Definition: A symbolic image of covenantal judgment and exclusion, not a literal place of eternal torment.
Scripture: Rev 20:10 Rev 21:8 Matt 13:42
Tags: Judgment,Symbolism,Fulfillment
Type: Symbolic
Related: Second Death,Covenant Judgment,AD 70
Sources: David Chilton, Paradise Restored
Notes: This image reflects covenantal consequence, not cosmic punishment.
Definition: Symbolic of covenantal judgment and separation, often misunderstood as eternal torment.
Scripture: Rev 20:10 Rev 21:8 Matt 25:41
Tags: judgment, symbolism, prophecy
Type: Symbolic
Related: Gehenna, Furnace of Fire
Sources: Used in apocalyptic imagery to depict final covenantal consequences.
Notes: Preterism interprets this as symbolic of AD 70 judgment, not cosmic punishment.
Definition: Title for Christ as sacrificial fulfillment of covenant redemption.
Scripture: John 1:29 Rev 5:6–13 Isa 53:7
Tags: Christology, sacrifice, covenant
Type: Typological
Related: Passover, Messiah
Sources: Lamb imagery fulfills sacrificial system.
Notes: Preterism sees Christ’s death as covenant climax.
Definition: Prophetic mourning over covenant breach and impending judgment.
Scripture: Lam 1:1–22 Matt 23:37 Luke 19:41–44
Tags: mourning, judgment, prophecy
Type: Historical
Related: Jerusalem, Prophetic Office
Sources: Lamentation expresses divine grief.
Notes: Preterism sees lamentation as fulfilled in Jerusalem’s fall.
Definition: Symbol of covenant witness and spiritual presence.
Scripture: Rev 1:20 Zech 4:2 Matt 5:14–16
Tags: symbolism, church, covenant
Type: Symbolic
Related: Light, Ekklesia
Sources: Lampstands represent churches and divine presence.
Notes: Preterism sees lampstands as fulfilled in early church testimony.
Definition: God’s covenantal gift to Israel, reinterpreted spiritually in the New Covenant.
Scripture: Gen 12:7 Heb 11:13–16 Rom 4:13
Tags: inheritance, covenant, geography
Type: Preterist
Related: Inheritance, Kingdom
Sources: Land becomes spiritual inheritance.
Notes: Preterism sees land promise fulfilled in Christ’s kingdom.
Definition: Church addressed in Revelation, symbolic of complacency and covenant accountability.
Scripture: Rev 3:14–22
Tags: church, exhortation, judgment
Type: Historical
Related: Lukewarm, Ekklesia
Sources: Represents spiritual stagnation.
Notes: Preterism sees Laodicea as part of first-century covenant exhortation.
Definition: The final phase of the Old Covenant era, fulfilled in the first-century generation.
Scripture: Acts 2:17 Heb 1:2 2 Tim 3:1
Tags: timeline, covenant, prophecy
Type: Preterist
Related: End of the Age, Great Tribulation
Sources: Refers to the closing of the Mosaic system.
Notes: Preterism sees the last days as past, not future.
Definition: In Preterism, the “Last Days” refer to the final period of the Mosaic Covenant, culminating in the events of AD 70.
Scripture: Acts 2:17 Heb 1:2 2 Tim 3:1
Tags: Covenant,Judgment,Prophecy
Type: Historical
Related: Old Covenant,AD 70,Apostolic Era
Sources: Don K. Preston, Who Is This Babylon?
Notes: The phrase is often misunderstood as referring to the end of the physical world, rather than the end of an age.
Definition: Symbolic of spiritual outpouring and covenant renewal.
Scripture: Joel 2:23 James 5:7 Hos 6:3
Tags: symbolism, prophecy, renewal
Type: Typological
Related: Pentecost, Spirit
Sources: Rain imagery depicts divine blessing.
Notes: Preterism sees latter rain fulfilled in early church empowerment.