AKA – Pantelism, Preterist Universalism, Preterist Universal Annihilationism

Proponents of this view teach a variety of variations of Full or Partial Preterism which the majority of Preterists reject or consider abberant.  Some of the views espoused within this framework include the following:

1.  That all things were accomplished in relation to AD70 and that the Bible contains no actual modern day application, other than general insights or historical reflection.
2.  That all or most statements of “salvation” or “eternity” in the Bible relate to the quality of life for the believer, or escape from the physical/temporal judgment of AD70, and do not deal with the afterlife in any way.  
3.  That after AD70 people are universally free from sin, including evildoers, thus sending everyone to heaven.
4.  That there is no afterlife spoken of in the Bible, thereby causing all Biblical references to “eternity” or “salvation” to be nothing more than temporal references to life while on this planet, and future generations of living people and their quality of life (called “generational salvation”). 
5.  That all conciousness ceases at physical death for all people, whether they are in Christ, or not.
6.  There is no continuation of “charismatic gifts” of any kind after AD70, nor is there any indewlling of the Holy Spirit.
7.  That the Bible is primarily a teaching tool only, good during the individual life of a believer, and for future generations of living people, and may help society as a whole in practical and tangible ways to mature and advance throughout history.

Typical proponents of these views are universalists, universal annihilationists (generational salvation proponents), pantelists, and universal cessationalists (the belief that all Spirital gifts and dwelling of the Holy Spirit has ceased).  Many Hyper Preterists also consider themselves to be liberal skeptics or scholars, proponents of higher criticism, or even open theists, modalists, new age mystics, or unitarians.  While many proponents of this view are quite similar in their beliefs to atheists, they still maintain a general belief in God and in the historical figure of Jesus Christ.