Revelation 21:4 KJV
And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes; and there shall be no more death, neither sorrow, nor crying, neither shall there be any more pain: for the former things are passed away.
Memorize, "shall."
Craigie's/Preterist's/AD 70-ists's premise, assertion: There is no promise to restore the earth, in Genesis-Revelation,to what it once was, as it is "not important," as it was in Eden,i.e., a literal, physical, kingdom of heaven upon the earth, in which the evil issue will be resolved, "Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven... as the days of heaven upon the earth..... the gospel of the kingdom...(Matthew 6:10 KJV, Deuteronomy 11:21 KJV, Matthew 4:23 KJV), and all(one of Craigie's favorite words, but "all"/"everyone," does not really mean that, according to sweetie Craigie)references to "heaven," in the bible, refer to the "third heaven" sphere/realm, and not to the earthly sphere/realm.
So, Craigie/Preterists, tell us, in no uncertain terms, "speak plainly," as to:
-Is Revelation 21:4 KJV, a prophecy?
-When was Revelation 21:4 KJV written? Should be a piece of cake, since Craigie, on record, from "extra biblical" sources, from the "teachings of fallable" men, asserts that all of Revelation was written prior to AD 70(And their Preterist "invention," depends on this presumptiom.
-When was Revelation 21:4 KJV fulfilled, and why was it written? When was there ever "tears, death, sorrow, crying, pain," in the third heaven?
Memorize:"no more death... neither shall there be any more pain:"
=this cannot be referencing the third heaven, unless you are going to argue, that, at one time, there was "death/pain", in the third heaven="no more/any more."
Memorize:"former things"-"passed away"
These existed, at one time, in the third heaven, way up there yonder?
Go ahead, and spin, that this is not talking about ther sphere/realm of the earth.....land, dirt, baby.....and is talking about a future fulfillment in the third heaven. Go ahead.
And no "response"/spam/sound byte,along the lines of "Darby...Fulfilled in Christ...You are in denial....Babylon....Figurative....Hyperbole...New Jerusalem....You really think it's literal?....Darby....You are in denial....Darby...." misdirection will be accepted.