If the “70 A.D. folks” are correct, we are currently living in a world where the King has already returned. However, a simple comparison of the world today versus the promised Kingdom shows a massive forensic gap.
1. What would NOT be here?
If Christ returned in 70 A.D. to establish His Kingdom, the following things—which currently dominate our world—should have been abolished:
- The Curse of Death and Pain: The Bible says that when the new order is established, there is no more death or sorrow. Since 70 A.D., billions have died, and the world has seen the Black Plague, two World Wars, and constant famine.”And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes; and there shall be no more death, neither sorrow, nor crying, neither shall there be any more pain: for the former things are passed away.” — Revelation 21:4 (KJV)
- Satan’s Influence: Scripture says that during the 1,000-year reign of Christ, Satan is bound in a bottomless pit so that he “should deceive the nations no more.””And he laid hold on the dragon, that old serpent, which is the Devil, and Satan, and bound him a thousand years.” — Revelation 20:2 (KJV) If Satan was bound in 70 A.D., he has been “loose” and deceiving the nations for the last 1,955 years. This contradicts the biblical timeline.
- The Need for the Great Commission: If the King is here and “every eye” has seen Him, the call to “go and teach all nations” becomes redundant. You don’t have to tell people to “know the Lord” when He is sitting on a throne in Jerusalem.
2. What WOULD be here?
If the 70 A.D. theory were true, we should see these physical realities today:
- Universal Peace: The Bible says that when the Lord returns, nations will “beat their swords into plowshares” and “neither shall they learn war any more” (Isaiah 2:4). Since 70 A.D., the art of war has only become more sophisticated and deadly.
- Physical Presence: Jesus said His return would be as visible as lightning across the sky.”For as the lightning cometh out of the east, and shineth even unto the west; so shall also the coming of the Son of man be.” — Matthew 24:27 (KJV) History records the destruction of Jerusalem, but it does not record a global, lightning-like appearance of the Son of Man that every tribe on earth witnessed.
3. Where is Jesus during this “Season of Satan”?
This is the most important question. If we are currently in a “season” where evil seems to be winning—where the 2025 globalist agendas and the “Abraham Alliance” are forming—where is Christ?
The Bible answers this clearly. He is currently at the right hand of the Father, acting as our High Priest, while the “times of the Gentiles” finish their course.
“But this man, after he had offered one sacrifice for sins for ever, sat down on the right hand of God; From henceforth expecting till his enemies be made his footstool.” — Hebrews 10:12-13 (KJV)
He is not “hiding” in a spiritual kingdom; He is waiting for the moment the Father gives the word. The “Season of Satan” we see today is the “short time” granted to the adversary before the literal, physical return of the King.
The “Pork” Problem in the Kingdom
The status of the pig is a “litmus test” for whether we are in the literal Kingdom of God or still in the current “Season of Satan.”
1. The Millennial Temple and Sacrifice
If Christ returned in 70 A.D., then the prophecies of Ezekiel regarding a future Temple (Ezekiel 40-48) should be in effect. In that Temple, holiness is absolute. The Bible is clear that bringing something “unclean”—like a pig—into the presence of the Holy is an abomination.
If we were in the Kingdom now, the global “pork industry” would be an impossibility, as the King would be reigning in righteousness from Jerusalem, enforcing the distinction between the clean and the unclean.
“They shall not hurt nor destroy in all my holy mountain: for the earth shall be full of the knowledge of the Lord, as the waters cover the sea.” — Isaiah 11:9 (KJV)
2. The Transformation of Nature
The “70 A.D.” folks struggle with the physical changes promised at the Return. The Bible says that in the Kingdom, the very nature of animals changes.
“The wolf also shall dwell with the lamb, and the leopard shall lie down with the kid… and the lion shall eat straw like the ox.” — Isaiah 11:6-7 (KJV)
If the lion is eating straw (becoming a herbivore), the entire food chain is reset. In a world where “nothing hurts or destroys,” the industrial slaughter of swine for food would not exist. The fact that we still have a world where animals devour one another—and humans consume “unclean” animals—proves that the “Restitution of all things” (Acts 3:21) has not yet happened.
The Verdict
If Jesus had returned in 70 A.D., the “pig” as a food source would have vanished from the earth as nature was redeemed and holiness was enforced by the King. To believe Christ came in 70 A.D., you have to ignore the physical suffering of the last 2,000 years. We hold to the “Futurist” view because we believe God meant what He said: when He returns, everything changes.