At night dancing, rejoicing and torch displays filled the Temple precincts until morning when the entire progression would move towards the east gate and declare to turn their “eyes toward the Lord.” It is in this context that Jesus uses these lights as a reference when He declares that He is the light of the world. These lights in all their majesty were simply little flames compared to the light they had before them.
Some believe there is a strong possibility the Feast of Tabernacles also looks forward to His second coming. The Book of Zechariah clearly describes a future time when all nations will worship the King. The overall symbolism of the Feast of Tabernacles points to a future date when the Messiah establishes His kingdom on earth as predicted in Revelation 19 and 20. The most basic idea is that in Jesus something new is being reveled. John’s use of the word ‘krazo’ in John 7 suggests revelation or