Saturday September 11, 2004
(John 1:4) In him was life; and the life was the light of men.
(John 1:5) And the light shineth in darkness; and the darkness comprehended it not.
Jesus was not only present “in the beginning,” but was active in the work of creation:
By the word of the LORD were the heavens made; and all the host of them by the breath of his mouth. (Psa. 33:6) And to make all men see what is the fellowship of the mystery, which from the beginning of the world hath been hid in God, who created all things by Jesus Christ: (Eph. 3:9) For by him were all things created, that are in heaven, and that are in earth, visible and invisible, whether they be thrones, or dominions, or principalities, or powers: all things were created by him, and for him: (Col. 1:16) And, Thou, Lord, in the beginning hast laid the foundation of the earth; and the heavens are the works of thine hands: (Heb. 1:10)
He is also the source of all life: “That which was from the beginning, which we have heard, which we have seen with our eyes, which we have looked upon, and our hands have handled, of the Word of life; (For the life was manifested, and we have seen it, and bear witness, and shew unto you that eternal life, which was with the Father, and was manifested unto us

” (1John 1-2)
He is the giver and the source of life. Also, realize that life began with God, not with some evolutionary process. John, in this Gospel, as well as his first epistle, will speak of three great attributes of God: life, light and love. Life and light are often within the context of the other. (John 3:15-18, 8:12, 1John 1:1-5).
Dr. Henry Morris defined "light" in relation to creation: "As the Spirit of God moved, so now the Word of God speaks in Genesis 1:3. The result is light, the energizing of the vast cosmos through the marvelous electro-magnetic force system which maintains all structures and processes in matter. These varied energies include not only visible light, but also all the short-wave radiation’s (ultra-violet, x-rays, etc.) and the long-wave radiation’s (infra-red, radio waves, etc.), as well as heat, sound, electricity, magnetism, molecular inter-actions, etc. 'Light,' the most basic form of energy, is mentioned specifically, but its existence necessarily implies the activation of all forms of electro-magnetic energies. Light was not created, since God Himself dwells in light." He goes on to say, "The existence of visible light prior to the establishment of the sun, moon and stars (Genesis 1:16) emphasizes the fact that light (energy) is more fundamental than light givers."
(Dr Henry Morris, The Defenders Study Bible, p. 4)
1John 1:5: "This then is the message we have heard of Him, an declare unto you, that God is light, and in Him is no darkness at all."
The light is a "witness" to the darkness as it shines forth, but he darkness "comprehended it not." (John 3: 19-21)
Therefore, the second name used to describe Jesus as the Son of God is the light (1:4-9). As Dr. Morris said, light is "the most basic form of energy." Jesus, as the Light, displays Him as Omnipotent (All-powerful) Also notice that John wrote of scientific principles a long time before modern science figured it out!
It is curious that this should come up on this, the third anniversary of the horrific events in 2001. Last night on one of the news channels was a panel of people talking about the events of that day. One thing they all agreed on was the fact that those who do such things have no regard for the victims at all. Without the Light of Life, the Lord Jesus Christ, man is in a dark state indeed.