Isaiah 60:2
For, behold, the darkness shall cover the earth, and gross darkness the people: but the Lord shall arise upon thee, and his glory shall be seen upon thee.
Cross-reference
Isaiah 42:16 promises to turn darkness into light for the blind — a direct parallel to the darkness-to-glory transition here.
Isaiah 49:9 calls prisoners out of darkness — the same release from darkness that God's glory brings.
In 1 Peter 2:9, believers are called out of darkness into God's marvelous light — the same movement from darkness to glory.
Hebrews 1:3 directly calls Christ the radiance of God's glory, the very manifestation promised in Isaiah 60:2.
Ezekiel 10:4 records God's glory leaving the temple in judgment; here glory returns upon His people — a reversal from exile to restoration.
Haggai 2:7-9 promises God will fill the temple with greater glory; here that glory extends to His people — an eschatological parallel.
Malachi 4:2 speaks of the sun of righteousness rising with healing; here the Lord arises upon His people — both depict God's light bringing restoration.
John 1:14 reveals the Word becoming flesh and His glory seen — the very glory promised here when the Lord arises upon His people.
John 1:18 reveals that Jesus makes God known, fulfilling Isaiah's promise of God's glory being seen.
In Acts 26:18, Paul's commission to turn people from darkness to light mirrors the darkness covering earth and God's glory rising.
2 Corinthians 3:18 applies beholding God's glory to all believers, extending Isaiah's vision into a transformative experience.
2 Corinthians 4:6 echoes the pattern of light shining in darkness, now identified as the glory of God in Christ.
Revelation 21:11 depicts the New Jerusalem with God's glory as its light, fulfilling the promise of God's glory arising upon His people.
2 Peter 1:19 describes prophecy as a light in a dark place until the day dawns, closely matching the darkness/glory dawn imagery.
Ephesians 5:8 contrasts former darkness with being light in the Lord, applying the same darkness-to-light transition to believers.
2 Corinthians 4:6 directly echoes light shining in darkness and the glory of God, paralleling the imagery of God's glory arising on His people.
Psalm 102:16 directly describes the LORD appearing in glory over Zion, exactly the event Isaiah 60:2 foretells.
Jeremiah 13:16 warns of God turning light into gloom — the opposite of the promise that God's glory will shine.
Habakkuk 3:3 depicts God's splendor covering the heavens; here His glory is seen upon His people — a parallel of divine theophany.
Psalm 97:6 declares that all peoples see God's glory, expanding the scope of Isaiah's promise of his glory being seen.
1 Kings 8:11 describes God's glory filling the temple; here glory appears upon His people, shifting from a building to the people themselves.
Habakkuk 3:4 describes God's brightness like light; here His glory rises as light in darkness — a parallel of radiant presence.