Definition: The covenantal source of life, justice, and redemption, revealed fully in Christ.
Scripture: Rom 6:23 John 3:16
Tags: theology, covenant, identity
Type: Theological
Related: Father, Yahweh, Christ
Sources: God is the giver of life and judge of covenant faithfulness.
Notes: Preterism emphasizes God’s covenantal consistency and fulfillment through Christ.
Definition: The covenantal source of life, justice, and redemption, revealed fully in Christ.
Scripture: Rom 6:23 John 3:16
Tags: theology, covenant, identity
Type: Theological
Related: Father, Yahweh, Christ
Sources: God is the giver of life and judge of covenant faithfulness.
Notes: Preterism emphasizes God’s covenantal consistency and fulfillment through Christ.
Definition: The binding agreement between God and His people, transitioning from Mosaic to New Covenant through Christ.
Scripture: Gen 17:7 Jer 31:31–34 Heb 8:6–13
Tags: covenant, theology, promise
Type: Preterist
Related: Old Covenant, New Covenant
Sources: Central to biblical narrative and eschatological fulfillment.
Notes: Preterism emphasizes covenant transition as key to prophetic interpretation.
Definition: The place of divine presence, shifting from temple to spiritual indwelling in the New Covenant.
Scripture: Exod 25:8 John 14:23 Rev 21:3
Tags: presence, covenant, temple
Type: Preterist
Related: Shekinah, Ekklesia
Sources: Fulfilled in Christ and the church.
Notes: Preterism emphasizes spiritual dwelling over physical structures.
Definition: The manifest presence and honor of God, often linked to temple imagery and spiritual transformation.
Scripture: Exod 40:34 John 1:14 2 Cor 3:18
Tags: presence, worship, transformation
Type: Symbolic
Related: Shekinah, Divine Presence
Sources: Glory shifts from physical temple to spiritual indwelling.
Notes: Preterism sees glory fulfilled in Christ and the church.
Definition: Divine restraint in judgment, allowing time for repentance and covenant transition.
Scripture: Rom 2:4 2 Pet 3:9 Luke 13:6–9
Tags: virtue, judgment, mercy
Type: Pastoral
Related: Longsuffering, Grace
Sources: Patience precedes covenantal judgment.
Notes: Preterism sees divine patience as fulfilled in first-century delay before AD 70.
Definition: The covenant community, redefined in Christ to include Jew and Gentile alike.
Scripture: Exod 6:7 Rom 9:25–26 1 Pet 2:9–10
Tags: identity, covenant, inclusion
Type: Preterist
Related: Remnant, Ekklesia
Sources: God’s people are marked by faith, not ethnicity.
Notes: Preterism emphasizes spiritual identity over national lineage.
Definition: Covenantal assurances fulfilled in Christ and the establishment of the New Covenant.
Scripture: 2 Cor 1:20 Acts 13:32–33 Heb 10:23
Tags: covenant, fulfillment, hope
Type: Preterist
Related: Prophecy, Inheritance
Sources: Promises are fulfilled historically, not deferred.
Notes: Preterism sees promises as realized in spiritual transformation and kingdom expansion.
Definition: The dwelling place of God, transitioned from physical structure to spiritual body of believers.
Scripture: 1 Kings 8:10–11 John 2:19–21 1 Cor 3:16
Tags: temple, presence, covenant
Type: Preterist
Related: Ekklesia, New Covenant
Sources: Temple imagery fulfilled in the church.
Notes: Preterism sees the destruction of the temple as covenantal shift to spiritual dwelling.
Definition: The divine orchestration of events, often misunderstood due to human expectations.
Scripture: Eccl 3:1 Gal 4:4 Luke 21:24
Tags: prophecy, fulfillment, patience
Type: Preterist
Related: Delay, Fulfillment
Sources: Timing is covenantal, not cosmological.
Notes: Preterism reframes delay as purposeful within redemptive history.