Editing Eschatology (section)

=====Preterists=====
{{Main|Preterism}}
Another view of the ''end times'' is [[preterism]]. It distinguishes ''the time of the end'' from ''the end of time''. Preterists believe the term ''last days'' (or ''Time of the End'') refers to, neither the last days of the Earth, nor the last days of humankind, but the end of the [[Mosaic covenant|Old Covenant]] between [[Yahweh|God]] and [[Israelites#Biblical narrative|Israel]]; which, according to preterism, took place when the [[Second Temple|Temple]] in [[Jerusalem]] was destroyed in 70 [[Common Era|CE]].

Preterists believe that [[Bible Prophecy|prophecies]]—such as the [[Second Coming]], the desecration of the Jewish Temple, the destruction of Jerusalem, the rise of the [[Antichrist]], the [[Great Tribulation]], the advent of [[The Day of the Lord]], and a [[Last Judgment|Final Judgment]]—had been fulfilled when the Romans [[destruction of Jerusalem|sacked Jerusalem]] and completely destroyed its Temple.

Proponents of ''full preterism'' do not believe in a coming [[resurrection of the dead]]. They place this event (as well as the Second Coming) in the year 70. Advocates of [[partial preterism]] do believe in a coming resurrection. Full preterists contend that partial preterists are merely ''futurists'', since they believe the Second Coming, the Resurrection, the [[Rapture]], and the Judgment are yet to come.

Many preterists believe first-century [[Christians]] experienced the Rapture to rejoin the [[Christ]].

According with Preterism's [[Christian views on the Old Covenant|interpretation]] of end times, many "time passages" in the [[New Testament]] foretell a [[Second Coming]] of Christ, with last days to take place within the lifetimes of his disciples: [[Gospel of Matthew|Matt.]] 10:23, Matt. 16:28, Matt. 24:34, Matt. 26:64, [[Epistle to the Romans|Rom.]] 13:11–12, [[1 Corinthians|1 Cor.]] 7:29–31, 1 Cor. 10:11, [[Epistle to the Philippians|Phil.]] 4:5, [[Epistle of James|James]] 5:8–9, [[1 Peter|1 Pet.]] 4:7, [[1 John|1 Jn.]] 2:18.