LIGHT Romans 13:12

The night is nearly over; the day is almost here. So let us put aside the deeds of darkness and put on the armor of light.

The night is nearly over; the day is almost here
Hebrews 10:25 Let us not give up meeting together, as some are in the habit of doing, but let us encourage one another--and all the more as you see the Day approaching.
1 John 2:8 Yet I am writing you a new command; its truth is seen in him and you, because the darkness is passing and the true light is already shining.

so let us put aside the deeds of darkness
Ephesians 5:11 Have nothing to do with the fruitless deeds of darkness, but rather expose them.

and put on the armor of light
Ephesians 6:11-13 Put on the full armor of God so that you can take your stand against the devil's schemes. For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms. Therefore put on the full armor of God, so that when the day of evil comes, you may be able to stand your ground, and after you have done everything, to stand.
1 Thessalonians 5:8 But since we belong to the day, let us be self-controlled, putting on faith and love as a breastplate, and the hope of salvation as a helmet.

NOTES:
Nearness of the end times:
Matthew 24:33 "Even so, when you see all these things, you know that it is near, right at the door."
1 Corinthians 7:29-31 What I mean, brothers, is that the time is short. From now on those who have wives should live as if they had none; those who mourn, as if they did not; those who are happy, as if they were not; those who buy something, as if it were not theirs to keep; those who use the things of the world as if not engrossed in them. For this world in its present form is passing away.
James 5:8 You too, be patient and stand firm, because the Lord's coming is near.
1 Peter 4:7 The end of all things is near. Therefore be clear minded and self-controlled so that you can pray.
1 John 2:18 Dear children, this is the last hour; and as you have heard that the anticrhist is coming, even now many antichrists have come. This is how we know it is the last hour.

Read Romans 2

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LIGHT John 12:44-46

Then Jesus cried out, "When a man believes in me, he does not believe in me only, but in the one who sent me. When he looks at me, he sees the one who sent me. I have come into the world as a light, so that no one who believes in me should stay in darkness."

When a man believes in me, he does not believe in me only, but in the one who sent me
Matthew 10:40 "He who receives you receives me, and he who receives me receives the one who sent me."
John 5:24 "I tell you the truth, whoever hears my word and believes him who sent me has eternal life and will not be condemned; he has crossed over from death to life."

When he looks at me he sees the one who sent me
John 14:9 Jesus answered, "Don't you know me, Phillip, even after I have been among you such a long time? Anyone who has seen me has seen the Father. How can you say, 'Show us the Father'?"

I have come into the world as a light
John 1:4-5 In him was life, and that life was the light of men. The light shines in the darkness but the darkness has not understood it.
John 8:12 When Jesus spoke again to the people, he said, "I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will never walk in darkness, but will have the light of life."

NOTES:
Read Romans 1

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LIGHT John 12:35-36

Then Jesus said, "You are going to have the light just a little while longer. Walk while you have the light, before darkness overtakes you. The man who walks in the dark does not know where he is going. Put your trust in the light while you have it, so that you may become sons of light." When he had finished speaking, Jesus left and hid himself from them.

You are going to have the light just a little while longer
John 12:46 "I have come into the world as a light, so that no one who believes in me should stay in darkness."

Walk while you have the light
Ephesians 5:8 For you were once darkness, but now you are light in the Lord. Live as children of light ...

before darkness overtakes you
1 John 1:6 If we claim to have fellowship with him yet walk in the darkness, we lie and do not live by the truth.
1 John 2:11 But whoever hates his brother is in the darkness and walks around in the darkness; he does not know where he is going, because the darkness has blinded him.

Put your trust in the light while you have it, so that you may become sons of light
Luke 16:8 "The master commended the dishonest manager because he had acted shrewdly. For the people of this world are more shrewd in dealing with their own kind than are the people of the light."
1 Thessalonians 5:4-5 But you, brothers, are not in darkness so that this day should surprise you like a thief. You are all sons of light and sons of the day. We do not belong to the night or to the darkness.
Acts 26:17b-18 "I am sending you to them to open their eyes and turn them from darkness to light, and from the power of Satan to God, so that they may receive forgiveness of sins and a place among those who are sanctified by faith in me."

When he had finished speaking, Jesus left and hid himself from them
John 8:59 At this they picked up stones to stone him, but Jesus hid himself, slipping away from the temple grounds.

NOTES:
Read Acts 28

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LIGHT John 9:4-5

"As long as it is day, we must do the work of him who sent me. Night is coming, when no one can work. While I am in the world, I am the light of the world."

As long as it is day
John 11:9-10 Jesus answered, "Are there not twelve hours of daylight? A man who walks by day will not stumble, for he sees by this world's light. It is when he walks by night that he stumbles, for he has no light."
John 12:35-36a Then Jesus told them, "You are going to have the light just a little while longer. Walk while you have the light, before darkness overtakes you. The man who walks in the dark does not know where he is going. Put your trust in the light while you have it, so that you may become sons of light."

While I am in the world, I am the light of the world
John 1:4-5 In him was life, and that life was the light of men. The light shines in the darkness, but the darkness has not understood it.

NOTES:
Read Acts 27

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LIGHT John 8:12

When Jesus spoke again to the people, he said, "I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will never walk in darkness, but will have the light of life."

I am
John 6:35 Then Jesus declared, "I am the bread of life. He who comes to me will never go hungry, and he who believes in me will never be thirsty."
John 9:5 While I am in the world, I am the light of the world."
John 10:7 Therefore Jesus said again, "I tell you the truth, I am the gate for the sheep."
John 10:9 "I am the gate; whoever enters through me will be saved. He will come in and go out, and find pasture."
John 10:11 "I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep."
John 10:14 "I am the good shepherd; I know my sheep and my sheep know me--..."
John 11:25 Jesus said to her, "I am the resurrection and the life. He who believes in me will live, even though he dies; ..."
John 14:6 Jesus answered, "I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me."
John 15:1 "I am the true vine and my Father is the gardener."

the light of the world
John 1:4 In him was life, and that life was the light of men.
John 12:46 "I have come into the world as a light, so that no one who believes in me should stay in darkness."

Whoever follows me will never walk in darkness, but will have the light of life
Proverbs 4:18 The path of the righteous is like the first gleam of dawn, shining ever brighter till the full light of day.
Matthew 5:14 "You are the light of the world. A city on a hill cannot be hidden."
Philippians 2:15 ... so that you may become blameless and pure, children of God without fault in a crooked and depraved generation, in which you shine like stars in the universe ...

NOTES:
God is light - 1 John 1:5
Exodus 13:21; Nehemiah 9:12

Read Acts 26

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LIGHT John 3:19-21

"This is the verdict: Light has come into the world, but men loved darkness instead of light because their deeds were evil. Everyone who does evil hates the light, and will not come into the light for fear that his deeds will be exposed. But whoever lives by the truth comes into the light, so that it may be seen plainly that what he has done has been done through God."

Light has come into the world
John 1:4 In him was life, and that life was the light of men.

but men loved darkness instead of light because their deeds were evil
Psalm 52:3 You love evil rather than good, falsehood rather than speaking the truth.
John 7:7 "The world cannot hate you, but it hates me because I testify that what it does is evil."

Everyone who does evil hates the light, and will not come into the light for fear that his deeds will be exposed
Ephesians 5:11-14 Have nothing to do with the fruitless deeds of darkness, but rather expose them. For it is shameful even to mention what the disobedient do in secret. But everything exposed by the light becomes visible, for it is light that makes everything visible. This is why it is said: "Wake up. O sleeper, rise from the dead, and Christ will shine on you."

NOTES:
Read Acts 25

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LIGHT John 1:6-9 Part 2

There came a man who was sent from God; his name was John. He came as a witness to testify concerning that light, so that through him all men might believe. He himself was not the light; he came only as a witness to the light. The true light that gives light to every man was coming into the world.

so that through him all men might believe
John 1:12 Yet to all who received him, to those who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God--...
John 3:15 "... that everyone who believes in him may have eternal life."
John 20:31 But these are written that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that by believing you may have life in his name.

the true light
1 John 2:8 Yet I am writing you a new command; its truth is seen in him and you, because the darkness is passing and the true light is already shining.

that gives light to every man
Isaiah 49:6 ... he says, "It is too small a thing for you to be my servant to restore the tribes of Jacob and bring back those of Israel I have kept. I will also make you a light to the Gentiles, that you may bring my salvation to the ends of the earth."

NOTES:
Read Acts 24

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LIGHT John 1:6-9 Part 1

There came a man who was sent from God; his name was John. He came as a witness to testify concerning that light, so that through him all men might believe. He himself was not the light; he came only as a witness to the light. The true light that gives light to every man was coming into the world.

There came a man who was sent from God; his name was John
Matthew 3:1 In those days John the Baptist came, preaching in the Desert of Judea ...

he came as a witness to testify concerning that light
John 1:15 John testifies concerning him. He cries out saying, "This was he of whom I said, 'He who comes after me has surpassed me because he was before me.'"
John 1:19 Now this was John's testimony when the Jews of Jerusalem sent priests and Levites to ask him who he was.
John 1:32 Then John gave this testimony: "I saw the Spirit come down from heaven as a dove and remain on him."
John 3:26 They came to John and said to him, "Rabbi, that man who was with you on the other side of the Jordan--the one you testified about--well, he is baptizing, and everyone is going to him."
John 5:33 "You have sent to John and he has testified to the truth."
John 10:40-42 Then Jesus went back across the Jordan to the place where John had been baptizing in the early days. Here he stayed and many people came to him. They said, "Though John never performed a miraculous sign, all that John said about this man was true." And in that place many believed in Jesus.

NOTES:
Read Acts 23

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LIGHT John 1:4-5 Part 2

In him was life, and that life was the light of men. The light shines in the darkness, but the darkness has not understood it.

and that life was the light of men
Psalm 36:9 For with you is the fountain of life; in your light we see light.
John 8:12 When Jesus spoke again to the people, he said, "I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will never walk in darkness, but will have the light of life."
John 9:5 "While I am in the world, I am the light of the world."
John 10:28 "I give them eternal life, and they shall never perish; no one can snatch them out of my hand."
John 12:46 "I have come into the world as a light, so that no one who believes in me should stay in darkness."

The light shines in the darkness
Psalm 18:28 You, O LORD, keep my lamp burning; my God turns my darkness into light.
John 12:35-36 Then Jesus told them, "You are going to have the light just a little while longer. Walk while you have the light, before darkness overtakes you. The man who walks in the dark does not know where he is going. Put your trust in the light while you have it, so that you may become sons of light." When he had finished speaking, Jesus left and hid himself from them.

but the darkness has not understood it
John 3:19 "This is the verdict: Light has come into the world, but men loved darkness instead of light because their deeds were evil."

NOTES:
Read Acts 22

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LIGHT John 1:4-5 Part 1

In him was life, and that life was the light of men. The light shines in the darkness, but the darkness has not understood it.

In him was life
John 5:26 "For as the Father has life in himself, so he has granted the Son to have life in himself."
John 6:57 "Just as the living Father sent me and I live because of the Father, so the one who feeds on me will live because of me."
John 11:25-26 Jesus said to her, "I am the resurrection and the life. He who believes in me will live, even though he dies, and whoever lives and believes in me will never die. Do you believe this?"
John 14:6 Jesus answered, "I am the way, the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me."
Acts 3:15 "You killed the author of life, but God raised him from the dead."
Hebrews 7:16 ... one who has become a priest not on the basis of a regulation as to his ancestry but on the basis of the power of an indestructible life.
1 John 1:1-2 That which was from the beginning, which we have heard, which we have looked at and our hands have touched--this we proclaim concerning the Word of life. The life appeared; we have seen it and testify to it, and we proclaim to you the eternal life, which was with the Father and has appeared to us.
1 John 5:20 We know also that the Son of God has come and has given us understanding, so that we may know him who is true. And we are in him who is true--even in his Son Jesus Christ. He is the true God and eternal life.
Revelation 1:18 "I am the Living One; I was dead, and behold I am alive for ever and ever! And I hold the keys of death and Hades."

NOTES:
Read Acts 21

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LIGHT Luke 11:33-36

"No one lights a lamp and puts it in a place where it will be hidden, or under a bowl. Instead he puts it on its stand, so that those who come in may see the light. Your eye is the lamp of your body. When your eyes are good, your whole body is full of light. But when they are bad, your body also is full of darkness. See to it, then, that the light within you is not darkness. Therefore, if your whole body is full of light, and no part of it dark, it will be completely lighted, as when the light of a lamp shines on you."

Matthew 5:14-16 "You are the light of the world. A city on a hill cannot be hidden. Neither do people light a lamp and put it under a bowl. Instead they put it on its stand, and it gives light to everyone in the house. In the same way, let your light shine before men, that they may see your good deeds and praise your Father in heaven."

NOTES:
Read Acts 20

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LIGHT Luke 2:30-32

"For my eyes have seen your salvation, which you have prepared in the sight of all people, a light for revelation to the Gentiles and for glory to your people Israel."

For my eyes have seen your salvation, which you have prepared in the sight of all people
Isaiah 40:5 "And the glory of the LORD will be revealed, and all mankind together will see it. For the mouth of the LORD has spoken."
Isaiah 52:10 The LORD will lay bare his holy arm in the sight of all the nations, and all the ends of the earth will see the salvation of our God.
Luke 3:6 "And all mankind will see God's salvation."

a light for revelation to the Gentiles and for glory to your people Israel
Isaiah 42:6-7 "I, the LORD, have called you in righteousness; I will take hold of your hand. I will keep you and will make you to be a covenant for the people and a light for the Gentiles, to open eyes that are blind, to free captives from prison and to release from the dungeon those who sit in darkness."
Isaiah 49:6 ... he says: "It is too small a thing for you to be my servant to restore the tribes of Jacob and bring back those of Israel I have kept. I will also make you a light for the Gentiles, that you may bring my salvation to the ends of the earth."
Acts 13:47 "For this is what the Lord has commanded us: 'I have made you a light for the Gentiles, that you may bring salvation to the ends of the earth.'"
Acts 26:23 "--that the Christ would suffer and, as the first to rise from the dead, would proclaim light to his own people and to the Gentiles."

NOTES:
Read Acts 19

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LIGHT Matthew 24:29-30

"Immediately after the distress of those days 'the sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light; the stars will fall from the sky, and the heavenly bodies will be shaken.' At that time the sign of the Son of Man will appear in the sky, and all the nations of the earth will mourn. They will see the Son of Man coming on the clouds of the sky, with power and great glory."

the sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light; the stars will fall from the sky, and the heavenly bodies will be shaken
Isaiah 13:10 The stars of heaven and their constellations will not show their light. The rising sun will be darkened and the moon will not give its light.
Isaiah 34:4 All the stars of the heavens will be dissolved and the sky rolled up like a scroll; all the starry host will fall like withered leaves from the vine, like shriveled figs from the fig tree.
Ezekiel 32:7 "When I snuff you out, I will cover the heavens and darken their stars; I will cover the sun with a cloud, and the moon will not give its light."
Joel 2:10 Before them the earth shakes, the sky trembles, the sun and moon are darkened, and the stars no longer shine.
Joel 2:31 The sun will be turned to darkness and the moon to blood before the coming of the great and dreadful day of the LORD.
Zephaniah 1:15 "That day will be a day of wrath, a day of distress and anguish, a day of trouble and ruin, a day of darkness and gloom, a day of clouds and darkness, ..."
Revelation 6:12-13 I watched as he opened the sixth seal. There was a great earthquake. The sun turned black like sackcloth made of goat hair, the whole moon turned blood red, and the stars in the sky fell to earth, as late figs drop from a fig tree when shaken by a strong wind.
Revelation 8:12 The fourth angel sounded his trumpet, and a third of the sun was struck, a third of the moon, and a third of the stars, so that a third of them turned dark. A third of the day was without light, and also a third of the night.

all the nations of the earth will mourn. They will see the Son of Man coming on the clouds of the sky, with power and great glory.
Revelation 1:7 Look, he is coming with the clouds, and every eye will see him, even those who pierced him; and all the peoples of the earth will mourn because of him. So shall it be! Amen.

NOTES:
Read Acts 18

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LIGHT Matthew 11:28-30

"Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy and my burden is light."

Come to me
John 7:37-38 On the last and greatest day of the Feast, Jesus stood and said in a loud voice, "If anyone is thirsty, let him come to me and drink. Whoever believes in me, as the Scripture has said, streams of living water will flow from within him."

I will give you rest
Exodus 33:14 The LORD replied, "My Presence will go with you, and I will give you rest."

Take my yoke upon you and learn from me
John 13:15 "I have set you an example that you should do as I have done for you."
Philippians 2:5 Your attitude should be the same as that of Christ Jesus: ...
1 Peter 2:21 To this you were called, because Christ suffered for you, leaving you an example, that you should follow in his steps.
1 John 2:6 Whoever claims to live in him must walk as Jesus did.

you will find rest for your souls
Psalm 116:7 Be at rest once more, O my soul, for the LORD has been good to you.
Jeremiah 6:16 This is what the LORD says: "Stand at the crossroads and look; ask for the ancient paths, ask where the good way is, and walk in it, and you will find rest for your souls. But you said, 'We will not walk in it.'"

For my yoke is easy and my burden is light
1 John 5:3-4 This is love for God: to obey his commands. And his commands are not burdensome, for everyone born of God overcomes the world. This is the victory that has overcome the world, even our faith.

NOTES:
Read Acts 17

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LIGHT Matthew 5:14-16

"You are the light of the world. A city on a hill cannot be hidden. Neither do people light a lamp and put it under a bowl. Instead they put it on its stand and it gives light to everyone in the house. In the same way, let your light shine before men, that they may see your good deeds and praise your Father in heaven."

You are the light of the world
Ephesians 5:8 For you were once darkness but now you are light in the Lord. Live as children of light ...
1 Thessalonians 5:5 You are all sons of the light and sons of the day. We do not belong to the night or to the darkness.
1 John 1:7 But if we walk in the light as he is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus, his Son, purifies us from all sin.

Instead they put it on its stand and it gives light to everyone in the house
Mark 4:21 He said to them, "Do you bring in a lamp to put it under a bowl or a bed? Instead, don't you put it on its stand?"
Luke 8:16 "No one lights a lamp and hides it in a jar or puts it under a bed. Instead, he puts it on a stand, so that those who come in can see the light."
Luke 11:33 "No one lights a lamp and puts it in a place where it will be hidden, or under a bowl. Instead he puts it on its stand, so that those who come in may see the light."

In the same way, let your light shine before men
1 Corinthians 10:31 So whether you eat or drink or whatever you do, do it all for the glory of God.
Philippians 1:9-11 And this is my prayer: that your love may abound more and more in knowledge and depth of insight so that you may be able to discern what is best and may be pure and blameless until the day of Christ, filled with the fruit of righteousness that comes through Jesus Christ--to the glory and praise of God.

that they may see your good deeds
Titus 2:14 ... who gave himself for us to redeem us from all wickedness and to purify for himself a people that are his very own, eager to do what is good.

and praise your Father in heaven
Matthew 9:8 When the crowd saw this, they were filled with awe; and they praised God, who had given such authority to men.

NOTES:
Living godly lives - Titus 2:11-14

Read Acts 16

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LIGHT Micah 7:8

Do not gloat over me, my enemy! Though I have fallen, I will rise. Though I sit in darkness, the LORD will be my light.

Do not gloat over me, my enemy!
Psalm 22:17 I can count all my bones; people stare and gloat over me.
Proverbs 24:17 Do not gloat when your enemy falls; when he stumbles, do not let your heart rejoice.
Micah 4:11 But now many nations are gathered against you. They say, "Let her be defiled, let our eyes gloat over Zion!"

Though I have fallen, I will rise
Psalm 20:8 They are brought to their knees and fall, but we will rise up and stand firm.
Psalm 37:23-24 The LORD delights in a man's way, he makes his steps firm; though he stumble, he will not fall, for the LORD upholds him with his hand.
Amos 9:11-12 "In that day I will restore David's fallen tent. I will repair its broken places, restore its ruins, and build it as it used to be, so that they may possess the remnant of Edom and all the nations that bear my name," declares the LORD, who will do these things.

Though I sit in darkness, the LORD will be my light
2 Samuel 22:29 "You are my lamp, O LORD; the LORD turns my darkness into light."
Isaiah 9:2 The people walking in darkness have seen a great light; on those living in the land of the shadow of death a light has dawned.

NOTES:
Read Acts 15

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LIGHT Isaiah 60:19

"The sun will no longer be your light by day, nor will the brightness of the moon shine on you, for the LORD will be your everlasting light, and your God will be your glory."

for the LORD will be your everlasting light
Psalm 36:9 For with you is the fountain of life; in your light we see light.
Psalm 118:27a The LORD is God, and he has made his light shine upon us.
Revelation 22:5 There will be no more night. They will not need the light of a lamp or the light of the sun, for the Lord God will give them light. And they will reign for ever and ever.

and your God will be your glory
Psalm 85:9 Surely his salvation is near those who fear him, that his glory may dwell in our land.
Isaiah 24:16a From the ends of the earth we hear singing: "Glory to the Righteous One."
Isaiah 24:23 The moon will be abashed, the sun ashamed; for the LORD Almighty will reign on Mount Zion and in Jerusalem, and before its elders, gloriously.
Isaiah 60:1-2 "Arise, shine, for your light has come, and the glory of the LORD rises upon you. See, darkness covers the earth and thick darkness is over the peoples, but the LORD rises upon you and his glory appears over you."
Zechariah 2:5 "'And I myself will be a wall of fire around it,' declares the LORD, 'and I will be its glory within.'"
Revelation 21:23 The city does not need the sun or the moon to shine on it, for the glory of God gives it light, and the Lamb is its lamp.

NOTES:
Read Acts 14

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LIGHT Isaiah 60:1

"Arise, shine, for your light has come, and the glory of the LORD rises upon you."

Arise
Isaiah 52:2 Shake off your dust; rise up, sit enthroned, O Jerusalem. Free yourself from the chains on your neck, O captive Daughter of Zion.

shine, for your light has come
Psalm 36:9 For with you is the fountain of life; in your light we see light.
Psalm 118:27a The LORD is God, and he has made his light shine upon us.
Isaiah 9:2 The people walking in darkness have seen a great light; on those living in the land of the shadow of death a light has dawned.
Isaiah 60:19-20 The sun will no more be your light by day, nor will the brightness of the moon shine on you, for the LORD will be your everlasting light, and your God will be your glory. Your sun will never set again, and your moon will wane no more; the LORD will be your everlasting light, and your days of sorrow will end.
John 8:12 When Jesus spoke again to the people, he said, "I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will never walk in darkness, but will have the light of life."
Ephesians 5:14 ... for it is light that makes everything visible. This is why it is said: "Wake up, O sleeper, rise from the dead, and Christ will shine on you."

and the glory of the LORD
Exodus 16:6-7 So Moses and Aaron said to all the Israelites, "In the evening you will know that it was the LORD who brought you out of Egypt, and in the morning you will see the glory of the LORD, because he has heard your grumbling against him. Who are we, that you should grumble against us?"
Isaiah 4:5 Then the LORD will create over all of Mount Zion and over those who assemble there a cloud of smoke by day and a glow of flaming fire by night; over all the glory will be a canopy.
Isaiah 35:2 ... it will burst into bloom; it will rejoice greatly and shout for joy. The glory of Lebanon will be given it, the splendor of Carmel and Sharon; they will see the glory of the LORD, the splendor of our God.
Isaiah 58:8 "Then your light will break forth like the dawn, and your healing will quickly appear; then your righteousness will go before you, and the glory of the LORD will be your rear guard."
Revelation 21:11 It shone with the glory of God, and its brilliance was like that of a very precious jewel, like a jasper, clear as crystal.

NOTES:
Read Acts 13

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LIGHT Isaiah 53:11

After the suffering of his soul, he will see the light of life and be satisfied; by his knowledge my righteous servant will justify many, he will bear their iniquities.

After the suffering of his soul
John 10:14-18 "I am the good shepherd; I know my sheep and my sheep know me--just as the Father knows me and I know the Father--and I lay down my life for the sheep. I have other sheep that are not of this sheep pen. I must bring them also. They too will listen to my voice, and there shall be one flock and one shepherd. The reason my Father loves me is that I lay down my life--only to take it up again. No one takes it from me, but I lay it down of my own accord. I have authority to lay it down and authority to take it up again. This command I received from my Father."

he will see the light of life and be satisfied
Job 33:29-30 "God does all these things to a man--twice, even three times--to turn back his soul from the pit, that the light of life may shine on him."

by his knowledge my righteous servant
Acts 7:52 "Was there ever a prophet your fathers did not persecute? They even killed those who predicted the coming of the Righteous One. And now you have betrayed and murdered him-- ..."

will justify many
Isaiah 6:7 With it he touched my mouth and said, "See, this has touched your lips; your guilt is taken away and your sin atoned for."
John 1:29 The next day John saw Jesus coming toward him and said, "Look, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world!"
Romans 4:25 He was delivered over to death for our sins and was raised to life for our justification.

and he will bear their iniquities
Exodus 28:38 "It will be on Aaron's forehead, and he will bear the guilt involved in the sacred gifts the Israelites consecrate, whatever their gifts may be. It will be on Aaron's forehead continually so that they will be acceptable to the LORD."
Isaiah 53:5 But he was pierced for our transgressions, he was crushed for our iniquities; the punishment that brought us peace was upon him, and by his wounds we are healed.

NOTES:
Light of life - 1 Corinthians 15:4; Job 33:28; Psalm 49:19; 56:13
Be satisfied - Isaiah 1:11
His knowledge - Isaiah 1:3; 6:9; 11:2; 43:10; 45:4-5; 52:6, 13; 56:10
My servant - Isaiah 20:3; 41:8-9; 42:1
Justify many - Isaiah 5:23; Romans 5:19; Isaiah 52:15; Daniel 12:3

Read Acts 12

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LIGHT Isaiah 49:6

... he says: "It is too small a thing for you to be my servant to restore the tribes of Jacob and bring back those of Israel I have kept. I will also make you a light for the Gentiles, that you may bring my salvation to the ends of the earth."

It is too small a thing for you to be my servant
Isaiah 49:3 He said to me, "You are my servant, Israel, in whom I will display my splendor."

to restore the tribes of Jacob and bring back those of Israel I have kept
Isaiah 1:9 Unless the LORD Almighty had left us some survivors, we would have become like Sodom, we would have been like Gomorrah.

I will also make you a light
Isaiah 9:2 The people walking in darkness have seen a great light; on those living in the land of the shadow of death a light has dawned.
John 1:9 The true light that gives light to every man was coming into the world.

for the Gentiles
Isaiah 26:18 We were with child, we writhed in pain, but we gave birth to wind. We have not brought salvation to the earth; we have not given birth to the people of the world.
Isaiah 55:5 "Surely you will summon nations you know not, and nations that do not know you will hasten to you, because of the LORD your God, the Holy One of Israel, for he has endowed you with splendor."
Zechariah 8:22 "And many peoples and powerful nations will come to Jerusalem to seek the LORD Almighty and to entreat him."
Luke 2:32 "... a light for revelation to the Gentiles and for glory to your people Israel."

that you may bring my salvation to the ends of the earth
Deuteronomy 30:4 Even if you have been banished to the most distant land under the heavens, from there the LORD your God will gather you and bring you back.
Psalm 48:10 Like your name, O God, your praise reaches to the ends of the earth; your right hand is filled with righteousness.
Matthew 28:19-20 "Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age."
John 11:52 ... and not only for that nation but also for the scattered children of God, to bring them together and make them one.
Acts 13:47 "For this is what the Lord has commanded us: 'I have made you a light for the Gentiles, that you may bring salvation to the ends of the earth.'"

NOTES:
Light for the Gentiles - Luke 2:30 -32; John 8:12; 9:5; Matthew 5:14
Ends of the earth - Isaiah 11:12; 41:5; 42:10; 48:20

Read Acts 11

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LIGHT Isaiah 45:17

"I form the light and create darkness, I bring prosperity and create disaster; I, the LORD, do all these things."

I form the light and create darkness
Genesis 1:3-4 And God said, "Let there be light," and there was light. God saw that the light was good, and he separated the light from the darkness.
Exodus 10:21-23 Then the LORD said to Moses, "Stretch out your hand toward the sky so that darkness will spread over Egypt--darkness that can be felt." So Moses stretched out his hand toward the sky, and total darkness covered all Egypt for three days. No one could see anyone else or leave his place for three days. Yet all the Israelites had light in the places where they lived.
Psalm 105:28 He sent darkness and made the land dark--for had they not rebelled against his words?

I bring prosperity and create disaster
Isaiah 31:2 Yet he too is wise and can bring disaster; he does not take back his words. He will rise up against the house of the wicked, against those who help evildoers.
Lamentations 3:38-40 Is it not from the mouth of the Most High that both calamities and good things come? Why should any living man complain when punished for his sins? Let us examine our ways and test them, and let us return to the LORD.
Isaiah 47:11 "Disaster will come upon you, and you will not know how to conjure it away. A calamity will fall upon you that you cannot ward off with a ransom; a catastrophe you cannot foresee will suddenly come upon you."
Amos 3:6 "When a trumpet sounds in a city, do not the people tremble? When disaster comes to a city, has not the LORD caused it?"

NOTES:
Read Acts 10

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LIGHT Isaiah 42:6-7 Part 4 of 4

"I, the LORD, have called you in righteousness; I will take hold of your hand. I will keep you and will make you to be a covenant for the people and a light for the Gentiles, to open eyes that are blind, to free captives from prison and to release from the dungeon those who sit in darkness."

from prison
Psalm 66:11 You brought us into prison and laid burdens on our backs.
Isaiah 24:22 They will be herded together like prisoners bound in a dungeon; they will be shut up in prison and be punished after many days.
Isaiah 48:20 "Leave Babylon, flee from the Babylonians! Announce this with shouts of joy and proclaim it. Sent it out to the ends of the earth; say, "The LORD has redeemed his servant Jacob."
Zechariah 9:11 As for you, because of the blood of my covenant with you, I will free your prisoners from the waterless pit.
Luke 4:19 "... to proclaim the year of the Lord's favor."
2 Timothy 2:26 ... and that they will come to their senses and escape from the trap of the devil, who has taken them captive to do his will.
Hebrews 2:14-15 Since the children have flesh and blood, he too shared in their humanity so that by his death he might destroy him who holds the power of death--that is, the devil--and free those who all their lives were held in slavery by their fear of death.

and to release from the dungeon those who sit in darkness
Psalm 107:10 Some sat in darkness and the deepest gloom, prisoners suffering in iron chains, ...
Psalm 107:14 He brought them out of darkness and the deepest gloom and broke away their chains.
Acts 26:18 "... 'to open their eyes and turn them from darkness to light, and from the power of Satan to God, so that they may receive forgiveness of sins and a place among those who are sanctified by faith in me.'"

NOTES:
Read Acts 9

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LIGHT Isaiah 42:6-7 Part 3 of 4

"I, the LORD, have called you in righteousness; I will take hold of your hand. I will keep you and will make you to be a covenant for the people and a light for the Gentiles, to open eyes that are blind, to free captives from prison and to release from the dungeon those who sit in darkness."

to open eyes that are blind
Psalm 146:8 ... the LORD gives sight to the blind, the LORD lifts up those who are bowed down, the LORD loves the righteous.
Isaiah 32:3 Then the eyes of those who see will no longer be closed, and the ears of those who hear will listen.
Matthew 11:5 "The blind receive sight, the lame walk, those who have leprosy are cured, the deaf hear, the dead are raised, and the good news is preached to the poor."

to free captives
Isaiah 49:9 "... to say to the captives, 'Come out,' and to those in darkness, 'Be free!'
Isaiah 51:14 "The cowering prisoners will soon be set free; they will not die in their dungeon, nor will they lack bread."
Isaiah 52:2 Shake off your dust; rise up, sit enthroned, O Jerusalem. Free yourself from the chains on your neck, O captive Daughter of Zion.
Zechariah 2:7 "Come, O Zion! Escape, you who live in the Daughter of Babylon!"

NOTES:
Read Acts 8

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LIGHT Isaiah 42:6-7 Part 2 of 4

"I, the LORD, have called you in righteousness; I will take hold of your hand. I will keep you and will make you to be a covenant for the people and a light for the Gentiles, to open eyes that are blind, to free captives from prison and to release from the dungeon those who sit in darkness."

and will make you to be a covenant for the people
Isaiah 49:8 This is what the LORD says: "In the time of my favor I will answer you, and in the day of salvation I will help you; I will keep you and will make you to be a covenant for the people, to restore the land and to reassign its desolate inheritances, ..."
Isaiah 54:10 "Though the mountains be shaken and the hills be removed, yet my unfailing love for you will not be shaken nor my covenant of peace be removed," says the LORD, who has compassion on you.
Isaiah 59:21 "As for me, this is my covenant with them," says the LORD. "My Spirit who is on you, and my words that I have put in your mouth will not depart from your mouth, or from the mouths of your children, or from the mouths of their descendants from this time on and forever," says the LORD.
Isaiah 61:8 "For I, the LORD, love justice; I hate robbery and iniquity. In my faithfulness I will reward them and make an everlasting covenant with them."
Jeremiah 31:31 "The time is coming," declares the LORD, "when I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel and with the house of Judah."
Jeremiah 32:40 "I will make an everlasting covenant with them: I will never stop doing good to them, and I will inspire them to fear me, so that they will never turn away from me."
Malachi 3:1 "See, I will send my messenger, who will prepare the way before me. Then suddenly the Lord you are seeking will come to his temple; the messenger of the covenant, whom you desire, will come," says the LORD Almighty.
Luke 22:20 In the same way, after the supper he took the cup, saying, "This cup is the new covenant in my blood, which is poured out for you."

and a light
Isaiah 9:2 The people walking in darkness have seen a great light; on those living in the land of the shadow of death a light has dawned.

for the Gentiles
Isaiah 26:18 We were with child, we writhed in pain, but we gave birth to wind. We have not brought salvation to the earth; we have not given birth to the people of the world.
Luke 2:32 "... a light for revelation to the Gentiles and for glory to your people Israel."

NOTES:
Read Acts 7

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LIGHT Isaiah 42:6-7 Part 1 of 4

"I, the LORD, have called you in righteousness; I will take hold of your hand. I will keep you and will make you to be a covenant for the people and a light for the Gentiles, to open eyes that are blind, to free captives from prison and to release from the dungeon those who sit in darkness."

I, the LORD, have called you
Exodus 31:2 "See, I have chosen Bezalel son of Uri, the son of Hur, of the tribe of Judah, ..."
Isaiah 41:9-10 "I took you from the ends of the earth, from its farthest corners I called you. I said, 'You are my servant'; I have chosen you and have not rejected you. So do not fear, for I am with you; do not be dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you and help you; I will uphold you with my righteous right hand."
Isaiah 43:1 But now, this is what the LORD says--he who created you, O Jacob, he who formed you, O Israel: "Fear not, for I have redeemed you; I have summoned you by name; you are mine."

in righteousness
Isaiah 45:24 "They will say of me, 'In the LORD alone are righteousness and strength.'" All who have raged against him will come to him and be put to shame.
Jeremiah 23:6 "In his days Judah will be saved and Israel will live in safety. This is the name by which he will be called: The LORD our righteousness."
Daniel 9:7 "Lord, you are righteous, but this day we are covered with shame--the men of Judah and the people of Jerusalem and all Israel, both near and far, in all the countries where you have scattered us because of our unfaithfulness to you."

I will take hold of your hand
Isaiah 41:13 "For I am the LORD, your God, who takes hold of your right hand and says to you, Do not fear; I will help you."
Isaiah 45:1 "This is what the LORD says to his anointed, to Cyrus, whose right hand I take hold of to subdue nations before him and to strip kings of their armor, to open doors before him so that gates will not be shut: ..."

I will keep you
Isaiah 26:3 You will keep in perfect peace him whose mind is steadfast, because he trusts in you.
Isaiah 27:3 "I, the LORD, watch over it; I water it continually. I guard it day and night so that no one may harm it."

NOTES:
Read Acts 6

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LIGHT Isaiah 9:2

The people walking in darkness have seen a great light; on those living in the land of the shadow of death a light has dawned.

The people walking in darkness
Psalm 82:5 "They know nothing, they understand nothing. They walk about in darkness; all the foundations of the earth are shaken."
Psalm 107:10 Some sat in darkness and the deepest gloom, prisoners suffering in iron chains, ...
Psalm 107:14 He brought them out of darkness and the deepest gloom and broke away their chains.
Isaiah 8:20 To the law and to the testimony! If they do not speak according to this word, they have no light of dawn.

have seen a great light
Psalm 36:9 For with you is the fountain of life; in your light we see light.
Isaiah 42:6 "I, the LORD, have called you in righteousness; I will take hold of your hand. I will keep you and will make you to be a covenant for the people and a light for the Gentiles."
Isaiah 49:6 ... he says: "It is too small a thing for you to be my servant to restore the tribes of Jacob and bring back those of Israel I have kept. I will also make you a light for the Gentiles, that you may bring salvation to the ends of the earth."
Isaiah 60:19 "The sun will no more be your light by day, nor will the brightness of the moon shine on you, for the LORD will be your everlasting light, and your God will be your glory."
Malachi 4:2 "But for you who revere my name, the sun of righteousness will rise with healing in its wings. And you will go out and leap like calves released from the stall."
Ephesians 5:8 For you were once darkness, but now you are light in the Lord. Live as children of light ...

on those living in the land of the shadow of death
Luke 1:79 "... to shine on those living in darkness and in the shadow of death, to guide our feet into the path of peace."

a light has dawned
Isaiah 58:8 "Then your light will break forth like the dawn, and your healing will quickly appear; then your righteousness will go before you, and the glory of the LORD will be your rear guard."
Matthew 4:15-16 "Land of Zebulun and land of Naphtali, the way to the sea, along the Jordan, Galilee of the Gentiles--the people living in darkness have seen a great light; on those living in the land of the shadow of death a light has dawned."

NOTES:
Read Acts 5

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LIGHT Isaiah 2:5

Come, O house of Jacob, let us walk in the light of the LORD.

Come, O house of Jacob
Isaiah 58:1 "Shout it aloud, do not hold back. Raise your voice like a trumpet. Declare to my people their rebellion and to the house of Jacob their sins."

let us walk in the light of the LORD
Isaiah 60:1 "Arise, shine for your light has come, and the glory of the LORD rises upon you."
Isaiah 60:19-20 "The sun will no more be your light by day, nor will the brightness of the moon shine on you, for the LORD will be your everlasting light, and your God will be your glory. Your sun will never set again, and your moon will wane no more; the LORD will be your everlasting light, and your days of sorrow will end."
1 John 1:5-7 This is the message we have heard from him and declare to you: God is light; in him there is no darkness at all. If we claim to have fellowship with him yet walk in the darkness, we lie and do not live by 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 Jesus, his Son, purifies us from all sin.

NOTES:
Read Acts 4

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LIGHT Proverbs 4:18

The path of the righteous is like the first gleam of dawn, shining ever brighter till the full light of day.

The path of the righteous
Job 17:9 "Nevertheless, the righteous will hold to their ways, and those with clean hands will grow stronger."
Psalm 4:11-12 I guide you in the way of wisdom and lead you along straight paths. When you walk, your steps will not be hampered; when you run, you will not stumble.

is like the first gleam of dawn
Job 22:28 "What you decide on will be done, and light will shine on your ways."

shining ever brighter till the full light of day
2 Samuel 23:4 "... he is like the light of morning at sunrise on a cloudless morning, like the brightness after rain that brings the grass from the earth."
Daniel 12:3 "Those who are wise will shine like the brightness of the heavens, and those who lead many to righteousness, like the stars for ever and ever."
Matthew 5:14 "You are the light of the world. A city on a hill cannot be hidden."
John 8:12 When Jesus spoke again to the people, he said, "I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will never walk in darkness, but will have the light of life."
Philippians 2:14-16a Do everything with out complaining or arguing, so that you may become blameless and pure, children of God without fault in a crooked and depraved generation, in which you shine like stars in the universe as you hold out the word of life--...

NOTES:
Read Acts 3

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LIGHT Psalm 139:11-12

If I say, "Surely the darkness will hide me and the light become night around me," even the darkness will not be dark to you; the night will shine like the day, for darkness is as light to you.

even the darkness will not be dark to you
Job 34:22 "There is no dark place, no deep shadow, where evildoers can hide."
Daniel 2:22 "He reveals deep and hidden things; he knows what lies in darkness, the light dwells with him."
Psalm 139:7-9 Where can I go from your Spirit? Where can I flee from your presence? If I go up to the heavens, you are there; if I make my bed in the depths, you are there. If I rise on the wings of the dawn, if I settle on the far side of the sea, even there your hand will guide me, your right hand will hold me fast.

NOTES:
Read Acts 2

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LIGHT Psalm 119:130

The unfolding of your words gives light; it gives understanding to the simple.

The unfolding of your words gives light
Psalm 119:105 Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light for my path.

it gives understanding to the simple
Psalm 19:7 The law of the LORD is perfect, reviving the soul. The statutes of the LORD are trustworthy, making wise the simple.
Proverbs 1:1-6 The proverbs of Solomon son of David, king of Israel: for attaining wisdom and discipline; for understanding words of insight; for acquiring a disciplined and prudent life, doing what is right and just and fair; for giving prudence to the simple, knowledge and discretion to the young--let the wise listen and add to their learning, and let the discerning get guidance--for understanding proverbs and parables, the sayings and riddles of the wise.
Psalm 119:98-100 Your commands make me wiser than my enemies, for they are ever with me. I have more insight than all my teachers, for I meditate on your statutes. I have more understanding than the elders, for I obey your precepts.
2 Timothy 3:14-15 But as for you, continue in what you have learned and have become convinced of, because you know those from whom you learned it, and how from infancy you have known the holy Scriptures, which are able to make you wise for salvation through faith in Christ Jesus.

NOTES:
Read Acts 1

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LIGHT Psalm 119:105

Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light for my path.

Your word is a lamp to my feet
Proverbs 20:27 The lamp of the LORD searches the spirit of a man; it searches out his inmost being.
2 Peter 1:19 And we have the word of the prophets made more certain, and you will do well to pay attention to it, as to a light shining in a dark place, until the day dawns and the morning star rises in your hearts.

and a light for my path
Psalm 119:130 The unfolding of your words gives light; it gives understanding to the simple.
Proverbs 6:23 For these commands are a lamp, this teaching is a light, and the corrections of discipline are the way to life.

NOTES:
Read John 21

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