WrittenFromUtopia
Puritan Board Graduate
There seems to be a recurring pattern in Scripture of the coming of the light, and the new "day", as opposed to the night or darkness. The "day of the Lord" is said to be a dark day, or night, and a day of darkness in the prophetic literature of the OT. The coming of Christ is said to be the light coming into the world, and the calling of people out of the dark into God's marvelous light. I am thinking that this pattern has significant implications for understanding eschatology in Scripture...
Some verses to consider:
Some verses to consider:
And God said, "Let there be light," and there was light. And God saw that the light was good. And God separated the light from the darkness. (Genesis 1:3-4)
For God, who said, 'Let light shine out of darkness,' has shone in our hearts to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ. (2 Corinthians 4:6)
For you are all children of light, children of the day. We are not of the night or of the darkness. (1 Thessalonians 5:5)
But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for his own possession, that you may proclaim the excellencies of him who called you out of darkness into his marvelous light. (1 Peter 2:9)
This is the message we have heard from him and proclaim to you, that God is light, and in him is no darkness at all. (1 John 1:5)
For at one time you were darkness, but now you are light in the Lord. Walk as children of light (Ephesians 5:8)
The night is far gone; the day is at hand. So then let us cast off the works of darkness and put on the armor of light. (Romans 13:12)
I have come into the world as light, so that whoever believes in me may not remain in darkness. (John 12:46)
Again Jesus spoke to them, saying, "œI am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will not walk in darkness, but will have the light of life." (John 8:12)
The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it. (John 1:5)
The people who walked in darkness have seen a great light; those who dwelt in a land of deep darkness, on them has light shined. (Isaiah 9:2)
Who among you fears the Lord and obeys the voice of his servant? Let him who walks in darkness and has no light trust in the name of the Lord and rely on his God. (Isaiah 50:10)
Give glory to the Lord your God before he brings darkness, before your feet stumble on the twilight mountains, and while you look for light he turns it into gloom and makes it deep darkness. (Jeremiah 13:16)
For you are my lamp, O Lord, and my God lightens my darkness. (2 Samuel 22:29; cf. Psalm 18:28)
He uncovers the deeps out of darkness and brings deep darkness to light. (Job 12:22)
Light dawns in the darkness for the upright; he is gracious, merciful, and righteous. (Psalm 112:4)
Then I saw that there is more gain in wisdom than in folly, as there is more gain in light than in darkness. (Ecclesiastes 2:13)
Woe to those who call evil good and good evil, who put darkness for light and light for darkness, who put bitter for sweet and sweet for bitter! (Isaiah 5:20)