Definition: Rejection of covenant promises and refusal to trust in God’s redemptive work.
Scripture: Rev 21:8 Heb 3:12 John 3:18
Tags: faith, covenant, judgment
Type: Pastoral
Related: Faith, Apostasy
Sources: Unbelief severs covenant relationship and invites judgment.
Notes: Preterism sees unbelief as a root of apostasy and exclusion from New Covenant life.
Definition: Rejection of covenant promises and refusal to trust in God’s redemptive work.
Scripture: Rev 21:8 Heb 3:12 John 3:18
Tags: faith, covenant, judgment
Type: Pastoral
Related: Faith, Apostasy
Sources: Unbelief severs covenant relationship and invites judgment.
Notes: Preterism sees unbelief as a root of apostasy and exclusion from New Covenant life.
Definition: Covenantal rejection of truth, often leading to judgment.
Scripture: Heb 3:12–19 John 3:18–20 Rom 11:20
Tags: ethics, judgment, covenant
Type: Doctrinal
Related: Apostasy, Rebellion
Sources: Unbelief blocks covenant access.
Notes: Preterism sees unbelief as central to first-century rejection.
Definition: God’s covenant faithfulness despite human failure.
Scripture: Heb 6:17–18 Num 23:19 Rom 11:29
Tags: covenant, faithfulness, hope
Type: Doctrinal
Related: Promise, Restoration
Sources: Promise is anchored in divine character.
Notes: Preterism affirms promise as fulfilled and enduring.
Definition: Symbol of spiritual corruption and covenant opposition, often cast out by Christ.
Scripture: Mark 1:23–26 Rev 16:13–14 Zech 13:2
Tags: symbolism, judgment, spirituality
Type: Symbolic
Related: Beast, Apostasy
Sources: Unclean spirits reflect covenant disorder.
Notes: Preterism sees their removal as part of spiritual restoration.
Definition: Old term for spiritual anointing and empowerment.
Scripture: 1 John 2:20 Ps 133:2 Acts 10:38
Tags: Spirit, covenant, empowerment
Type: Typological
Related: Anointing, Oil Imagery
Sources: Unction conveys divine enablement.
Notes: Preterism sees this as fulfilled in spiritual gifting.
Definition: Spiritual discernment granted through covenant renewal and revelation.
Scripture: Prov 2:6 Luke 24:45 Eph 1:18
Tags: wisdom, covenant, spirituality
Type: Pastoral
Related: Knowledge of God, Mystery
Sources: Understanding flows from spiritual light.
Notes: Preterism sees this as fruit of fulfilled covenant.
Definition: Symbol of covenant neglect and judgment.
Scripture: Matt 24:48–51 Luke 12:45–46
Tags: symbolism, ethics, judgment
Type: Typological
Related: Faithful Servant, Separation
Sources: Unfaithfulness invites reckoning.
Notes: Preterism sees this fulfilled in first-century leadership failure.
Definition: Symbol of incomplete spiritual ambition or covenant presumption.
Scripture: Luke 14:28–30
Tags: symbolism, ethics, covenant
Type: Typological
Related: Counting the Cost, Apostasy
Sources: Tower reflects lack of preparation.
Notes: Preterism sees this as a warning against shallow covenant commitment.
Definition: Symbol of revealed covenant judgment and fulfillment.
Scripture: Rev 6:1–17 Ezek 2:9–10
Tags: symbolism, prophecy, covenant
Type: Symbolic
Related: Seals, Opening of the Scroll
Sources: Scroll reveals divine decree.
Notes: Preterism sees scroll unfolding as fulfilled in AD 70.