Definition
Fulfilled Eschatology is the view that New Testament prophecies concerning the coming of Christ, judgment, and the end of the age were fulfilled in first century historical events.
Context
Central to this position is the destruction of Jerusalem in A.D. 70, which is understood as the covenantal judgment described in apostolic writings. Within this interpretation, references to the “end of the age” refer to the end of the Old Covenant order rather than the end of the physical world.
Fulfilled Eschatology situates the redemptive narrative within historical context. It removes the expectation of a future catastrophic intervention as the resolution of biblical prophecy.
Implications
If eschatology is fulfilled, the present age is not defined by awaiting judgment. It is defined by reconciliation. This shifts the function of faith from preparation for future wrath to lived participation in completed redemption.
The authority structures tied to the prior age lose their theological foundation.
Common Misunderstanding
Fulfilled Eschatology is often confused with denial of spiritual reality or divine action. It does not deny the spiritual dimension. It reinterprets prophetic language within its historical setting.