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What and who does light signify? What and who does darkness signify?

The light symbolizes Christ, as stated in John 1. Jesus referred to Himself as the light of the world.

The darkness symbolizes sin, or a veiled mind concerning truth. The Bible itself is a mystery, and we need to stay in it to have revelation.

I am of the opinion that the light created on the first day was for two purposes.

First, it was used to create time. This is why God calls Himself "The Ancient of Days". In other words, He is older than time itself. He abides in a realm without the restrictions of time.

Second, I think that the "light" on the first day was symbolic of Christ's pending appearance. As stated already, Jesus called Himself the "Light of the World". In one place the scriptures say that Christ is the "Lamb slain from the foundations of the Earth." Since we know that "light" (in the sense of Jesus' character) is illumination of the mind, I think it's fair to say that possibly the light on the first day also demonstrates that there was a plan to bring Jesus on the scene at a later day.

One strong reason to believe that is that John 1 declares Jesus is the Creator, as I already laid out in an earlier post. It would seem fitting that the one who created the light would tell a story through it.

In another place, Jesus is called the Sun of Righteousness. The Bible tells us that "one day is worth a thousand years, and thousand years is worth a day". This is given to help us hold a prophetic time line.

Our sun was created on the 4th day, and the Lord was born on the Earth on the 4th day (4th 1000 year period).

With all that. I like to major on the majors and minor on the minors. God id not half as interested in what we believe about creation as He is about whether or not we accept Jesus.