“For behold, the darkness shall cover the
earth, and deep darkness the people…”
impact on my faith. I remember,
many years ago, on two different
occasions, seeing people who
were believers in Christ and
observing what seems like a light
all around them. It was not the
light that comes from a physical
source but it was light indeed. I
remember being aware that I did
not have this beautiful, heavenly
glow but that I wanted it with all
my being. They were walking in
heavenly light and where this
heavenly light is absent there
is darkness; a darkness which
is much worse than physical
darkness.
THE SPIRITUAL
INTERPRETATION
The kind of darkness Isaiah
spoke about is spiritual darkness.
Darkness has no source, but is
only the absence of light. Just
as all physical light emanates
from a source such as the sun
or a fire spiritual light also has
a source. His name is Jesus
and darkness will converge on
any space where He is absent.
Perhaps with this understanding,
we could rephrase what Isaiah
said like this, “Behold, Christ will
be increasingly absent from the
earth, and totally absent from the
hearts of people.” John gives us
the reason for this, “...this is the
condemnation, that the light has
come into the world, and men
loved darkness rather than light,
because their deeds were evil.”
John 3:19 We reject the light
because we want to keep our
evil deeds hidden.
SPIRITUAL DEATH
Darkness also signifies death.
Think of what happens to plants
when taken out of the light and
placed in total darkness. They
die! However, where there is
light there is life. Jesus speaking
of Himself said, “I am the light
of the world. He who follows Me
shall not walk in darkness, but
have the light of life.” John 8:12
This picture painted by the
prophet Isaiah in Isaiah 60:2
is of this present age. We can
envision an earth covered with
[spiritual] death, because most
people today are [spiritually]
dead. Why? Because Christ, who
is life and light, has been forced
out of many nations education
systems,
judicial
systems,
political systems, social life,
family life and even their Church
life.
CONCLUSION
In an age when there has never
been more physical light, we
have been plunged into the
deepest of spiritual darkness.
With Christ out of the equation,
the result can only be DEATH
and DARKNESS.
Today hold firmly to Jesus,
because His words are true, “I
have come as a light into the
world, that whoever believes
in Me should not abide in
darkness.” John 12:46 p
Further Reading
John 1:1-3
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Continued from page 15
Secular ideals have subtly
removed the Judeo-Christian
philosophy from public schools,
and teachers can no longer
uphold moral standards, or
provide moral guidance to
children.
However, the current onslaught
against Christian ethics still
continues.
Isaac
Moffett
founded
Nampa
Classical
Academy, a charter school
in Nampa, Idaho, one of the
most conservative states, that
upheld Bible instruction, and
regarded the Bible not merely
as a religious document, but
also as a source of historical
knowledge.
As Moffett walked across a dirt
field, he lamented, “This used
to be our campus. This is where
the classrooms were. Everything
was right here.”
On September 15, 2011 the
school was shut down by
Idaho’s Board of Education, who
accused it of quoting “religious
texts” inside its classrooms.
Moffett however declared that
the texts were only used to
teach history and at the time of
the report was suing the Board
in federal court.
Efforts to remove the words “In
God We Trust” from not only
paper money but from every
U.S. coin has ensured the further
slide away from God in this
nation. Even the term “Under
God” has come under attack.
(Int) The attempt to remove any
reference to God will continue
as this nation turns away from
the Living God and serves the
idols of materialism, pleasure
and political correctness. p
By C Richard McCaw
author, music teacher
and many years as a
Bible teacher
By Homer Slack
author, preacher, Bible
teacher, IT tutor, programmer & graphic designer
July - September 2016
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