2007-11-12 22:30:42 · 9 answers · asked by realchurchhistorian 4 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
This a question I copied from the Bible. I had never thought about it before.
Do you see the irony in it?
2007-11-12 22:36:05 · update #1
wheres your reference? not awake yet
2007-11-12 22:34:02 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
In many places in Scriptures it does mentioned that the world is in great darkness but God also lives in The Darkness where
HIS LIGHT shines brightest - for example in the time of the LAW ; in the Most Holy Place or sometime refers to as The secret place between the Wings of the Cherubims and the Mercy seat.
Maybe something like a modern day equivalent of a "Black Hole ?"
Where it's darkest ; God shines brightest!
2007-11-13 06:42:33 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
For those not in grace and those who are not repentant of grave sin, the Day of the Lord will be dark indeed.
For those in grace but with unrepented lesser sins,it will be the darkness of embarassment but also the light of purification
For the pure saints it will be a day of light and vindication. Glory to the God of Justice and Mercy!
2007-11-13 08:00:36 · answer #3 · answered by James O 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Hi there, here we go ....
From Darkness to Light
Our society is bathed in artificial light, and submerged in spiritual darkness. Everywhere there is light, except in the hearts of the people. Spiritual enlightenment is our greatest need.
Two thousand years ago a man came preaching in the wilderness of Judea. He was called John the Baptizer. He cried out against the spiritual darkness of his time, warning people to repent of their sins, to change their ways, to submit to God.
Thousands responded. They decided to turn their lives around and to live the way God wanted them to live. They were immersed in water, baptized, that their sins might be forgiven (Mark 1:4).
John's task was to get people ready for Someone else who was coming: the Messiah, the Christ, who was coming to bring spiritual enlightenment and forgiveness of sins to all mankind.
We read about this in the Gospel of John, chapter one:
"In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was in the beginning with God; all things were made through him, and without him was not anything made that was made. In him was life, and the life was the light of men. The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it. There was a man sent from God, whose name was John. He came for testimony, to bear witness to the light, that all might believe through him. He was not the light, but came to bear witness to the light. The true light that enlightens every man was coming into the world" (John 1:1-9 RSV).
Jesus is the true light, sent from the Father, that we might have spiritual enlightenment. He is the morning star, who has come: "To give light to those who sit in darkness and the shadow of death, To guide our feet into the way of peace" (Luke 1:79).
Why is there still so much spiritual darkness even though Jesus came to bring us light? We find the answer in the Gospel of John, chapter 3, verses 19 through 21: "And this is the condemnation, that the light has come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil. For everyone practicing evil hates the light and does not come to the light, lest his deeds should be exposed. But he who does the truth comes to the light, that his deeds may be clearly seen, that they have been done in God."
To be enlightened spiritually, one must find the light, believe in the light, come to the light, put on the armor of light, and walk in the light.
Where can we find the light?
It is not difficult to distinguish light from darkness. Darkness is simply the absence of light. But as we read in John, chapter three, some people hate the light because it exposes their evil deeds.
2007-11-13 06:42:19 · answer #4 · answered by INCOGNITO 3 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Jesus is the light of this world. Do not let your light become darkness.
2007-11-13 06:34:03 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
No. It is not for the Lord but it is your day to darkness and death forever.
2007-11-13 06:36:57 · answer #6 · answered by Jesus M 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Don't know what you're getting at, but Satan is said to rule the earth. Is that it?
2007-11-13 06:35:21 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Depends on what side your on.
2007-11-13 06:36:02 · answer #8 · answered by Smile 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I don't get your question. I will look it up.
2007-11-13 06:33:48 · answer #9 · answered by Robert S 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋