WHAT IS LIGHT Revelation 22 5 Genesis 1

WHAT IS LIGHT? Revelation 22: 5

Genesis 1: 3 And God said, “Let there be light, ” and there was light.

I John 1: 5 “This is the message we have heard from him and declare to you: God is light; in him there is no darkness at all. ”

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2. Light is figuratively and literally associated with the nature and presence of God. Revelation 21: 23 --“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 its lamp. ”

2. Light is figuratively and literally associated with the nature and presence of God. I Timothy 6: 16—“God, the blessed and only Ruler, the King of kings and Lord of lords, 16 who alone is immortal and who lives in unapproachable light, whom no one has seen or can see. ”

Matthew 17: 1, 2 After six days Jesus took with him Peter, James and John the brother of James, and led them up a high mountain by 2 themselves. There he was transfigured before them. His face shone like the sun, and his clothes became as white as the light.

Acts 26: 12 -14 “On one of these journeys I was going to Damascus with the authority and commission of the chief priests. 13 About noon, King Agrippa, as I was on the road, I saw a light from heaven, brighter than the sun, blazing around me and 14 my companions. We all fell to the ground, and I heard a voice saying to me in Aramaic, ‘Saul, why do you persecute me? It is hard for you to kick against the goads. ’

Acts 26: 15 -18 “Then I asked, ‘Who are you, Lord? ’ “ ‘I am Jesus, whom you are persecuting, ’ the Lord replied. 16 ‘Now get up and stand on your feet. I have appeared to you to appoint you as a servant and as a witness of what you have seen and will see of me. 17 I will rescue you from your own people and from the Gentiles. I am sending you to them 18 to open their eyes and turn them from darkness to light, and from the power of Satan to God, so that they may receive forgiveness of sins and a place among those who are sanctified by faith in me. ’

Acts 9: 8, 9 Saul got up from the ground, but when he opened his eyes he could see nothing. So they led him by the hand into Damascus. 9 For three days he was blind, and did not eat or drink anything.

3. Light is figuratively associated with the Gospel of Christ. 2 Corinthians 4: 4—“The god of this age has blinded the minds of unbelievers, so that they cannot see the light of the gospel that displays the glory of Christ, who is the image of God. ”

Remember the day in your life when God ‘turned the light on’ spiritually for you through the Gospel?

4. Both God and His children have a unique role as spiritual light in this world. • John 9: 5 --“While I am in the world, I am the light of the world. ” • John 1: 5 --“The light shines in the darkness and the darkness has not overcome it. ”

4. Both God and His children have a unique role as spiritual light in this world. • John 12: 36 Jesus said, “Believe in the light while you have the light, so that you may become children of light. ”

Matthew 5: 14 -16 “You are the light of the world. A town built on a hill cannot be hidden. 15 Neither do people light a lamp and put it under a bowl. Instead they put it on its stand, and it gives light to everyone in the house. 16 In the same way, let your light shine before others, that they may see your good deeds and glorify your Father in heaven.

Ephesians 5: 8, 9 For you were once darkness, but nowyou are light in the Lord. Live as children of light 9 (for the fruit of the light consists in all goodness, righteousness and truth)…. ”

“… the fruit of the light consists in all goodness, righteousness and truth. ” (Eph. 5: 9)

Goodness: Doing God’s good to others

Righteousness: motivations & moral drive that lead to right thoughts, decisions & actions.

Truth: understanding life accurately from God’s perspective.

God’s WORD can be Illuminating Truth • Ps. 119: 105 --God’s word is “a lamp to my feet and a light to my path. ” • Psalm 119: 130—“The unfolding of your words gives light; it gives understanding to the simple. ”

God’s People can be Illuminating Truth

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