“Paganism was the largest thing in the world and Christianity was larger; and everything else has been comparatively small.” — G.K. Chesterton, The Catholic Church and Conversion
The Son rose and snuffed out every other lesser light. The light of Christ erased all of the shadows. And now that the light is directly overhead, seated at the right hand of God, the Father Almighty, there are no more shadows. Everything is now seen in the light of day.
"Do not, I beseech you, be troubled about the increase of forces already in dissolution. You have mistaken the hour of the night; it is already morning.” — Hilaire Belloc
The only darkness to be found is crowding into the corners of the world trembling before the advance of the rising Son. Every enemy will be lit up. Every dark corner will be exposed.
“The sun has risen. Christ has come. He is the king. The light covers the world. A return to heathen midnight is an impossibility. Those who walk in darkness now are doing so in a world suffused with light. This is hard to do — you have to remain blind, or hide in root cellars. There are ways to stay out of the sunlight, but they are difficult to accomplish. Not only so, but as the day passes, they will get increasingly difficult.” — Douglas Wilson, God Rest Ye Merry
The light has shone in the darkness and the darkness has not overcome it. Christ walked into the world and turned the light on and there is no one capable of turning it back off. You cannot walk into a well lit world and turn the dark on.
“Men have spoken too soon in claiming that the world has now entered a post-Christian era and we have been fools to believe them.” — Iain Murray, The Puritan Hope
The old world is gone. Christ remade the world and there is no going back. The only thing left to do is hold on and enjoy the ride.
1 Corinthians 15:25-26
For he must reign, till he hath put all enemies under his feet. The last enemy that shall be destroyed is death.
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