The Age to Come

An important issue that divides most preterists from futurists is the meaning of the biblical phrase "the age to come." Also, one’s understanding of a related term "the present age," is significant to a right understanding of the biblical view of prophecy. I believe that this present age refers to the current church age that began almost 2,000 years ago on the day of Pentecost when the church was founded. It will end with the rapture of the church. The age to come is a reference to the millennial kingdom that will commence with the second coming of Christ and last for one thousand years...