Darkness Is the Antithesis of the Light

In the scriptures, when god appears in the way of his grace and condescending mercy to show favour, he s in the outshining glory and splendour of his light. Think of the final state, the new heavens and the new earth. They shall have no need of the sun, because god will be their light. So darkness is the antithesis of the light. The reason and its appropriate to this season of the year, one of the signals of christ's abandonment was darkness comes over all the earth from the sixth to the ninth hour. That's why calvin says the core of hell is to be cut off, excommunicated from god's favor and blessing.