A priori [Lat. "from the earlier"]. Knowledge that is self-evident or gained through deduction or reason. Whatever is deemed on the basis of reason to be true about God or the Bible may be considered a priori knowledge. In biblical religion, knowledge accepted by faith assumes a status practically equivalent to a priori knowledge.
Bernard White, “A priori,“ Seventh-day Adventist International Biblical-Theological Dictionary (2026-), ed. Daniel K. Bediako and Keldie Paroschi, https://dictionary.adventist.org/a-priori, 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 …