"God is light; in him there is no darkness at all"
1John 1:5
In the beginning God created light ~ and seperated dark and light...night and day. Genesis 1.
The gospels tell us Jesus is the true light for salvation - light that shines in the darkness..and will not be overcome. John 1 1-5.
The Bible contains different kinds of darkness...and also light:
Genesis 15 - "a thick and dreadful darkness" fell on Abram
Exodus 10:21-29 - "darkness that can be felt" ..leading to.. "total darkness (that) covered Eygpt for three days" ~ the plague of darkness "...yet all the Israelites had light in the places where they lived"
Exodus 14:20 "the cloud brought darkness to the one side and light to the other"
Exodus 20:21 - Moses approached "the thick darkness where God was"
Deuteronomy 5:22-3 - deep darkness.... "a voice out of the darkness"
1 Samuel 2:9 "the wicked will be silenced in the place of darkness"
2Samuel 22:29 "the LORD turns my darkness into light" 2Samuel 23 3-4
The book of Job mentions ~ "the realm of darkness" "blackest darkness" "our darkness" "thick darkness" "the gates of the deepest darkness" "gloom and utter darkness" "where does darkness reside?" "the land of deepest night, of utter darkness and disorder, where even the light is like darkness" "In the face of the darkness light is near" "He reveals the deep things of darkness and brings utter darkness into the light" "there are those who rebel aginst the light".......
Psalm 4:6 "Let the light of your face shine upon us"
Psalm 13:3 "Give light to my eyes or I will sleep in death"
Psalm 18:11 "he made darkness His covering"
Psalm 19:8 "the commands of the Lord are radiant, giving light to the eyes"
Psalm 27:1 "The Lord is my light and salvation"
Psalm 49:19 "the light of life" PS 89:15 "light of your presence"
Psalm 91:6 "pestilence that stalks in the darkness"
Psalm 104: "the Lord wraps himself in light"
Psalm 119:130 "the unfolding of your word brings light; it gives understanding..."
Proverbs 20:20 "pitch darkness" - a result of cursing
Ecclesiastes 2:13 "Light is better than darkness"
Isaiah 5:20 "woe to those who call evil good and good evil, who put darkness for light and light for darkness"
Isaiah 9:2 "the people walking in darkness have seen a great light; on those living in the land of darkness a light has dawned"
Isaiah 1:17 "The Light of Israel"
Isaiah 29:15 "deeds done in darkness"/Ephesians 5:11 expose them
Isaiah 45:7 "I form the light and create darkness" Isaiah 50:3 "I clothe the heavens with darkness.."
Isaiah 49:6 "I will also make you a light.."
Isaiah 51: "my justice will become a light to the nations"
Isaiah 58 8-10 "your light"
Isaiah 61:1 "Arise, shine, for your light has come"...."prisoners of darkness"~ God provides release
Daniel 2:22 "He reveals deep and hidden things; he knows what lies in darkness, and light dwells within him"
.....and .....Nahum 1:8 "realm of darkness" Zechariah 14:6 "neither sunlight nor cold, frosty darkness"
Matthew 4:16 "the people living in darkness have seen a great light; on those living in the land of the shadow of death a light has dawned"
Matthew 5:14 "you are the light of the world"
Matthew 5:16 "Let your light shine before others..."
matthew 6:23 "if your eyes are unhealthy, your whole body will be full of darkness.."
Matthew 17 "his clothes became as white as the light " transfiguration
Matthew 27:45 "darkness came over all the land" - when Jesus died
Luke 11:35 "see to it that the light within you is not darkness" - deceit
Luke 16:8 "people of the light"
John 1:4 "in Him was life, and that life was the light of all mankind"
John 1:9 "the true light that gives light to everyone was coming into the world"
John 3:19-21 "people loved darkness instead of light because their deeds were evil..everyone who does evil hates the light..whoever lives by the truth comes into the light"
John 12:25 "walk while you have the light before darkness overtakes you"
Acts 9:23"a light flashed from heaven"
Acts 12:7 "an angel of the Lord appeared and a light shone"
Acts 13:11 "mist and darkness" - the hand of the Lord against the sorcerer
Acts 26:18 "turn them from darkness to light"
2Corinthians 4:6 "For God, who said, "Let light shine out of darkness," made His light shine in our hearts to give us the light of the knowledge of God's glory displayed in the face of Christ"
2Corinthians 6:14 "what fellowship can light have with darkness?"
2Corinthians 11:14 "satan himself masquerades as an angel of light"
Ephesians 5:8 "for you were once darkness, but now you are light in the Lord"
Colossians 1:12-13 "kingdom of light" ..."For He has rescued us from the dominion of darkness"
1Thess 5:5 "we do not belong to the night or to the darkness"
1Tim 6:16 "God..who lives in unapproachable light"
2Tim 2:10 Jesus..."brought life and immortality to light through the gospel"
1Peter 2:9 "called out of darkness into his marvellous light"
2Peter 2:4 "chains of darkness" - judgement for angels that sin
2Peter 2: 17 / Jude 1 "blackest darkness" - for false teachers, prophets and ungodly people
1John 2:10 "anyone loves their brother and sister lives in the light, and there is nothing in them to make them stumble"
1John 2:11 "anyone who hates a brother or sister is in the darkness..walks around in darkness....the darkness has blinded them"
Revelation 8:12 "a third of the day was without light, and also a third of the night"
"the city does not need the sun or the moon to shine on it, for the glory of God gives it light, and the lamb is it's lamp...there will be no more night"
Revelation 21: 23-5
.....think about the nature of light & darkness........ in your life, yourself, walk with the Lord, others, surroundings...what/where are you?
We need God's love in our life and His discernment to know who/what is sent from Him and who/what is not. Daily our minds, hearts, emotions, senses can be bombarded from within and without by information, images, experiences, moods, tempations, people, groups, weather (1Corinthians 12:10) we must put on the armour of Christ daily (Ephesians 6 10-12) and stand in His truth praying that the light of Jesus will shine so that darkness - in ourselves, in others, in our surroundings or experiences - will not overcome us but God who created the destroyer (Isaiah 54:16) would turn darkness to light so...."the darkness will not be dark to you but the night will shine like the day..." Psalm 139
1John 2:8 "the darkness is passing and the true light is already shining"
pls note - this a a quick tour through dark & light - pls take the time to look up for yourself and find out more!
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