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"The Light"
1 Thess. 5 :2-6 For you yourselves know perfectly well that the day of the [return of the] Lord will come [as unexpectedly and suddenly] as a thief in the night.
When people are saying, All is well and secure, and, There is peace and safety, then in a moment unforeseen destruction (ruin and death) will come upon them as suddenly as labor pains come upon a woman with child; and they shall by no means escape, for there will be no escape.
But you are not in [given up to the power of] darkness, brethren, for that day to overtake you by surprise like a thief.
For you are all sons of light and sons of the day; we do not belong either to the night or to darkness.
Accordingly then, let us not sleep, as the rest do, but let us keep wide awake (alert, watchful, cautious, and on our guard) and let us be sober (calm, collected, and circumspect). The Amplified Bible
It is because we are children of the light that we are destined to escape that overwhelming surprise. It is only as we maintain our experience as children of the light that we can be saved.
Once more Jesus addressed the crowd. He said, "I am the light of the world. He who follows Me will not be walking in the dark, but will have the Light which is Life." John 8:12
Since Jesus is the light of the world, all who stay close close to Him will remain in the light as the darkness settles down upon the world.
First through His law. Jesus is in heaven, How does he communicate His light?
Proverbs 6:23 For the commandment is a lamp, and the whole teaching [of the law] is light, and reproofs of discipline are the way of life.
James 2:10 For whoever keeps the Law [as a] whole but stumbles and offends in one [single instance] has become guilty of [breaking] of all of it.
You have seen he little electric colored electric lights on Christmas trees. They are often wired in series; if one goes out, they all go out. So with the ten commandments.
They are 'wired in series," and the only way we get the light and keep the light is to have all the lamps burning. That's why the Sabbath is so important. He who disregards the Sabbath not only loses the blessing of that holy day, but he destroys the authority of all the rest of the law. He has no barrier against sin. Thank God, the remnant church walks in all of the light. Every commandment is cherished.
So through the law and the testimony, light has been shining down though the ages; and in a special sense, in the days of he remnant, the light will be beautiful and clear through these two great channels. We find in Revelation 1:17 the summing of it all.
Revelation 12:17 So then the dragon was furious (enraged) at the woman, and he went away to wage war on the remainder of her descendants - [on those] who obey God's commandments and who have the testimony of Jesus Christ [and adhere to it and bear witness to Him].
Praise the Lord. They have the light. They are the children of light. They keep the commandments and have the testimony.
In Isaiah 8:20 we are given a picture if another situation. How much light is there?
Isaiah 8:20 [Direct such people] to the teachings and the testimony! If their teachings are not in accord with this word, it is surely because there is no dawn and no morning for them.
I wonder if we really believe that? If we do, we will not be hunting around in the rubbish heaps of Babylon to see if we can discover some brilliant gems. We'll be looking up to the sanctuary where Jesus, the source of light, is. We will be meditating "in His law" "day and night."
Psalms 1:2 But his delight and desire are in the Law of the Lord, and on His law (the precepts, the instructions, the teachings of God) he habitually meditates (ponders and studies) by day and by night.
Psalms 119:24 Your testimonies are my delight and my counselors.
To be continued...
Scripture source: ... The Amplified Bible