Definition: Testimony of covenant truth, often under persecution.
Scripture: Rev 11:3–12 Acts 4:20 Isa 43:10
Tags: testimony, prophecy, covenant
Type: Historical
Related: Martyrdom, Saints
Sources: Witness affirms divine message.
Notes: Preterism sees witness as fulfilled in apostolic and early church testimony.
Definition: Spiritual cleansing and covenant renewal, often symbolized by fire or water.
Scripture: Mal 3:2–3 Heb 9:14 Titus 2:14
Tags: symbolism, covenant, holiness
Type: Typological
Related: Fire Imagery, Baptism
Sources: Purification precedes covenant access.
Notes: Preterism sees purification as fulfilled in Christ’s work.
Definition: God’s miraculous provision in the wilderness, symbolizing covenant care and testing.
Scripture: Exod 16:13 Num 11:31–34
Tags: provision, covenant, testing
Type: Typological
Related: Manna, Wilderness
Sources: Quail reveals divine mercy and discipline.
Notes: Preterism sees this as a type of spiritual sustenance and response.
Definition: Apocalyptic imagery symbolizing covenantal upheaval and divine judgment.
Scripture: Joel 2:10 Rev 6:12 Ps 18:7
Tags: symbolism, judgment, prophecy
Type: Symbolic
Related: Earthquake Imagery, Mountains Melted
Sources: Quaking reflects divine intervention.
Notes: Preterism interprets this as symbolic of AD 70 covenant collapse.
Definition: Symbol of geopolitical instability under divine judgment.
Scripture: Hag 2:6–7 Rev 6:14–17 Isa 13:13
Tags: symbolism, judgment, prophecy
Type: Symbolic
Related: Mountains Melted, Earthquake Imagery
Sources: Nations quake under covenant reckoning.
Notes: Preterism sees this fulfilled in first-century upheaval.
Definition: Servants equipped to steward New Covenant truth and guide spiritual growth.
Scripture: 2 Cor 3:6 1 Tim 3:1–7 Eph 4:11–13
Tags: leadership, covenant, ethics
Type: Pastoral
Related: Overseer, Prophetic Office
Sources: Qualification is spiritual, not institutional.
Notes: Preterism sees ministry as rooted in covenant integrity.
Definition: Conflict within covenant community, often addressed in pastoral exhortation.
Scripture: Gen 13:8 1 Cor 1:10–13 Gal 5:15
Tags: ethics, unity, covenant
Type: Pastoral
Related: Division, Reconciliation
Sources: Quarrels threaten covenant witness.
Notes: Preterism emphasizes unity as evidence of spiritual maturity.
Definition: Symbol of judgment completed or wrath satisfied.
Scripture: Isa 34:10 Mark 9:48 Ezek 20:47
Tags: symbolism, judgment, prophecy
Type: Symbolic
Related: Lake of Fire, Furnace of Fire
Sources: Fire quenched marks covenant closure.
Notes: Preterism sees quenched fire as symbolic of fulfilled judgment.
Definition: Symbol of spiritual satisfaction and covenant renewal.
Scripture: John 4:14 Isa 55:1 Rev 7:16–17
Tags: salvation, covenant, imagery
Type: Symbolic
Related: Living Water, Invitation
Sources: Thirst quenched by divine provision.
Notes: Preterism sees this as fulfilled in spiritual communion.
Definition: Divine restraint or delay in executing covenantal justice.
Scripture: Isa 42:3 Luke 13:6–9 2 Pet 3:9
Tags: judgment, mercy, covenant
Type: Symbolic
Related: Patience of God, Delay
Sources: Judgment may be withheld for repentance.
Notes: Preterism sees this as fulfilled in first-century mercy before AD 70.