EDIT: Just a disclaimer, I am not a full preterist.
Now about going through all the cities of Israel, it is said that the Holy Spirit has been moving west all across the earth, which is why the Holy Spirit did not permit them to go east when they tried but were instead called to go into Macedonia. It is with the full return all around the world of the evangelism of the gospel message and then back again to Israel. In this way, on the second return to Israel from God's presence it will be that we will not have gone through all the cities of Israel. Either way, scripture cannot be broken.
Ok cool. I just wanted to understand your opinion before I presented my evidence.
First I think "dual fulfillment" is the proper way to understand at least some prophecy as you might see with these examples:
What are the major variations of the "double-fulfillment" hermeneutic? also this:
Dual fulfillment - Wikipedia This is how I would deal with verses like this:
1 John 4:3
Matthew 10:23
Matthew 16:28
Luke 9:27
Matthew 24:34
Luke 21:32
Second, I suspect the coming of the kingdom was fulfilled at that time: (Edit: with the Church in Acts)
Taking Luke 14:33 literally starting at "Here's something from a document on this using YLT (which uses "reign" instead of kingdom)"
Third I suspect the coming of the son of man was fulfilled then Luke 21:27 (see previous link) also see:
https://www.preteristarchive.com/StudyArchive/c/chariots-in-clouds.html (not sure which version is correct or if both are correct) Also in the book "Yeshua" by Ron Mosley he notes that the Christians interpreted Matthew 24:15-16 as referring to when Jerusalem was surrounded by armies. (I think they interpreted "holy place" as Jerusalem and the armies as the abomination making desolation) [1] Anyway the Christian fled and were spared the siege of Jerusalem. That would fit with this:
The Abomination that Causes Desolation Explained - Revelation Revolution and
https://www.preteristarchive.com/Bibliography/1998_scott_flee-pella.html
"Some scholars believe that the escape of the women’s offspring into the wilderness in Revelation 12:6, 14–17 uses mythological language to describe the flight of the Jerusalem church to Pella. While Revelation 12 is difficult to interpret, there does seem to be a historical basis for the events it describes. The dragon’s attempt to destroy the Jewish Christians, first in Zealot-controlled Jerusalem, and then while crossing the Jordan during the winter floods, came to naught. Instead, the Gentile churches of the Decapolis rescued and aided the Jewish-Christian refugees. With the Jerusalem church safe, the dragon next gave his attention to making war against the rest of the saints (12:17). While a bit fanciful, such a reconstruction must be taken into consideration, since others have little to commend them."
Pella: A Window on Survival - Biblical Archaeology Society
Fourth, I don't think there is any good evidence that "generation" would naturally be taken as refering to all humanity in the context:
Genesis 1:1 (KJV)
(scroll down to see the places in the new testament it is used around those verses we are discussing)
Fifth I think saying "some standing here won't taste death till they see the kingdom" is a bit anti-climactic if it refers to just a vision. (Also strange to say that about Stephen being literally killed with rocks) Also this seems to contradict the context:
27“For the Son of Man is going to come in the glory of His Father with His angels, and WILL THEN REPAY EVERY MAN ACCORDING TO HIS DEEDS.
28“Truly I say to you, there are some of those who are standing here who will not taste death until they see the Son of Man coming in His kingdom.” (Matt 16 NASB)
38“For whoever is ashamed of Me and My words in this adulterous and sinful generation, the Son of Man will also be ashamed of him when He comes in the glory of His Father with the holy angels.”
1And Jesus was saying to them, “Truly I say to you, there are some of those who are standing here who will not taste death until they see the kingdom of God after it has come with power.” (Mark 8 NASB)
26“For whoever is ashamed of Me and My words, the Son of Man will be ashamed of him when He comes in His glory, and
the glory of the Father and of the holy angels.
27“But I say to you truthfully, there are some of those standing here who will not taste death until they see the kingdom of God.” (Luke 9 NASB)
Sixth, I also suspect the man of lawlessness happenend then. Josephus refers to the zealots as lawless and one of their leaders was the son of the priest who struck Paul (as Paul notes: against the law)
http://lastdayspast.com/wp-content/...tion-of-Desolation-Lawlessness-Ed-Stevens.pdf
"Now about going through all the cities of Israel, it is said that the Holy Spirit has been moving west all across the earth, which is why the Holy Spirit did not permit them to go east when they tried but were instead called to go into Macedonia. It is with the full return all around the world of the evangelism of the gospel message and then back again to Israel."
Seventh, I think this is interesting and this certainly could be part of the final fulfillment. However, I think Colossians 1:23 suggests it already had to be fulfilled. Even if they were refering to the Roman empire with universal language like they did before (Ceasar calling a census of the "whole word") this would also refer to Israel. Also this is one of the things that is said to happen in this generation, it even says that after this the "end will come":
14“This gospel of the kingdom shall be preached in the whole world as a testimony to all the nations, and then the end will come."
. . .
34“Truly I say to you, this generation will not pass away until all these things take place.
(Matt 24 NASB)
Also Jesus predicts that the apostles themselves will go through all the cities, so it had to have been fulfilled then:
He said to them, “It is not for you to know times or epochs which the Father has fixed by His own authority;
8but you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you; and you shall be My witnesses both in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and even to the remotest part of the earth.” (Acts 1 NASB)
Anyways, I hope that explains my views. (as of right now) Would really like to hear your disproofs/responses.
[1]
In Ezekiel t seems to connect violence to the abomination making desolate:
Eze 18:10
If he beget a son
that is a robber, a shedder of blood, and
that doeth the like to
any one of these
things,
Eze 18:11
And that doeth not any of those
duties, but even hath eaten upon the mountains, and defiled his neighbour's wife,
Eze 18:12
Hath oppressed the poor and needy, hath spoiled by violence, hath not restored the pledge, and hath lifted up his eyes to the idols, hath committed abomination,
Eze 18:13
Hath given forth upon usury, and hath taken increase: shall he then live? he shall not live: he hath done all these abominations; he shall surely die; his blood shall be upon him.
Also here:
Eze 33:25
Wherefore say unto them, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Ye eat with the blood, and lift up your eyes toward your idols, and shed blood: and shall ye possess the land?
Eze 33:26
Ye stand upon your sword, ye work abomination, and ye defile every one his neighbour's wife: and shall ye possess the land?
Eze 33:27
Say thou thus unto them, Thus saith the Lord GOD;
As I live, surely they that
are in the wastes shall fall by the sword, and him that
is in the open field will I give to the beasts to be devoured, and they that
be in the forts and in the caves shall die of the pestilence.
Eze 33:28
For I will lay the land most desolate, and the pomp of her strength shall cease; and the mountains of Israel shall be desolate, that none shall pass through.
Eze 33:29
Then shall they know that I
am the LORD, when I have laid the land most desolate because of all their abominations which they have committed.