Conference Concluding Remarks
One more suggestion in support of preterist view. Gary could
have read selections of one of the latter chapters in Hal
Lindsey’s book _Vanished Into Thin Air_ where Hal unloads his
pessimistic view of the future. Then Gary could have painted a
verbal picture: imagine the futility in the hearts of Hal’s
children and grandchildren listening to all this.
There is much more to discuss in eschatology. Perhaps a topic
such as “Revelation 20 – The millennium – Present or Future”
would be a good topic with the intent of exchanging more
information in the eschatology debate.
Gary DeMar closed the conference asking “Where Do We Go From
Here?”. I would like to see more intra-Christian debates. Here
are some suggestions:
The U.S. Constitution – a Christian document
Herb Titus or Bill Federer – yes
Gary North or Dennis Woods – no
The Marriage Protection Amendment
Pro – James Dobson
Con – Herb Titus
1st amendment includes anti-discrimination
toward atheists
Pro – John Whitehead or Keith Fornier
Con – someone who believes USC is Christian?
Christian Theocracy – Is it good or bad?
Good – Gary DeMar? or someone who takes Greg Bahnsen literally
Bad – Richard Land (of Southern Baptist ethics and religious
liberty)
The Kingdom of God – Spiritual only or ‘everything’
Pro – John Piper or John MacArthur?
Con – Gary DeMar (or any preterist really)