Pantelism

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This article is about a distinct form of Preterism that is also universalist in scope. For the more common form, see Preterism .

Pantelism is a variation of Christian eschatology that holds that the plan of God has been completed, both prophetically, and redemptively. The term "pantelism" comes from the Greek and means, "all things having been accomplished". It is also known by other names, such as "Comprehensive Grace", and "Transmillennialism". This has been confused with Full Preterism, which it is an extension of. The difference, is that in full preterism, while the scriptures have been prophetically, fulfilled, they have not been redemptively fulfilled. People are still born lost, and must profess personal faith in Jesus Christ in order to escape Hell when they die. Pantelism holds that all of the judgement recorded in the Bible; including the lake of fire, refers to the destruction of Jerusalem in the year AD 70, as well as all of the other prophetic events, such as other forms of preterism believe. With the Old Covenant system of law and judgment ended, redemption then spread to all men, everywhere, afterwards, and regardless of their profession of Jesus Christ. Thus, it is a form of Christian universalism, and accepts the authority of the Bible, unlike some other forms of universalism.

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