A Study of the A.D. 70 Doctrine
The Second Coming of Christ

One of the major proponents of the "A.D.70" doctrine is Max King. He writes the following in his book 'The Spirit of Prophecy'.

Let's look at some of the prophecies concerning the Lord's second Coming and see if indeed the fall of Jerusalem fulfills them.

Matt. 24:34 - " Heaven and earth will pass away" {in A.D.70, only Jerusalem fell}

Matt. 25:31-32 All nations to be judged by Christ {in 70, only Jews temporally judged}

Matt. 25:41 The devil, his angels, and all wicked to be cast into the lake of fire
{Is the devil no longer the 'god of this age'? {2 Cor.4:4} No longer the tempter?}

John 5:28-29 The righteous and the wicked will be raised from the dead when they hear His voice. {Were millions raised to meet final rewards in A.D. 70?}

Acts 1:11 - He will return as He left; visibly, personally, and in the clouds, with all eyes seeing Him.{Rev. 1:7} {In A.D.70, He returned only in the sense of executing a temporal judgment from His throne.}

1 Cor. 15: 23-26 - At His return the righteous are promised a glorified body like His.
He will deliver the kingdom to the Father and step down from His throne. {v.24-28}
At His return death, the last enemy, will be destroyed. {v. 25-26}
{Did all this happen at the fall of Jerusalem? Did the reign of Christ end then?}

1 Thess. 4:13-18; 5: 1-10; When He comes the dead in Christ will rise first.
{When were the unbelieving Jews ever 'in Christ'?} Did the Last Trumpet sound and no one heard it? How could the Roman army surprise Jerusalem as 'a thief in the night', when they had been at war in Judea for years before A.D. 70?

2 Thess. 1: 7-10 He is returning with His mighty angels . {Did the angels come in A.D. 70 and no one saw them?}

2 Pet. 3:1-18 Here is a look at two judgments. One temporal and one eternal. The flood was the greatest disaster in history. Peter is warning that the great flood is nothing to be compared to the final destruction of all things when the Lord returns. {v.7-13}

In 1 John 3:2, "...when He is revealed ,we shall be like Him, for we shall see Him as He is." Do we have our glorified bodies now ?{A personal observation; If what I see in my mirror is a 'glorified body', then I am of 'all men most miserable'!}