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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.