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  2. John 1:5 - Wikipedia

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    Whence he continues, And the light shineth in darkness: by darkness meaning death and error, for sensible light does not shine in darkness, but darkness must be removed first; whereas the preaching of Christ shone forth amidst the reign of error, and caused it to disappear, and Christ by dying changed death into life, so overcoming it, that ...

  3. Divine light - Wikipedia

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    Effect of light from the rose window in Bari Cathedral, recurring in religious architecture to metaphorically allude to the spiritual light. [1]In theology, divine light (also called divine radiance or divine refulgence) is an aspect of divine presence perceived as light during a theophany or vision, or represented as such in allegory or metaphor.

  4. Dualism in cosmology - Wikipedia

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    Manichaeism taught an elaborate dualistic cosmology describing the struggle between a good, spiritual world of light, and an evil, material world of darkness. [20] Through an ongoing process that takes place in human history, light is gradually removed from the world of matter and returned to the world of light, whence it came.

  5. Transcendence (religion) - Wikipedia

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    Cumulatively, the name implies wonder at the Divine Light eliminating spiritual darkness. It might also imply, "Hail the Lord whose name eliminates spiritual darkness." Earlier, Shaheed Bhai Mani Singh , Sikhan di Bhagat Mala , gave a similar explication, also on the authority of Guru Nanak .

  6. Black-and-white dualism - Wikipedia

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    The Bible associates light with God, truth, and virtue; darkness is associated with sin and the Devil. Painters such as Rembrandt portrayed divine light illuminating an otherwise dark world. [1] War of the Sons of Light Against the Sons of Darkness, part of the Dead Sea Scrolls.

  7. Tamas (philosophy) - Wikipedia

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    "Those who embody the energies of sattva-white light, rajas-red passion, and tamas-black darkness, abide in the Fear of God, along with the many created forms." (SGGS [2] ) "Your Power is diffused through the three gunas: rajas , tamas and sattva ."

  8. Lux in Tenebris - Wikipedia

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    Lux in tenebris is the motto of the prominent "Moran" surname, which translates to “they shine in darkness”. The Moran name comes from membership in a medieval dynastic sept and means “descendent of Mórán,” which translates to “big one”. Many Moran crests feature three stars and the motto “Lucent in tenebris”.

  9. Matthew 10:27 - Wikipedia

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    Saint Remigius: "The meaning therefore is, What I say to you in darkness, that is, among the unbelieving Jews, that speak ye in the light, that is, preach it to the believing; what ye hear in the ear, that is, what I say unto you secretly, that preach ye upon the housetops, that is, openly before all men. It is a common phrase, To speak in one ...