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Reviewing The A.D. 70 Doctrine
The Prophecy Of The End Of All Things
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• Its Identifying Terms
• Formal name is Realized Eschatology
• Eschatology study of last things, end times
• Realized has already been accomplished
• All things re the end of time (2nd coming, the
  resurrection, the judgment, etc.) has already
  taken place

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• Its Identifying Terms
• Common name is A.D. 70 Doctrine
• All Biblical prophecy and teaching was realized
  or accomplished when Jerusalem was destroyed in
  A.D. 70
• Sometimes called the Max King Theory
• Author of the book The Spirit Of Prophecy
  (1971, rev. 2002)

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• Its Main Beliefs
• 1st century Judaism was smothering the church
  in oppression, persecution by Jewish dominance in
  Jerusalem
• We agreeread Acts 8-9
• God sent the Romans to destroy Jerusalem in A.D.
  70 to free the church

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• Its Main Beliefs
• A.D. 70 advocates claim this was the real
  beginning of the N.T. church
• To keep their doctrine from being rejected
  automatically, A.D. 70 advocates must redefine
  N.T. words concepts
• One of their primary texts Ù Mt 243, 29-30

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• Its Main Beliefs
• 5 of their major targeted areas
• The Kingdom
• Not fully set up (established) until A.D. 70
• It did begin on Pentecost (Acts 2), but not with
  power glory their distinction
• Was it incomplete for these 40 years??

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• Its Main Beliefs
• 5 of their major targeted areas
• The Kingdom
• Refuted by Eph 320-21 117-23
• Other writings of Paul equate the church with
  the kingdom Col 113-14, 17-18
• The enthroned King had power Mt 2664

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• Its Main Beliefs
• 5 of their major targeted areas
• The 2nd Coming
• Every Biblical mention of the Lords return was
  figuratively fulfilled in A.D. 70
• Christ came, but not visiblyHe came
  figuratively to spiritually judge Judaism

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• Its Main Beliefs
• 5 of their major targeted areas
• The 2nd Coming
• Only 1 passage says 2nd coming Heb 928
• Other mentions are literal or figurativethe
  context will always determine
• His coming in Mt 24 is figurative, not final

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• Its Main Beliefs
• 5 of their major targeted areas
• The 2nd Coming
• Refuted by Acts 19-11 1 Thess 414-17 Jn
  142-3 with Mt 2415-16
• Christs eventual final return will be visible

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