Definition: Symbolic of judgment and covenantal separation, often misunderstood as literal torment.
Scripture: Matt 13:42 Dan 3:6 Rev 20:15
Tags: judgment, symbolism, prophecy
Type: Symbolic
Related: Gehenna, Lake of Fire
Sources: Used in parables to depict covenantal consequences.
Notes: Preterism sees this as metaphor for historical judgment.
Definition: Symbolic of covenant blessing, intimacy, and restoration, often echoing Eden.
Scripture: Gen 2:8–10 Song 4:12–16 Rev 22:1–2
Tags: symbolism, covenant, restoration
Type: Symbolic
Related: New Creation, Paradise
Sources: Used to depict spiritual renewal and divine presence.
Notes: Preterism sees garden imagery as fulfilled in spiritual communion.
Definition: Covenantal action of divine generosity, offering Christ as the redemptive gift.
Scripture: John 3:16 Gal 2:20 Rom 8:32
Tags: grace, covenant, salvation
Type: Pastoral
Related: Gift, Sacrifice, Christ
Sources: Gave reflects divine initiative in covenant fulfillment.
Notes: Preterism sees this giving as the historical and spiritual inauguration of New Covenant life.
Definition: Covenantal action of divine generosity, offering Christ as the redemptive gift.
Scripture: John 3:16 Gal 2:20 Rom 8:32
Tags: grace, covenant, salvation
Type: Pastoral
Related: Gift, Sacrifice, Christ
Sources: Gave reflects divine initiative in covenant fulfillment.
Notes: Preterism sees this giving as the historical and spiritual inauguration of New Covenant life.
Definition: A valley outside Jerusalem used metaphorically by Jesus to depict covenantal judgment upon Israel.
Scripture: Matt 5:22 Mark 9:43 Luke 12:5
Tags: judgment, symbolism, covenant
Type: Symbolic
Related: Lake of Fire, Hell
Sources: Historically a place of burning refuse and idolatry.
Notes: Preterism interprets Gehenna as symbolic of AD 70 judgment, not eternal torment.
Definition: A time-bound group often referring to Jesus’ contemporaries, central to preterist interpretation.
Scripture: Matt 24:34 Luke 21:32 Heb 3:10
Tags: timeline, prophecy, fulfillment
Type: Preterist
Related: Last Days, Audience Relevance
Sources: Key to dating prophetic fulfillment.
Notes: Preterism emphasizes “this generation” as first-century context.
Definition: The expansion of covenant blessings to non-Jews through Christ’s redemptive work.
Scripture: Acts 10:45 Rom 11:17 Eph 2:13–19
Tags: Gentiles, covenant, unity
Type: Preterist
Related: Fullness of the Gentiles, New Covenant
Sources: Fulfilled in apostolic mission and early church.
Notes: Preterism emphasizes inclusion as a key covenantal shift.
Definition: Unmerited favor freely given by God, contrasted with earned wages under the Law.
Scripture: Rom 6:23 Eph 2:8–9
Tags: grace, covenant, salvation
Type: Pastoral
Related: Grace, Wages, Law
Sources: Gift reflects the New Covenant economy of grace, not merit.
Notes: Preterism sees the gift as spiritual life inaugurated through Christ, not a future reward.
Definition: Unmerited favor freely given by God, contrasted with earned wages under the Law.
Scripture: Rom 6:23 Eph 2:8–9
Tags: grace, covenant, salvation
Type: Pastoral
Related: Grace, Wages, Law
Sources: Gift reflects the New Covenant economy of grace, not merit.
Notes: Preterism sees the gift as spiritual life inaugurated through Christ, not a future reward.
Definition: Spiritual empowerments given to the early church for edification and mission.
Scripture: 1 Cor 12:4–11 Acts 2:4 Eph 4:11–13
Tags: spirituality, mission, edification
Type: Historical
Related: Pentecost, Body of Christ
Sources: Often debated in terms of duration and purpose.
Notes: Preterism sees gifts as foundational for early church and covenant transition.