The Law of First Mention
  This is a great tool in Bible study, and I believe that this law of first mention was established by God the Holy Spirit. When God proclaims something for the first time, whether it is a person, a theme, or a doctrine, it carries throughout the entire Bible. For example, the first mention of ‘light’ (Genesis 1:3) And God said, Let there be light: and there was light. The declaration of light and its creation was a supernatural act by the One who is Light. The first mention carries all the way through to the Book of the Revelation of Jesus Christ. Light (in any form) is a supernatural act, whether the light of creation, or the spiritual Light for men, it must come from the container of Light, the Lord Jesus Christ. In John’s gospel, John Chapter 1,verses 4 and 5, we read of Christ, In him was life; and the life was the light of men. And the light shineth in darkness; and the darkness comprehended it not. In both Genesis and in John this Light was issued to divide the darkness from the Light in Genesis, and to divide the darkness of sin in John; and the darkness could not comprehend the brightness of this Light.
To further view this Light, turn to Revelation, Chapter 21, verse 23: And the city had no need of the sun, neither of the moon, to shine in it: for the glory of God did lighten it, and the Lamb is the light thereof. In Revelation 21 we have the voice of the Spirit concluding or finalizing who is possessor of all light. Here it is the Lamb who is unquestionably the Lord Jesus Christ, the Lord of lords, and the King of kings. It is the Lord Jesus Christ who is the Light thereof. The theme of God’s Light goes through the Scripture. One more verification comes from the lips of our glorious Lord Himself, I AM the Light of the world. (John 8:12) Then spake Jesus again unto them, saying, I am the light of the world: he that followeth me shall not walk in darkness, but shall have the light of life.
 And God said, Let there be light: and there was light. (Genesis 1:3)
 For with thee [is] the fountain of life: in thy light shall we see light. (Psalm 36:9)
 Who coverest [thyself] with light as [with] a garment: who stretchest out the heavens like a curtain: (Psalm, 104:2)
 Then spake Jesus again unto them, saying, I am the light of the world: he that followeth me shall not walk in darkness, but shall have the light of life. (John 8:12)
 I am come a light into the world, that whosoever believeth on me should not abide in darkness. (John 12:46)
 And the city had no need of the sun, neither of the moon, to shine in it: for the glory of God did lighten it, and the Lamb [is] the light thereof. (Revelation 21:23)
 This Light also man would refuse because they love darkness, and turn their backs to the Light. However, we are comforted with these words, But as many as received him, to them gave he power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on his name: Which were born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God. (John 1:12 -13) WAIT, this is a supernatural act, which were born not of blood, nor the will of the flesh, nor the will of man, but of God. John 1:13 is telling us of the sons of God who were introduced in John 1:12, it is the Spirit of God in John 1:12 who is showing us the supernatural beings in the sons of God. Verse 13 gives us the order of our supernatural birth, and putting both verses 12 and 13 together makes the total of the new creation in Jesus Christ. You cannot have the title of son, if you do not have the Son of righteousness with healing in his wings. If you have not been born from above by the Light of God through His righteous Son then you have no claim on eternity with Him.
This article was taken in part from the study of the book of Hebrews, Chapter 7, verses 1 and 2 titled
There was a man sent by God.
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