vintage adventof jesusislight_12.24.13

GENESIS 1:1-5aIn the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth. The earth was without form and void, and darkness was over the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God was hovering over the face of the waters. 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. God called the light Day, and the darkness He called Night.

EXODUS 10:21-23Then the Lord said to Moses, “Stretch out your hand toward heaven, that there may be darkness over the land of Egypt, a darkness to be felt.” So Moses stretched out his hand toward heaven, and there was pitch darkness in all the land of Egypt three days. They did not see one another, nor did anyone rise from his place for three days, but all the people of Israel had light where they lived.

NEHEMIAH 9:11-12And you divided the sea before them, so that they went through the midst of the sea on dry land, and you cast their pursuers into the depths, as a stone into mighty waters. By a pillar of cloud you led them in the day, and by a pillar of fire in the night to light for them the way in which they should go.

PSALM 27:1The Lord is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? The Lord is the stronghold of my life; of whom shall I be afraid?

PSALM 119:105, 130Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path…The unfolding of your words gives light; it imparts understanding to the simple.

ISAIAH 9:2The people who walked in darkness have seen a great light; those who dwelt in a land of deep darkness, on them has light shone.

ISAIAH 42:6I am the LORD; I have called you in righteousness; I will take you by the hand and keep you; I will give you as a covenant for the people, a light for the nations…

ISAIAH 60:19-20The sun shall be no more    your light by day,nor for brightness shall the moon    give you light;but the Lord will be your everlasting light,    and your God will be your glory.Your sun shall no more go down,    nor your moon withdraw itself;for the Lord will be your everlasting light,    and your days of mourning shall be ended.

REVELATION 21:3-5a, 22-23And I heard a loud voice from the throne saying, “Behold, the dwelling place of God is with man. He will dwell with them, and they will be His people, and God Himself will be with them as their God. He will wipe away every tear from their eyes, and death shall be no more, neither shall there be mourning, nor crying, nor pain anymore, for the former things have passed away.” And He who was seated on the throne said, “Behold, I am making all things new.”

REVELATION 21:3-5a, 22-23And I saw no temple in the city, for its temple is the Lord God the Almighty and the Lamb. And the city has no need of sun or moon to shine on it, for the glory of God gives it light, and its lamp is the Lamb.

JOHN 1:1-2, 5 & 9In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was in the beginning with God…In Him was life, and the life was the light of humankind. The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it.The true light, which gives light to everyone, was coming into the world...

LUKE 2:29-32Lord, now you are letting Your servant depart in peace, according to Your word;for my eyes have seen Your salvationthat You have prepared in the presence of all peoples, a light for revelation to the Gentiles, and for glory to Your people Israel.

JOHN 12:46I have come into the world as light, so that whoever believes in Me may not remain in darkness.

JOHN 8:12Again Jesus spoke to them, saying, “I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will not walk in darkness, but will have the light of life.”