Definition: Symbolic of divine judgment, purification, and covenantal transition.
Scripture: Isa 66:15–16 Matt 3:11–12 2 Pet 3:7
Tags: judgment, symbolism, prophecy
Type: Symbolic
Related: Lake of Fire, Eternal Fire
Sources: Often misunderstood as literal destruction.
Notes: Preterism interprets fire as covenantal purification, not cosmic annihilation.
Definition: Spiritual resurrection into covenant life, often interpreted as the church’s birth and renewal.
Scripture: Rev 20:5–6 Eph 2:5–6 Col 3:1
Tags: resurrection, covenant, life
Type: Preterist
Related: New Birth, Eternal Life
Sources: Not a physical event but spiritual awakening.
Notes: Preterism sees this as fulfilled in the New Covenant community.
Definition: Symbolic of initial covenant fulfillment, often linked to resurrection and spiritual harvest.
Scripture: Rom 8:23 1 Cor 15:20 James 1:18
Tags: resurrection, covenant, harvest
Type: Typological
Related: Foretaste, New Creation
Sources: Represents early believers as signs of covenant renewal.
Notes: Preterism sees firstfruits as fulfilled in apostolic generation.
Definition: Biblical term often symbolizing human weakness, Old Covenant identity, or resistance to spiritual renewal.
Scripture: Rom 8:5–8 Gal 5:19–21 John 6:63
Tags: symbolism, anthropology, covenant
Type: Symbolic
Related: Spirit, Carnality
Sources: Flesh contrasts with spiritual life in New Covenant.
Notes: Preterism interprets flesh as tied to Old Covenant limitations.
Definition: An initial experience of covenant blessings, pointing to fuller spiritual realities.
Scripture: Heb 6:4–5 Eph 1:14 Rom 8:23
Tags: kingdom, covenant, experience
Type: Typological
Related: Inheritance, Firstfruits
Sources: Foretaste bridges the already and not-yet.
Notes: Preterism sees foretaste as fulfilled in early church experience.
Definition: Covenantal release from guilt and judgment through Christ’s redemptive work.
Scripture: Acts 2:38 Eph 1:7 Heb 10:17–18
Tags: salvation, covenant, ethics
Type: Pastoral
Related: Atonement, Grace, Cleansing
Sources: Forgiveness affirms covenant mercy and spiritual restoration.
Notes: Preterism sees forgiveness as fully accomplished through Christ’s once-for-all sacrifice.
Definition: A phrase often referring to the beginning of the covenantal order, not physical creation.
Scripture: Matt 13:35 Eph 1:4 Heb 9:26
Tags: covenant, origin, theology
Type: Symbolic
Related: Creation, Age
Sources: Preterists interpret this as covenantal framework.
Notes: Clarifies prophetic texts by reframing cosmological assumptions.
Definition: Spiritual liberty from the Mosaic Law and sin, inaugurated through Christ’s covenant work.
Scripture: Gal 5:1 Rom 8:2 John 8:36
Tags: covenant, liberty, grace
Type: Preterist
Related: New Covenant, Justification
Sources: Freedom is a covenantal reality, not political abstraction.
Notes: Preterism sees freedom as fulfilled in spiritual transformation.
Definition: Spiritual productivity and covenant obedience, contrasted with barrenness and judgment.
Scripture: John 15:5–8 Gal 5:22–23 Matt 21:43
Tags: virtue, obedience, judgment
Type: Pastoral
Related: Fig Tree, Faithfulness
Sources: Fruitfulness is a sign of covenant life.
Notes: Preterism emphasizes fruit as evidence of spiritual renewal.
Definition: The completion of prophetic or covenantal promises, often interpreted as historically realized in Christ and AD 70.
Scripture: Luke 21:22 Matt 5:17 Acts 3:18
Tags: prophecy, covenant, completion
Type: Preterist
Related: Typology, Eschatology
Sources: Preterism emphasizes fulfillment as past and complete.
Notes: Shifts focus from future speculation to historical realization.