Light

Gen 1:16-17 MKJV
(16) And God made two great lights: the greater light to rule the day and the smaller light to rule the night, and the stars also.
(17) And God set them in the expanse of the heavens to give light upon the earth,

When God created the heavens and the earth, He set over the earth two great lights - the sun and the moon. He did this to set rulership over day and night, and to cause division between day and night.

Notice - two lights have dominion over light and darkness. The sun has dominion over the day, while the moon has dominion over the night.

The greater light does not rule over the lesser light. They co-labor - together. Together, they rule over light and darkness.

Mat 4:16 The people who sat in darkness saw a great Light; and Light has sprung up to those who sat in the region and shadow of death."

Joh 12:35 Then Jesus said to them, Yet a little while the Light is with you. Walk while you have the Light, lest darkness come upon you. For he who walks in darkness does not know where he goes.

In scripture, the moon is symbolic of the Church. The Church is the lesser light, but one that co-labors in dominion of light and darkness. The Church should be simply a reflection of the Son.

Are you getting this? Can you see the genius of the Creator here? Have you ever seen both the sun and the moon in the same sky? Yes, of course! How long does that last? Maybe a few minutes? How long did Jesus stay with His newly formed Church? Maybe a few minutes in the broad scheme of things?

Before He left, He told His disciples:
Mat 5:14 You are the light of the world. A city that is set on a hill cannot be hidden.
Mat 5:16 Let your light so shine before men that they may see your good works and glorify your Father who is in Heaven.

Joh 9:5 As long as I am in the world, I am the Light of the world.

The sun has gone down, but the moon is out! There is enough light to walk, but you have to walk a little more carefully. For those of you who have an interest in the eschatological, read carefully:

Mat 24:29 And immediately after the tribulation of those days, the sun shall be darkened and the moon shall not give her light, and the stars shall fall from the heaven, and the powers of the heavens shall be shaken.

Mar 13:24 MKJV
(24) But in those days, after that tribulation, the sun shall be darkened, and the moon shall not give her light,

Yes, there is coming a time when neither the light of the Son or the light of the Church will be seen, because both will be hidden. I'll let you all draw your own conclusions about that.