I didn't say "black"! Because darkness is what existed not the color black that God instead of abolishing, merely SPOKE His Light into the darkness dividing the darkness (not black) from His Light.
Black is defined a specific color, but darkness is defined from black: figuratively, misery, destruction, death, ignorance, sorrow, wickedness:—dark(-ness), night, obscurity.
God did not abolish the darkness because the evil from the darkness God would use to bring about the greatest good for the sons of God.
EXACTLY! That is what we read was upon the face of the deep, complete absence of all light that figuratively would bring misery, destruction, death, ignorance, sorrow, wickedness [H2822] upon this earth even to the sons of God. But what does God promise the sons of God through His Son, Jesus Christ? ALL things, not just good things, but ALL things, including all that comes as darkness to our hearts and minds work together for good to them that love God, who are called according to his purpose.
Romans 8:28 (KJV) And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to
his purpose.
How does evil that comes as darkness and death spiritually and physically work together for the good to them that love God?
It was through evil that comes as darkness/death that Christ would show that not even darkness of death can separate believers from the love of God through Him. That's why we're told not to worry about all the evil that shall be upon this earth. Because darkness and death of the body for the sons of God is not the end, but the beginning of eternal spiritual life in the Kingdom of God with Christ forever.
Romans 8:34-39 (KJV) Who
is he that condemneth?
It is Christ that died, yea rather, that is risen again, who is even at the right hand of God, who also maketh intercession for us. Who shall separate us from the love of Christ?
shall tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword? As it is written, For thy sake we are killed all the day long; we are accounted as sheep for the slaughter. Nay, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him that loved us. For I am persuaded, that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor powers, nor things present, nor things to come, Nor height, nor depth, nor any other creature, shall be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.
Evil from darkness could not be known before the creation of mankind. Evil that comes from darkness, like good that comes from light could only exist and be known after A&E listened to the voice of evil (serpent) and sinned against God. It was after they sinned that their eyes were opened, and they KNEW they were naked and for the first time they felt shame. Their inward man (personality) from that moment became like that of the serpent that deceived them.
Naked:
Strong's Hebrew Dictionary
5903. עֵירֹם eyrom (ʻêyrôm)
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עֵירֹם ʻêyrôm, ay-rome' - or עֵרֹם ʻêrôm; from
H6191; nudity:—naked(-ness).
Strong's Hebrew Dictionary
6191. עָרַם aram (ʻâram)
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עָרַם ʻâram, aw-ram' - a primitive root; properly, to be (or make) bare; but used only in the derivative sense (through the idea perhaps of smoothness) to be cunning (usually in a bad sense):—× very, beware, take crafty (counsel), be prudent, deal subtilly.
As I've already shown the Spirit that gave A&E life departed from them and another spirit from God, the spirit from darkness/evil entered into them, and through them the whole human race became of a fallen inward man, born with the same fallen spirit as that of the serpent.
Of course not! But knowing that evil/death would come from darkness, God, from before the foundation of the world provided a remedy for the problem of sin and death; Christ, the Lamb slain from before the foundation of the world. So those whose names are written in the book of life would not fall as our first parents had. Faithful sons of God will not again be deceived, and will not worship the dragon named Satan and his beasts.
Revelation 13:8 (KJV) And all that dwell upon the earth shall worship him, whose names are not written in the book of life of the Lamb slain from the foundation of the world.
I believe I've shown that I understand exactly how evil not only exists from the fall, but also how God has ordained all that comes to pass, and from the beginning did not destroy darkness because evil that would come from the darkness would be used by Him to bring about the greatest good for the sons of God.
