I must work the works of him that sent me, while it is day: the night cometh, when no man can work.
-John 9:4
Jesus has been the fulfillment of the prophecies that were written in the pages of the Old Testament (Hebrews 10:1). There have been so many issues that was shed to light when the people heard his words which are doctrines of truth. For the Son himself was the living Word who became flesh, dwelling among men (John 1:14) and preaching the kingdom of God. He was the light that shines upon the world (John 8:12) so that those people who were in the darkness shall see his glory and embrace his love.
Jesus Christ knew that his time for preaching the kingdom of God is short. That is why he worked the works of the Father while it was day, for the time of his inevitable death on the hands of his persecutors has not yet come. He knew the will of the Father, who sent him, and that is to give his life for the sake of the world whom he dearly loved (John 3:16). A prophecy fulfilled in the time when his oppressor had their advantage. A time of darkness (night) for the Son of God but became the day of redemption to those who believed on him.
If the Son of God have experienced a day and night on his ministry, it is not surprising that Christianity have experienced the same throughout the centuries. During the early years of Christianity, when Rome became the superpower to the known world, there was a widespread persecution of the saints of God. Roman emperors like Nero and Diocletian greatly opposed the flourishing religion that somehow opposed their own political rule. The main reason for this was the idea of worshipping the Roman emperors as “Lord” which is irreconcilable to the fact that Christians called Jesus Christ as their “Lord and Savior.” Thus, Christians were persecuted and killed for standing firm on their faith that they even became a spectacle for martyrdom in Roman coliseums. However, night became days, when emperors like Constantine and other rulers embraced Christianity while many nations were Christianized. A freedom that we are still enjoying today but still predestined to repeat its darkest hours in the last days (Luke 21:16-17; 1 Timothy 2:1-7, 12-13; 1 John 2:18-19).
