Definition: Covenantal dispersion due to rebellion, reversed in spiritual gathering.
Scripture: Deut 28:64 Ezek 11:16–17 John 11:52
Tags: judgment, restoration, covenant
Type: Typological
Related: Gathering, Remnant
Sources: Scattering precedes restoration.
Notes: Preterism sees scattering fulfilled in exile and spiritual regathering.
Definition: Religious leaders opposing covenant renewal, often rebuked by Jesus.
Scripture: Matt 23:1–36 Luke 11:39–52
Tags: authority, judgment, history
Type: Historical
Related: Jewish Leadership, Apostasy
Sources: Symbolize resistance to spiritual truth.
Notes: Preterism sees their role as central to covenant conflict.
Definition: Symbol of divine decree and covenant revelation, often sealed and opened in judgment.
Scripture: Rev 5:1–9 Ezek 2:9–10 Isa 34:4
Tags: symbolism, prophecy, covenant
Type: Symbolic
Related: Seals, Opening of the Scroll
Sources: Scrolls convey covenant truth.
Notes: Preterism sees scroll imagery as fulfilled in Revelation’s judgments.
Definition: Symbol of divine ownership and covenant protection.
Scripture: Rev 7:3–4 Eph 1:13 2 Tim 2:19
Tags: symbolism, covenant, identity
Type: Symbolic
Related: Name Written, Saints
Sources: Sealing affirms belonging.
Notes: Preterism sees sealing as fulfilled in spiritual security.
Definition: Symbolic judgments released in Revelation, marking covenant transition and historical upheaval.
Scripture: Rev 6:1–17 Rev 5:1–9
Tags: prophecy, judgment, symbolism
Type: Symbolic
Related: Scroll, Opening of the Scroll
Sources: Seals represent stages of covenant reckoning.
Notes: Preterism sees seals as fulfilled in AD 70 events.
Definition: Symbolic of covenant separation and final judgment, not eternal torment.
Scripture: Rev 20:6 Rev 21:8 John 8:24
Tags: judgment, covenant, symbolism
Type: Symbolic
Related: Lake of Fire, Death
Sources: Second death marks spiritual exclusion.
Notes: Preterism interprets this as fulfilled in covenantal separation.
Definition: Covenantal sorting of faithful and unfaithful, often depicted in harvest imagery.
Scripture: Matt 13:49 Matt 25:32 Rev 14:15–20
Tags: judgment, covenant, ethics
Type: Symbolic
Related: Wheat and Tares, Reaping
Sources: Separation is spiritual and covenantal.
Notes: Preterism sees this as fulfilled in AD 70.
Definition: Danielic prophecy fulfilled in Christ and the destruction of Jerusalem.
Scripture: Dan 9:24–27
Tags: prophecy, timeline, fulfillment
Type: Preterist
Related: Messiah, Olivet Discourse
Sources: Weeks mark covenant climax.
Notes: Preterism sees this timeline as fulfilled in first-century events.
Definition: Violation of covenant purity, often symbolic of spiritual adultery and idolatry.
Scripture: Rev 21:8 Rev 17:2 1 Cor 6:18
Tags: ethics, covenant, idolatry
Type: Typological
Related: Adultery, Defilement
Sources: Sexual immorality reflects spiritual unfaithfulness and covenant breach.
Notes: Preterism sees this fulfilled in Israel’s idolatry and rejection of Christ.
Definition: Violation of covenant purity, often symbolic of spiritual adultery and idolatry.
Scripture: Rev 21:8 Rev 17:2 1 Cor 6:18
Tags: ethics, covenant, idolatry
Type: Typological
Related: Adultery, Defilement
Sources: Sexual immorality reflects spiritual unfaithfulness and covenant breach.
Notes: Preterism sees this fulfilled in Israel’s idolatry and rejection of Christ.