Definition: Group testifying to covenant truth, often under persecution.
Scripture: Heb 12:1 Rev 11:3–12 Acts 1:8
Tags: testimony, covenant, community
Type: Symbolic
Related: Martyrdom, Saints
Sources: Witnesses affirm divine message.
Notes: Preterism sees this as fulfilled in apostolic and early church testimony.
Definition: New Testament use of Old Testament prophecy to affirm covenant fulfillment.
Scripture: Acts 2:16–21 Matt 1:22–23 Rom 9:25–26
Tags: prophecy, fulfillment, scripture
Type: Doctrinal
Related: Prophetic Fulfillment, Oracles of God
Sources: Quotations affirm continuity and completion.
Notes: Preterism sees these as evidence of fulfilled eschatology.
Definition: Popular futurist concept not found in scripture; preterism interprets “caught up” as covenantal inclusion.
Scripture: 1 Thess 4:17 Matt 24:31
Tags: prophecy, covenant, inclusion
Type: Preterist
Related: Gathering, Resurrection
Sources: Rapture is symbolic of covenant union.
Notes: Preterism rejects physical escape and affirms spiritual fulfillment.
Definition: Symbol of covenantal harvest and judgment.
Scripture: Rev 14:15–20 Matt 13:30 Gal 6:7–9
Tags: symbolism, judgment, covenant
Type: Symbolic
Related: Harvest, Separation
Sources: Reaping follows sowing.
Notes: Preterism sees reaping as fulfilled in first-century sorting.
Definition: Covenantal defiance leading to judgment, often linked to apostasy.
Scripture: Num 16:1–35 2 Thess 2:3 Isa 30:9
Tags: judgment, covenant, ethics
Type: Historical
Related: Lawlessness, Apostasy
Sources: Rebellion breaks covenant trust.
Notes: Preterism sees rebellion as fulfilled in first-century resistance.
Definition: Divine repayment for covenant faithfulness or rebellion.
Scripture: Isa 35:4 Rev 22:12 Rom 2:6
Tags: judgment, reward, covenant
Type: Symbolic
Related: Justice, Vindication
Sources: Recompense affirms divine justice.
Notes: Preterism sees recompense as fulfilled in AD 70.
Definition: Spiritual peace between God and humanity, achieved through Christ’s covenant work.
Scripture: 2 Cor 5:18–20 Rom 5:10–11 Col 1:20
Tags: peace, covenant, salvation
Type: Preterist
Related: Mercy, Grace
Sources: Reconciliation is relational and complete.
Notes: Preterism sees reconciliation as fulfilled and ongoing.
Definition: Symbol of purification and covenant renewal.
Scripture: Mal 3:2–3 Zech 13:9 1 Pet 1:7
Tags: symbolism, holiness, covenant
Type: Typological
Related: Purification, Fire Imagery
Sources: Fire cleanses and prepares.
Notes: Preterism sees this as fulfilled in spiritual transformation.
Definition: Spiritual kingship inaugurated at ascension and fulfilled in the New Covenant era.
Scripture: Acts 2:30–36 Eph 1:20–23 Rev 1:5
Tags: kingdom, authority, fulfillment
Type: Preterist
Related: King of Kings, Millennium
Sources: Christ reigns now, not in future political form.
Notes: Preterism sees reign as active and spiritual.
Definition: Israel’s refusal of Christ, leading to covenant judgment.
Scripture: Matt 21:42–44 Ps 118:22 Acts 4:11
Tags: judgment, covenant, prophecy
Type: Typological
Related: Stone Imagery, Apostasy
Sources: Rejection triggers covenant shift.
Notes: Preterism sees this fulfilled in AD 70.