Light and darkness imagery uses light to speak of life, truth, holiness, revelation, or salvation, and darkness to speak of ignorance, evil, judgment, or death.
Light and darkness imagery uses light to speak of life, truth, holiness, revelation, or salvation, and darkness to speak of ignorance, evil, judgment, or death.
Light and darkness imagery is a theological image-field in which illumination, shining, day, night, blindness, darkness, and radiance language communicate revelation, moral contrast, divine presence, salvation, judgment, or eschatological hope.
These examples show how Light and Darkness Imagery functions in biblical language, rhetoric, poetry, prophecy, narrative, or theological imagery.
Let there be light
Creation’s separation of light and darkness begins a biblical image-field.
The LORD is my light and my salvation
Light imagery communicates divine salvation, guidance, and security.
thy word is a lamp unto my feet
Lamp and light imagery describe Scripture’s guidance.
the people that walked in darkness have seen a great light
Light imagery announces hope to those under darkness and distress.
the light shineth in darkness
John uses light imagery for life, revelation, and the incarnate Word’s triumph over darkness.
I am the light of the world
Jesus identifies Himself as the source of life-giving light.
turn them from darkness to light
Light and darkness imagery describes conversion and deliverance.
God... hath shined in our hearts
Creation-light imagery explains saving illumination in Christ.
ye were sometimes darkness, but now are ye light
Light and darkness imagery marks changed identity and conduct.
God is light
Light imagery communicates God’s holiness and fellowship in truth.
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