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Quail Provision

Definition: God’s miraculous provision in the wilderness, symbolizing covenant care and testing.

Scripture: Exod 16:13 Num 11:31–34

Tags: provision, covenant, testing

Type: Typological

Related: Manna, Wilderness

Sources: Quail reveals divine mercy and discipline.

Notes: Preterism sees this as a type of spiritual sustenance and response.


Quaking Earth

Definition: Apocalyptic imagery symbolizing covenantal upheaval and divine judgment.

Scripture: Joel 2:10 Rev 6:12 Ps 18:7

Tags: symbolism, judgment, prophecy

Type: Symbolic

Related: Earthquake Imagery, Mountains Melted

Sources: Quaking reflects divine intervention.

Notes: Preterism interprets this as symbolic of AD 70 covenant collapse.


Quaking Nations

Definition: Symbol of geopolitical instability under divine judgment.

Scripture: Hag 2:6–7 Rev 6:14–17 Isa 13:13

Tags: symbolism, judgment, prophecy

Type: Symbolic

Related: Mountains Melted, Earthquake Imagery

Sources: Nations quake under covenant reckoning.

Notes: Preterism sees this fulfilled in first-century upheaval.


Qualified Ministers

Definition: Servants equipped to steward New Covenant truth and guide spiritual growth.

Scripture: 2 Cor 3:6 1 Tim 3:1–7 Eph 4:11–13

Tags: leadership, covenant, ethics

Type: Pastoral

Related: Overseer, Prophetic Office

Sources: Qualification is spiritual, not institutional.

Notes: Preterism sees ministry as rooted in covenant integrity.


Quarrel Among Brethren

Definition: Conflict within covenant community, often addressed in pastoral exhortation.

Scripture: Gen 13:8 1 Cor 1:10–13 Gal 5:15

Tags: ethics, unity, covenant

Type: Pastoral

Related: Division, Reconciliation

Sources: Quarrels threaten covenant witness.

Notes: Preterism emphasizes unity as evidence of spiritual maturity.


Quenched Fire

Definition: Symbol of judgment completed or wrath satisfied.

Scripture: Isa 34:10 Mark 9:48 Ezek 20:47

Tags: symbolism, judgment, prophecy

Type: Symbolic

Related: Lake of Fire, Furnace of Fire

Sources: Fire quenched marks covenant closure.

Notes: Preterism sees quenched fire as symbolic of fulfilled judgment.


Quenched Thirst

Definition: Symbol of spiritual satisfaction and covenant renewal.

Scripture: John 4:14 Isa 55:1 Rev 7:16–17

Tags: salvation, covenant, imagery

Type: Symbolic

Related: Living Water, Invitation

Sources: Thirst quenched by divine provision.

Notes: Preterism sees this as fulfilled in spiritual communion.


Quenching Judgment

Definition: Divine restraint or delay in executing covenantal justice.

Scripture: Isa 42:3 Luke 13:6–9 2 Pet 3:9

Tags: judgment, mercy, covenant

Type: Symbolic

Related: Patience of God, Delay

Sources: Judgment may be withheld for repentance.

Notes: Preterism sees this as fulfilled in first-century mercy before AD 70.


Quenching of Nations

Definition: Symbolic of divine judgment upon Gentile powers opposing covenant truth.

Scripture: Isa 34:2–10 Rev 19:15 Ps 2:9

Tags: judgment, empire, prophecy

Type: Symbolic

Related: Overthrown Nations, Beast

Sources: Nations quenched under divine wrath.

Notes: Preterism sees this fulfilled in first-century upheaval.


Quenching the Spirit

Definition: Resisting or suppressing the Spirit’s covenantal work, often linked to disobedience or institutional control.

Scripture: 1 Thess 5:19 Acts 7:51 Eph 4:30

Tags: Spirit, covenant, ethics

Type: Pastoral

Related: Grieving the Spirit, Apostasy

Sources: Quenching hinders spiritual vitality.

Notes: Preterism sees this as a warning against resisting New Covenant transformation.