Andrew,

Very briefly,

My reasons for saying that The Bible a a whole foresees a much further horizin than merely 70 A.D. are primarily the following:

The deatils of numerous prophecies which require inconsistant and selective methods of interpretation or merely ingoring them entirely in order to support preterism. There are simply too many. When one pans out and attempts to speak in generalities as you do, preterism can make some sense. When one has to actually get up close and dig into actual texts there are simply too many that imagine a future far beyond 70 A.D.

Secondly the witness of the Fathers is simply way too big of an obstacle to overcome honestly. I did see that you made a few pick and choose citations on another thread on this site but everyone can do some of that. The Fathers foresaw an end that may have at times been immenant, but it was always future beyond 70 A.D. Any honest evaluation will substantiate this. This is not to be taken lightly or brushed aside with the standard protestant answe such as , “well the Fathers were wrong a lot.” Sure they were but there is a general consensus that cannot be brushed aside. These men were commissioned by Apostolic succession, some directly by the Apostles. They never suggest directly anything that you would substantiate your eschatological worldview.

I do agree with you however that we are now living in the Kingdom now and need to get on with it. But to now essentially ignore any eschatological passages as history is a grose deception and is not in keeping with the spirit of the NT which commands us to always be alert, watchful, sober and with lamps full of oil eagerly awaiting and longing for Christ return.