Editing Second Coming (section)

===Preterism===
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The position associating the Second Coming with [[Christianity in the 1st century|1st century events]] such as the [[Siege of Jerusalem (AD 70)|destruction of Jerusalem and of the Jewish Temple in AD 70]] is known as Preterism.<ref>1) Future Survival, [[Chuck Smith (pastor)|Chuck Smith]], The Word for Today, Costa Mesa, California, 1978, page 17

2) The Life of Jesus Critically Examined, [[David Strauss]], Sigler Press, Ramsey, New Jersey, 1994, page 587

3) Jesus and The Last Days, George Murray, [[Hendrickson Publisher]], Peabody, Massachusetts, 1993, pages 443–444

4) [[The Quest of the Historical Jesus]], Albert Schweitzer, [[Macmillan Publishers|Macmillan]], New York, 1968, page 240

5) Last Days Madness, Gary DeMar, American Vision Inc., Atlanta, Georgia, 1994, page 114

6) The Parousia, Stuart Russell, [[T. Fisher Unwin]] Pub., London, England, 1887, page 84

7) The Decline & Fall of the Roman Empire, Edward Gibbon, [[Penguin Books]], New York, 1985, page 276

8) Apocalypse of The Gospels, [[Milton Terry]], (1819), chapter 18 reprinted and its pages renumbered in 1992 by John Bray, Post Office Box 90129, Lakeland, Florida 33804, pages 34 & 38
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Some Preterists see this "coming of the Son of Man in glory" primarily fulfilled in Jesus's death on the cross. They believe the apocalyptic signs are already fulfilled including "[[Crucifixion darkness and eclipse|the sun will be dark]]",<ref>cf. {{bibleverse|Mark|13:24–15:33}}</ref> the "powers ... will be shaken",<ref>cf. {{bibleverse|Mark|13:25–14:63, 15:5}}</ref> and "then they will see".<ref>cf. {{bibleverse|Mark|13:26–15:31, 15:39}}</ref> Yet some critics note that many are missing, such as "But the day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night, in which the heavens will pass away with a great noise, and the elements will melt with fervent heat; both the earth and the works that are in it will be burned up."<ref>{{bibleverse|2 Peter|3:10}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |author=Best |first=Austin |title=White Horse Media |url=http://www.whitehorsemedia.com/articles/?d=27 |work=whitehorsemedia.com}}</ref> And "Then the sign of the Son of Man will appear in heaven, and then all the tribes of the earth will mourn, and they will see the Son of Man coming on the clouds of heaven with power and great glory."<ref>{{bibleverse|Matthew|24:30}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |author=Best |first=Austin |title=White Horse Media |url=http://www.whitehorsemedia.com/articles/?d=61 |work=whitehorsemedia.com}}</ref>