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Mist

Mist [Heb. 'ed; Grk. achlus]. A cloud or condensed vapor settling in tiny droplets.

In the NKJV, "mist" is used literally to depict God's providential irrigation of the earth (Gen 2:6; Job 36:27). In Acts 13:11, Paul's curse of temporary blindness on the Jewish false prophet Bar-Jesus (or Elymas) resulted in the sorcerer being instantly enshrouded in "mist and darkness." Although the word and its underlying Hebrew/Greek terms are not used, the idea of "mist" can describe the insubstantiality of false teaching (2 Pet 2:17), the fragility of human life (Hos 13:3), and the transience of human existence (Jas 4:14).

C. Adelina Alexe

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Footnote:

C. Adelina Alexe, “Mist,“ Seventh-day Adventist International Biblical-Theological Dictionary (2026-), ed. Daniel K. Bediako and Keldie Paroschi, https://dictionary.adventist.org/mist, accessed September 8, 2026

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