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Light: A Masterful Symbol
Title
Light: A Masterful Symbol
Publication Type
Journal Article
Year of Publication
2011
Authors
Rust, Richard Dilworth (Primary)
Journal
Journal of Book of Mormon Studies
Pagination
52-65
Volume
20
Issue
1
Abstract
From God’s first creative act recorded in Genesis to the brightness with which the Savior will return in the second coming, light is ever present in scripture. Many instances in the scriptures record God’s use of light to further his purposes—the stones that provided the Jaredites light while crossing the ocean, the light by which the children of Israel were led in the wilderness, and the light that announced the Savior’s birth. None of these physical manifestations of light is without powerful symbolic meaning. At other points in scripture, light is used purely as a symbol—a symbol of truth, wisdom, power, and righteousness. More important than these, though, is that light can ultimately represent Jesus Christ himself, by whose light all can be saved.
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