Section 6
and then in death. The Man-Savior, as the light of the world (John 8:12; 9:5), came to Galilee, the land of darkness, where people were sitting in the shadow of death, as a great light to shine upon them (Matt. 4:12-16). His teaching released the word of light to enlighten those in the dark ness of death so that they might receive the light of life (John 1:4). The teaching of the Man-Savior was to bring people out of satanic darkness into the divine light (Acts 26:18).
The Man-Savior came to Nazareth, where He had been brought up. According to His cus tom, He entered on the Sabbath day into the synagogue and stood up to read. The book, the scroll of the prophet Isaiah, was handed to Him. Then He opened the scroll and found the place where it was written, "The Spirit of the Lord is upon Me, because He has anointed Me to bring good news to the poor. He has sent Me to pro claim release to the captives, and recovery of sight to the blind, to send away in release those who are oppressed, to proclaim the acceptable year of the Lord" (Luke 4:18-19). After the Lord closed the book and gave it back to the atten dant, He sat down. Then He said to the people, "Today this Scripture has been fulfilled in your ears" (v. 21).