John 1:5 And the light shines in darkness; and the darkness comprehended it not. I. SHINING IN THE DARKNESS. Darkness points to the Fall. Had the union between man and the Loges continued, His life would have streamed in light around the souls of men, inspiring them with truth and arraying them in purity. But man severed the connection. Turning from the light, he chose a sphere of darkness. Nevertheless, the light continued to penetrate the dark atmosphere of ignorance and sin which thickened round man. II. REJECTED BY THE DARKNESS. Though the light kept on shining through (1) the teachings of nature; (2) the intuitions of conscience; (3) the Mosaic system and the prophets; yet men had not hold of the light, because — 1. They did not fully understand it. 2. Because they did not see it. 3. Because they did not deserve it. 4. Because they hated it. (T. Whitelaw, D. D.) Parallel Verses KJV: And the light shineth in darkness; and the darkness comprehended it not.WEB: The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness hasn't overcome it. |
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