Greater Light-3 quotes

“And God said, Let there be lights in the firmament of the heaven to divide the day from the night; and let them be for signs, and for seasons, and for days, and years: And let them be for lights in the firmament of the heaven to give light upon the earth: and it was so. And God made two great lights; the greater light to rule the day, and the lesser light to rule the night: [he made] the stars also. And God set them in the firmament of the heaven to give light upon the earth, And to rule over the day and over the night, and to divide the light from the darkness: and God saw that [it was] good. And the evening and the morning were the fourth day.” Genesis 1:14-19.

These verses reveal that God created 2 great lights - the sun and the moon - to rule over and give light upon the earth in their proper place. It was God’s will for there to be 2 lights and not just one, and He declared these 2 lights to be good. The light of the sun was given by God to rule over the day in dispelling darkness by its greater light, and if there was no sun, then the darkness would rule over the day.

But the sun does not shine 24 hrs a day on the same area of earth, but only 12, and without the sun then little to no darkness would be dispelled, thus allowing the darkness of night to rule. In order to prevent this, God created the moon and it is the moon that rules over the night and by its lesser light it helps to dispel darkness. Here we see that God created the sun and the moon to work harmoniously together in order to rule over and combat and dispel darkness 24 hours a day, which prevents the darkness from ruling.

3) Where does the light of the moon come from? The moon is a planet which does not have its own light. This is proved during each of the 4 major cycles or phases of the moon as well as in a lunar eclipse. When the earth passes either partially or fully between the sun and the moon, the moon becomes dark, proving that the moon does not shine with its own light or it would not get dark at all.

Where does the light of the moon come from? It comes from the sun. This is proved when there is a solar eclipse. When the moon passes between the sun and the earth, the sun becomes dark and also the moon is dark, which proves that the moon does not shine with its own light, but only with the light of the sun. When the light of the sun shines upon the moon, the surface of the moon reflects some of this sunlight and helps to dispel darkness.

Both the sun and the moon are God’s chosen agencies to combat and dispel darkness. Both have their proper place of rulership and their proper work to do. But their two lights are not different from each other, because it is the same source of light that dispels darkness in both cases. The same with the Bible and the Spirit of Prophecy.

The Bible - like the sun - is the greater light, while the Spirit of Prophecy - like the moon - is the lesser light. Both of these are God’s chosen agencies to rule in their proper place in combating and dispelling darkness. But the Bible and the Spirit of Prophecy are only 1 word - the inspired word of God, just like the sun and the moon both shine with only 1 light source - the light of the sun. And who is this one word of God? Jesus Christ (Revelation 1:9-13; 1 John 1:1). And who can represent the sun? The sun of righteousness - Jesus Christ (Malachi 4:2). This means that the source of light in both the Bible and the Spirit of Prophecy is Jesus - the Way, Truth and Life (John 14:6).

4) God created both the sun and the moon to occupy their proper places in our solar system, and established their particular set courses to follow. If the sun would move much closer to earth, the earth would be scorched with its heat and soon become uninhabitable. But if the sun moved significantly farther away from earth, the earth would grow cold from lack of its heat and would soon become uninhabitable. In a similar manner, if the moon moved much closer to earth, its gravitational tidal effects upon large bodies of waters on earth would produce tidal waves devastating shoreline and inland areas. But if it moved significantly farther away, it would have very little tidal effect upon large bodies of waters, thus causing these waters to become stagnate, and death would soon occur to anything that depended upon these waters to survive.

God also created both the sun and the moon to have their own particular beneficial effects upon the living things on earth. It is the light of the sun which is necessary for all plants and vegetation to photosynthesize and produce sugars in order to grow strong and healthy. But it is by the gravitational pull of the moon in its new and/or full phases that brings up sufficient moisture into the soil which allows seeds to swell with water so they can then germinate, sprout and grow upwards to reach the sun light. Without both the sun and the moon working harmoniously together, plant life could not exist, and thus all life would be in jeopardy of dying.

5) If either the sun or the moon were to rebel against the purpose for which God created them, and independently followed their own course, no life would be possible on this earth. It is only because they both remain faithfully obedient to God’s will and have never changed or altered their set course which God created them to occupy, and both work unitedly together, that all life can sprout, grow and flourish on this earth. It takes both, not just one, for life to exist and flourish! The same with the Bible and the Spirit of Prophecy.

If either the Bible or the Spirit of Prophecy would rebel against the purpose for which God raised them up to occupy in teaching only the truths of God, and would instead independently follow their own course and teach their own erroneous falsehoods, then all spiritual life would be in jeopardy of dying. But because they both remain faithfully obedient to God and have never changed or altered His words of truth and thus have never taught any error or unrighteous principles, and both work unitedly together, that all spiritual life can grow and flourish. This clearly shows that both the Bible and the Spirit of Prophecy are necessary for all spiritual life to exist and flourish, and without one or the other, spiritual life would be in jeopardy of dying. It takes both, not just one, for spiritual life to exist and flourish!

These inspired passages reveal that if we desire an abundant fullness of life, both physically and spiritually, then wemust follow God’s word. But notice that Christ did not state that we were to follow just some of the word of God, or half, or even most of the word, but we were to follow “every word of God”. We cannot just follow some of inspiration and ignore other inspired words, but we must follow every word from God if we want our spiritual life to grow and flourish.

7) God is testing every one of us today on whether we will follower every word in the Bible and the Spirit of Prophecy. He allows different trials and adverse situations to occur in order to humble us so that we can understand and accept this very truth. Especially is God testing those who have separated from all apostate churches and are following Christ out in the wilderness, just as He tested His people of old.

“And thou shalt remember all the way which the LORD thy God led thee these forty years in the wilderness, to humble thee, [and] to prove thee, to know what [was] in thine heart, whether thou wouldest keep his commandments, or no. And he humbled thee, and suffered thee to hunger, and fed thee with manna, which thou knewest not, neither did thy fathers know; that he might make thee know that man doth not live by bread only, but by every [word] that proceedeth out of the mouth of the LORD doth man live.” Deuteronomy 8:2-3.

As God is testing each one of His separated followers today on living by every word of God, then how are you responding to these tests? Are you humbly submitting to God’s will to accept and live by every word of God in the Bible and in the Spirit of Prophecy? Or are you proudly refusing to live by every word of God, choosing only to follow some or most of God’s word, but not those words you disagree with? Let not a single one of us fail this last day test!

8) God also created stars to shine in the firmament and help by their light to combat and dispel darkness. But even though these stars are shining 24 hours a day, yet their light is very faint because they are so far away from earth. Their light is so dim that during the day time the greater light of the sun supercedes all of their light to the point that they cannot be seen at all, and even at night these stars do not do very much to combat and dispel darkness compared to the light of the moon. God purposedly did not place these stars closer to earth because He did not design that these stars were themselves to rule over the night, but were instead to aid the moon in rulership of dispelling darkness by its light.

All these stars shine with their own light and in their own particular place where God designed they were to be. Each star is different from another star, with some shining brighter, while others dimmer, showing that each star differs from another star in individuality (1 Corinthians 15:41). God has even given to each star their own personal name, clearly showing the individuality of each star (Psalms 147:4; Isaiah 40:26). By all of these dim stars unitedly shining at the same time helps the moon to rule over darkness at night.

As stars are different from one another, the same with angels and human beings: we each have our different gifts and talents, showing that each differs from another. Also, the heavenly stars are not all grouped together, but each has their own specific place to let their light shine. The same with angels and human beings: we do not all live in the same place, but each has our own specific place to let our light shine (Isaiah 60:1-3; Matthew 5:14-16). In addition, each heavenly star has their own personal name, so each angel and human being have our own name.

10) This means that in order to dispel darkness, God created the greater light of the sun, the lesser light of the moon, and the even dimmer light of the stars. All these lights are designed by God to combat darkness, but it was God’s will that the stars were to aid the moon in rulership over the darkness of night and not to rule by themselves. In like manner, God raised up the greater light of the Bible, the lesser light of the Spirit of Prophecy, and even the dimmer light of human beings to combat and dispel darkness. But it is God’s will that human beings are to aid the Spirit of Prophecy in rulership over the darkness and not to rule by themselves.


	"LET THERE BE LIGHT" Ministries home \| Sermon Quotes GREATER and LESSER LIGHT, part 3 quotes 1) “To the law and to the testimony: if they speak not according to this word, [it is] because [there is] no light in them.” Isaiah 8:20. 2) Why did God give 2 lights - the greater and the lesser? “And God said, Let there be lights in the firmament of the heaven to divide the day from the night; and let them be for signs, and for seasons, and for days, and years: And let them be for lights in the firmament of the heaven to give light upon the earth: and it was so. And God made two great lights; the greater light to rule the day, and the lesser light to rule the night: [he made] the stars also. And God set them in the firmament of the heaven to give light upon the earth, And to rule over the day and over the night, and to divide the light from the darkness: and God saw that [it was] good. And the evening and the morning were the fourth day.” Genesis 1:14-19. These verses reveal that God created 2 great lights - the sun and the moon - to rule over and give light upon the earth in their proper place. It was God’s will for there to be 2 lights and not just one, and He declared these 2 lights to be good. The light of the sun was given by God to rule over the day in dispelling darkness by its greater light, and if there was no sun, then the darkness would rule over the day. But the sun does not shine 24 hrs a day on the same area of earth, but only 12, and without the sun then little to no darkness would be dispelled, thus allowing the darkness of night to rule. In order to prevent this, God created the moon and it is the moon that rules over the night and by its lesser light it helps to dispel darkness. Here we see that God created the sun and the moon to work harmoniously together in order to rule over and combat and dispel darkness 24 hours a day, which prevents the darkness from ruling. 3) Where does the light of the moon come from? The moon is a planet which does not have its own light. This is proved during each of the 4 major cycles or phases of the moon as well as in a lunar eclipse. When the earth passes either partially or fully between the sun and the moon, the moon becomes dark, proving that the moon does not shine with its own light or it would not get dark at all. Where does the light of the moon come from? It comes from the sun. This is proved when there is a solar eclipse. When the moon passes between the sun and the earth, the sun becomes dark and also the moon is dark, which proves that the moon does not shine with its own light, but only with the light of the sun. When the light of the sun shines upon the moon, the surface of the moon reflects some of this sunlight and helps to dispel darkness. Both the sun and the moon are God’s chosen agencies to combat and dispel darkness. Both have their proper place of rulership and their proper work to do. But their two lights are not different from each other, because it is the same source of light that dispels darkness in both cases. The same with the Bible and the Spirit of Prophecy. The Bible - like the sun - is the greater light, while the Spirit of Prophecy - like the moon - is the lesser light. Both of these are God’s chosen agencies to rule in their proper place in combating and dispelling darkness. But the Bible and the Spirit of Prophecy are only 1 word - the inspired word of God, just like the sun and the moon both shine with only 1 light source - the light of the sun. And who is this one word of God? Jesus Christ (Revelation 1:9-13; 1 John 1:1). And who can represent the sun? The sun of righteousness - Jesus Christ (Malachi 4:2). This means that the source of light in both the Bible and the Spirit of Prophecy is Jesus - the Way, Truth and Life (John 14:6). 4) God created both the sun and the moon to occupy their proper places in our solar system, and established their particular set courses to follow. If the sun would move much closer to earth, the earth would be scorched with its heat and soon become uninhabitable. But if the sun moved significantly farther away from earth, the earth would grow cold from lack of its heat and would soon become uninhabitable. In a similar manner, if the moon moved much closer to earth, its gravitational tidal effects upon large bodies of waters on earth would produce tidal waves devastating shoreline and inland areas. But if it moved significantly farther away, it would have very little tidal effect upon large bodies of waters, thus causing these waters to become stagnate, and death would soon occur to anything that depended upon these waters to survive. God also created both the sun and the moon to have their own particular beneficial effects upon the living things on earth. It is the light of the sun which is necessary for all plants and vegetation to photosynthesize and produce sugars in order to grow strong and healthy. But it is by the gravitational pull of the moon in its new and/or full phases that brings up sufficient moisture into the soil which allows seeds to swell with water so they can then germinate, sprout and grow upwards to reach the sun light. Without both the sun and the moon working harmoniously together, plant life could not exist, and thus all life would be in jeopardy of dying. 5) If either the sun or the moon were to rebel against the purpose for which God created them, and independently followed their own course, no life would be possible on this earth. It is only because they both remain faithfully obedient to God’s will and have never changed or altered their set course which God created them to occupy, and both work unitedly together, that all life can sprout, grow and flourish on this earth. It takes both, not just one, for life to exist and flourish! The same with the Bible and the Spirit of Prophecy. If either the Bible or the Spirit of Prophecy would rebel against the purpose for which God raised them up to occupy in teaching only the truths of God, and would instead independently follow their own course and teach their own erroneous falsehoods, then all spiritual life would be in jeopardy of dying. But because they both remain faithfully obedient to God and have never changed or altered His words of truth and thus have never taught any error or unrighteous principles, and both work unitedly together, that all spiritual life can grow and flourish. This clearly shows that both the Bible and the Spirit of Prophecy are necessary for all spiritual life to exist and flourish, and without one or the other, spiritual life would be in jeopardy of dying. It takes both, not just one, for spiritual life to exist and flourish! 6) If we desire our spiritual life to grow and flourish, then what must we do? “But he answered and said, It is written, Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of God.” Matthew 4:4. “And Jesus answered him, saying, It is written, That man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word of God.” Luke 4:4. These inspired passages reveal that if we desire an abundant fullness of life, both physically and spiritually, then wemust follow God’s word. But notice that Christ did not state that we were to follow just some of the word of God, or half, or even most of the word, but we were to follow “every word of God”. We cannot just follow some of inspiration and ignore other inspired words, but we must follow every word from God if we want our spiritual life to grow and flourish. 7) God is testing every one of us today on whether we will follower every word in the Bible and the Spirit of Prophecy. He allows different trials and adverse situations to occur in order to humble us so that we can understand and accept this very truth. Especially is God testing those who have separated from all apostate churches and are following Christ out in the wilderness, just as He tested His people of old. “And thou shalt remember all the way which the LORD thy God led thee these forty years in the wilderness, to humble thee, [and] to prove thee, to know what [was] in thine heart, whether thou wouldest keep his commandments, or no. And he humbled thee, and suffered thee to hunger, and fed thee with manna, which thou knewest not, neither did thy fathers know; that he might make thee know that man doth not live by bread only, but by every [word] that proceedeth out of the mouth of the LORD doth man live.” Deuteronomy 8:2-3. As God is testing each one of His separated followers today on living by every word of God, then how are you responding to these tests? Are you humbly submitting to God’s will to accept and live by every word of God in the Bible and in the Spirit of Prophecy? Or are you proudly refusing to live by every word of God, choosing only to follow some or most of God’s word, but not those words you disagree with? Let not a single one of us fail this last day test! 8) God also created stars to shine in the firmament and help by their light to combat and dispel darkness. But even though these stars are shining 24 hours a day, yet their light is very faint because they are so far away from earth. Their light is so dim that during the day time the greater light of the sun supercedes all of their light to the point that they cannot be seen at all, and even at night these stars do not do very much to combat and dispel darkness compared to the light of the moon. God purposedly did not place these stars closer to earth because He did not design that these stars were themselves to rule over the night, but were instead to aid the moon in rulership of dispelling darkness by its light. All these stars shine with their own light and in their own particular place where God designed they were to be. Each star is different from another star, with some shining brighter, while others dimmer, showing that each star differs from another star in individuality (1 Corinthians 15:41). God has even given to each star their own personal name, clearly showing the individuality of each star (Psalms 147:4; Isaiah 40:26). By all of these dim stars unitedly shining at the same time helps the moon to rule over darkness at night. 9) What can represent the very faint light of the stars? Stars can represent angels: – Angels were represented as stars singing after God created the earth (Job 38:4-7). – Angels were represented as stars over 7 churches (Revelation 1:20). Stars can also represent human brings: – The brothers of Joseph were represented as stars (Genesis 37:9-10). – The followers of God were represented as stars being persecuted and cast down by the little horn (Daniel 8:9-10). – Wise ministers of righteousness were depicted as stars (Daniel 12:3). – The 12 tribes of the church (woman) of Israel were represented as being stars in her crown (Revelation 12:1). As stars are different from one another, the same with angels and human beings: we each have our different gifts and talents, showing that each differs from another. Also, the heavenly stars are not all grouped together, but each has their own specific place to let their light shine. The same with angels and human beings: we do not all live in the same place, but each has our own specific place to let our light shine (Isaiah 60:1-3; Matthew 5:14-16). In addition, each heavenly star has their own personal name, so each angel and human being have our own name. 10) This means that in order to dispel darkness, God created the greater light of the sun, the lesser light of the moon, and the even dimmer light of the stars. All these lights are designed by God to combat darkness, but it was God’s will that the stars were to aid the moon in rulership over the darkness of night and not to rule by themselves. In like manner, God raised up the greater light of the Bible, the lesser light of the Spirit of Prophecy, and even the dimmer light of human beings to combat and dispel darkness. But it is God’s will that human beings are to aid the Spirit of Prophecy in rulership over the darkness and not to rule by themselves.