I think this is the weakness of the full-preterist position. It must fit many things into the destruction of Jerusalem in 70AD.Allyn wrote: When is it that Satan is to be crushed completely? It's at the end of the Old Covenant, when the Lord returned in judgement on Israel. Paul said here to the Roman Christians that it would happen "shortly". The Greek word translated "shortly"' is tachos. According to Arndt and Gingich Lexicon, tachos is used in the LXX and certain non-canonical writings to mean: "speed, quickness, swiftness, haste." Paul uses this same word in:
Allyn, please show me in scripture where the judgement on Israel is the defeat of satan.
It seems that scripture itself paints the picture that Jesus defeated satan on the cross. Even 1 Corinthians 15 says the power of sin is the law. The law which Christ changed with the new covenant (Heb 7:12).
Jesus said:
Jesus tied up the strong man? How is it then that he encountered more demon possesed people then? Unless Jesus meant that in this one case He bound the strong man. Just as Paul could say "And the God of peace will crush Satan under your feet shortly".Matt 12:29"Or again, how can anyone enter a strong man's house and carry off his possessions unless he first ties up the strong man? Then he can rob his house.
Could we not as easily assert that only the Roman Christians feet would crush satan? No other Christians could be involved in this, on those whom Paul wrote to in this letter could or would participate in this action. Or could it be that Paul was stating that crushing satan under Rome's feet was like Jesus binding the strong man. This is a singular event in which satan was crushed, not his complete destruciton. In the OT we read of certain enemies of Israel who were destroyed, only to have them "re-appear" a few "chapters" later. Was the bible wrong there?
Jesus made this statement:
It was not 70AD when "the ruler of this world" was cast out. It was earlier than that. 70AD is judgement on Jerusalem, not satan. I don't see how this can be seen as the destruction of satan and his minions all together. And why tie our spiritual resurrection to this event? And what about the thousand years spoken of in Revelation? Where does that fit in the full preterist system?John 12:31"Now judgment is upon this world; now the ruler of this world will be cast out.
So many questions, so little time to type.