I threw out preterism almost 40 years ago. It's not even worth discussing. It's a waste of time!
Where is the promise of his coming?
2 Peter 3: 3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13,14
[sup]3[/sup]Knowing this first, that there shall come in the last days scoffers, walking after their own lusts, [sup]4[/sup]And saying,
Where is the promise of his coming? for since the fathers fell asleep, all things continue as they were from the beginning of the creation.
[sup]5[/sup]For this they willingly are ignorant of, that by the word of God the heavens were of old, and the earth standing out of the water and in the water:
[sup]6[/sup]Whereby the world that then was, being overflowed with water, perished:
[sup]7[/sup]But the heavens and the earth, which are now, by the same word are kept in store, reserved unto fire against the day of judgment and perdition of ungodly men.
[sup]8[/sup]But, beloved, be not ignorant of this one thing, that one day is with the Lord as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day.
[sup]9[/sup]The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness; but is longsuffering to us-ward, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance.
[sup]10[/sup]But the day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night; in the which the heavens shall pass away with a great noise, and the elements shall melt with fervent heat, the earth also and the works that are therein shall be burned up.
[sup]11[/sup]Seeing then that all these things shall be dissolved, what manner of persons ought ye to be in all holy conversation and godliness,
[sup]12[/sup]Looking for and hasting unto the coming of the day of God, wherein the heavens being on fire shall be dissolved, and the elements shall melt with fervent heat?
[sup]13[/sup]Nevertheless we, according to his promise, look for new heavens and a new earth, wherein dwelleth righteousness.
[sup]14[/sup]Wherefore, beloved, seeing that ye look for such things, be diligent that ye may be found of him in peace, without spot, and blameless.