What does it mean when Christ says that He is the light of the world?

Cary Green explains in this video that when Jesus said that He is the light of the world, it is important to remember that not only did God create light, He is the light, He is the source of light.

When we look at the New Jerusalem that is described in Revelation, the city has no need for the sun or moon because the glory of God has illuminated it and its lamp is the Lamb. There is not a greater statement of deity that can be made. He is the clearest spiritual light that God has ever given the world.  

John 8:12 (NKJV) – “Then Jesus spoke to them again, saying, ‘I am the light of the world. He who follows Me shall not walk in darkness, but have the light of life.’”

In John 8 12, the second I AM statement that John records for us, Jesus again spoke to them saying, I am the light of the world. And this just screams with deity all over it. Not only did God create light at the very beginning, and He really is light, he's a source of light. As a matter of fact, in Revelation, when we look at the New Jerusalem, it says this, and the city has no need of the sun or the moon to shine on it, for the glory of God has illuminated it, and its lamp is the Lamb. I cannot think of a greater statement of deity that Jesus would say, saying, I am the light of the world.

So not only will He one day be its physical light, but currently He is the most clear spiritual light that God has ever given this world. Nobody has presented God clearer than Jesus Christ. Nobody has presented God better and more fuller, if I can say it that way. No, that's grammatically not correct. But Jesus Christ is truly the light of the world.

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