The Preterist and Futurist Views

Is the book of Revelation a mere record of what happened in time-past? Or is it an account of events which will one day take place? In this lecture, Dr. Martyn Lloyd-Jones examines two views of Revelation. First, he briefly examines what is called the “preterist view” which understands Revelation referring to events that happened in the past. Spending the bulk of his attention on the “futurist view,” he explains that both of these should be rejected. According to the futurist view, the reader is to understand most of Revelation’s application as that which applies to a future generation. According to this view, little of the book’s meaning applies to the the lives of the vast majority of Christians who have lived. Dr. Lloyd-Jones first gives the futurist view. He then critiques it showing textual and theological problems. The author of Revelation doesn't seem to believe that a portion of the book’s material is about current realities while other things will only happen in two thousand years. On the contrary, the book is united, complete whole. It’s relevant for every age of the church and God’s people have always found their strength in these words. Listen and discover transcendent hope of the book of Revelation.