Glossary

Key terms and concepts used throughout Yeshuans.

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Agape Love Selfless love marked by patience, mercy, and humility—central to living in spiritual… → Age of Material Religion The biblical era of temples, laws, and rituals—ended in 70 A.D. to… → Age of the Spirit The era of direct spiritual relationship with God—guided by the Spirit, not… → Aion (Greek) Greek for “age” or “era”—not forever. Key to understanding biblical timelines and… → Arche Yeshua as the spiritual starting point—our source of truth, love, and liberty. → Authority in the Fulfilled Age God is the authority—and now leads individuals directly through His Spirit, not… →

B

Biblical Fulfillment The belief that all biblical prophecy was fulfilled by 70 A.D., freeing… → Book of Revelation A symbolic prophecy fulfilled in 70 A.D.—not a prediction of future global… →

C

Christian Anarchy Someone who follows Christ as their only authority—rejecting institutional control over their… → Christian Liberty Freedom to live by Spirit-led faith—not under religious pressure or man-made rules. → Church vs. Community Church is a system; community is a choice. Yeshuans promotes voluntary, Spirit-led… → Contextual Reading Reading Scripture with attention to its audience, setting, and purpose—essential to fulfilled… → Covenant Shift The transition from law-based religion to Spirit-based freedom—fulfilled in Christ and now… →

D

Death Separation from God—now overcome. Physical death remains, but it no longer separates… → Deconstructing Calvinism Calvinism’s judgment model is outdated—Christ’s work fulfilled all separation in 70 A.D. → Deconstructing Evangelicalism Evangelical urgency and judgment are outdated—Christ fulfilled all in 70 A.D., freeing… → Deconstructing Mormonism Mormonism rebuilds systems Christ ended. Fulfilled eschatology renders its structure unnecessary. → Destruction (Siege, Fall) of Jerusalem Jerusalem’s destruction in 70 A.D.—fulfilling prophecy and ending the age of law. → Dispensationalism A view that divides history into “ages” with separate plans—Yeshuans teaches Christ… →

E

End of the Age The close of the old covenant era, fulfilled in 70 A.D.—not the… → Eschatology Study of “last things”—Yeshuans teaches all biblical eschatology was fulfilled in 70… → Exegesis vs. Eisegesis Exegesis draws meaning from context; eisegesis forces personal meaning onto the text. →

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Faith vs. Knowledge Faith is trust in God beyond certainty—unlike knowledge, which is based on… → Final Judgment God’s judgment on old covenant Israel—fulfilled in 70 A.D., not a future… → Fulfilled (Victorious) Eschatology The belief that Jesus already fulfilled end-times prophecy, bringing spiritual victory—not future… → Futurism The belief that end-times prophecies are still future—Yeshuans teaches they were fulfilled… →

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Genre in Scripture Understanding genre helps interpret the Bible accurately—poetry isn’t prophecy, and symbols aren’t… →

H

Heaven and Hell Heaven and Hell misunderstand Sheol—a temporary realm now replaced by the open… → Hyperbole (Hebraic Expression) in Scripture A Hebraic form of exaggeration—used in prophecy to signal major spiritual or… →

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Kingdom of God God’s spiritual reign—fulfilled and present, not political or future. →

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Leadership Without Authority Leading through example, not control. True leadership in the fulfilled age has… → Legalism Rule-based religion is over. Faith and love—not law—define life with God now. → Liberty of Conscience Freedom to follow God by personal conviction—without coercion, judgment, or institutional control. → Literal vs. Spiritual Meaning Scripture often contains both levels—but in the fulfilled age, the spiritual meaning… → Love Over Law In the fulfilled age, love—not rules—is what guides and fulfills God's will. →

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Material Religion A fulfilled system of temples, rituals, and laws—replaced by direct spiritual relationship. → Millennium A symbolic period of Christ’s reign—fulfilled by 70 A.D., not a future… →

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Parousia Greek for “presence”—refers to Christ’s fulfilled return in 70 A.D., not a… → Patience Over Persuasion Spiritual growth happens through love and example—not pressure or persuasion. → Preterism The belief that all biblical prophecy—especially “end times”—was fulfilled by 70 A.D. →

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Rapture A misinterpreted concept—biblical “rapture” language was fulfilled in 70 A.D., not a… → Reconciled Soteriology The belief that salvation is already complete through Christ, and now received… → Religious Liberty vs. Spiritual Liberty Religious liberty allows religion. Spiritual liberty frees you from needing it at… →

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Second Coming Christ’s return, fulfilled in 70 A.D., ending the old covenant—not the world. → Sin Missing the mark of faith and love—no punishment, just lost growth or… → Sola Scriptura Yeshuans affirms Scripture but teaches the Spirit—not text—is our guide in the… → Spiritual Gifts Spirit-given abilities for love and service—not signs of rank, power, or public… → Spiritual Liberty Freedom to know and follow God without religious control—through personal faith, not… → Subjective Christianity A direct, personal relationship with God—free from institutional authority, guided by personal… → Subjective Spiritual Growth Growth through personal experience and Spirit-led trust—not rules or appearances. →

T

The Great News The message that prophecy is fulfilled and we are free to pursue… → The Last Days The final years of the old covenant age—fulfilled in the first century,… → The New Jerusalem The spiritual reality of God's fulfilled presence with humanity—replacing Sheol after 70… → The Seven Manifestations A Yeshuan model showing how God revealed Himself—from voice and temple to… → Tribulation A real historical event fulfilled in 70 A.D.—not a future apocalyptic crisis. → Types and Shadows Symbolic patterns in Scripture that foreshadow spiritual truths—fulfilled in Christ and the… →

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Walking in the Spirit Living in trust and love under God’s Spirit—free from law or religious… → Why We Don’t Do Church We don’t do church because religion ended. Faith is now direct, spiritual,… →

Y

Yeshuan Someone who makes Yeshua their foundation—living by faith and love, not religious… →

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Zero Ecclesiology The view that no church institution is needed for faith—God now works… →