Im an orthodox preterist, and I just listened to part 1 and 2 of your “kicking left behind” series.

I was hpoing for some witty critiques of the series, but mostly all you did was nit-pick narrative details in the story! Im sure you’ve managed to win ZERO dispensationalsts over to Preterism (even if your intention was not to convert dispies, you are still supposed to be sensible and have your conversation seasoned with grace). I found the podcasts intellectualy offensive and Im not even a dispy. You sound like a child, mocking disney cartoons for being unrealistic. Your critiques are actually as ridiculous as the books you’re criticizing.

Forgive my harsh words, but you ought to get a spanking. Unfaithful theologies can always be refuted satirically and humourously. But all you’ve done is embarrass the proponents of the biblical truth you incidentally subscribe to.

Yes, LeftBehind deserves the wrath of God. That doesnt justify such an infantile and annoying approach. Stick to the theological position posited by the book, and destroy it biblically, without compromise, in truth, with gentleness and meekness- so as to correct its proponents and win them over to the truth.

Yours in Christ
Jaryd

http://www.preteristsite.com/docs/warrenpositivepreterism.pdf

I will email it to you as well.

I’ve been reading James B Jordan’s “The Handwriting on the Wall” and just got to the part about Daniel 7, and I had to do a double-take (if you can do that reading a book . He points out that, while in Ezekiel the phrase “son of man” is used, in Daniel its “one //like// the son of man.” To make a long explanation short (and to avoid my massacring it), basically he’s saying Ezekiel was a type of Christ (the Son of Man), and he prophesied Christ’s ascension (Ezekiel uses the phrase “//on// the clouds”) and Daniel 7’s “one //like// the son of man” refers to the ascension of the martyred saints (who come up //with// the clouds (not on them)) that would have happened at 70 AD. He links this all with Leviticus 16 where on the day of atonement (day of covering) the high priest goes into the holy of holies twice: the first time just him and his incense (clouds) symbolizing Jesus’ ascension, and a second time with a sacrificed goat, symbolizing the martyred saints who in Revelation are the ones under the altar waiting to finally “get to heaven”. If you have the book and haven’t read it yet its in chapter 14.

Another part of my shock was that Jordan says that the Ancient of Days refers to Christ, and he equates Christ with Yahweh, but not “God the Father”. I didn’t totally follow that part of the argument, other than he was saying that Christ was already enthroned at the right hand of God at 70 AD when the martyred saints finally rose. (I’ve always thought that Yahweh was synonymous with “God the Father”)

Anyway, I look forward to hear / read your take on this.

All I can say is, believe it or not, but this too shall pass. It is now just a memory. I remember going through all the gut wrenching emotions of betrayal and pretty much the whole gamut. The emotions eventually subsided.

I am fairly callous about relationships now. I now seem to pick up on the discontentment in my friend’s relationships. This has put me more into a bond with Jesus as a result. I have learned that He really does care for me, and that my call is too important to dilute it with the affairs of the world (2 Tim 2:4).

Dee Dee, you are very valuable to the body of Christ. You are making a huge impact. I have no idea how you juggle all the things that you do. You must not sleep or something.

Anyways, I am rambling.

This tough time will be behind you someday.

Jesus Rules!

(Speaking of songs play “Don’t worry be happy” about a million times!)

much love,
Karen ….I love your real name by the way. This one is my real name too =0D

On of the podcast messages resides here:

Just though you should know since you are the collector of all things preterist. Since you are not doing the Podcast until you feel better, maybe people can listen to this instead?

While you’re wondering why everyone featured the “Tribulation Index” (using the essence and not the title) for 1800 years before a Nebraska “rustler” changed it into the “Rapture Index,” check out “Pretrib Rapture Dishonesty” on the “Powered by Christ Ministries” site. But gulp down some tranquilizers first!

Great show as always, sister

Spiritus

Perhaps one of these days you’d consider coming on the “World of Prophecy.”

Peace & Health,

Brian

So I cannot guarantee, and it would not surprise me, if any of the links or comments referred to no longer exist. I hope I don’t ever have to get to the point that I have to take a screenshot of everything I see.

I am looking forward to the next episode which will NOT be about hyperpreterism.

I am the owner of TheologyWeb (with two others) which is a theology debate and discussion forum that you may wish to check out. There are a lot of orthodox preterists there.

http://www.theologyweb.com

And its all good. We all say confusing things on blogs sometimes. The internet isn’t always the best means of communication.

Oh, and I said 24 is “sucky”, not the fan podcast dedicated to the show. I bet the podcast rocks because it was created using a PC!

Thanks for the schooling on Podcast history. I was waxing intellectual for the sake of playful bickering. My ignorance has been sufficiently revealed

The Mac statistic is significant in part of the larger statistic that Mac users make up a disproportionately large segment of all creative fields, be it movie editing, photography, graphics, etc. This extends to podcasting.

Funny should you mention the 24 is “sucky” issue. That is the one podcast in which the hosts do not use Macs. Whoops, seems you stepped in it on that one.

Actually the reason that a disproportionate number of podcasters use Macs, besides the above, is because of GarageBand which comes natively with the Mac and is ideal out of the box for podcasting. Despite podcasting originating with the iPod (not true precisely but I know what you are getting at), that has nothing to do with podcasters. Most iPod users were and still are not Mac users. The halo effect was not at all in place at the beginning of podcasting. Additionally, iTunes was late to the podcasting game with its directory. Podcast directories prior to that were web-based and platform neutral. The only factor for which ubiquitousness plays a factor is in how podcasts came to be known as PODcasts rather than some other name. Very few of the users had Macs. The halo effect didn’t take off in full force until Apple switched to Intel from PowerPC chips in 2005, and not really even until the end of 2006 which is when a really significant exodus was seen. I wasn’t a Mac user until 2006 though I had been planning a podcast since 2005. I listened to podcasts on my Creative Zen. I didn’t get an iPod IIRC until AFTER I got a Mac. I could be wrong on that, but I don’t think so. I wasn’t an iPod user for many years but a user of Creative’s products. The Creative Zen was incompatible at first with Vista which is what caused me to consider a new player.

As for your Mac statistics, big frenching deal . To quote the bluejay who sent you the hate mail, 24 is “sucky” anyway. And as for podcasters? I fall back on my ubiquitousness argument. Podcasts originated with the iPod, which is still the dominant podcast player. It follows naturally that a disproportionate percentage of podcasters would use Macs. Give it time. As the world increasingly recognizes what a superior product Zune is, it will replace iPod as the quintessential music/podcast-playing device In fact, I think they’ll have to replace the term “podcast” with “Zunecast”.

If you like technologically humourous shows, Techorama is awesome but they don’t put out many episodes lately as one of the hosts has small children so that podcasting takes a backseat. They though are Apple-biased. Oh yay, they are the ones who did the 12 days of Christmas song, with the… Zune.

I also listen to fan-shows. For instance the 2 Guys Talking network has great fan podcasts on 24 and the Sarah Connor Chronicles. So whenever I get into a new show, I look for a fan podcast. It makes watching the shows even more enjoyable, but only that, very creative as theories are batted around. It makes TV not a mindless activity at all. I love Fringe so there are a few Fringe podcasts I listen to.

The majority of my podcast list is Apple-centric. Once you go Mac, you never go back One of the Mac podcasts I listen to is Typical Mac User. The host used to be the host of Typical PC User. Guess what happened to him? Oops

Some good general tech podcasts that are definitely not Apple fanboi ones are TWIT and Cranky Geeks.

Here is a random statistic for you. More than 30% of podcasters (no matter what the podcast subject matter is) use Macs. That is way out of proportion to the general usage percentage.

Hey on 24, it is awesome that all the bad guys use PCs and all the good guys use Macs Fact.

My podcast collection is rather limited, I’m sad to say. I’m thrilled to have added Mannerscast I’m open to other suggestions, though Apple-focused podcasts are unwelcome.

It does take a certain quirky sense of humour to appreciate them, but I am pretty sure that anyone who thinks I am even somewhat funny would love them. Fact.

Our passerine friend’s obvious grammatical incompetence aside, you’ve got to admire his analogical creativity! See, you understated the majesty of his metaphor when you said he claimed you “have excrement coming out of the wrong end of my body.” Dysentery, after all, is not merely excrement; it’s inflammation, and ulceration, leading to mucous and hemorrhagic diarrhea. And what’s more, people like myself are said to imbibe this loathsome cocktail! Wow, I’m just in awe of the volume of insult packed into that relatively small word!

As for this corvid’s choice of operating system, sadly I must admit I think you’re right that he uses Windows. However, that’s really not saying much because Windows has the vast majority of the client operating system market. I’ll grant you that, at least for the time being, it’s a decreasing market share. Still, in terms of the average home user, I suspect Windows is even more ubiquitous among client operating systems than iPod is among music players! It’s a fair bet that most orthodox preterists use Windows, and that a belligerent hyperpreterist or two uses a Mac!

BTW, go check out the PreteristBlog for the hatemail I got since the author decided not only to insult me but also anyone who thinks I make any sense. Now, obviously insulting you for your choice in …. devices…. is okay; claiming we all have the skill level of a 7th grader is a bit over the top. I just know he uses Windows. I just know it. Harsh? Yes, but hey, you should see what pain he inflicted upon the English language. Yay for American public schools!