Allyn Morton

Allyn Morton is a Hyper-Preterist from Lexington, Nebraska, who goes under the handle "EndTimesMan." He can generally be found spreading false doctrine on the CARM prophecy forum, though he is also a member of the infamous "Sovereign Grace Preterism" social network. Morton moderates two known discussion forums, one of which poses as a futurist message board, but is actually a place where he and other Hyper-Preterists can spread their heresies. Morton is to be treated with a deal of reserve, as he is a confirmed Hyper-Preterist, and nothing -- absolutely NOTHING -- can be said to convince him his theology wrong.

Michael A. Fenemore

Michael A. Fenemore currently runs the website preterism.info. He also maintains a blog, where he comments periodically on events relevant to the Preterist scene. An outstanding opponent of the yet-future return of Jesus Christ, Fenemore is best known for the various ”futurist challenges” issued on his website. Fenemore generally contributes little original output, but parrots the usual arguments held by conventional adherents of the Hyper-Preterist school of thought. However, he recently wrote a forward to Kurt Simmons’s low-key commentary on the Book of Daniel. His website also shows signs of renewed activity. Besides being a confirmed Hyper-Preterist, Fenemore is a musician, who has composed a Christian song, “I Love To Worship You.”

Jordan Grant (a.k.a. Big Bus)

Jordan Grant is a Hyper-Preterist from Lubbock, Texas who is now in his second year of med school. As one of his hobbies, he spreads Hyper-Preterist doctrines on the internet, and hangs out at the C.A.R.M. forum, where he is known under his handle "Big Bus." Jordan is also a member of "Sovereign Grace Preterism." He is a staunch adherent of Max King's "covenant eschatology," and a strong opponent of the physical resurrection of the saints. Jordan also holds an evolutionary view of Christian theology. He writes: "We've taken the history of the church...the many thousands of commentaries that have all these little seeds of preterism...and put them into a biblically SOUND model." However, here's what he writes concerning church history: "It's a conglomerate of many differing opinions! Do you KNOW how screwed up the "early church fathers" were when it came to sound doctrine???" Our response: Hey, maybe those "seed-truths" were rotten.

Mellontes (a.k.a. Ted/Ed)

"Mellontes" is the nickname of a Hyper-Preterist from Canada who sometimes signs himself as "Ted" or "Ed." His last name is currently unknown. Mellontes is known for frequenting various Bible- prophecy sites (like C.A.R.M.), and picking fights with other members over their orthodox views. He is also a member of Jason Bradfield's "Sovereign Grace Preterism." Visitors to that site may recall that a few months ago Ted tried promoting the covenantal creation view, and was quickly silenced by the moderaters. Since that time his main activities have been conducted elsewhere; however, he still leaves an occasional post at SVP. The theology of Mellontes is particularly subversive. He once stated (in a now deleted article at Gary DeMar's old blog) that Christ was not raised in His own body. This is "well-tested theology," folks.

Mark Chiacchira

Mark Chiacchira is a former employee of the Walt Disney Corporation, who runs a Yahoo discussion group dealing with the doctrines of Hyper-Preterism. In 1996 he was declared a heretic by the orthodox Presbyterian church. Since then he has been more or less vocal within the Hyper-Preterist community. Chiacchira is presently a member of the infamous "Sovereign Grace Preterism" social network. His views of theology, as disseminated through that site, are less than conservative. Recently, Chiacchira boldly asserted that Christ's physical death was nothing more than a "sign."

David Green

David Green is a reclusive Hyper-Preterist from Alabama who runs a website called "Preterist Cosmos." He also moderates a Yahoo discussion group which promotes the doctrines of Hyper-Preterism. Green has been called one of the abler Hyper-Preterist apologists, though he is not very outspoken within the community. However, he recently teamed up with a number of "colleagues" to write a response to Keith Mathison's book "When Shall These Things Be?" The book is entitled "House Divided: Bridging The Gap In Reformed Theology." Due to the cultic nature of this work, Green & Co. are having trouble finding a publisher, and so may end up publishing it themselves.

Kelly Nelson Birks

Dr. Kelly Nelson Birks (born in 1957) is the pastor of "Messiah Reformed Church" in Omaha, Nebraska. A native of California, Birks claims to have been saved at the age of ten. He attended Bible college at the suggestion of his pastor, and over the years was able to get a Th.M, an D.Min, and Ph.D. under his belt. His education, however, did not hinder him from accepting heterodox views, and eventually espousing the doctrines of Hyper-Preterism. Although Birks's doctrines are clearly left-field, he is generally considered one of the more conservative leaders of the Hyper-Preterist movement. His view of the resurrection is similar to that of Kurt Simmons, John Riffe, and others who fall into the "Leeist" school of compromise, claiming that the resurrection occurs at the physical death of the believer. In recent months, Birks has evinced signs of sharp disagreement with the more radical elements of the Hyper-Preterist movement. It is even rumored (though without credible substantiation) that he may leave Hyper-Preterism. At present he runs the website entitled "Dr. Kelly Nelson Birks."