A fortiori [Lat. "from the stronger"]. A form of argument in which from one (proven or accepted) case another is deemed even more certain. In Scripture, an a fortiori argument is often introduced by "how much more" or a similar expression, e.g., "Now if God so clothes the grass of the field . . . will He not much more clothe you . . .?" (Matt 6:30).
Bernard White, “A fortiori,“ Seventh-day Adventist International Biblical-Theological Dictionary (2026-), ed. Daniel K. Bediako and Keldie Paroschi, https://dictionary.adventist.org/a-fortiori, accessed August 14, 2026
Tithe [Heb. ma‘aser , ma‘aserah , ‘asar {v.}; Grk. dekatos , apodekatoō {v.}]. A tenth of something; a tenth of produce or livestock (i.e. income) presented to God. Ancient Near East Some for…
Seal of God. The expression "the seal of God" occurs two times in Revelation (7:2; 9:4) with regard to the end-time sealing of the faithful. The word "seal" ( sphragis ) in the Bible is used a coupl…
Bellows [Heb. mappuakh ]. A device for heating a smelter. A device consisting of flexible leather bags and fitted into a framework with a tube blowing the stream of air to make the refiner’s fires …