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preterism

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preterism
the belief that the prophecies of the book of Revelation have already come to pass. — preterist, n., adj.
See also: Christianity
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John Hentennius first introduced Preterism, which argues that most of the Apocalypse's prophecies have already been fulfilled, in 1547, but it was Portuguese Jesuit Luis de Alcazar (1554-1613) who developed it more fully.
Hanserd Knollys and Mystical Babylon Unveiled: contemporary ... by McGowin, Emily Hunter / Baptist History and Heritage
 
 
 
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