SOME THOUGHTS ON DARKNESS

In the previous post we saw many verses addressing darkness. I believe that darkness is the energy of the Universe. Scientists muse that dark holes are energy. We know that Yahweh is the creator of the Universe—He is energy.

The Scriptures in the previous post say darkness is His hiding place for His secrets and that He placed darkness round about Him like tabernacles. Imagine Yahweh sitting in darkness and mulling over how He is going to create all that He has created. These will become His treasures of darkness and well guarded secrets (Isaiah 45.3).

Darkness was upon the formless earth, in chaos and desolate. Then Elohim spoke. When we speak our vocal cords vibrate. That is how sound and speech proceeds forth from our vocal cords. The entire Universe is vibration. Radio telescopes record that initial vibration from yah.

He said, “Let there be light.” That vibration cause neutrons and protons to begin vibrating and colliding with each other. Those collisions created LIGHT. Elohim spoke out of the energy of darkness and there was an explosion of light! The light came forth from out of the darkness of His energy.

The Big Bang Theory says that the Universe was created from a spark of light. That light has been expanding ever since. God spoke and light came out of the darkness. 

In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was in the beginning with God. All things were made through Him, and without Him nothing was made that was made. In Him was life, and the life was the light of men. And the light shines in the darkness, and the darkness did not comprehend it. John 1.1-5

Out of the energy of darkness came light and life. An explosion that is always expanding and creating. This is called the beginning. We are in the beginning of eternity and eternal life…merely the beginning. This is our one second of eternity which is yet to come. We are living “in the beginning!”

The wicked will not be able to escape the darkness.They will be covered with darkness. In Isaiah 45.7 Elohim says he forms light (vibration) and creates darkness. He also says He makes peace and creates evil.

How can Elohim create evil? It is really quite a simple truth: He has given us free will. We choose our path. We can choose good or evil. In this way God has created evil. By allowing us to choose. He does not want robots. He wants lovers. Why do we always want to complicate simple concepts. That only creates confusion.

Go back and read the previous posting and the verses on darkness. Yeshuah came as a light into the world that whomever believes in Him shall not abide in darkness. John 12.46

     

                                                                    UNDERSTANDING DARKNESS

Darkness is the energy of His creative process.

In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. And the earth was without order, and empty; and darkness was upon the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters.

And God said, Let there be light, and there was light.  And God saw that the light was good, and God divided the light from the darkness.  And God called the light Day and the darkness he called Night. And the evening and the morning were the first day.

Next post I’ll post some of my thoughts on darkness based on the verses below.

HEBREW: OLD TESTAMENT

Darkness = 652 = opel = darkness, the absence of light, often with the meaning of gloom, despair, shadows, obscurity =          Job 10.22     Job 10.22:                                                                                                                                                           …a land of darkness, as darkness itself, and of the shadow of death, without any order, and where the light is as darkness.

                = 653 = pela = the dark, darkness, mental gloom and despair, gloominess = Isaiah 58.10:                               …and if thou pour out thy soul to the hungry, and satisfy the afflicted soul; then shall thy light rise in obscurity, and thy darkness be as the noonday:

                = 2816 = hasok = Aramaic: darkness = Daniel 2.22:                                                                                             He reveals that which is deep and hidden; he knows what is in darkness, and the light dwells with him.

                = 2822 = hosek = darkness, dark, blackness, gloom; often gloom, despair, terror, ignorance, or hard to                                                  u                 understand = Genesis 1.1-18: read first to understand darkness.

And ye came near and stood under the mountain, and the mountain burned with fire unto the midst of the heavens, with darkness, clouds, and thick darkness. Deut 4.11

And it came to pass when ye heard the voice out of the midst of the darkness and saw the mountain that burned with fire that ye came near unto me, even all the princes of your tribes and your elders; Deut 5.23

He placed darkness like tabernacles round about him, dark waters and thick clouds of the skies. 2 Sam 22.12

He uncovers the depths of the darkness and brings out to light the shadow of death. Job 12.22

He shall not escape from the darkness; the flame shall dry up his branches, and by the breath of his mouth he shall perish. Job 15.30

He shall be driven from the light into the darkness and chased out of the world. Job 18.18

All darkness is kept for his secrets; a fire not blown shall consume him; his successor shall be broken in his tent. Job 20.26

…when his lamp shone upon my head, and by its light I walked in the darkness; Job 29.3

He made darkness his hiding place; in his tabernacle round about him were dark waters and thick clouds of the heavens. Ps 18.11

He brought them out of darkness and the shadow of death and broke their bonds asunder. Ps 107.14

Whosoever curses his father or his mother, his fire shall be put out in obscure darkness. Proverbs 20.20

And I have seen that wisdom excels folly as far as light excels darkness. Eccl 2.13

For he (man) came in vain and departs unto darkness, and his name shall be covered with darkness. Eccl 6.4

Woe unto those that call evil good and good evil; that put darkness for light and light for darkness; that put bitter for sweet and sweet for bitter! Isaiah 5.20

 And I will give thee the treasures of darkness and the well-guarded secrets that thou may know that I am the LORD, the God of Israel, who gives thee thy name. Is 45.3

I form the light and create darkness; I make peace and create evil: I am the LORD that does all this. Is 45.7

For, behold, the darkness shall cover the earth, and gross darkness the peoples: but the LORD shall arise upon thee, and his glory shall be seen upon thee. Is 60.2

Woe unto you that desire the day of the LORD! To what end is it for you? The day of the LORD shall be darkness, and not light…Shall not the day of the LORD be darkness, and not light? Even very dark, and no brightness in it? Amos 5.18, 20

Do not rejoice against me, O my enemy; for if I have fallen, I shall arise; if I sit in darkness, the LORD is my light. Micah 7.8

But with an overrunning flood he will make an utter end of his place, and darkness shall pursue his enemies. Nahum 1.8

                = 3990 = maapel = darkness = Joshua 24.7:                                                                                                       And when they cried unto the LORD, he put darkness between you and the Egyptians and brought the sea upon them and covered them….

                = 2825 = haseka = darkness = Ps 139.12:                                                                                                                                   the darkness does not hide from thee; but the night shines as the day; the darkness is as the light.

                = 5890 = epa = darkness = Amos 4.13:                                                                                                             …behold, he that forms the mountains and creates the wind and declares unto man what is his thought, that makes the darkness into morning and treads above the high places of the earth, The LORD, The God of the hosts, is his name.

                = 6205 = rapel = dark or thick clouds, deep gloom, thick darkness, gross darkness =

Then the people stood afar off, and Moses drew near unto the thick darkness where God was. Ex 20.21

Then Solomon said, Moses drew near unto the thick darkness where God was. 1 Ki 8.12

He lowered the heavens and came down; Moses drew near unto the thick darkness where God was. Ps 18.9

GREEK: NEW TESTAMENT

Darkness = 2217 = zophos =blackness, darkness, gloom = 2 Peter 2.4; Jude 1.6

For if God did not forgive the angels that sinned, but cast them down into the deepest abyss (Tartarus) and delivered them into chains of darkness, to be reserved unto judgment; 2 Peter 2.4

And the angels who did not keep their first estate but left their own habitation, he has reserved in eternal chains under darkness unto the judgment of the great day. Jude 1.6

Darkness = 4653 = darkness, the dark = Matt 10.27; John 1.5; 12.35; 12.46; 1 John 1.5; 2.8; 

What I tell you in darkness, that speak ye in light, and what ye hear in the ear, that preach ye from the housetops. Matt 10.27

And the light shines in the darkness, and the darkness apprehended it not. John 1.5

Then Jesus said unto them, Yet a little while is the Light with you. Walk while ye have the light, lest darkness come upon you; for he that walks in darkness does not know where he goes. John 12.35

I am come as a light into the world that whosoever believes in me should not abide in darkness. John 12.46

This then is the promise which we have heard of him and declare unto you, That God is light, and in him is no darkness at all. 1 John 1.5

Again, a new commandment I write unto you, which is the truth in him and in you, because the darkness is past, and the true light now shines. 1 John 2.8

Darkness = 4655 = skotos = darkness, the dark, darkness = Luke 1.79; 22.53; John 3.19; 1 Cor 4.5; 2 Cor 4.6; Eph 6.12; Col 1.13; Jude 1.13

 to give light to those that dwell in darkness and in the shadow of death, to direct our feet into the way of peace. Luke 1.79

When I was daily with you in the temple, ye stretched forth no hands against me; but this is your hour, and the power of darkness. Luke 22.53

And this is the condemnation: that the light is come into the world, and men loved darkness more than the light because their deeds were evil. John 3.19

Therefore, judge nothing before the time, until the Lord comes, who both God, who commanded the light to shine out of darkness and then shall each one have praise of God. 1 Cor 4.5

For the God, who commanded the light to shine out of darkness, has shined in our hearts to bring forth the light of the knowledge of the clarity of God in the face of Jesus Christ. 2 Cor4.6

For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the lords of this age, rulers of this darkness, against spiritual wickedness in the heavens. Ephesians 6.12

…who has delivered us from the power of darkness, and has translated us into the kingdom of his dear Son…Co.1.13

…raging waves of the sea, foaming out their own abominations; erratic stars, to whom is reserved gross darkness eternally. Jude 1.13

Darkness = 4656 = skotoo = to be or become darkened, full of darkness = Revelation 16.10:

And the fifth angel poured out his vial upon the throne of the beast; and its kingdom was filled with darkness; and they gnawed their tongues for pain….

CHARACTERISTICS OF DARKNESS

The absence of light. Gloom, despair, shadows, obscurity. Darkness, mental gloom and despair, gloominess.

Blackness, gloom; often gloom, despair, terror, ignorance, or hard to understand. Thick clouds.

The shadow of death and no order, where light is as darkness. All darkness is kept for his secrets. And I will give thee the treasures of darkness and the well-guarded secrets that thou may know that I am the LORD

He (God) made darkness his hiding place. Light excels darkness. 

I form the light and create darkness; I make peace and create evil: I am the LORD that does all this. Is 45.7

The day of the LORD shall be darkness, and not light… darkness shall pursue his enemies.

the darkness does not hide from thee; but the night shines as the day; the darkness is as the light.

(God) that makes the darkness into morning (evening and morning were day one.)

Moses drew near unto the thick darkness where God was. 

Light shines in the darkness, and the darkness apprehended it not. This is your hour, and the power of darkness.

That God is light, and in him is no darkness at all. And men loved darkness more than the light because their deeds were evil. 

God, who commanded the light to shine out of darkness. Against the lords of this age, rulers of this darkness.

We see in Genesis:

In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. And the earth was without order, and empty; and darkness was upon the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters.  And God said, Let there be light, and there was light.  And God saw that the light was good, and God divided the light from the darkness.  

And God called the light Day and the darkness he called Night. And the evening and the morning were the first day. It appears that darkness is the created energy that surrounds God. When God spoke, light came out of the darkness, and God divided the light from the darkness. He calls the light Day and the darkness Night. 

Then God begins each day at evening (dark) and progresses towards morning (day). God’s day begins at evening, in darkness, and enters into light (day). This is God’s time. His calendar and feasts revolve around this truth.

The entire written Bible takes place according to this way of keeping time. The new day begins at sunset. Once we understand God’s method of time keeping we can discover many hidden secrets contained in the Bible.

                                               Instructions for Life in the Psalms of Yahweh

We were reading through Psalms One through Fifteen a few Shabbat’s ago and began to see Yahweh speaking through David prophetically. I combined verses from nine of the first 15 Psalms in this short presentation.

Man is corrupt 

Ps 14.1 - The fool has said in his heart, “There is no God.”They are corrupt, They have done

abominable works,There is none who does good. 2 The Lord looks down from heaven upon the children of men,To see if there are any who understand, who seek God. 3 They have all turned aside,They have together become corrupt; There is none who does good, No, not one.

David is recognizing his own sinfulness as he is repenting for his sins. This also represents the state of this current world. We can only be truly righteous in Yeshua.

God hates wickedness

Ps 5 - Give ear to my words, O Lord, Consider my meditation. 2 Give heed to the voice of my cry, My King and my God, For to You I will pray. 3 My voice You shall hear in the morning, O Lord; In the morning I will direct it to You, And I will look up. 

4 For You are not a God who takes pleasure in wickedness, Nor shall evil dwell with You. 5 The boastful shall not stand in Your sight; You hate all workers of iniquity. 6 You shall destroy those who speak falsehood; The Lord abhors the bloodthirsty and deceitful man. 7 But as for me, I will come into Your house in the multitude of Your mercy; In fear of You I will worship toward Your holy temple.

David recognizes the wickedness of humans and the corruption of human government. He is being drawn to a life of worship and allegiance to Yahweh. He is learning to be humble.

The Lord loves righteousness 

Ps 11 - In the Lord I put my trust; How can you say to my soul, “Flee as a bird to your mountain”? 2 For look! The wicked bend their bow,They make ready their arrow on the string, That they may shoot secretly at the upright in heart. 

3 If the foundations are destroyed, What can the righteous do? 5 The Lord tests the righteous, But the wicked and the one who loves violence His soul hates. 6 Upon the wicked He will rain coals; Fire and brimstone and a burning wind Shall be the portion of their cup. 7 For the Lord is righteous, He loves righteousness; His countenance beholds the upright.

David is learning to trust in God. He had many enemies attacking him but through Elohim would prevailed over them. Yahweh came to David’s rescue. Elohim will test His righteous ones while judging the wicked. David is finding peace and security in his soul. He is being purified.

He Blesses the Godly

Ps 1 - Blessed is the man who walks not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor stands in the path of sinners, Nor sits in the seat of the scornful; 2 But his delight is in the law of the Lord, and in His law he meditates day and night. 

3 He shall be like a tree Planted by the rivers of water, that brings forth its fruit in its season, Whose leaf also shall not wither; And whatever he does shall prosper. The ungodly are not so, But are like the chaff which the wind drives away. 5 Therefore the ungodly shall not stand in the judgment, Nor sinners in the congregation of the righteous.6 For the Lord knows the way of the righteous, but the way of the ungodly shall perish.

David is gaining confidence in his Elohim. He is understanding he is becoming beloved of Elohim. His confidence is building. His love for Elohim is growing strong. His fear of his enemies is dissipating.

God Shall Preserve the Godly

Ps 12 - Help, Lord, for the godly man ceases! For the faithful disappear from among the sons of men.

2 They speak idly everyone with his neighbor; With flattering lips and a double heart they speak.

5b Now I will arise,” says the Lord; “I will set him in the safety for which he yearns.” 

David understands the corruption and wickedness of the world. He is confident under the protection of Elohim. He will move forward without fear.

6 The words of the Lord are pure words, Like silver tried in a furnace of earth, Purified seven times. 

7 You shall keep them, O Lord,You shall preserve them from this generation forever. 8 The wicked prowl on every side, When vileness is exalted among the sons of men.

This mirrors the corruption of government as being exposed in our present time. Elohim is shaking the nations. He is looking to see who will stand with Him in righteousness. We are being tested and tried like gold.

God Protects the Godly from enemies

Ps 7 - O Lord my God, in You I put my trust; Save me from all those who persecute me; And deliver me, 2 Lest they tear me like a lion, rending me in pieces, while there is none to deliver. 6 Arise, O Lord, in Your anger; Lift Yourself up because of the rage of my enemies; Rise up for me to the judgment You have commanded!

7 So the congregation of the peoples shall surround You; For their sakes, therefore, return on high. 8 The Lord shall judge the peoples; Judge me, O Lord, according to my righteousness, and according to my integrity within me. 9 Oh, let the wickedness of the wicked come to an end, But establish the just; For the righteous God tests the hearts and minds. 

David knows he is protected and being tested at the same time. As we see today, the wicked are against all righteousness. They only tear down, they hate those who are attempting to reform the nation. David cries out for justice.

10 My defense is of God, Who saves the upright in heart. 11 God is a just judge,And God is angry with the wicked every day. 12 If he does not turn back, He will sharpen His sword; He bends His bow and makes it ready.

14 Behold, the wicked brings forth iniquity; Yes, he conceives trouble and brings forth falsehood. 15 He made a pit and dug it out, And has fallen into the ditch which he made.16 His trouble shall return upon his own head, and his violent dealing shall come down on his own crown. 17 I will praise the Lord according to His righteousness, And will sing praise to the name of the Lord Most High.

Elohim is going to judge the wicked. We will see truth exposing the deep state corruption in the coming months and year. Pray for justice during these trying times. During the first Cabinet meeting a few days ago the meeting began with a prayer. The interesting thing was that the prayer was not led by a Pastor/Minister, but by a member of the Cabinet! It was from their corporate heart. Please pray for the current Administration to move in Elohim’s will.

There is Safety in the Lord 

Ps 4 - Hear me when I call, O God of my righteousness! You have relieved me in my distress; Have mercy on me, and hear my prayer. 3 But know that the Lord has set apart for Himself him who is godly; The Lord will hear when I call to Him. 4 Be angry, and do not sin. Meditate within your heart on your bed, and be still. Selah 

David is walking in the Spirit which relieves him from being distressed. Move in Elohim one day at a time. Elohim’s plan is being executed through men of His choosing. It’s OK to be angry about corruption and sin…don’t let the sun set on your anger or desire for vengeance. Allow Elohim to use those he has established. Spend time in prayer and take whatever comes your way in your daily life as your mission for the day. Pray for reform and justice.

5 Offer the sacrifices of righteousness, And put your trust in the Lord. 6 There are many who say, “Who will show us any good?” Lord, lift up the light of Your countenance upon us. 7 You have put gladness in my heart, More than in the season that their grain and wine increased. 8 I will both lie down in peace, and sleep; For You alone, O Lord, make me dwell in safety.

See how David has advanced in his personal relationship with his Elohim. He is now trusting and moving forward in confidence. When we obey we find safety and purpose. Take one day at a time. Elohim is exposing the corruption. This is judgment upon the Nation(s). He is testing our hearts. Will the Nation(s) repent or become rebellious? The coming years will tell us. Everything that can be shaken is now being shaken to the core. We want to be as David was.

Trust in God’s Salvation

Ps 13 - 5 …I have trusted in Your mercy; My heart shall rejoice in Your salvation. 6 I will sing to the Lord,
Because He has dealt bountifully with me.

David is now singing! There is power in worship and song. He is understanding the meaning of mercy and how Elohim rewards those who walk in His statutes. He understands the purpose of righteous judgment. Elohim testing the hearts of men.

Abide in God’s Tabernacle

Ps 15 - Lord, who may abide in Your tabernacle? Who may dwell in Your holy hill? 2 He who walks uprightly, and works righteousness, and speaks the truth in his heart; 3 He who does not backbite with his tongue, Nor does evil to his neighbor, Nor does he take up a reproach against his friend; But he honors those who fear the Lord; 4b He who swears to his own hurt and does not change; 5 He who does not put out his money at usury, Nor does he take a bribe against the innocent. He who does these things shall never be moved.

David is abiding! This is what we desire…to abide in Him. We are required to follow the Code of Conduct which is Torah. Yeshua is Torah—the Living Word. We obey the Code of Conduct and deal  honestly with those around us. We keep our word. Refuse bribes. Are satisfied with what we have and turn aside from covetousness.

The righteous need to shine in the present distress. Be encouraged and follow Master Yeshua through it all!