amp;creative=399369&amp;creativeASIN=0521356911\" rel=\"nofollow\"><em>The Theology of the Book of Revelation<\/em><\/a><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.assoc-amazon.com\/e\/ir?t=tiheco-20&amp;l=as2&amp;o=1&amp;a=0521356911&amp;camp=217145&amp;creative=399369\" alt=\"\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" border=\"0\" \/>\u00a0this week.<br \/>\n<!--more-->\u00a0Preterism, in case you don&#8217;t know, is the idea that almost everything in the Book of Revelation already occurred in the destruction of Jerusalem in AD 70, and the subsequent fall of the Roman Empire. So in other words, the end of the world is not nigh.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-7656\" title=\"Preterist Chart\" src=\"https:\/\/redeeminggod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/Preterist-Chart-570x323.jpg\" alt=\"Preterism\" width=\"570\" height=\"323\" srcset=\"https:\/\/redeeminggod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/Preterist-Chart-570x323.jpg 570w, https:\/\/redeeminggod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/Preterist-Chart-200x113.jpg 200w, https:\/\/redeeminggod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/Preterist-Chart.jpg 667w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 570px) 100vw, 570px\" \/><br \/>\nI am curious how Preterists explain Revelation, and so am looking forward to reading this book, which supposedly is one of the best on the subject.<\/p>\n<h2>Post Schedule<\/h2>\n<p>Here is our post Schedule:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>October 24 &#8211; Chapters 1-2<\/li>\n<li>October 31 &#8211; Chapter 3-4<\/li>\n<li>November 6 &#8211; Chapters 5-6<\/li>\n<li>November 13 &#8211; Chapter 7<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Current Participants<\/h2>\n<p>Right now, here are the other bloggers who will be participating:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Anthony Ehrhardt<\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Peter Bowyer\" href=\"http:\/\/peterbowyer.blogspot.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow\">Peter Bowyer<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Mike Beidler\" href=\"http:\/\/www.rethinkingao.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow\">Mike Beidler<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div>If you have a blog and want to participate, make sure you <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/0521356911\/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=jdmyers-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=217145&amp;creative=399369&amp;creativeASIN=0521356911\" rel=\"nofollow\">buy the book<\/a><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.assoc-amazon.com\/e\/ir?t=tiheco-20&amp;l=as2&amp;o=1&amp;a=0521356911&amp;camp=217145&amp;creative=399369\" alt=\"\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" border=\"0\" \/>\u00a0\u00a0and let us know in the comment section below so I can add you to the list.<\/div>\n<hr \/>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Preterism teaches that everything in the Book of Revelation already occurred, so the end of the world is not nigh. 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