Hyper-Futurism

Hyper Futurism


A Hyper-Futurist, as the title implies, believes that ALL prophecy will find its fulfillment in the future. This view has all Biblical prophecy as betokening literal, physical events that take place in a time unknown to anyone. Most Hyper-Futurists place the current state of affairs in the "gap" between Genesis 1:1 and 1:2, and await the creation of the "Neo" Heavens and Earth (as opposed to the Eschata-New Heavens and Earth - see Rev. 21). All events in our recorded history are merely types of the true eschatological events to occur in the "Meta-Future."  Hyper-Futurists are divided into fewer camps than any other view, the most popular one being represented here (there is a relatively small group of "ultra-hyper-futurists" that insist that only the first half of Genesis 1:1 has taken place, but they are in the minority). 

Main Arguments

  1. It is the only view that follows the Bible's prophecies hyper-literally (recognizing no symbolism whatsoever).
  2. This view reconciles the Old Earth and Young Earth models (i.e. this Proto-Universe is not the Young Universe of 
  3. Genesis 1-2).
  4. This view removes all possibility of false prophetic speculation from its adherents.
  5. It keeps the day and hour of Christ's final return unknown.
  6. It solves many of the so-called "problem" passages  (Lev. 11:6; Mt. 13:32; Rom. 16:13).
Objections
  1. NOTE: Being a relatively new view, objections to the contrary are few.
  2. This view removes Gen. 1:2 - Rev 22:21 from contemporary relevance.
  3. The gap of Gen. 1:1-1:2 is highly speculative.
  4. Hyper-Futurists ignore Hyper-Futurism's origin…that of the infamous late night council of IHOP.
  5. Yes, this is a joke!