Definition: Worship of false gods or systems, often symbolic of covenant betrayal.
Scripture: Exod 20:4–5 Rom 1:23 Rev 9:20
Tags: worship, judgment, symbolism
Type: Symbolic
Related: Harlot, Beast
Sources: Idolatry includes political and religious corruption.
Notes: Preterism interprets idolatry as spiritual adultery and covenant breach.
Definition: Internal allegiances that replace God, often addressed in prophetic and pastoral texts.
Scripture: Ezek 14:3–5 Col 3:5 Matt 6:24
Tags: idolatry, spirituality, covenant
Type: Symbolic
Related: Adultery, Apostasy
Sources: Idolatry is not just external.
Notes: Preterism emphasizes heart-level covenant fidelity.
Definition: Symbolic representation of imperial or apostate power opposing God’s covenant people.
Scripture: Rev 13:14–15 Dan 3:1–6
Tags: symbolism, judgment, empire
Type: Symbolic
Related: Beast, Idolatry
Sources: Often linked to Roman authority or corrupted religious systems.
Notes: Preterism sees this fulfilled in first-century imperial idolatry.
Definition: The expectation of near-term fulfillment of prophecy, emphasized in apostolic writings.
Scripture: Rom 13:11–12 Rev 1:1 Matt 24:34
Tags: prophecy, timeline, urgency
Type: Preterist
Related: Audience Relevance, Last Days
Sources: Supports preterist interpretation of fulfilled eschatology.
Notes: Imminence is key to understanding prophetic urgency in the New Testament.
Definition: Worship of emperors as divine, often linked to beast imagery in Revelation.
Scripture: Rev 13:4 Acts 25:26 Dan 3:1–6
Tags: idolatry, empire, judgment
Type: Historical
Related: Beast, Image of the Beast
Sources: Cult of Caesar opposed covenant faithfulness.
Notes: Preterism sees imperial cult as fulfilled opposition to early church.
Definition: The credited righteousness of Christ to believers, central to justification.
Scripture: Rom 4:5–8 2 Cor 5:21 Phil 3:9
Tags: salvation, covenant, grace
Type: Doctrinal
Related: Justification, Faith
Sources: Righteousness is received, not earned.
Notes: Preterism affirms imputation as fulfilled covenant reality.
Definition: The embodiment of God in Christ, marking the beginning of New Covenant fulfillment.
Scripture: John 1:14 Phil 2:6–8 Heb 2:14
Tags: Christology, covenant, fulfillment
Type: Doctrinal
Related: Messiah, Emmanuel
Sources: Central to redemptive history and covenant transition.
Notes: Preterism affirms incarnation as the hinge of fulfilled prophecy.
Definition: Covenantal blessings received through faith, redefined in Christ beyond ethnic lineage.
Scripture: Gal 3:29 Eph 1:11 Heb 9:15
Tags: covenant, promise, identity
Type: Preterist
Related: Heir, Kingdom
Sources: Inheritance is spiritual and covenantal, not territorial.
Notes: Preterism emphasizes inheritance as fulfilled in the New Covenant.
Definition: Spiritual blessings and covenantal promises received through union with Christ.
Scripture: Col 1:12 Eph 1:18 Heb 9:15
Tags: inheritance, covenant, identity
Type: Preterist
Related: Heir, Kingdom
Sources: Inheritance is spiritual and eternal.
Notes: Preterism sees this as fulfilled in New Covenant reality.
Definition: Mediating prayer or advocacy, fulfilled in Christ’s priestly role.
Scripture: Rom 8:34 Heb 7:25 Isa 53:12
Tags: prayer, priesthood, covenant
Type: Preterist
Related: High Priest, Mediator
Sources: Christ’s intercession replaces Levitical mediation.
Notes: Preterism sees intercession as ongoing spiritual reality, not temple ritual.