What is the difference between dark and darkness

A crucial point that the apostle John makes in both the Gospel of John and his series of three letters known as 1, 2 and 3rd John, is the difference between light and darkness. It is important for us to understand what John means.

As he writes in the first of his three letters, "This is the message we have heard from him and declare to you: God is light; in him there is no darkness at all. If we claim to have fellowship with him yet walk in the darkness, we lie and do not live by the truth.

But if we walk in the light, as he is light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus, his Son, purifies us from all sin. When John says that "God is light", he is referring literally to God as illuminator.

That is, as the illuminator - as the creator - as the generator - of all that was, is, and ever will be. Of course, light not only reveals that which is hidden in darkness, but it also provides energy needed for the giving and sustaining of life. When the earth was dark and void Genesis God provided light. This light not only provided physical energy for the development of all life, including human beings, but it also provided spiritual direction, ultimately through the person of Jesus Christ, for the proper orientation of all life toward and in obedience to God's Word.

Accordingly, the message that Jesus Christ brings to this world is one that will bring light to the darkness of any heart. It is the Good News about the truth of God's love that is capable of overcoming any obstacle, no matter how dark. Our natural inclination is to run away from darkness. First of all, it is impossible to see anything at all in total darkness.

Total darkness means the absence of light, and our eyes depend on light to see. Pitch black darkness is essential for the body to fall asleep.

In absence of light, the brain sends a signal to the body indicating that it is time to rest. In the visible spectrum, black is the absorption of all colors. The darkness of night was thick and for a moment he began to panic again. Darkness, the polar opposite of brightness, is understood as a lack of illumination or an absence of visible light.

Human vision is unable to distinguish color in conditions of either high brightness or very low brightness. God saw that the light was good, and He separated the light from the darkness. Darkness travels at the speed of light.