and darkness fell...

And indeed, the darkness fell...but, what KIND of 'DARKNESS' am i referring to? Now, you might be wondering, "How many kinds of 'darkness' is there??" Well, to shed some LIGHT on the matter...below are a few probabilities...could it be PHYSICAL darkness - the absence of light? MENTAL darkness - a mind set in a state of oblivion? OR EMOTIONAL darkness - a heart absent with all things good and brewing with all things evil?

The answer?

NONE OF THE ABOVE..

In fact, it is SPIRITUAL darkness that i am referring to - the ABSENCE of the voice of The Almighty...So, let's take a stroll back to the Past, shall we?

For 430 years, the voice of The Almighty was not heard by all of humankind...

It was the Intertestamental Silence...

It was then, that this DARKNESS fell...

It was the time which divides the Old Testament from the New Testament of the Holy Bible...

This said silence spanned from the year 434 BC. until 4 BC. In which, during the year 4 BC, The Messiah, Jesus Christ was brought into this vile world by a certain virgin, named, Mary. And then, the silence was broken...

The Christ was rather different...He was rather special...He was made in the image of God...Well, aren't we all?? For it is written...

"²⁷ So God created man in his own image, in the image of God he created him; male and female he created them."

Genesis 1:27 (NIV)

Well, yes. Undeniable was the fact that Jesus Christ was created in the image of God like how the rest of us mortals were, but what REALLY set Him apart from the rest of us is due to the fact that He was conceived NOT by the fusion of sperm and ovum BUT by the Holy Spirit. For it is written...

^"20But after he had considered this, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream and said, "Joseph son of David, do not be afraid to take Mary home as your wife, because what is conceived in her is from the Holy Spirit."

Matthew 1:20 (NIV)

Apart from that very fact, He also claimed Himself to be the Son of the Living God...The Messiah...The Saviour of the world...The Lamb of God...The King of the Jews...

And with this sort of 'accusations' being brought upon Himself, it was no wonder the chief priests, the elders, the teachers of the law and the whole Sanhedrin were outraged! They were tremendously filled with scepticism and were also threatened by His mere presence amongst them as Jesus was a VERY influential being. Thus, their minds and hearts were bent on His crucifixion...

If only they were like us, who knows the truth. Like us, who knows that He was NOT just an influential being...That He was NOT just a mere man...That He was SO much more...That He was actually, The Messiah...And in fact, one of the THREE persons to make up the Trinity - He was, REALLY, the Son of God...For it is written...

"¹⁵He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation. ¹⁶For by him all things were created: things in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or powers or rulers or authorities; all things were created by him and for him. ¹⁷He is before all things, and in him all things hold together. ¹⁸And he is the head of the body, the church; he is the beginning and the firstborn from among the dead, so that in everything he might have the supremacy. ¹⁹For God was pleased to have all his fullness dwell in him, ²⁰and through him to reconcile to himself all things, whether things on earth or things in heaven, by making peace through his blood, shed on the cross."

Colossians 1:15-20 (NIV)

Therefore, Jesus Christ was crucified. BUT, after 3 days, He rose again. Thus, with the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ...the SPIRITUAL darkness that befell on all of mankind for that 430 years was lifted. And not only for that 430 years, BUT He made a way for mankind in this present age to once again reach Our Creator. He saved us from Eternal Damnation by the shedding of His blood on the cross for our iniquities and sins. Our SINS and transgressions were the very factor that held us back from reaching God. And that is why Christians all over the face of this planet celebrate Easter...

"Well, i guess with all that's been said...it's time for a change, right?"

"Yeah, i guess..."

hopefully...