Definition: Covenant loyalty expressed through perseverance, obedience, and spiritual endurance.
Scripture: Rev 2:10 Heb 10:23 Matt 24:13
Tags: ethics, covenant, perseverance
Type: Pastoral
Related: Obedience, Endurance, Witness
Sources: Faithfulness affirms covenant allegiance even under trial.
Notes: Preterism sees faithfulness as the mark of true covenant identity, especially in persecution.
Definition: Covenantal loyalty expressed through perseverance, obedience, and trust in God’s promises.
Scripture: Heb 11:1–40 Rev 2:10 Rom 4:20–22
Tags: covenant, perseverance, virtue
Type: Pastoral
Related: Endurance, Obedience
Sources: Faithfulness is a mark of remnant identity.
Notes: Preterism emphasizes faithfulness amid covenant transition and persecution.
Definition: The AD 70 destruction of the city and temple, marking the end of the Old Covenant system.
Scripture: Matt 24:2 Luke 21:20–24 Heb 8:13
Tags: judgment, temple, covenant
Type: Preterist
Related: End of the Age, Great Tribulation
Sources: Central to preterist eschatology.
Notes: Seen as the climax of prophetic warnings and covenant transition.
Definition: Imposters claiming messianic identity, warned against in Jesus’ Olivet Discourse.
Scripture: Matt 24:5 Mark 13:22 Acts 5:36–37
Tags: deception, prophecy, messiah
Type: Preterist
Related: Deception, Apostasy
Sources: Fulfilled in first-century turmoil and messianic pretenders.
Notes: Preterism sees this as a fulfilled warning, not ongoing threat.
Definition: A covenantal judgment often linked to prophetic warnings and historical siege.
Scripture: Amos 8:11 Matt 24:7 Rev 6:5–6
Tags: judgment, prophecy, history
Type: Historical
Related: Sword, Pestilence
Sources: Famine accompanied Jerusalem’s fall and covenantal collapse.
Notes: Preterism sees famine as part of the historical fulfillment of prophetic warnings.
Definition: Reverent awe and covenantal obedience, often emphasized in prophetic and wisdom literature.
Scripture: Prov 1:7 Acts 9:31 Heb 12:28
Tags: virtue, worship, obedience
Type: Pastoral
Related: Wisdom, Holiness
Sources: Fear is relational, not terror-based.
Notes: Preterism sees fear as covenantal reverence, not eschatological dread.
Definition: Sacred observances under Mosaic Law, often fulfilled typologically in Christ.
Scripture: Lev 23:1–44 Col 2:16–17 Heb 10:1
Tags: law, symbolism, fulfillment
Type: Typological
Related: Passover, Tabernacles
Sources: Feasts foreshadowed redemptive events.
Notes: Preterism sees feast fulfillment in Christ’s work and covenant shift.
Definition: A symbol of Israel’s spiritual condition and impending judgment.
Scripture: Matt 21:19 Luke 13:6–9 Matt 24:32
Tags: symbolism, Israel, judgment
Type: Symbolic
Related: Israel, Fruitlessness
Sources: Used by Jesus to illustrate covenant accountability.
Notes: Preterism sees the fig tree as emblematic of Israel’s rejection and judgment.
Definition: The decisive covenantal verdict rendered upon Old Covenant Israel, fulfilled in AD 70.
Scripture: Matt 23:36 Heb 10:27 Rev 20:12
Tags: judgment, covenant, eschatology
Type: Preterist
Related: Day of the Lord, Eternal Judgment
Sources: Often misunderstood as cosmic; preterism sees historical fulfillment.
Notes: Judgment is final in covenant terms, not necessarily universal in scope.
Definition: Symbolic of divine judgment, purification, and covenantal transition.
Scripture: Isa 66:15–16 Matt 3:11–12 2 Pet 3:7
Tags: judgment, symbolism, prophecy
Type: Symbolic
Related: Lake of Fire, Eternal Fire
Sources: Often misunderstood as literal destruction.
Notes: Preterism interprets fire as covenantal purification, not cosmic annihilation.