Isaiah 49:6
49:6 he says, “Is it too insignificant a task for you to be my servant,
to reestablish the tribes of Jacob,
and restore the remnant of Israel?
I will make you a light to the nations,
so you can bring my deliverance to the remote regions of the earth.”
Isaiah 51:4-5
51:4 Pay attention to me, my people!
Listen to me, my people!
For I will issue a decree,
I will make my justice a light to the nations.
51:5 I am ready to vindicate,
I am ready to deliver,
I will establish justice among the nations.
The coastlands wait patiently for me;
they wait in anticipation for the revelation of my power.
Isaiah 60:1-3
Zion’s Future Splendor
60:1 “Arise! Shine! For your light arrives!
The splendor of the Lord shines on you!
60:2 For, look, darkness covers the earth
and deep darkness covers the nations,
but the Lord shines on you;
his splendor appears over you.
60:3 Nations come to your light,
kings to your bright light.
Luke 2:32
2:32 a light,
for revelation to the Gentiles,
and for glory to your people Israel.”
John 8:12
Jesus as the Light of the World
8:12 Then Jesus spoke out again, “I am the light of the world. The one who follows me will never walk in darkness, but will have the light of life.”
Acts 13:47
13:47 For this
is what the Lord has commanded us: ‘
I have appointed you to be a light for the Gentiles, to bring salvation to the ends of the earth.’”
Acts 26:23
26:23 that
the Christ
was to suffer and be the first to rise from the dead, to proclaim light both to our people
and to the Gentiles.”
Acts 26:1
Paul Offers His Defense
26:1 So Agrippa said to Paul, “You have permission to speak for yourself.” Then Paul held out his hand and began his defense:
Acts 2:9
2:9 Parthians, Medes, Elamites, and residents of Mesopotamia, Judea and Cappadocia, Pontus and the province of Asia,