ETERNAL TREASURE-TRANSFORMATION FROM DARKNESS TO LIGHT

 

God, righteousness, life, and the kingdom of God are light in the Old ad New Testaments. Satan, evil, death, hell, and the world of mankind in rebellion against God are darkness.

Adam and Eve disobeying God and obeying Satan was the beginning of the world of darkness (Genesis 3:1-6). “World” is used three ways in the Bible: (1) created world, (2) world of humanity, and (3) world of those in rebellion against God. So, when you see the word “world” in the Bible, identify which one is being spoken about by the way it is used in the passage of Scripture you are reading.

By the time of Noah, the LORD saw that the thoughts of those in the world of darkness were only evil continually. And the LORD destroyed the world by a flood. He did not destroy the created world (Genesis 1:1) but the world of those who chose to obey Satan rather than God (Genesis 6:5-8). Only Noah and his family were not of the world in rebellion against God and found grace in the eyes of the LORD (Genesis 6:8).

After the flood, it wasn’t long before a new world of unbelief began, and it is still growing and will continue to grow until the final judgment. “Whereby the world that then was, being overflowed with water, perished: But the heavens and the earth, which are now, by the same word are kept in store, reserved unto fire against the day of judgment and perdition of ungodly men” (2 Peter 3:6-7).

There have been several times since the flood that it looked as though the darkness was going to be successful in putting out the light. However, it was only temporary.  There have always been those in the light who stood firm in obedience to God’s word, and grace was given to them to lead others to victory over darkness.

Jesus conquered darkness through his death on the cross and his resurrection. “Having disarmed principalities and powers, He made a public spectacle of them, triumphing over them in it (Colossians 2:15). Although Jesus conquered darkness through the cross, darkness never gives up. The battle will continue until the new heaven and new earth when there will be no more darkness (Revelation 20:1-6).

Satan and all his followers from Adam and Eve to the great white throne judgment (Revelation 20:11) will get there wish to be in darkness and will be in outer darkness forever and ever (Matthew 8:12, 22:13, 25:30).

God and His Son, Jesus Christ, will be the Light of the new heaven and new earth, and those who have been walking in the light of Christ will continue do so forever and ever (Revelation 20:5).

Peter in his first letter writes about the transformation from darkness to light. “But you are the chosen race, the King's priests, the holy nation, God's own people, chosen to proclaim the wonderful acts of God, who called you out of darkness into his own marvelous light” (1 Peter 2:9 GNT).