In 2019, researchers at Chicago’s Northwestern University released photos of a flash of light that occurs at conception, when sperm fertilizes an egg,

This is caused as the sperm releases calcium which in turn releases zinc in the egg, causing the light flash.

Now researchers from the University of Calgary (Canada) are stating that the living body releases a low emission light, which is extinguished at death, Faithwire reports.

The light which was first discovered in 2009 is not bright enough to be seen by the naked eye.

“The fact that ultraweak photon emission is a real thing is undeniable at this point,” said the study’s lead author, Dan Oblak, in an interview with New Scientist. “This really shows that this is not just an imperfection or caused by other biological processes. It’s really something that comes from all living things.”

The light is created by the Mitochondria located inside each cell. This is referred to as the cell’s ‘powerhouse’ or furnace, because it creates most of the cell’s energy, both bioelectrical and heat This is how we get the average body temperature of 98.6°F (37°C) and the bioelectrical charge needed to operate our nervous system.

The Mitochondria also releases what is referred to as reactive oxygen species (ROS). This creates biophotons (low level light) as it reacts with other elements in the body, such as fluorophones, lipids and proteins.

Curiously, we have a unique phrase, ‘light of life’, that shows up in throughout the Bible, Job 33:30, Psalm 49:18-19, Psalm 56:13 and Isaiah 53:11.

Though commentators interpret this metaphorically, the latest research suggests that this phrase may be referring to a physical reality that up until now was simply unknown.

Now let’s add another twist to this discussion. Jesus refers to the light of life in an unusual way, stating “I am the Light of the world; he who follows Me will not walk in the darkness, but will have the Light of life” (John 8:12 NASV).

This ‘light of life’ is in addition to what people already have.

So what was Jesus referring to?

John writes that “God is Light” (1 John 1:5). When we are born again by the Spirit and are filled with the Holy Spirit, we now have God’s presence inside us (1 Corinthians 6:19-20).

Obviously, there is symbolic meaning to the believer’s ‘light of life’. But is it possible that God’s presence inside us brings more light physically as well?