Light, Truth and Intelligence

[Dusty52]

I have always been fascinated by the concept of light, truth and intelligence, it is my understanding that when heavenly messengers have appeared to people on earth it was in light, first vision, angel Moroni, etc
What is the relationship between the 3?
D&C 93:36

[BruceRGilbert]

Doctrine and Covenants 93:
36 The glory of God is intelligence, or, in other words, light and truth.

1.) Intelligence or Glory = Light + Truth.

Doctrine and Covenants 93:
24 And truth is knowledge of things as they are, and as they were, and as they are to come;

25 And whatsoever is more or less than this is the spirit of that wicked one who was a liar from the beginning.

2.) Truth = "Experiential" Knowledge of things.

So:

3.) Intelligence or Glory = Light + "Experiential" Knowledge of things.



Supporting Scriptural References:

James 1:
17 Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and cometh down from the Father of lights, with whom is no variableness, neither shadow of turning.

Doctrine and Covenants 67:
9 For ye know that there is no unrighteousness in them, and that which is righteous cometh down from above, from the Father of lights.

Doctrine and Covenants 88:
6 He that ascended up on high, as also he descended below all things, in that he comprehended all things, that he might be in all and through all things, the light of truth;

7 Which truth shineth. This is the light of Christ. As also he is in the sun, and the light of the sun, and the power thereof by which it was made.

Moroni 7:
18 And now, my brethren, seeing that ye know the light by which ye may judge, which light is the light of Christ, see that ye do not judge wrongfully; for with that same judgment which ye judge ye shall also be judged.

19 Wherefore, I beseech of you, brethren, that ye should search diligently in the light of Christ that ye may know good from evil; and if ye will lay hold upon every good thing, and condemn it not, ye certainly will be a child of Christ.

Doctrine and Covenants 88:
11 And the light which shineth, which giveth you light, is through him who enlighteneth your eyes, which is the same light that quickeneth your understandings;

12 Which light proceedeth forth from the presence of God to fill the immensity of space—

13 The light which is in all things, which giveth life to all things, which is the law by which all things are governed, even the power of God who sitteth upon his throne, who is in the bosom of eternity, who is in the midst of all things.

2 Corinthians 4:
3 But if our gospel be hid, it is hid to them that are lost:

4 In whom the god of this world hath blinded the minds of them which believe not, lest the light of the glorious gospel of Christ, who is the image of God, should shine unto them.

5 For we preach not ourselves, but Christ Jesus the Lord; and ourselves your servants for Jesus’ sake.

6 For God, who commanded the light to shine out of darkness, hath shined in our hearts, to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ.

In "earthly terms" we have identified light as the "electro-magnetic wave" spectrum and recognize it to have varying frequencies. We recognize that in order to be "quickened," these frequencies must become faster. Please note:




Resonance occurs within each of us when we have the "oneness" of the Mind and Heart . . . Thought and Feelings:




Which was illustrated by the Shekinah Glory which showed God's presence over the Tabernacle of Moses:



In Conclusion:

Light is the basis for creation. In the account of the "Spiritual" Creation given in Genesis 1 and 2. It is apparent that one of the first activities was to separate the light from the darkness. The Light was recognized as being good. You and I are a mixture of both, light and darkness. Light has a directional, as well as, attractive component.

[BruceRGilbert]

That state of "Resonance" between the heart and the mind can best be described as "LOVE;" the real kind that involves the "whole soul" of Heart, Might, Mind and Strength. It is the "ideal" state of existence wherein there is peace, harmony and fulfillment.

[The Airbender]

Doctrine and Covenants 93:
36 The glory of God is intelligence, or, in other words, light and truth.

1.) Intelligence or Glory = Light + Truth.

Doctrine and Covenants 93:
24 And truth is knowledge of things as they are, and as they were, and as they are to come;

25 And whatsoever is more or less than this is the spirit of that wicked one who was a liar from the beginning.

2.) Truth = "Experiential" Knowledge of things.

So:

3.) Intelligence or Glory = Light + "Experiential" Knowledge of things.



Supporting Scriptural References:

James 1:
17 Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and cometh down from the Father of lights, with whom is no variableness, neither shadow of turning.

Doctrine and Covenants 67:
9 For ye know that there is no unrighteousness in them, and that which is righteous cometh down from above, from the Father of lights.

Doctrine and Covenants 88:
6 He that ascended up on high, as also he descended below all things, in that he comprehended all things, that he might be in all and through all things, the light of truth;

7 Which truth shineth. This is the light of Christ. As also he is in the sun, and the light of the sun, and the power thereof by which it was made.

Moroni 7:
18 And now, my brethren, seeing that ye know the light by which ye may judge, which light is the light of Christ, see that ye do not judge wrongfully; for with that same judgment which ye judge ye shall also be judged.

19 Wherefore, I beseech of you, brethren, that ye should search diligently in the light of Christ that ye may know good from evil; and if ye will lay hold upon every good thing, and condemn it not, ye certainly will be a child of Christ.

Doctrine and Covenants 88:
11 And the light which shineth, which giveth you light, is through him who enlighteneth your eyes, which is the same light that quickeneth your understandings;

12 Which light proceedeth forth from the presence of God to fill the immensity of space—

13 The light which is in all things, which giveth life to all things, which is the law by which all things are governed, even the power of God who sitteth upon his throne, who is in the bosom of eternity, who is in the midst of all things.

2 Corinthians 4:
3 But if our gospel be hid, it is hid to them that are lost:

4 In whom the god of this world hath blinded the minds of them which believe not, lest the light of the glorious gospel of Christ, who is the image of God, should shine unto them.

5 For we preach not ourselves, but Christ Jesus the Lord; and ourselves your servants for Jesus’ sake.

6 For God, who commanded the light to shine out of darkness, hath shined in our hearts, to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ.

In "earthly terms" we have identified light as the "electro-magnetic wave" spectrum and recognize it to have varying frequencies. We recognize that in order to be "quickened," these frequencies must become faster. Please note:




Resonance occurs within each of us when we have the "oneness" of the Mind and Heart . . . Thought and Feelings:




Which was illustrated by the Shekinah Glory which showed God's presence over the Tabernacle of Moses:



In Conclusion:

Light is the basis for creation. In the account of the "Spiritual" Creation given in Genesis 1 and 2. It is apparent that one of the first activities was to separate the light from the darkness. The Light was recognized as being good. You and I are a mixture of both, light and darkness. Light has a directional, as well as, attractive component.

To all of the above: Wow! Thanks!

[BruceRGilbert]

The purpose of this visual is to illustrate that this physical existence consists of "fallen" or "unquickened" LIGHT. As shown before, LIGHT has sapient and sentient qualities. All things are comprised of "intelligence" in one quickened state or another - to act or to be acted upon.

[BruceRGilbert]

There are very interesting optical qualities of a sphere of glass. All incident light from all directions is focused at the very center. There are "artifacts" of truth that have become obfuscated and rendered to the realm of mysticism. This is certainly the case with the "mystical" glass ball into which "diviners" peer to reveal the future and fortune of their clients. Note that the real deal is planetary size. There is a vast difference in size between this "lower kingdom" revelator and the next one shown. It has to do with the frequency of the light that is focused. Lower frequencies have longer wavelengths and lower velocities, (i.m.o.)



Higher order kingdoms than the Earth in it's Celestialized, Exalted state? Yes. The inference is that "higher order kingdoms" operate in geographically smaller space with higher energy output - (may this suffice for now.)

Doctrine and Covenants 88:
36 All kingdoms have a law given;

37 And there are many kingdoms; for there is no space in the which there is no kingdom; and there is no kingdom in which there is no space, either a greater or a lesser kingdom.

38 And unto every kingdom is given a law; and unto every law there are certain bounds also and conditions.

39 All beings who abide not in those conditions are not justified.

There are multiple dimensions, not just height, width, depth, and "breadth," (which infers the dimension of time in which a physical objects exists,) but, too, realms that are outside of our ability to perceive. Space is virtually "empty" of physical objects according to our perceptions; however, according to the scripture cited - it is abundantly occupied. There is an "ether" that exists in this "vacuum" of space that allows for the propagation of the electro-magnetic waves in receiving and transmitting signals in facilitating radio communication. If space were "empty," this phenomena would not occur. Too, the scripture infers that these "kingdoms" are inhabited by intelligent beings who are able to exercise some type of agency with certain "justifiable" tolerances and degrees of freedom.

God does not live on KOLOB.

Abraham 3:
1 And I, Abraham, had the Urim and Thummim, which the Lord my God had given unto me, in Ur of the Chaldees;

2 And I saw the stars, that they were very great, and that one of them was nearest unto the throne of God; and there were many great ones which were near unto it;

3 And the Lord said unto me: These are the governing ones; and the name of the great one is Kolob, because it is near unto me, for I am the Lord thy God: I have set this one to govern all those which belong to the same order as that upon which thou standest.(TELESTIAL ORDER: Ability to be seen with the human eye.)

4 And the Lord said unto me, by the Urim and Thummim, that Kolob was after the manner of the Lord, according to its times and seasons in the revolutions thereof; that one revolution was a day unto the Lord, after his manner of reckoning, it being one thousand years according to the time appointed unto that whereon thou standest. This is the reckoning of the Lord’s time, according to the reckoning of Kolob.

Abraham 3:
9 And thus there shall be the reckoning of the time of one planet above another, until thou come nigh unto Kolob, which Kolob is after the reckoning of the Lord’s time; which Kolob is set nigh unto the throne of God, to govern all those planets which belong to the same order as that upon which thou standest.

10 And it is given unto thee to know the set time of all the stars that are set to give light, until thou come near unto the throne of God.

Abraham 3:
13 And he said unto me: This is Shinehah, which is the sun. And he said unto me: Kokob, which is star. And he said unto me: Olea, which is the moon. And he said unto me: Kokaubeam, which signifies stars, or all the great lights, which were in the firmament of heaven.
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16 If two things exist, and there be one above the other, there shall be greater things above them; therefore Kolob is the greatest of all the Kokaubeam that thou hast seen, because it is nearest unto me.

Kolob is of a "Telestial" Order. God's residence is not of this order and cannot be seen by Telestial eyes. We are "quickened" by the "order" of light that we receive.