This word is often unscripturally used in speaking of the state of other Christians. In the Bible it denotes the present condition of the unsaved (Eph. 5:8, 1 Peter 2:9, &c), and the eternal condition of the lost (Matt. 8:12, 2 Peter 2:17, Jude 13, &c). It is a state out of which we are brought when we believe in Christ. God is light, and in Him is no darkness at all. Satan and his angels are the rulers of the darkness of this world, and “his kingdom is full of darkness” (See LIGHT).