in history, who were the old lights and new lights?
New Light never extinguishes older light but adds to it… Zion's Watch Tower 1881 February pp.3, 188 Let us entertain the idea that within this scripture is hidden a second prophetic meaning; that Jehovah would progressively reveal truth to his people at the time of the end. This concept is still not relevant to the Watchtower history. Consider whether the following change is really a matter of doctrinal light getting lighter: Imagine being the Witness parent of a child that needed a kidney transplant in 1970. Although the Awake! 1949 Dec.
The terms Old Lights and New Lights (among others) are used in Christian circles to distinguish between two groups who were initially the same, but have come to a disagreement. These terms have been applied in a wide variety of ways, and the meaning must be determined from context. Typically, if a denomination is changing, and some refuse to change, and the denomination splits, those who did not change are referred to as the Old Lights, and the ones who changed are referred to as the New Lights.
