A posteriori [Lat. "from the later"]. Knowledge based on experience or empirical evidence or observation. Though evidently coined by Aristotle, the term was popularized by Immanuel Kant. With its emphasis on the need for confirmatory evidence and experience, the concept of a posteriori knowledge pertains more to the field of science than to that of theology and religion.
Bernard White, “A posteriori,“ Seventh-day Adventist International Biblical-Theological Dictionary (2026-), ed. Daniel K. Bediako and Keldie Paroschi, https://dictionary.adventist.org/a-posteriori, 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 …