Eschatology

(End Times)

I believe that all prophecy in the Bible has been fulfilled, with the final events concluding no later than AD 1096, and potentially as early as AD 70. This places my position under the umbrella of Preterism, but more specifically, I identify with what I call Literal Millennial Reign Preterism.

I believe the “End Times” referred to by both Old and New Testament writers were focused not on the end of the world, but on the end of physical Israel as a covenant nation. The destruction of Jerusalem and the Temple in AD 70 marked the conclusion of the Old Covenant Age. Since then, the Christian Church (see Ecclesiology) is what remains of Spiritual Israel.

Unlike traditional Full Preterism, which places all prophetic fulfillment by AD 70, I remain open to the possibility that the events of Revelation 20 unfolded over the millennium that followed Christ’s resurrection. Specifically, I tentatively identify the "Camp of the Saints" referenced in Revelation 20 with the City of Antioch, which was attacked by the Seljuk Turks in AD 1070. The city's liberation during the First Crusade in AD 1096, marked by “fire from heaven,” aligns remarkably with the language of Revelation and may represent the literal close of the Millennium.

After this final prophetic fulfillment, I believe we entered the everlasting Kingdom of God, where Christ rules spiritually. I reject any notion of a future physical millennial kingdom or an intermediate state of the dead. Instead, I believe that upon death, the believer goes directly to judgment and reward—there is no longer any need for Sheol, Hades, or a "holding place."

For those interested in the scriptural and historical foundation of this belief, I highly recommend the article "Revelation 20: A Preterist Commentary" by Daniel Morais, which significantly shaped my understanding.