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{John 9:5} As long as 3752 I am 5600 z5753 in 1722 the x3588 world, 2889 I am 1510 z5748 the light 5457 of the x3588 world. 2889
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"Inª himª wasª° life;ª andª the¹ lifeª wasª° the¹ lightª of men.ª ... [That] wasª° the¹ trueª Light,ª whichª lightethª° every¹ manª² that comethª° intoª the¹ world.ª" {Jhn 1:4-9} + "Andª thisª isª° the¹ condemnation,ª thatª lightª is comeª° intoª the¹ world,ª andª menª lovedª° darknessª ratherª thanª light,ª becauseª theirª deedsª wereª° evil.ª ... Butª he that doethª° truthª comethª° toª the¹ light,ª thatª hisª deedsª may be made manifest,ª° thatª they areª° wroughtª° inª God.ª" {Jhn 3:19-21} + "Thenª spakeª° Jesusª againª unto them,ª saying,ª° Iª amª° the¹ lightª of the¹ world:ª he that followethª° meª shall²° notª walkª° inª darkness,ª butª shall haveª° the¹ lightª of life.ª" {Jhn 8:12} + "Thenª Jesusª saidª° unto them,ª Yetª a littleª whileª isª° the¹ lightª withª you.ª Walkª° whileª ye haveª° the¹ light,ª lestª darknessª come uponª° you:ª forª he that walkethª° inª darknessª knowethª° notª whitherª he goeth.ª° ... Whileª ye haveª° light,ª believeª° inª the¹ light,ª thatª ye may beª° the childrenª of light.ª These thingsª spakeª° Jesus,ª and¹ departed,ª° and² did hide¹ himself²° fromª them.ª" {Jhn 12:35-36} + "Iª am comeª° a lightª intoª the¹ world,ª that²°¹ whosoeverª believethª° onª meª should²° not²¹ abideª° inª darkness.ª" {Jhn 12:46} + "I¹ the LORDª have calledª° thee in righteousness,ª and will holdª° thine hand,ª and will keepª° thee, and giveª° thee for a covenantª of the people,ª for a lightª of the Gentiles;ª ... To openª° the blindª eyes,ª to bring outª° the prisonersª from the prison,ª¹ [and] them that sitª° in darknessª out of the prisonª house.ª¹" {Isa 42:6-7} + "And he said,ª° It is a light thingª° that thou shouldest be¹¹ my servantª to raise upª°¹ the tribesª of Jacob,ª and to restoreª° the preservedª°°² of Israel:ª I will also giveª° thee for a lightª to the Gentiles,ª that thou mayest be¹ my salvationª unto¹ the endª of the earth.ª" {Isa 49:6} + "Arise,ª° shine;ª° for¹ thy lightª is come,ª° and the gloryª of the LORDª is risenª° upon¹ thee. ... And the Gentilesª shall comeª° to thy light,ª and kingsª to the brightnessª of thy rising.ª" {Isa 60:1-3} + "But unto you that fearª my nameª shall the Sunª of righteousnessª ariseª° with healingª in his wings;ª and ye shall go forth,ª° and grow upª° as calvesª of the stall.ª" {Mal 4:2} + "The¹ peopleª whichª satª° inª darknessª sawª° greatª light;ª andª to them which² satª° inª the regionª andª shadowª of deathª lightª is sprung up.ª°²" {Mtt 4:16} + "A lightª toª lightenª the Gentiles,ª andª the gloryª of thyª peopleª Israel.ª" {Lke 2:32} + "Forª soª hath²° the¹ Lordª commandedª° us,ª [saying], I have setª° theeª to be² a lightª¹ of the Gentiles,ª that thouª shouldest beª° forª salvationª untoª the endsª of the¹ earth.ª" {Act 13:47} + "To openª° theirª eyes,ª [and] to turnª° [them] fromª darknessª toª light,ª andª [from] the¹ powerª of Satanª untoª God,ª that¹ theyª may receiveª° forgivenessª of sins,ª andª inheritanceª amongª them¹ which are sanctifiedª° by faithª that¹ is inª me.ª" {Act 26:18} + "Thatª Christª should suffer,ª [and] thatª he should be the firstª that should riseª¹ from² the dead,ª and shouldª° shewª° lightª unto the¹ people,ª andª to the¹ Gentiles.ª" {Act 26:23} + "Whereforeª he saith,ª° Awake¹ thou²° that sleepest,ª° andª ariseª° fromª the¹ dead,ª andª Christª shall give²° thee² light.ª°¹" {Eph 5:14} + "Andª the¹ cityª hadª° noª needª of the¹ sun,ª neitherª of the¹ moon,ª toª shineª° inª it:ª forª the¹ gloryª of Godª did lightenª° it,ª andª the¹ Lambª [is] the¹ lightª thereof.ª" {Rev 21:23}
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Our Lord here claims one of the titles given by the Jews to the Divine Being. So in Bammidbar Rabba, § 15, fol. 229.1, "The Israelites said to God, O Lord of the universe, thou commandest us to light lamps to thee, yet thou art the light of the world." It was also a title of the Messiah (see "And he said,ª° It is a light thingª° that thou shouldest be¹¹ my servantª to raise upª°¹ the tribesª of Jacob,ª and to restoreª° the preservedª°°² of Israel:ª I will also giveª° thee for a lightª to the Gentiles,ª that thou mayest be¹ my salvationª unto¹ the endª of the earth.ª" {Isa 49:6} + "Arise,ª° shine;ª° for¹ thy lightª is come,ª° and the gloryª of the LORDª is risenª° upon¹ thee." {Isa 60:1}); and in a remarkable passage of Yalkut Rubeni, fol. 6, it is said on "And Godª sawªª° the light,ª thatª [it was] good:ª and Godª dividedªª° the lightª fromª the darkness.ª" {Gen 1:4}, "From this we learn that the holy and blessed God saw the light of the Messiah, and his works, before the world was created; and reserved it for the Messiah, and his generation, under the throne of his glory. Satan said to the holy and blessed God, For whom dost thou reserve that light which is under the throne of thy glory? God answered, For him who shall subdue thee, and overwhelm thee with confusion. Satan rejoined, Lord of the universe, shew that person to me. God said, Come, and see him. When he saw him, he was greatly agitated, and fell upon his face, saying, Truly this is the Messiah, who shall cast me and idolaters into hell."

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