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Q&A: Bar Kokhba rebellion as evidence against preterism — events worse than AD 70 occurred after it

Why Jesus Was NOT A Failed Apocalyptic Prophet 01:06:20 – 01:07:22

Viewer William Williams raises the Bar Kokhba revolt as a counter to the preterist claim that AD 70 was the worst event in history.

If the second-century Bar Kokhba rebellion (a Jewish revolt against Rome) was worse than the AD 70 destruction, that undermines the preterist position that AD 70 fulfilled Jesus' 'worst tribulation ever' language. Mike does not know enough about Bar Kokhba to confirm this personally but takes the viewer's word for it. He notes the preterist would likely respond by calling Jesus' language exaggeration/hyperbole — a move Mike rejects. Mike also notes multiple post-AD 70 events might plausibly be described as worse.

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