When we speak of darkness we mean a complete absence of light.. The darkness encompasses total darkness, lack of direction, confusion, and doom. The person who walks in darkness walks without direction since he does not have a light source to help him orient himself.
On many occasions, when the Bible speaks about darkness, it refers to the moral and spiritual depravity of the human being. The Word of God shows us the great contrast between the one who walks in darkness or without God and the one who walks in the light because he has accepted Jesus as Savior. He who accepts Christ walks in the light and begins to reflect his light. That is why our testimony is so important, so that we can illuminate this somber world.
Something curious is the fact that it is not possible to unite light with darkness. The presence of even the smallest source of light is capable of dispelling darkness. No darkness is able to resist the light. When we place our darkness in the wonderful light of Christ, all the darkness disappears and thus we can walk in righteousness.
darkness in the bible
Once again Jesus addressed the crowd and said to them: “I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will not walk in darkness, but he will have the light of life.
This light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not been able to extinguish it.
This is the cause of damnation: that light came into the world, but mankind preferred darkness to light, because their deeds were wicked. For everyone who does evil hates the light, and does not come near it for fear that his deeds will be revealed. Instead, the one who practices the truth approaches the light, so that it can be clearly seen that he has done his works in obedience to God.
The people who lived in darkness have seen a great light; on those who lived in gross darkness the light has shone.
The light of the body is the eye. So if your eye is healthy, your whole body will be filled with light. But if your eye is bad, your whole body will be in darkness. So if the light in you is darkness, how great is that darkness!
But you are a chosen lineage, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people belonging to God, so that you may proclaim the marvelous works of him who called you out of darkness into his marvelous light.
You are going to have the light just a little while longer,” Jesus told them. Walk while you have the light, before darkness envelops you. He who walks in darkness does not know where he is going.
I am the light that has come into the world, so that everyone who believes in me will not live in darkness.
This is the cause of damnation: that light came into the world, but mankind preferred darkness to light, because their deeds were wicked.
I will deliver you from your own people and from the Gentiles. I am sending you to open their eyes and turn them from darkness to light and from the power of Satan to God, so that by faith in me they may receive forgiveness of sins and an inheritance among sanctified.
So do not judge anything before time, until the Lord comes, who will both bring to light the hidden things of darkness and make the intentions of hearts evident. Then he will have each one praise from God.
Do not be unequally yoked with unbelievers. For what fellowship has righteousness with disorder? What communion has light with darkness?
…because, although in another time they were darkness, now they are light in the Lord. Walk as children of light!
…and have no share in the unsuccessful works of darkness but rather denounce them.
And this is the message that we have heard from him and announce to you: God is light, and in him there is no darkness at all. If we say that we have fellowship with him and walk in darkness, we lie and do not practice the truth. But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship with one another and the blood of his Son Jesus his cleanses us from all sin.
But you, brothers, are not so dark that that day surprises you like a thief. You are all children of light and children of the day. We are not children of the night or of darkness.
Once again I write a new commandment, which is true in him and in you, because the darkness is passing away and the true light is already shining. He who says that he is in the light and hates his brother is still in darkness. He who loves his brother remains in the light and in him there is no stumbling block. But he who hates his brother is in darkness and walks in darkness; and he does not know where he is going because the darkness has blinded his eyes.
Because our fight is not against human beings, but against powers, against authorities, against powers that dominate this world of darkness, against evil spiritual forces in the heavenly regions.
The people who walked in darkness have seen a great light; on those who lived in gross darkness the light has shone.
Woe to those who hide from the LORD in depth, concealing his plans! They do their deeds in the dark, saying, “Who sees us?” And “who knows us?”.
Then I considered wisdom, folly, and folly—what else can the king’s successor do, apart from what has already been done?—and I saw that there is more profit in wisdom than in folly, just as there is more profit in wisdom. the light than in the darkness.
You, Lord, keep my lamp burning; You, my God, illuminate my darkness.
God, in the beginning, created the heavens and the earth. The earth was in total chaos, darkness covered the abyss, and the Spirit of God moved on the surface of the waters. And God said: “Let there be light!” And the light came into existence. God considered the light to be good and separated it from the darkness. He called the light “day”, and the darkness “night”. And the night came, and the morning came: that was the first day.
The wise man has his eyes in his head, but the fool walks in darkness. I also understood that the same thing will happen to all of them.
Woe to those who call evil good and good evil, who take darkness for light and light for darkness, who take bitter for sweet and sweet for bitter!
At that time the deaf will hear the words of the book, and the eyes of the blind will see out of darkness and gloom.
The night is far advanced, and the day is near. Let us therefore strip off the works of darkness and put on the armor of light.
In the darkness the light shines for the upright; he is clement, merciful and just.
Deliver the needy and the needy; deliver him from the hand of the wicked. They do not know or understand; they walk in darkness. All the foundations of the earth are shaken!
Do you know your wonders in darkness, or your justice in the land of oblivion?
And if I said: «Let the darkness hide me; let the light become night around me”, nor the darkness would be dark for you, and even the night would be clear as the day. Darkness is the same to you as light!
Arise and shine, that your light has come! The glory of the Lord shines on you! Look, darkness covers the land, and a thick darkness hangs over the peoples. But the dawn of the Lord will shine on you; His glory will be revealed to you! Nations will be guided by your light, and kings by your splendid dawn.
The Lord said to Moses: “Raise your arms to heaven, so that all Egypt will be covered in darkness, darkness so thick that you can feel it!”
Moses raised his arms to heaven, and for three days all Egypt was enveloped in dense darkness.
Approve what is pleasing to the Lord and have no part in the fruitless works of darkness, but rather denounce them.
Surely you are my lamp, O LORD; The LORD illuminates my darkness.
You will make known to his people salvation through the forgiveness of their sins, thanks to the tender mercy of our God. This is how the rising sun will visit us from heaven, to give light to those who live in darkness, in the most terrible darkness, to guide our steps along the path of peace.
The lamp of your body is your eye. When your eye is healthy, your whole body is also full of light. But when it is bad, your body is also in darkness. Take heed, then, lest the light that is in you be darkness. So, if your whole body is full of light and there is no dark part, it will be all full of light like when a lamp shines on you.
…I will lead the blind along unknown paths, I will guide them along uncharted paths; Before them I will turn darkness into light, and make rough places smooth. This I will do, and I will not abandon them.
I will give you the treasures of darkness, and the riches kept in secret places, so that you know that I am the Lord, the God of Israel, who calls you by name.
The sun will turn to darkness and the moon to blood before the day of the Lord arrives, a great and terrible day.
Let that day become darkness; that God on high does not take it into account; Let no light shine on it. Let the darkness and the heaviest shadows claim it again; Let a cloud cover him with his shadow; let the darkness dominate the splendor of it.
These people turn night into day; everything is dark, but they insist: “The light is coming.” If the only home I hope for is the grave, I must lie down to sleep in the dark.
However, the darkness and the dense darkness that covers my face cannot silence me.
He reveals the deep and hidden things; he knows what is in the darkness and with him the light dwells.