Preterism and Futurism - What Does That Mean for Our Examination of the Mark of the Beast?

Futurism and preterism have a question that they need to answer. How do the two views bridge the gap? There needs to be a jump in time somewhere in the text, says John Hufnagel. And then what do we find when we read the text? Futurism encounters a problem - there is no point early in the book that indicates a big leap into the future. But preterism fares much better towards the end of the book. In chapter 20, we find a period known as the millennium, a term that means a thousand years. That's definitely a big jump. It allows most of the book, all the events up to chapter 19