Definition: The anointed Messiah and covenant mediator who fulfills the Law and inaugurates spiritual life.
Scripture: Rom 6:23 Heb 9:15 Gal 3:24
Tags: messiah, covenant, salvation
Type: Typological
Related: Messiah, Mediator, Lamb of God
Sources: Christ Jesus embodies covenant fulfillment and divine gift.
Notes: Preterism sees Christ as the center of covenant transition and spiritual resurrection.
Definition: The anointed Messiah and covenant mediator who fulfills the Law and inaugurates spiritual life.
Scripture: Rom 6:23 Heb 9:15 Gal 3:24
Tags: messiah, covenant, salvation
Type: Typological
Related: Messiah, Mediator, Lamb of God
Sources: Christ Jesus embodies covenant fulfillment and divine gift.
Notes: Preterism sees Christ as the center of covenant transition and spiritual resurrection.
Definition: A symbolic expression of divine judgment and presence, rooted in Old Testament imagery. In Preterism, it refers to Christ’s judgment upon Jerusalem.
Scripture: Isa 19:1 Matt 24:30 Rev 1:7
Tags: Symbolism,Judgment,Presence
Type: Metaphorical
Related: Parousia,Divine Judgment,Theophany
Sources: Milton Terry, Biblical Apocalyptics
Notes: This term bridges prophetic imagery with covenantal fulfillment.
Definition: Inner awareness of covenant alignment or violation, purified through Christ’s redemptive work.
Scripture: 1 Pet 3:21 Heb 9:14 Rom 2:15
Tags: ethics, covenant, identity
Type: Pastoral
Related: Heart, Renewal, Spirit
Sources: Conscience reflects covenant sensitivity and spiritual integrity.
Notes: Preterism sees conscience renewal as part of New Covenant transformation.
Definition: The shift from the Mosaic Covenant to the New Covenant, culminating in the destruction of the Temple in AD 70. This transition redefined the people of God and the nature of worship.
Scripture: Heb 8:13 Gal 4:24-26 Matt 5:17
Tags: Covenant,History,Fulfillment
Type: Theological
Related: Old Covenant,New Covenant,AD 70
Sources: Max King, The Cross and the Parousia of Christ
Notes: This concept is central to understanding Preterism as a covenantal framework rather than a timeline of cosmic events.
Definition: The spiritual death resulting from separation under the Old Covenant, contrasted with life in Christ through the New Covenant.
Scripture: Rom 6:23 Eph 2:1 1 Cor 15:56
Tags: Covenant,Death,Resurrection
Type: Theological
Related: Resurrection,Body of Christ,Spiritual Life
Sources: William Bell, Resurrection in Fulfilled Eschatology
Notes: This term reframes death as relational and covenantal, not biological.
Definition: Spiritual separation from God resulting from covenant violation, distinct from biological death.
Scripture: Gen 2:17 Rom 7:9–11 Eph 2:1
Tags: death, covenant, judgment
Type: Theological
Related: Sin, Separation, Exile
Sources: Covenantal death is the loss of divine fellowship and inheritance.
Notes: Preterism sees this as the true death introduced in Eden and reversed in Christ’s resurrection and New Covenant.
Definition: Spiritual fearfulness that resists covenant truth and shrinks from faithful witness.
Scripture: Rev 21:8 Matt 10:28
Tags: ethics, covenant, judgment
Type: Pastoral
Related: Faithfulness, Witness
Sources: Cowardice reflects a refusal to stand in covenant truth under pressure.
Notes: Preterism sees cowardice as a moral failure that forfeits covenant inheritance.
Definition: Spiritual fearfulness that resists covenant truth and shrinks from faithful witness.
Scripture: Rev 21:8 Matt 10:28
Tags: ethics, covenant, judgment
Type: Pastoral
Related: Faithfulness, Witness
Sources: Cowardice reflects a refusal to stand in covenant truth under pressure.
Notes: Preterism sees cowardice as a moral failure that forfeits covenant inheritance.
Definition: Symbol of covenant reward and spiritual victory granted to those who endure faithfully.
Scripture: Rev 2:10 James 1:12 2 Tim 4:8
Tags: symbolism, covenant, reward
Type: Symbolic
Related: Victory, Resurrection, Inheritance
Sources: The crown reflects covenant triumph and spiritual inheritance.
Notes: Preterism sees the crown of life as fulfilled in spiritual victory and covenant completion.