Definition: God’s covenantal judgment poured out upon rebellious Israel, culminating in the events of AD 70.
Scripture: Rom 1:18 Matt 3:7 1 Thess 2:16
Tags: judgment, covenant, wrath
Type: Preterist
Related: Day of the Lord, Great Tribulation
Sources: Seen not as arbitrary anger but as righteous justice within covenant context.
Notes: Preterism locates divine wrath historically, not cosmically.
Definition: A futurist framework emphasizing global catastrophe and final destruction.
Scripture: 2 Pet 3:10 Rev 20:11–15
Tags: judgment, eschatology, fear
Type: Futurist
Related: End Times, Rapture
Sources: Often contrasted with preterist hope-centered interpretation.
Notes: Preterism reframes eschatology around historical fulfillment and covenant renewal.
Definition: A hermeneutical concept suggesting a prophecy may have both near and distant fulfillments.
Scripture: Matt 2:15 Hosea 11:1
Tags: prophecy, interpretation
Type: Mixed
Related: Typology, Partial Preterism
Sources: Used to explain layered prophetic meaning; debated in preterist circles.
Notes: Preterists often reject double fulfillment in favor of singular historical interpretation.
Definition: A prophetic vision of Israel’s restoration, spiritually fulfilled in the resurrection of the New Covenant people.
Scripture: Ezek 37:1–14
Tags: resurrection, Israel, restoration
Type: Symbolic
Related: New Covenant, Spiritual Life
Sources: Often interpreted spiritually rather than physically.
Notes: Preterism sees this as fulfilled in the church’s birth and covenant renewal.
Definition: Pauline concept of believers being freed from Mosaic Law through union with Christ.
Scripture: Rom 7:4 Gal 2:19 Col 2:14
Tags: law, grace, covenant
Type: Preterist
Related: New Covenant, Justification
Sources: Marks transition from Old Covenant to New.
Notes: Preterism emphasizes this as a completed shift, not ongoing struggle.
Definition: Hebrew idiom (môt tamût) expressing the certainty and completeness of death as the covenantal consequence of disobedience.
Scripture: Gen 2:17 Rom 5:12 1 Cor 15:22
Tags: judgment, covenant, death
Type: Gospel Path
Related: Sin, Death, Covenant, Separation
Sources: The phrase intensifies the reality of death — not just physical, but relational and covenantal.
Notes: Preterism sees this as the beginning of covenantal exile and spiritual death, reversed in Christ’s redemptive work.
Definition: Symbolic of swift judgment or imperial power, often linked to Rome’s role in AD 70.
Scripture: Deut 28:49 Matt 24:28 Rev 4:7
Tags: judgment, symbolism, empire
Type: Symbolic
Related: Beast, Rome
Sources: Eagles often represent destructive forces in prophetic texts.
Notes: Preterists associate eagle imagery with Roman invasion and covenantal collapse.
Definition: Symbolic language in prophecy representing upheaval, judgment, and covenantal disruption.
Scripture: Rev 6:12 Matt 27:51 Heb 12:26–27
Tags: symbolism, judgment, prophecy
Type: Symbolic
Related: Decreation Language, Shaking of Heaven and Earth
Sources: Not literal seismic events; metaphor for divine intervention.
Notes: Helps decode apocalyptic texts without assuming physical catastrophe.
Definition: A neighboring nation often symbolizing opposition to Israel and judgment in prophetic literature.
Scripture: Isa 34:5–6 Obad 1:1–4 Mal 1:4
Tags: judgment, nations, symbolism
Type: Symbolic
Related: Babylon, Gentiles
Sources: Edom’s fall often prefigures covenantal judgment.
Notes: Preterists may see Edom as typological of apostate resistance.
Definition: Greek term for the called-out assembly, redefined in the New Covenant as the body of Christ.
Scripture: Matt 16:18 Acts 2:47 Eph 1:22–23
Tags: church, covenant, identity
Type: Preterist
Related: Body of Christ, Temple
Sources: Ekklesia replaces temple as locus of divine presence.
Notes: Preterism emphasizes spiritual assembly over physical institution.