Zechariah 14:6
New Living Translation
6 On that day the sources of light will no longer shine,[a]
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- 14:6 Hebrew the precious ones shall diminish; or the precious ones and frost. The meaning of the Hebrew is uncertain.
Psalm 97:10-11
New Living Translation
10 You who love the Lord, hate evil!
He protects the lives of his godly people
and rescues them from the power of the wicked.
11 Light shines on the godly,
and joy on those whose hearts are right.
Revelation 11:15
New Living Translation
The Seventh Trumpet Brings the Third Terror
15 Then the seventh angel blew his trumpet, and there were loud voices shouting in heaven:
“The world has now become the Kingdom of our Lord and of his Christ,[a]
and he will reign forever and ever.”
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- 11:15 Or his Messiah.
2 Peter 1:19
New Living Translation
19 Because of that experience, we have even greater confidence in the message proclaimed by the prophets. You must pay close attention to what they wrote, for their words are like a lamp shining in a dark place—until the Day dawns, and Christ the Morning Star shines[a] in your hearts.
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- 1:19 Or rises.
John 12:46
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46 I have come as a light to shine in this dark world, so that all who put their trust in me will no longer remain in the dark.
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Psalm 112:4
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4 Light shines in the darkness for the godly.
They are generous, compassionate, and righteous.
Revelation 11:3
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3 And I will give power to my two witnesses, and they will be clothed in burlap and will prophesy during those 1,260 days.”
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Colossians 1:12
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12 always thanking the Father. He has enabled you to share in the inheritance that belongs to his people, who live in the light.
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Ephesians 5:8-14
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8 For once you were full of darkness, but now you have light from the Lord. So live as people of light! 9 For this light within you produces only what is good and right and true.
10 Carefully determine what pleases the Lord. 11 Take no part in the worthless deeds of evil and darkness; instead, expose them. 12 It is shameful even to talk about the things that ungodly people do in secret. 13 But their evil intentions will be exposed when the light shines on them, 14 for the light makes everything visible. This is why it is said,
“Awake, O sleeper,
rise up from the dead,
and Christ will give you light.”
John 1:5
New Living Translation
5 The light shines in the darkness,
and the darkness can never extinguish it.[a]
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- 1:5 Or and the darkness has not understood it.
Luke 1:78-79
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78 Because of God’s tender mercy,
the morning light from heaven is about to break upon us,[a]
79 to give light to those who sit in darkness and in the shadow of death,
and to guide us to the path of peace.”
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- 1:78 Or the Morning Light from Heaven is about to visit us.
Hosea 6:3
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3 Oh, that we might know the Lord!
Let us press on to know him.
He will respond to us as surely as the arrival of dawn
or the coming of rains in early spring.”
Jeremiah 4:23
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Jeremiah’s Vision of Coming Disaster
23 I looked at the earth, and it was empty and formless.
I looked at the heavens, and there was no light.
Isaiah 60:1-3
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Future Glory for Jerusalem
60 “Arise, Jerusalem! Let your light shine for all to see.
For the glory of the Lord rises to shine on you.
2 Darkness as black as night covers all the nations of the earth,
but the glory of the Lord rises and appears over you.
3 All nations will come to your light;
mighty kings will come to see your radiance.
Isaiah 50:10
New Living Translation
10 Who among you fears the Lord
and obeys his servant?
If you are walking in darkness,
without a ray of light,
trust in the Lord
and rely on your God.
Isaiah 13:10
New Living Translation
10 The heavens will be black above them;
the stars will give no light.
The sun will be dark when it rises,
and the moon will provide no light.
Proverbs 4:18-19
New Living Translation
18 The way of the righteous is like the first gleam of dawn,
which shines ever brighter until the full light of day.
19 But the way of the wicked is like total darkness.
They have no idea what they are stumbling over.
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