Russell is referring to the very issue that you, a Preterist in how you approach attemptimg to understand one passage or another, are ever at odds with Interplanner about (a Partial Preterist in his approach, more or less).
I'm considered a Partial Preterist, not a full Preterist.
Full Preterism teaches that everything happened by 70AD. They claim the thousand years was between 30AD and 70AD, and that everything in Revelation happened by 70AD including, the second resurrection of the dead, the Great White Throne Judgment, and satan being cast into the lake of fire.
I believe the thousand years are right now, that satan will be loosed for a little while before they are over, and that the second resurrection, GWTJ, and satan being cast into the lake are all future events.
In fact, your extreme view dates to the 1970's, and is not only considered an extreme within Partial Preterism, but an out right heresy.
You're wrong.
My views are considered "partial" within Preterism.
As for Orgin. Yeah, ok. The guy who infected the faith back then with what later reemerged once more during the age of the Reformers - Scholastic Mysticism.
Preterism isn't a systematic theology like Dispensationalism is. Preterism deals almost exclusively with eschatology. I am usually in 100% agreement with Dispensationalism on grace, salvation, OSAS, free volition, cessation of sign gifts, baptism, etc.
Riddle me this, Tet.
What exactly is Scholastic Mysticism?
That's too vague of a question.
You need to be more specific (i.e. supernatural, natural, theist, individualist, pantheist, practical, speculative, philosophical, etc.)
You might want to sort this one out, Tet - it is the exact basis of much of what you and most others within Christianity hold to, even within the Mid-Acts of most whom I have dealt with, read, and or heard speak over the years.
I'm comfortable in my walk with God, and my faith in Christ Jesus.
You won't see me asking people if they think I'm saved or not, like you see others here on TOL doing all the time.
Though, the more willing Believer; upon becoming aware of this that the Scripture often warns against, immediately seeks a means of examining one self whether one be in the faith in light of this, and then follows that with seeking out in Scripture a means of ridding one self of this very heresy.
Now you're sounding like a Gnostic.
However, Gnosticism is a fun subject to talk about.