Glossary
Quick explanations of fundamental Yeshuan topics, concepts and terms.
Hyperbole (Hebraic Expression) in Scripture
A Hebraic form of exaggeration—used in prophecy to signal major spiritual or covenantal events.
Types and Shadows
Symbolic patterns in Scripture that foreshadow spiritual truths—fulfilled in Christ and the Spirit.
Genre in Scripture
Understanding genre helps interpret the Bible accurately—poetry isn’t prophecy, and symbols aren’t literal.
The Seven Manifestations
A Yeshuan model showing how God revealed Himself—from voice and temple to Spirit within.
Biblical Fulfillment
The belief that all biblical prophecy was fulfilled by 70 A.D., freeing us to live in spiritual liberty today.
Preterism
The belief that all biblical prophecy—especially “end times”—was fulfilled by 70 A.D.
Futurism
The belief that end-times prophecies are still future—Yeshuans teaches they were fulfilled in 70 A.D.
Exegesis vs. Eisegesis
Exegesis draws meaning from context; eisegesis forces personal meaning onto the text.
Rapture
A misinterpreted concept—biblical “rapture” language was fulfilled in 70 A.D., not a future escape event.
Contextual Reading
Reading Scripture with attention to its audience, setting, and purpose—essential to fulfilled understanding.
Millennium
A symbolic period of Christ’s reign—fulfilled by 70 A.D., not a future thousand-year timeline.
Literal vs. Spiritual Meaning
Scripture often contains both levels—but in the fulfilled age, the spiritual meaning is what matters most.
Deconstructing Evangelicalism
Evangelical urgency and judgment are outdated—Christ fulfilled all in 70 A.D., freeing us from fear-based faith.
Deconstructing Mormonism
Mormonism rebuilds systems Christ ended. Fulfilled eschatology renders its structure unnecessary.
Deconstructing Calvinism
Calvinism’s judgment model is outdated—Christ’s work fulfilled all separation in 70 A.D.
Aion (Greek)
Greek for “age” or “era”—not forever. Key to understanding biblical timelines and fulfillment.
Legalism
Rule-based religion is over. Faith and love—not law—define life with God now.
Tribulation
A real historical event fulfilled in 70 A.D.—not a future apocalyptic crisis.
Eschatology
Study of “last things”—Yeshuans teaches all biblical eschatology was fulfilled in 70 A.D.
Dispensationalism
A view that divides history into “ages” with separate plans—Yeshuans teaches Christ fulfilled all in 70 A.D.
Love Over Law
In the fulfilled age, love—not rules—is what guides and fulfills God's will.
Authority in the Fulfilled Age
God is the authority—and now leads individuals directly through His Spirit, not institutions.
Subjective Christianity
A direct, personal relationship with God—free from institutional authority, guided by personal relationship, faith and agape love.
Spiritual Gifts
Spirit-given abilities for love and service—not signs of rank, power, or public validation.
Sin
Missing the mark of faith and love—no punishment, just lost growth or peace.
Death
Separation from God—now overcome. Physical death remains, but it no longer separates us from life with God.
Liberty of Conscience
Freedom to follow God by personal conviction—without coercion, judgment, or institutional control.
Age of Material Religion
The biblical era of temples, laws, and rituals—ended in 70 A.D. to make way for spiritual freedom.
End of the Age
The close of the old covenant era, fulfilled in 70 A.D.—not the end of the world.
Destruction (Siege, Fall) of Jerusalem
Jerusalem’s destruction in 70 A.D.—fulfilling prophecy and ending the age of law.
Church vs. Community
Church is a system; community is a choice. Yeshuans promotes voluntary, Spirit-led connection—not religious control.
Christian Anarchy
Someone who follows Christ as their only authority—rejecting institutional control over their spiritual life.
Patience Over Persuasion
Spiritual growth happens through love and example—not pressure or persuasion.
Covenant Shift
The transition from law-based religion to Spirit-based freedom—fulfilled in Christ and now lived immaterially.
Material Religion
A fulfilled system of temples, rituals, and laws—replaced by direct spiritual relationship.
Christian Liberty
Freedom to live by Spirit-led faith—not under religious pressure or man-made rules.
Parousia
Greek for “presence”—refers to Christ’s fulfilled return in 70 A.D., not a future event.
Religious Liberty vs. Spiritual Liberty
Religious liberty allows religion. Spiritual liberty frees you from needing it at all.
Faith vs. Knowledge
Faith is trust in God beyond certainty—unlike knowledge, which is based on facts or proof.
Book of Revelation
A symbolic prophecy fulfilled in 70 A.D.—not a prediction of future global events.
Reconciled Soteriology
The belief that salvation is already complete through Christ, and now received through faith and love—not earned through religion.
Final Judgment
God’s judgment on old covenant Israel—fulfilled in 70 A.D., not a future judgment day.
Second Coming
Christ’s return, fulfilled in 70 A.D., ending the old covenant—not the world.
Fulfilled (Victorious) Eschatology
The belief that Jesus already fulfilled end-times prophecy, bringing spiritual victory—not future destruction.
Sola Scriptura
Yeshuans affirms Scripture but teaches the Spirit—not text—is our guide in the fulfilled age.
The Great News
The message that prophecy is fulfilled and we are free to pursue God in love and liberty—without fear or religious control.
Spiritual Liberty
Freedom to know and follow God without religious control—through personal faith, not obligation.
The New Jerusalem
The spiritual reality of God's fulfilled presence with humanity—replacing Sheol after 70 A.D.
Subjective Spiritual Growth
Growth through personal experience and Spirit-led trust—not rules or appearances.
Arche
Yeshua as the spiritual starting point—our source of truth, love, and liberty.
The Last Days
The final years of the old covenant age—fulfilled in the first century, not future end times.
Heaven and Hell
Heaven and Hell misunderstand Sheol—a temporary realm now replaced by the open New Jerusalem after 70 A.D.
Walking in the Spirit
Living in trust and love under God’s Spirit—free from law or religious obligation.
Yeshuan
Someone who makes Yeshua their foundation—living by faith and love, not religious tradition.
Kingdom of God
God’s spiritual reign—fulfilled and present, not political or future.
Age of the Spirit
The era of direct spiritual relationship with God—guided by the Spirit, not religion.
Why We Don’t Do Church
We don’t do church because religion ended. Faith is now direct, spiritual, and free—not systemized.
Leadership Without Authority
Leading through example, not control. True leadership in the fulfilled age has no authority over others.
Zero Ecclesiology
The view that no church institution is needed for faith—God now works directly with individuals, without religious systems.
Agape Love
Selfless love marked by patience, mercy, and humility—central to living in spiritual liberty.
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