The Gospel of John makes one of the most powerful observations in all scripture: "In the beginning was The Word, and the Word was with God and the Word was God. The same was in the beginning with God. All things were made by him; and without him was not any thing made that was made. In him was life and that life was the light of men. And the light shineth in the darkness and the darkness comprehended it not." (KJV) The Moffatt translation of the Bible says, "And the light shines in the darkness and the darkness has not mastered it." The New International Version of the Bible says, "And the light shines in the darkness and the darkness has not understood it." Perhaps the most comprehensive statement is found in the Amplified Bible, which says, "And the light shines in the darkness, for t…