Personal Information

Edward E. Stevens is a long-time full preterist (since 1975). Founder and president of International Preterist Association (IPA), an organization devoted to teaching the past fulfillment of Bible Prophecy all over the world through its books, media, and website. Raised on a Texas wheat farm by a Baptist mother and Methodist father. Grew up in the Baptist church, then switched to the Church of Christ denomination in college. After seminary he adopted Reformed theology where he has remained for over 35 years. Unswervingly committed to the conservative evangelical fundamentals of the Christian faith, including Young Earth Creationism and Global Flood. Ed and his wife Beth reside in Bradford, Pennsylvania, and have two grown daughters (Rachel and Leah), one son (James), and five grandchildren.

Education

Graduate of Sunset School of Preaching, a Church of Christ seminary and school of missions in Lubbock, Texas (1975). Bachelor of Arts degree in religious studies at Adelphi University in Garden City, New York (1978). Three semesters of New Testament Greek at Houghton College (2002-2005). Three week research trip to the Near East (Turkey, Israel, Jordan, and Egypt) in 2016. Master of Biblical Studies (MBS) degree from Sunset International Bible Institute (SIBI) in Lubbock, Texas (2018). Master’s thesis: New Testament Canon Complete by A.D. 70.

Preaching, Teaching, and Debating

Preached nine years in Church of Christ congregations (1975-1984). Director of the North East Ohio Bible Institute (leadership training) in Ashtabula, Ohio (1980-1982). Pastor of Reformed Christian Fellowship in Groveland NY (1996-1998). Spoke at preterist retreats and seminars in 15 different USA states, plus Vancouver BC Canada. Interviewed numerous times on Arthur Melanson’s preterist radio program (The Joy of the Lord). Defended preterism in two public oral debates (versus Olan Hicks, and two partial prets), plus three written debates (Joseph Balyeat, Ken Gentry, and Don Preston). Three scholarly paper presentations at regional and national meetings of the Evangelical Theological Society.

Writing and Publishing

Author of nine books, What Happened In AD 70? (introduction to the preterist view), Who Do You Say I Am? (defense of the Deity of Christ against Unitarianism), Stevens Response To Gentry (written debate on preterist eschatology), Questions About The Afterlife (response to Gary DeMar’s five questions about the Resurrection), Expectations Demand a First Century Rapture, First Century Events in Chronological Order, Final Decade Before the End, and Matthew 16:27-28 – “some of those standing here”, including his Master’s thesis: New Testament Canon Complete by A.D. 70, plus hundreds of articles for general distribution and Fulfilled! magazine. Reprinted three times J. Stuart Russell’s 600-page classic work on preterist eschatology entitled, The Parousia. Publisher of other books on preterist eschatology written by William Bell, Ken Davies, Dan Harden, Ian Harding, Tim James, Ron McRay, Arthur Melanson, Jessie Mills, John Noe, Randall Otto, and Al Pigeon. Writes a regular column for the Fulfilled! preterist magazine. Involved in a major written debate (CBV versus IBV) with Don Preston.

Promoting Preterism

Stevens has set up a preterist exhibit booth at the last 22 consecutive annual meetings of the Evangelical Theological Society (beginning in 1999), where over 2500 scholars and theologians gather every year to present their latest research. Also exhibited three times at the huge international Christian Booksellers Association expo (New Orleans, Atlanta, Anaheim). Other exhibit booths and book tables were set up at seminars in 17 different USA states, plus Vancouver, BC Canada. Sponsor for other preterist seminars in at least eight different USA states.

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Fulfilled Magazine Articles:

2006 Spring - How would you respond to the claim that Preterism "spiritualizes" everything? Issue pdf

2006 Fall - Creation to Consummation: "Studies in Redemptive History" series introduction Issue pdf

2007 Spring - Creation to Consummation: Signs of the Approaching End Issue pdf

2007 Summer - Creation to Consummation: Redemption - The "Big Picture" Issue pdf

2007 Fall - Creation to Consummation: God's Plan of Redemption Issue pdf

2007 Winter - Creation to Consummation: The World God Created Issue pdf

2008 Spring - Creation to Consummation: Paradise Lost - Paradise Restored Issue pdf

2008 Summer - Creation to Consummation: All These Things . . . Came to Pass Issue pdf

2008 Fall - The Rapture: The Literal View Issue pdf

2008 Winter - Creation to Consummation: All These Things . . . Came to Pass - Part 2 Issue pdf

2009 Spring - Creation to Consummation: Gospel Preached to the Whole World Issue pdf

2009 Summer - Creation to Consummation: Apostolic Canonization of the NT before AD 70 - Part 1 Issue pdf

2009 Fall - Creation to Consummation: Apostolic Canonization of the NT before AD 70 - Part 2 Issue pdf

2009 Winter - Creation to Consummation: Apostolic Canonization of the NT before AD 70 - Part 3 Issue pdf

2010 Spring - Creation to Consummation: Apostolic Canonization of the NT before AD 70 - Part 4 Issue pdf

2010 Summer - Creation to Consummation: The Abomination of Desolation Issue pdf

2010 Fall - Creation to Consummation: The Great Tribulation Issue pdf

2011 Spring - Creation to Consummation: False Christs . . . Will Arise Issue pdf

2011 Summer - Creation to Consummation: The Great Tribulation Issue pdf

2011 Fall - Creation to Consummation: Times of the Gentiles Fulfilled Issue pdf

2011 Winter - Who Was the Man of Sin? Issue pdf

2012 Spring - The Beast - Nero or Jewish? Issue pdf

2012 Summer/Fall - Your Redemption Is Drawing Near Issue pdf

2012 Winter - "Let Us Remove Hence" Issue pdf

2013 Spring - More on "Let Us Remove Hence" Issue pdf

2013 Summer - What Kind of Death? Issue pdf

2013 Fall - Resurrection in 1 Corinthians 15 Issue pdf

2014 Spring - The Change of the Living Issue pdf

2014 Summer - Why Physical Bodies Were Not Raised: Responding to Brock Hollett Issue pdf

2014 Fall - Satan is a Real Angelic Being! Issue pdf

2014 Fall - Satan's Influence after AD 70? Issue pdf

2014 Winter - Continuation of the Church after AD 70? Issue pdf

2015 Spring - Do Not Take Them Out NOW (John 17:15) Issue pdf

2015 Fall - Why Didn't the Rapture Cause a Permanent Rupture in the Existence of the Church on Earth? Issue pdf

2015 Winter - Heavens and Earth in Biblical Cosmology Issue pdf

2016 Spring - See the Kingdom Having Come (Mark 9:1) Issue pdf

2016 Spring - The Progress of Preterism Issue pdf

2016 Summer - Gehenna in the New Testament Issue pdf

2016 Fall - Not Grieve As Those Who Have No Hope Issue pdf

2017 Summer - Why No One Noticed the Rapture Issue pdf

2017 Winter - Differences Between CBV and IBV Issue pdf

2018 Spring - Saints at Pella after AD 70? Issue pdf

2018 Summer - What Happened in A.D. 70? Issue pdf

2018 Winter - Where do CBV and IBV first part ways? Issue pdf

2019 Summer - Death of Adam: Spiritual-Only or Physical Also? Issue pdf

2019 Winter - Why Can't Both Views Be Right? Issue pdf

2020 Spring - History of the End: New Series Issue pdf

2020 Fall - History of the End: Terminal Generation

2020 Winter - History of the End: How Were Their Expectations Fulfilled?

2021 Spring - History of the End: Sequencing the Tribulation

2021 Summer - History of the End: Abomination, Rebellion, and Lawlessness

2021 Fall - History of the End: Parousia, Resurrection, Change, and Rapture

2021 Winter - History of the End: Parousia, Resurrection, Change, and Rapture, cont.

2022 Spring - History of the End: The Man of Lawlessness Revealed

2022 Summer - History of the End: Rome Reacts to Rebellion

2022 Fall - History of the End: Vespasian Sent to Crush the Revolt

2022 Winter - History of the End: Nero Died - Vespasian Succeeded

2023 Spring - History of the End: Chaos in Jerusalem Before the Siege

2023 Summer - History of the End: Titus Laid Siege to Jerusalem

2023 Fall - History of the End: Mop-up Operations After Jerusalem Fell

2023 Winter - History of the End: Fall of Masada in AD 73

2024 Fall - First Generation AFTER the End: Series Introduction

2024 Winter - First Generation AFTER the End: Redating the Apostolic Fathers

2024 Winter - First Generation AFTER the End: How did the Church restart?