Advent Glimpses of our Future
Jesus was the true light coming into the world (John 1:9). In the end He will replace all lights. “And there will be no more night; they need no light of lamp or sun, for the Lord God will be their light, and they will reign forever and ever” Revelation 22:5 (NRSV). We can’t imagine that. It is not something new in the Bible for it is rooted in Isaiah 60:19-20 “The sun shall be no more your light by day, nor for brightness shall the moon give you light; but the Lord will be your everlasting light, and your God will be your glory. Your sun shall no more go down, nor your moon withdraw itself; for the Lord will be your everlasting light, and your days of mourning shall be ended.” The Light that guided us to the eternal city, we will discover, was none other than Jesus Himself; He is our everlasting light.
