This man came for a witness, to bear witness of the Light,
that all through him might believe. He was not that Light,
but was sent to bear witness of that Light.
John 1:7-8*
One theme that is increasingly apparent in the genre of futuristic and fantasy literature is the theme of light versus darkness. It’s not just the idea of good guys against the bad guys, but about the vast power of darkness swallowing up actual light energy. It’s about noble warriors fighting against overwhelming odds to restore light to the universe.
Something else is going on here: It’s the battle of science fiction versus science non-fiction. Imagination is often brought down by cold, hard facts. The fact is that darkness, just like silence and vacuums, doesn’t even exist. They are just the absence of something that does exist (light, sound, and matter).
If you were to go into a cave that hadn’t been exposed to light in 100 years and then light a match, the darkness would quickly dissipate. (When I say quickly, we’re talking about the speed of light). Darkness can’t hold a candle to it.
On the first day of creation, God made light energy; it hadn’t existed before. From that day forward, darkness had to yield to light. They can’t co-exist together.
There’s no sun, moon, lamps, or flashlights in heaven because Jesus is there and He is the source of all light (both physical and spiritual). “Darkness” is a word that will forever be dropped from the heavenly vocabulary.
Hell is described as a place of “outer darkness” (Matthew 8:12). Christ is not there, so there will be no light.
Jesus came to this world to be our source of light. “And the light shines in the darkness, and the darkness did not comprehend it” (John 1:5).
*Context John 1:1-9
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