Chief Accounting Officer, Gms
Search every verified William Bell interview, podcast appearance, and on-the-record quote — each transcript cross-checked by AI and human review to confirm speaker identity. William Bell, Chief Accounting Officer at GMS, has been active in discussions about preterism, the belief that all Bible prophecy was fulfilled in the first century, particularly by 70 AD. In a September 2024 video, Bell responded to questions from the "Apostles Live Camp" comment board, addressing the objection that "fulfillment destroys hope." He argued that this objection comes from those who are "novices or who are not fully informed" on preterist teachings. During the video, Bell also made statements criticizing individuals who raised questions about full preterism, calling them "unbelievers" and using derogatory language toward them. Bell has previously spoken at eschatology conferences, including the 2018 Memphis Eschatology Conference, where he discussed the book of Galatians and the theme of inheritance in relation to eschatology. He has argued that the "last enemy to be destroyed is death" and that "sin is not removed in the past apart from destruction of death," linking these concepts to the fulfillment of prophecy in the first century. Bell has also stated that "the only way they died with Christ was through being buried into him in baptism" and that "death is necessary for us to have the right to the inheritance."
“Hello and welcome to the all things fulfill broadcast; this is William Bell and in this video we're going to talk about a common objection that is raised.”
“This objection is 'fulfillment destroys hope' — these are people who once they come to know about preterism they believe that it destroys hope.”
“By the preterist view we're speaking of all things being fulfilled in 70 AD in the first century when the Temple of the Jews was destroyed by the Romans.”
“Does fulfillment of all Bible prophecy destroy hope?”
“That one word that I think sums up the book of Galatians is the word inheritance — inheritance is directly related to eschatology.”
“The connection between Jesus's resurrection and the inheritance is that resurrection establishes his new covenant relationship as God's Son in the realm of the Spirit.”
“Jesus's death itself is an eschatological event — his death is tied to the end of the age and is part of the second Exodus theme throughout Scripture.”
“When Paul says 'to deliver us from this present evil age' we shouldn't think he meant the 21st century — he meant the age in which they lived (the Mosaic age); the end of the ages had come upon them.”
“If the last enemy to be destroyed is death, and the sting of death is sin, then sin is not removed in the past apart from destruction of death — you cannot be delivered from death until you have been delivered from sin.”
“Where a testament is, there must of necessity be the death of the testator — a will only counts after the death of the testator, so the terms of salvation and inheritance must be according to the last will and testament, not the first.”
“The only way they died with Christ was through being buried into him in baptism — death is necessary for us to have the right to the inheritance.”
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William Bell of the Raines Road Church of Christ in Memphis, TN and host of this event speaks at the 2018 Memphis Eschatology ...
William Bell of the Raines Road Church of Christ in Memphis, TN and host of this event speaks at the 2018 Memphis Eschatology ...
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