Definition: The prophetic and covenantal communication of God, culminating in Christ and apostolic witness.
Scripture: Heb 1:1–2 John 10:27 Rev 3:20
Tags: revelation, prophecy, covenant
Type: Preterist
Related: Scripture, Prophetic Fulfillment
Sources: Voice shifts from prophets to Son.
Notes: Preterism sees divine voice as fulfilled in New Covenant revelation.
Definition: Covenantal judgment poured out upon rebellious Israel, culminating in AD 70.
Scripture: Rom 1:18 Matt 3:7 1 Thess 2:16
Tags: judgment, covenant, prophecy
Type: Preterist
Related: Day of the Lord, Great Tribulation
Sources: Not arbitrary anger but covenantal justice.
Notes: Preterism locates wrath historically, not cosmically.
Definition: The fullness of divine nature, expressed in Father, Son, and Spirit.
Scripture: Col 2:9 Rom 1:20 Matt 28:19
Tags: theology, divinity, identity
Type: Doctrinal
Related: Trinity, Christology
Sources: Godhead affirms unity and diversity in divine expression.
Notes: Preterism affirms orthodox view while emphasizing covenantal roles.
Definition: The good news of Christ’s reign and covenant renewal, preached before Jerusalem’s fall.
Scripture: Matt 4:23 Matt 24:14 Luke 16:16
Tags: kingdom, gospel, covenant
Type: Preterist
Related: Evangelism, New Covenant
Sources: Preached urgently before AD 70.
Notes: Preterism sees this gospel as fulfilled and spiritually ongoing.
Definition: Unmerited favor and covenantal empowerment through Christ, replacing law-based righteousness.
Scripture: Rom 5:1–2 Eph 2:8–9 Titus 2:11
Tags: salvation, covenant, virtue
Type: Preterist
Related: Justification, New Covenant
Sources: Grace marks the shift from law to spiritual life.
Notes: Preterism sees grace as the foundation of covenant renewal.
Definition: Paul’s metaphor for Gentile inclusion into Israel’s covenant blessings.
Scripture: Rom 11:17–24
Tags: Gentiles, covenant, unity
Type: Typological
Related: Olive Tree, Remnant
Sources: Illustrates covenant expansion and continuity.
Notes: Preterism sees grafting as fulfilled in early church formation.
Definition: A period of intense covenantal judgment culminating in the destruction of Jerusalem in AD 70.
Scripture: Matt 24:21 Rev 7:14 Dan 12:1
Tags: judgment, prophecy, history
Type: Preterist
Related: Fall of Jerusalem, Day of the Lord
Sources: Often misread as future global catastrophe.
Notes: Preterism sees this as fulfilled in first-century events.
Definition: Symbolic of apostate Israel, often contrasted with the faithful bride in prophetic literature.
Scripture: Rev 17:1–6 Isa 1:21 Jer 3:1–3
Tags: symbolism, judgment, covenant
Type: Symbolic
Related: Bride, Babylon
Sources: Used to depict spiritual adultery and covenant betrayal.
Notes: Preterism identifies the harlot with first-century Jerusalem under judgment.
Definition: Symbolic of judgment and covenantal separation, often linked to the end of the age.
Scripture: Matt 13:39 Rev 14:15–16 Joel 3:13
Tags: judgment, symbolism, covenant
Type: Symbolic
Related: Wheat and Tares, Separation
Sources: Harvest imagery depicts divine sorting and covenantal reckoning.
Notes: Preterism sees harvest fulfilled in AD 70 as separation of faithful and apostate.
Definition: A covenantal phrase symbolizing the old creation order, often interpreted as the Mosaic system.
Scripture: Isa 65:17 Matt 5:18 Heb 12:26–27
Tags: symbolism, covenant, prophecy
Type: Symbolic
Related: Old Covenant, Elements
Sources: Not literal cosmology; represents covenantal structure.
Notes: Preterism sees the passing of heaven and earth as the end of the Mosaic age.