Partial and total fulfillment: Mike's interpretive framework for prophecy

Mike prefers 'partial and total fulfillment' over 'double fulfillment' or 'already/not yet.' A prophecy has a near, partial fulfillment — a taste or sample — and then a later, complete fulfillment. Examples: Elijah (John the Baptist is a partial fulfillment, Elijah himself still to come), Isaiah's virgin (a contemporary woman gave birth, partial; Jesus is the total fulfillment). This framework distinguishes him from both preterists (who treat partial as total) and those who ignore near fulfillments entirely.