The new Jerusalem needs no sun or moon to shine on it The glory of God shines on it and the Lamb is its lamp Ancient people worshiped the sun for its life-giving light and warmth The moon was seen as a lesser god, creating seasons and rhythms Cities produced their own light with oil lamps in John's day But today's light pollution would astonish ancients John knows the importance of light But the true light is God's spiritual light - the glory of God This has been seen in Jesus, the Lamb on the cross If we learn one thing from John, it is to worship the living God The theme of light, referring to the passage just read about how the New Jerusalem needs no sun or moon because God is its light. Ancient people worshiped the sun and moon but that John sees the true light as the spiritual light of God's glory, revealed in Jesus Christ. The main message from John is to worship the living God, not lesser things.

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