THROUGHOUT THE BIBLE, LIGHT IS SYNONYMOUS WITH DEVINE PRESENCE
Here are a few examples in both the Tenach (Old Testament) and the Gospels (New Testament):
Exodus 33.20 -- And He said, "You will not be able to see My face, for man shall not see Me and live."
In Ezekiel 1:4-28, the prophet describes a vision filled with brightness, representing God's majesty.
Matthew 17:1-2 NKJV -- Now after six days Jesus took Peter, James, and John his brother, led them up on a high mountain by themselves; and He was transfigured before them. His face shone like the sun, and His clothes became as white as the light"
Acts 9.3 -- As he journeyed he came near Damascus, and suddenly a light shone around him from heaven.
2 Thessalonians 2.8 KJV -- And then shall that Wicked be revealed, whom the Lord shall consume with the spirit of his mouth, and shall destroy with the brightness of his coming:
Notice it is the "brightness" of his coming.
Revelation 21:23 -- The city had no need of the sun or of the moon to shine in it, for the glory of God illuminated it. The Lamb is its light
SO HOW BRIGHT ARE WE TALKING ABOUT?
Scientists studying the linen burial clothes of Yeshua/Jesus have given us a clue. They calculated the Brightness of the Light that could produce the image of the body wrapped in the Shroud of Turin.
Scientists determined it would take 34 trillion watts. That is more electricity that the entire USA is capable of generating today. In addition, because that much energy would vaporize the fabric, the length of the pulse of light would have to be for 0.000000000025 OF one second!
Furthermore, the light would have to be vacuum ultraviolet light. Vacuum ultraviolet (VUV) light is special due to its short wavelength range of 10-200 nm, which requires a vacuum to propagate since it is absorbed by air. This makes it useful for special high-resolution and high energy tasks, such as sterilization.
These are a few of the amazing facts about the Shroud. NONE of them is possible for scientists to recreate with today's technology. It all leads to only one possible conclusion. The man in the Shroud of Turin suffered a horrific painful death. He was buried for three days time frame. He emerged from his linen clothes in a bright flash of light that was so powerful that no man can see and live.
Science is catching up to the bible! Yes, I said that correctly!
Recent scientific studies on the Shroud of Turin have reignited discussions about its authenticity and connection to biblical accounts. A 2022 study by Italian scientist Liberato De Caro used wide-angle X-ray scattering to suggest the Shroud dates back 2,000 years, aligning with the time of Jesus. This challenges previous carbon dating from the 1980s that dated it to the medieval period. Despite skepticism, some researchers argue that new evidence, including pollen and soil analysis, supports its authenticity as a relic from the time of Jesus.
SIGN OF JONAH:
Matthew 12:38-41 -- Then some of the scribes and Pharisees answered, saying, “Teacher, we want to see a sign from You.”
But He answered and said to them, “An evil and adulterous generation seeks after a sign, and no sign will be given to it except the sign of the prophet Jonah. For as Jonah was three days and three nights in the belly of the great fish, so will the Son of Man be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth. The men of Nineveh will rise up in the judgment with this generation and condemn it, because they repented at the preaching of Jonah; and indeed a greater than Jonah is here.
My other blog posts concerning the Shroud of Turin:
Asking Questions About the Image on the Shroud
Have You Seen Him?