15: Lux

1. Term: Lux

Pronunciation: looks
Meaning: Light; both physical light and metaphorical illumination, truth, and divine revelation.

2. Biblical Usage:

  • Used in the Latin Vulgate to symbolize God’s presence, guidance, and truth.
  • Frequently contrasts with darkness, representing sin or ignorance.

3. Example Verse:

  • John 8:12 — “Ego sum lux mundi; qui sequitur me non ambulat in tenebris…”
    (“I am the light of the world; whoever follows me will not walk in darkness…”)
  • Genesis 1:3 — “Dixit Deus: Fiat lux, et facta est lux.”
    (“And God said, ‘Let there be light,’ and there was light.”)

4. Theological Significance:

  • Lux represents divine revelation and moral guidance.
  • Central to Christian symbolism of Christ as the Light.
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