NT Text: 2 Corinthians 4:6
OT Source(s):
Source: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Reference Type: Allusion
Connection Method(s): Typology + Longitudinal Theme
Significance: Paul adapts Genesis 1:3's creation language to describe spiritual illumination in conversion. Just as God spoke light into primordial darkness, he now shines light into human hearts, revealing his glory in Christ's face. This is corporate new creation - God creating a new people through the gospel's illuminating power. Paul's Damascus road experience likely informs this language, where blinding light revealed Christ. The christological reading is unmistakable: Christ's face is where God's glory is supremely revealed, surpassing Moses whose reflected glory faded. This new creation theme connects directly to 5:17's explicit declaration.