Light Not Clear Nor Dark - Zechariah 14:6

In the book of Zechariah, Zechariah shared how Jehovah God said, “the mount of Olives, which shall cleave in the midst thereof toward the east and toward the west, and there shall be a very great valley; and half of the mountain shall remove toward the north, and half of it toward the south. And you shall flee to the valley of the mountains; for the valley of the mountains shall reach unto Azal: yes, you shall flee, like as you fled from before the earthquake in the days of Uzziah king of Judah: and the LORD my God shall come, and all the saints with you”, and in chapter fourteen and verse six of Zechariah, Zechariah said, “the light shall not be clear, nor dark” where we read,

And it shall come to pass in that day,

that the light shall not be clear, nor dark.

The verse reads, “And it shall come to pass in that day, ...” Zechariah began with the words, “and it shall come to pass” or “and the following will happen and occur” “in that day” which means “in that time period or season” that the following will occur. Zechariah shared how Jehovah God began to tell of another event which will happen. 

The verse goes on to say, “... that the light shall not be clear, nor dark.” Zechariah continued with the words, “that the light” or “that the day-break, dawn or morning illumination” “shall not be clear” which means “will in no way or manner exist as glorious, splendid, precious and bright”, “nor dark” or “no and not in any way condensed, congealed, settled or dense”. Zechariah said it will happen that illumination will in no way exist as precious and bright and not at all dense.

When we consider the words in this verse, we learn through Zechariah how that which illuminates will diminish and no longer shine. The effect of these events will affect the “light” that shines. Jesus is “the light of the world”, (See John 8:12; 9:5) and His Father God has a plan for the salvation of mankind. When God sent His Son Jesus into the world to die on the cross for our sins, we have an opportunity to be forgiven of our sins, granted everlasting life and given the ability to live in His “light” for all eternity. (See John 8:12; 9:5) All we must do is receive Him as our “Savior and Lord so let all who read these words humble themselves, repent of their sins and receive Jesus Christ who is the “light” that shall forever brightly shine to those who believe. 

Next time Zechariah shared how Jehovah God says, “at evening time it shall be light”, so read ahead, and we shall join together then.

Until tomorrow…there is more…

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