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       Let there be Light:  Comments
       By: guest8 Date: March 26, 2019, 9:25 pm
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       [shadow=blue,left]I recently had another poster in another forum
       ask these questions about Genesis 1: [/shadow]
       "  I am trying to reconcile a couple of verses in Genesis 1.
       Verses 3 to 5 says that on the 1st day, God divided the
       light from the darkness, calling the light Day and the darkness
       Night.
       But then Verses 14 to 19 have God creating what I take to be
       the sun, moon and stars on Day 4.
       So if there was no sun until Day 4, how can there have been
       3 'days' before that?
       Thanks."
       [shadow=blue,left]******My Answer*****
       Good afternoon ............
       In Gen 1:3.."And God said, Let there be light: and there was
       light."
       Lets go back to Gen 1:2.."And the earth was without form, and
       void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep. And the Spirit
       of God moved (Brooded) upon the face of the waters."   (emphasis
       added)
       The newly formed earth was void and dark as the Holy Spirit
       brooded across the surface. The light GOD called to light the
       world was the  'Light of Himself'.( Rev 22:5...)
       He then divided the Light into Darkness (absence of light). This
       set the battle between light and darkness. Even mankind is in
       darkness unless they have the Light of God.
       Rev 22:5..."And there shall be no night there; and they need no
       candle, neither light of the sun; for the Lord God giveth them
       light: and they shall reign for ever and ever."
       The New Earth and New City of Jerusalem, there will be no
       darkness only Light from God Himself.  (Rev 22)
       This was the first prophecy of the Bible given by the Word of
       God.."Let there be Light". From this moment in time, the world
       and her inhabitants would be divided in Light and Darkness (good
       and evil) until the end as spoken by Isaiah 46.
       In Isa 46:10.."Declaring the end from the beginning, and from
       ancient times the things that are not yet done, saying, My
       counsel shall stand, and I will do all my pleasure:"
       *******
       As to Gen 1:5.."And God called the light Day, and the darkness
       he called Night. And the evening and the morning were the first
       day."
       God used His Light to separate the Light of the Day from the
       Darkness of the Night to create a 24 hour day. He also used
       Light of the Day and the Darkness of the Night to separate the
       good and evil of Mankind as we see in 1 Thes 5:5.
       1 Thes5:5.."Ye are all the children of light, and the children
       of the day: we are not of the night, nor of darkness."
       ****
       Gen 1:14.."And God said, Let there be lights in the firmament of
       the heaven to divide the day from the night; and let them be for
       signs, and for seasons, and for days, and years:"
       The sun, moon and stars were placed inside the firmament to
       accomplish Gen 1:14. They were not used as a divide between Good
       and Evil.
       Only God's Light can do that
       (Gen 1:3).
       Blade[/shadow]
       #Post#: 4632--------------------------------------------------
       Re: Let there Be Light
       By: patrick jane Date: March 27, 2019, 12:22 pm
       ---------------------------------------------------------
       [quote author=Bladerunner link=topic=387.msg4620#msg4620
       date=1553653530]
       [shadow=blue,left]I recently had another poster in another forum
       ask these questions about Genesis 1: [/shadow]
       "  I am trying to reconcile a couple of verses in Genesis 1.
       Verses 3 to 5 says that on the 1st day, God divided the
       light from the darkness, calling the light Day and the darkness
       Night.
       But then Verses 14 to 19 have God creating what I take to be
       the sun, moon and stars on Day 4.
       So if there was no sun until Day 4, how can there have been
       3 'days' before that?
       Thanks."
       [shadow=blue,left]******My Answer*****
       Good afternoon ............
       In Gen 1:3.."And God said, Let there be light: and there was
       light."
       Lets go back to Gen 1:2.."And the earth was without form, and
       void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep. And the Spirit
       of God moved (Brooded) upon the face of the waters."   (emphasis
       added)
       The newly formed earth was void and dark as the Holy Spirit
       brooded across the surface. The light GOD called to light the
       world was the  'Light of Himself'.( Rev 22:5...)
       He then divided the Light into Darkness (absence of light). This
       set the battle between light and darkness. Even mankind is in
       darkness unless they have the Light of God.
       Rev 22:5..."And there shall be no night there; and they need no
       candle, neither light of the sun; for the Lord God giveth them
       light: and they shall reign for ever and ever."
       The New Earth and New City of Jerusalem, there will be no
       darkness only Light from God Himself.  (Rev 22)
       This was the first prophecy of the Bible given by the Word of
       God.."Let there be Light". From this moment in time, the world
       and her inhabitants would be divided in Light and Darkness (good
       and evil) until the end as spoken by Isaiah 46.
       In Isa 46:10.."Declaring the end from the beginning, and from
       ancient times the things that are not yet done, saying, My
       counsel shall stand, and I will do all my pleasure:"
       *******
       As to Gen 1:5.."And God called the light Day, and the darkness
       he called Night. And the evening and the morning were the first
       day."
       God used His Light to separate the Light of the Day from the
       Darkness of the Night to create a 24 hour day. He also used
       Light of the Day and the Darkness of the Night to separate the
       good and evil of Mankind as we see in 1 Thes 5:5.
       1 Thes5:5.."Ye are all the children of light, and the children
       of the day: we are not of the night, nor of darkness."
       ****
       Gen 1:14.."And God said, Let there be lights in the firmament of
       the heaven to divide the day from the night; and let them be for
       signs, and for seasons, and for days, and years:"
       The sun, moon and stars were placed inside the firmament to
       accomplish Gen 1:14. They were not used as a divide between Good
       and Evil.
       Only God's Light can do that
       (Gen 1:3).
       Blade[/shadow]
       [/quote]See, I have a different take on the beginning. In the
       beginning there was no evil even though there was darkness.
       Where does the Bible say there was evil before creation? Anyone?
       So when God said "Let there be light" He was not dividing good
       from evil.
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       Re: Let there Be Light
       By: guest8 Date: March 27, 2019, 9:00 pm
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       [quote author=patrick jane link=topic=387.msg4632#msg4632
       date=1553707378]
       [quote author=Bladerunner link=topic=387.msg4620#msg4620
       date=1553653530]
       [shadow=blue,left]I recently had another poster in another forum
       ask these questions about Genesis 1: [/shadow]
       "  I am trying to reconcile a couple of verses in Genesis 1.
       Verses 3 to 5 says that on the 1st day, God divided the
       light from the darkness, calling the light Day and the darkness
       Night.
       But then Verses 14 to 19 have God creating what I take to be
       the sun, moon and stars on Day 4.
       So if there was no sun until Day 4, how can there have been
       3 'days' before that?
       Thanks."
       [shadow=blue,left]******My Answer*****
       Good afternoon ............
       In Gen 1:3.."And God said, Let there be light: and there was
       light."
       Lets go back to Gen 1:2.."And the earth was without form, and
       void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep. And the Spirit
       of God moved (Brooded) upon the face of the waters."   (emphasis
       added)
       The newly formed earth was void and dark as the Holy Spirit
       brooded across the surface. The light GOD called to light the
       world was the  'Light of Himself'.( Rev 22:5...)
       He then divided the Light into Darkness (absence of light). This
       set the battle between light and darkness. Even mankind is in
       darkness unless they have the Light of God.
       Rev 22:5..."And there shall be no night there; and they need no
       candle, neither light of the sun; for the Lord God giveth them
       light: and they shall reign for ever and ever."
       The New Earth and New City of Jerusalem, there will be no
       darkness only Light from God Himself.  (Rev 22)
       This was the first prophecy of the Bible given by the Word of
       God.."Let there be Light". From this moment in time, the world
       and her inhabitants would be divided in Light and Darkness (good
       and evil) until the end as spoken by Isaiah 46.
       In Isa 46:10.."Declaring the end from the beginning, and from
       ancient times the things that are not yet done, saying, My
       counsel shall stand, and I will do all my pleasure:"
       *******
       As to Gen 1:5.."And God called the light Day, and the darkness
       he called Night. And the evening and the morning were the first
       day."
       God used His Light to separate the Light of the Day from the
       Darkness of the Night to create a 24 hour day. He also used
       Light of the Day and the Darkness of the Night to separate the
       good and evil of Mankind as we see in 1 Thes 5:5.
       1 Thes5:5.."Ye are all the children of light, and the children
       of the day: we are not of the night, nor of darkness."
       ****
       Gen 1:14.."And God said, Let there be lights in the firmament of
       the heaven to divide the day from the night; and let them be for
       signs, and for seasons, and for days, and years:"
       The sun, moon and stars were placed inside the firmament to
       accomplish Gen 1:14. They were not used as a divide between Good
       and Evil.
       Only God's Light can do that
       (Gen 1:3).
       Blade[/shadow]
       [/quote]See, I have a different take on the beginning. In the
       beginning there was no evil even though there was darkness.
       Where does the Bible say there was evil before creation? Anyone?
       So when God said "Let there be light" He was not dividing good
       from evil.
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       [shadow=blue,left]Hi PJ.....
       You are right about there being no evil and no good in the world
       at this time. However, GOD knew evil vs good would come and He
       set up a framework  for Good and Evil to be represented by the
       Day and the Night until the end of time.
       An quick analogy: a House has to have a good foundation,walls
       and a roof before anything can be put in it!
       ****I said:
       "This was the first prophecy of the Bible given by the Word of
       God.."Let there be Light". From this moment in time, the world
       and her inhabitants would be divided in Light and Darkness (good
       and evil) until the end as spoken by Isaiah 46."
       "would be" declarative of future events.
       In Isa 46:10.."Declaring the end from the beginning, and from
       ancient times the things that are not yet done, saying, My
       counsel shall stand, and I will do all my pleasure:"
       This verse (Gen 1:3)  does declare the end and it was spoken at
       the beginning of creation.
       We see the first evil part of this equation in Chapter 3:4 "And
       the serpent said unto the woman, Ye shall not surely die:"   and
       subsequently the fall of man in chapter 3:6.
       Blade[/shadow]
       #Post#: 4637--------------------------------------------------
       Re: Let there Be Light
       By: patrick jane Date: March 27, 2019, 9:38 pm
       ---------------------------------------------------------
       That's just one of the many things I like about you and forums
       in general is that you know scripture that I don't know and I
       can learn something everyday. I'm going to read some Old
       Testament including Isaiah soon. Unfortunately, today every
       child is taught evolution and the big bang which leads to
       worshiping the universe as God. People believe that nothing
       became something all on it's own. So sad.
       #Post#: 4643--------------------------------------------------
       Re: Let there Be Light
       By: guest58 Date: March 28, 2019, 11:41 am
       ---------------------------------------------------------
       [quote author=patrick jane link=topic=387.msg4632#msg4632
       date=1553707378] See, I have a different take on the beginning.
       In the beginning there was no evil even though there was
       darkness. Where does the Bible say there was evil before
       creation? Anyone? So when God said "Let there be light" He was
       not dividing good from evil.[/quote]
       If we apply what we know of physical light to Gen 1:3 and
       following, we get mired pretty fast...so I suggest we understand
       it as allusions to something else.
       Genesis 1:3 And God said, “Let there be light,” and there was
       light. 4 God saw that the light was good, and he separated the
       light from the darkness.
       WoW - light with no darkness... IF this light is the visible
       light our eyes can see, then by making it, it creates its own
       darkness... How can light be not separated from darkness or how
       can it be so separated if it wasn't already separated by its
       creation?   Can this really apply to visible light? Doesn't
       sound like light we know, does it?
       So, was GOD doing tricks with visible light or does this point
       to something else?
       1 John 1:5  This is the message we have heard from him and
       declare to you: God is light; in him there is no darkness at
       all.
       Does "GOD is light" refer to a visible glow or shine like a star
       or sun? This is weird stuff right? Does “Let there be light,”
       mean HE self created HIMself?  Well of course not, so light is a
       characteristic of GOD, a divine attribute:
  HTML http://bible.cc/1_john/1-5.htm
       Barnes' Notes on the Bible
       That God is light -  Light, in the Scriptures, is the emblem of
       purity, truth, knowledge, prosperity, and happiness - as
       darkness is of the opposite. John here says that "God is light"
       - φῶς phōs - not the light, or a light, but
       light itself; that is, he is himself all light, and is the
       source and fountain of light in all worlds. He is perfectly
       pure, without any admixture of sin. He has all knowledge, with
       no admixture of ignorance on any subject. He is infinitely
       happy, with nothing to make him miserable. He is infinitely
       true, never stating or countenancing error; he is blessed in all
       his ways, never knowing the darkness of disappointment and
       adversity.
       Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible
       ...that is, as light is opposed to the darkness of sin; he is
       pure and holy in his nature and works, and of such pure eyes as
       not to behold iniquity; and so perfectly holy, that angels cover
       their times before him, when they speak of his holiness:
       Vincent's Word Studies
       God is Light (Θεὸς φῶς
       ἐστὶν)
       A statement of the absolute nature of God. Not a light, nor the
       light, with reference to created beings, as the light of men,
       the light of the world,  but simply and absolutely God is light,
       in His very nature. Compare God is spirit, and see on  John 4:24
       : God is love, 1 John 4:8, 1 John 4:16. The expression is not a
       metaphor. "All that we are accustomed to term light in the
       domain of the creature, whether with a physical or metaphysical
       meaning, is only an effluence of that one and only primitive
       Light which appears in the nature of God" (Ebrard). Light is
       immaterial, diffusive, pure, and glorious. It is the condition
       of life.
       People's New Testament
       John 1:5 This then is the message which we have heard of him.
       The message heard from Christ, now declared, is that God is
       light. The source whence all light, whether it be physical, or
       moral, or spiritual, comes ; the Enlightener of the universe.
       The term denotes luminous clearness, the free and benevolent
       source from whence flow light, intelligence, purity and
       blessing, absolutely free from alien intermixture, since in him
       there is no darkness at all. Light represents truth, knowledge
       and holiness. Darkness represents ignorance, error, falsehood
       and sin.
       In terms used by the Scripture to define LIGHT in other places,
       this would mean that GOD created goodness and separated it from
       evil…
       LIGHT IS FAITH:
       LIGHT is the moral attribute of goodness and life by faith unto
       righteousness and darkness is evil, rejecting GOD by faith, and
       death.  And in  Gen 1:4 GOD separated between them: Genesis 1:4
       God saw that the light was good, and HE separated the light from
       the darkness.
       This suggests that ALL people created in HIS image already
       existed by the end of verse 2 or between the verses and speaks
       to the free will decision that was the separation between all
       those who accepted YHWH as their GOD and those who rejected HIM
       as a false god.
       So might not  Genesis 1:3 read:  And God said, “Let there be
       light,”  [ie faith in HIM and HIS Son unto righteousness]  and
       there was light [faith in HIM].  4 God saw that the light [faith
       in HIM] was good, and he separated the light [by their
       declaration of faith] from the darkness [those who refused to
       put their faith in HIM but rather chose to believe that HE was a
       false god and a liar becoming antagonists to HIS will, the
       reprobate tares].
       FAITH BY FREE WILL:
       Pre-conception existence theology contends that HE did this by
       asking for our true free will decisions to either accept HIS
       purpose for our creation or by rejecting that purpose because we
       thought HE was a false god, unable to fulfill his warnings of
       the consequences, and we did not have to bow to anyone. The
       separation was finalized by the election of the sons of light to
       HIS eternal church while He left the dark to their chosen
       perdition.
       To ensure that none of HIS newly elected church would be
       destroyed by sin, HE gave us all the gospel promise that if any
       of HIS elect should rebel against HIS will and chose to become
       evil in HIS sight that though that would put them outside of HIS
       will, it would not put them outside of HIS grace nor love and
       that HE would always do what was necessary to bring them back to
       HIM in accord with their first true free will decision.
       Peace, Ted
       #Post#: 4649--------------------------------------------------
       Re: Let there Be Light
       By: guest8 Date: March 28, 2019, 4:09 pm
       ---------------------------------------------------------
       [quote author=Ted T. link=topic=387.msg4643#msg4643
       date=1553791261]
       [quote author=patrick jane link=topic=387.msg4632#msg4632
       date=1553707378] See, I have a different take on the beginning.
       In the beginning there was no evil even though there was
       darkness. Where does the Bible say there was evil before
       creation? Anyone? So when God said "Let there be light" He was
       not dividing good from evil.[/quote]
       If we apply what we know of physical light to Gen 1:3 and
       following, we get mired pretty fast...so I suggest we understand
       it as allusions to something else.
       Genesis 1:3 And God said, “Let there be light,” and there was
       light. 4 God saw that the light was good, and he separated the
       light from the darkness.
       WoW - light with no darkness... IF this light is the visible
       light our eyes can see, then by making it, it creates its own
       darkness... How can light be not separated from darkness or how
       can it be so separated if it wasn't already separated by its
       creation?   Can this really apply to visible light? Doesn't
       sound like light we know, does it?
       So, was GOD doing tricks with visible light or does this point
       to something else?
       1 John 1:5  "This then is the message which we have heard of
       him, and declare unto you, that God is light, and in him is no
       darkness at all."
       Does "GOD is light" refer to a visible glow or shine like a star
       or sun? This is weird stuff right? Does “Let there be light,”
       mean HE self created HIMself?  Well of course not, so light is a
       characteristic of GOD, a divine attribute:
  HTML http://bible.cc/1_john/1-5.htm
       Barnes' Notes on the Bible
       That God is light -  Light, in the Scriptures, is the emblem of
       purity, truth, knowledge, prosperity, and happiness - as
       darkness is of the opposite. John here says that "God is light"
       - φῶς phōs - not the light, or a light, but
       light itself; that is, he is himself all light, and is the
       source and fountain of light in all worlds. He is perfectly
       pure, without any admixture of sin. He has all knowledge, with
       no admixture of ignorance on any subject. He is infinitely
       happy, with nothing to make him miserable. He is infinitely
       true, never stating or countenancing error; he is blessed in all
       his ways, never knowing the darkness of disappointment and
       adversity.
       Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible
       ...that is, as light is opposed to the darkness of sin; he is
       pure and holy in his nature and works, and of such pure eyes as
       not to behold iniquity; and so perfectly holy, that angels cover
       their times before him, when they speak of his holiness:
       Vincent's Word Studies
       God is Light (Θεὸς φῶς
       ἐστὶν)
       A statement of the absolute nature of God. Not a light, nor the
       light, with reference to created beings, as the light of men,
       the light of the world,  but simply and absolutely God is light,
       in His very nature. Compare God is spirit, and see on  John 4:24
       : God is love, 1 John 4:8, 1 John 4:16. The expression is not a
       metaphor. "All that we are accustomed to term light in the
       domain of the creature, whether with a physical or metaphysical
       meaning, is only an effluence of that one and only primitive
       Light which appears in the nature of God" (Ebrard). Light is
       immaterial, diffusive, pure, and glorious. It is the condition
       of life.
       People's New Testament
       John 1:5 This then is the message which we have heard of him.
       The message heard from Christ, now declared, is that God is
       light. The source whence all light, whether it be physical, or
       moral, or spiritual, comes ; the Enlightener of the universe.
       The term denotes luminous clearness, the free and benevolent
       source from whence flow light, intelligence, purity and
       blessing, absolutely free from alien intermixture, since in him
       there is no darkness at all. Light represents truth, knowledge
       and holiness. Darkness represents ignorance, error, falsehood
       and sin.
       In terms used by the Scripture to define LIGHT in other places,
       this would mean that GOD created goodness and separated it from
       evil…
       LIGHT IS FAITH:
       LIGHT is the moral attribute of goodness and life by faith unto
       righteousness and darkness is evil, rejecting GOD by faith, and
       death.  And in  Gen 1:4 GOD separated between them: Genesis 1:4
       God saw that the light was good, and HE separated the light from
       the darkness.
       This suggests that ALL people created in HIS image already
       existed by the end of verse 2 or between the verses and speaks
       to the free will decision that was the separation between all
       those who accepted YHWH as their GOD and those who rejected HIM
       as a false god.
       So might not  Genesis 1:3 read:  And God said, “Let there be
       light,”  [ie faith in HIM and HIS Son unto righteousness]  and
       there was light [faith in HIM].  4 God saw that the light [faith
       in HIM] was good, and he separated the light [by their
       declaration of faith] from the darkness [those who refused to
       put their faith in HIM but rather chose to believe that HE was a
       false god and a liar becoming antagonists to HIS will, the
       reprobate tares].
       FAITH BY FREE WILL:
       Pre-conception existence theology contends that HE did this by
       asking for our true free will decisions to either accept HIS
       purpose for our creation or by rejecting that purpose because we
       thought HE was a false god, unable to fulfill his warnings of
       the consequences, and we did not have to bow to anyone. The
       separation was finalized by the election of the sons of light to
       HIS eternal church while He left the dark to their chosen
       perdition.
       To ensure that none of HIS newly elected church would be
       destroyed by sin, HE gave us all the gospel promise that if any
       of HIS elect should rebel against HIS will and chose to become
       evil in HIS sight that though that would put them outside of HIS
       will, it would not put them outside of HIS grace nor love and
       that HE would always do what was necessary to bring them back to
       HIM in accord with their first true free will decision.
       Peace, Ted
       [/quote]
       Hi ted.... So God put His Light onto the Earth!.... And then He
       divided that Light in order to accommodate Good and Evil. A
       prophecy of the coming good and evil that was spoken by God
       Himself.
       He declared the Beginning from the End.... So we look to the end
       to see the beginning. The New Jerusalem and Earth will have no
       sun or moon or stars but rather will have GOD's light.
       What ever that light is does not really matter as it is the only
       light that counts.
       Blade
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       Re: Let there Be Light
       By: patrick jane Date: June 12, 2019, 4:39 am
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       Great post.
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       Re: Let there Be Light
       By: patrick jane Date: June 29, 2019, 11:14 am
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       [quote author=patrick jane link=topic=387.msg6278#msg6278
       date=1560332380]
       Great post.
       [/quote]Yes.
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       Re: Let there Be Light
       By: guest8 Date: July 30, 2019, 8:27 pm
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       [quote author=patrick jane link=topic=387.msg6697#msg6697
       date=1561824884]
       [quote author=patrick jane link=topic=387.msg6278#msg6278
       date=1560332380]
       Great post.
       [/quote]Yes.
       [/quote]
       You have been busy
       Blade
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       Re: Let there be Light:  Comments
       By: patrick jane Date: April 11, 2022, 4:34 pm
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