Rejoicing
Definition: Covenantal celebration of restoration, salvation, and spiritual victory.
Scripture: Phil 4:4 Isa 61:10 Rev 19:7
Tags: joy, covenant, worship
Type: Pastoral
Related: Marriage Supper, Peace
Sources: Joy flows from fulfilled promise.
Notes: Preterism sees rejoicing as fruit of covenant completion.
Remnant
Definition: Faithful subset preserved through judgment and included in New Covenant blessings.
Scripture: Isa 10:22 Rom 11:5 Mic 2:12
Tags: covenant, identity, judgment
Type: Preterist
Related: Elect, Israel
Sources: Remnant bridges Old and New Covenant.
Notes: Preterism sees remnant as spiritually preserved and fulfilled in Christ.
Repentance
Definition: Turning from covenant-breaking behavior toward faithfulness and submission to God’s redemptive call.
Scripture: Acts 2:38 Luke 13:3 Acts 3:19
Tags: ethics, covenant, renewal
Type: Pastoral
Related: Faith, Baptism, Transformation
Sources: Repentance initiates covenant restoration and spiritual renewal.
Notes: Preterism sees repentance as the gateway to New Covenant identity and healing.
Rest
Definition: Covenantal peace and spiritual security, fulfilled in Christ.
Scripture: Heb 4:1–11 Matt 11:28–30 Ps 95:11
Tags: peace, covenant, spirituality
Type: Preterist
Related: Sabbath, Quietness
Sources: Rest is spiritual, not geographic.
Notes: Preterism sees rest as present reality in New Covenant life.
Restoration
Definition: Covenantal renewal and healing, fulfilled in Christ and the church.
Scripture: Acts 3:21 Ezek 37:21–28 Isa 58:12
Tags: covenant, healing, fulfillment
Type: Preterist
Related: Resurrection, New Creation
Sources: Restoration is spiritual, not national.
Notes: Preterism sees restoration as fulfilled in New Covenant community.
Resurrection
Definition: Under Preterism, resurrection is understood corporately and covenantally — the raising of the “body” (Israel) from death in sin to life in Christ, fulfilled in the New Covenant.
Scripture: 1 Cor 15:42-44 Rom 6:4-5 Eph 2:5-6
Tags: Resurrection,Covenant,Fulfillment
Type: Theological
Related: Body of Christ,Covenant Transition,Spiritual Life
Sources: William Bell, Resurrection in Fulfilled Eschatology
Notes: This view challenges traditional physical resurrection models and reframes it as covenantal transformation.
Resurrection
Definition: Spiritual rising into New Covenant life, fulfilled in Christ and the covenant community.
Scripture: John 11:25–26 Rom 6:4–5 Eph 2:5–6
Tags: covenant, life, fulfillment
Type: Preterist
Related: New Birth, First Resurrection
Sources: Often misunderstood as physical reanimation.
Notes: Preterism sees resurrection as spiritual transformation and covenant renewal.
Revelation
Definition: Unveiling of covenant truth, especially through Christ and apostolic witness.
Scripture: Rev 1:1 Eph 3:3–6 Gal 1:12
Tags: prophecy, covenant, truth
Type: Preterist
Related: Mystery, Prophetic Fulfillment
Sources: Revelation is spiritual and historical.
Notes: Preterism sees Revelation as fulfilled in AD 70 and covenant transition.
Reversal Imagery
Definition: Symbolic inversion of expectations, often used to highlight covenant transformation.
Scripture: Luke 1:52–53 Matt 5:3–12 Isa 29:19
Tags: symbolism, ethics, covenant
Type: Symbolic
Related: Kingdom Reversal, Beatitudes
Sources: Reversal reveals divine priorities.
Notes: Preterism sees reversal as fulfilled in spiritual renewal.
Righteousness
Definition: Covenantal right standing with God, imputed through faith and fulfilled in Christ.
Scripture: Rom 3:21–22 Phil 3:9 Isa 61:10
Tags: salvation, covenant, ethics
Type: Doctrinal
Related: Justification, Holiness
Sources: Righteousness is received, not earned.
Notes: Preterism affirms righteousness as present reality in the New Covenant.