Luke 23:44-49 English Standard Version
The Death of Jesus
44 It was now about the sixth hour,[a] and there was darkness over the whole land until the ninth hour,[b] 45 while the sun’s light failed. And the curtain of the temple was torn in two. 46 Then Jesus, calling out with a loud voice, said, “Father, into your hands I commit my spirit!” And having said this he breathed his last. 47 Now when the centurion saw what had taken place, he began praising and honoring God, saying, “Certainly this Man was innocent.” 48 All the crowds who had gathered for this spectacle, when they saw what had happened, began to return home, beating their breasts [as a sign of mourning or repentance]. 49 And all His acquaintances and the women who had accompanied Him from Galilee were standing at a distance, watching these things.
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Glory be to the Father,
and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost;
as it was in the beginning,
is now, and ever shall be,
world without end. Amen, amen.
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What do you think of when you hear the word “darkness”?
What do children think of when they hear the word “darkness”?
Children often think of darkness as scary, and when they grow up most of them still prefer the light.
From Genesis to Revelation, darkness is whatever space, time, or reality is separate from God.
Before creation there was darkness “over the surface of the deep” (Genesis 1:2).
In the last days, as described in the words of Revelation, darkness is one of the signs of separation from God.
When Jesus hung on the cross, darkness came over the land in the middle of the day, when the sun should have been at its brightest.
God had abandoned his Son, who was taking on himself all of the corruption and ugliness of the world’s sin and God’s awful judgment on it. As God had separated himself from his beloved Son, darkness descended and Jesus died.
Luke’s account of that day notes another amazing occurrence as well.
The curtain in the temple, which had long symbolized the separation of the holy God from his unholy people, was torn in two, miraculously, from top to bottom.
Our sin-generated separation from God was coming to an end.
That was good!
But it took an awful darkness to make that happen.
What is darkness scientifically?
Darkness travels at the speed of light.
More accurately, darkness does not exist by itself as a unique physical entity, but is simply the absence of light.
Any time you block out most of the light – for instance, by cupping your hands together – you get darkness.
What is the biblical definition of darkness?
If light symbolizes God, darkness connotes everything that is anti-God: the wicked (Proverbs 2:13-14 ; 1 Thessalonians 5:4-7 ), judgment ( Exodus 10:21 ; Matthew 25:30), and death ( Psalm 88:12 ).
What are the three types of darkness in the Bible?
Three different types of darkness are outlined in the EXPLORE text:
The darkness of shame and isolation, the darkness of enemy oppression and the darkness of hopelessness.
What does darkness represent spiritually?
Darkness, in a spiritual sense, is long associated with sin, despair, and also hopelessness, which seem to intensify under the cover of night.
The night, while a time for rest, frequently becomes a cloak for sin, as people believe their actions are hidden from sight.
Salvation brings light to those in darkness (Isaiah 9:2).
What does the Bible say about darkness?
The Bible tells us the Lord Himself created darkness and light (Isaiah 45:7) and that God is light with no darkness in Him (1 John 1:5).
Psalm 18:11 Amplified Bible
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He made darkness His hiding place (covering); His pavilion (canopy) around Him,
The darkness of the waters, the thick clouds of the skies.
Therefore, as the Creator, He holds sovereignty over His creation.
Although darkness is opaque to man, it is transparent to God (Psalm 139:12 ).
Light was conquering darkness.
How can we define darkness?
Darkness is the condition resulting from a lack of illumination, or an absence of visible light.
Psalm 18:28 Amplified Bible
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For You cause my lamp to be lighted and to shine;
The Lord my God illumines my darkness.
and his people would be together again.
A new creation was forming!
Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, As it was in the beginning is now and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.
Praying ….
Psalm 88 Complete Jewish Bible
88 (0) A song. A psalm of the sons of Korach. For the leader. Set to “Sickness that Causes Suffering.” A maskil of Heiman the Ezrachi.
2 (1) Adonai, God of my salvation,
when I cry out to you in the night,
3 (2) let my prayer come before you,
turn your ear to my cry for help!
4 (3) For I am oversupplied with troubles,
which have brought me to the brink of Sh’ol.
5 (4) I am counted among those going down to the pit,
like a man who is beyond help,
6 (5) left by myself among the dead,
like the slain who lie in the grave —
you no longer remember them;
they are cut off from your care.
7 (6) You plunged me into the bottom of the pit,
into dark places, into the depths.
8 (7) Your wrath lies heavily on me;
your waves crashing over me keep me down. (Selah)
9 (8) You separated me from my close friends,
made me repulsive to them;
I am caged in, with no escape;
10 (9) my eyes grow dim from suffering.
I call on you, Adonai, every day;
I spread out my hands to you.
11 (10) Will you perform wonders for the dead?
Can the ghosts of the dead rise up and praise you? (Selah)
12 (11) Will your grace be declared in the grave,
or your faithfulness in Abaddon?
13 (12) Will your wonders be known in the dark,
or your righteousness in the land of oblivion?
14 (13) But I cry out to you, Adonai;
my prayer comes before you in the morning.
15 (14) So why, Adonai, do you reject me?
Why do you hide your face from me?
16 (15) Since my youth I have been miserable, close to death;
I am numb from bearing these terrors of yours.
17 (16) Your fierce anger has overwhelmed me,
your terrors have shriveled me up.
18 (17) They surge around me all day like a flood,
from all sides they close in on me.
19 (18) You have made friends and companions shun me;
the people I know are hidden from me.
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