(4) The preterist claim that Christ has already returned invisibly is remarkably similar to the claims of an “invisible return” that Jesus warned against: “So, if they say to you, ‘Look, he is in the wilderness,’ do not go out. If they say, ‘Look, he is in the inner rooms,’ do not believe it. For as the lightning comes from the east and shines as far as the west, so will be the coming of the Son of Man” (Matt. 24:26–27;
