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From the Sixth Hour to the Ninth Hour

Now from the sixth hour there was darkness over all the land unto the ninth hour.

(Matthew 27:45) KJV

Another picture that we have which is part of the symbolism of Christ on the cross is that darkness came upon the world in the middle of the day. Things on Earth are patterned after things in the heavens.

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January 15th

Truth is Light, Darkness is Evil

And the earth was without form, and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters.

(Genesis 1:2) ESV

Now from the sixth hour there was darkness over all the land unto the ninth hour.

(Matthew 27:45) ESV

We make a connection between the darkness in Genesis 1:2 and the darkness that fell upon the world while Jesus hung on the cross. This is the sacrifice which had to be made to pay the price of our redemption, the propitiation.

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