How does an allegorical interpretation of prophecy support preterism?
Those who interpret prophecy allegorically spiritualize the details of prophecy. They do not take prophecy literally, but rather they understand the details of the prophecy to indicate something other than what the prophecy is really talking about. For example, in the Olivet Discourse the Lord Jesus Christ says that the moon shall not give her light, and the stars shall fall from heaven (Matt. 24:29). Preterists say that this doesnt really mean that the moon will literally become dark and the stars will literally fall out of the sky. Rather this is a symbolic way of saying that some very bad things will happen. When you interpret Scripture in that way and when you read the words shortly and the time is at hand, you will have no trouble in saying that the Great Tribulation occurred in AD 70 with the Roman invasion of Jerusalem. One of the great dangers in preterism is that it minimizes Scripture. Preterism is a way to tame God. For preterists, words that speak of the whole world and the
