This image represents Wonder and Awe through the bible quote from Genesis 28:17,
'He was afraid and said, "How awesome is this place! This is none other than the house of God, and this is the gate of heaven.'
This image represents the awesomeness of our world and God's creation. It also shows the awesomeness of human endeavor. It shows the beauty of God's creation. This setting represents the Gateway to Heaven, through its height and also the cloaking of the cloud cover. The cloud cover gives this place an air of secrecy, adding to its' Wonder.
This image was taken adjacent to the summit of Mount Everest and depicts a climber looking over at the summit. This man would be feeling awe-inspired by what he has accomplished and from the incredible
At first glance you see fence post and barbed wire but when you look a little deeper it could represent the crucifixion of Christ. The barbed wire as the crown of thrones and the fence post as part of the cross. Someone else may see something very different than what I see in it.
This picture shows a white dove in the sky. A dove represents peace and purity to show that a dove also can represents a holy spirit. It shows that this bird is meant to fly freely to spread peace around the world.
To me, all in all, it represents life, full of surprises but, beautiful if you look at it from a certain point of view. One would have to be daring to climb Devil’s Postpile with all the rocks and uneven ground, in life you would have to be daring to try new things. You would have to be a risk taker, for how many breathing issues there are when you climb it but, in life isn’t it all about taking the risks and risky roads. To reach the top of the mountain, you might have to get a few bruises and take a few mind breaks but, in life that’s expected as well. Wouldn’t there be setbacks like water breaks and wouldn’t a second be needed to take in the view, the whole view, just like in life. In the end though, you get to see something beautiful that has a story with the journey along the way. If you think about it, isn’t life
The Unabomber’s ideal society would be that of life in the nineteenth century. It would be characteristic of life without TV’s to brainwash us with, no scientists and engineers to try to simplify our lives, and no cars to pollute our mother earth with. It all comes together in what we see in the “Garden of the Gods,” hunting for food to feed your loving family, living in a shack made by ones own god given hands, and entertaining each other by storytelling in front of a campfire. Depicted in this painting is a luminous reflection of the sun on what seems to be rock formation in the background. This symbolizes gods intervention into human life, and the spiritual livelihood that is inherent in all of us. It is the heavens that helps us to overcome our everyday obstacles. Conquering new ground wasn’t an easy task for many expansionists, confiding in god is what brought many of these settlers to overcome their fears and hindrances.
... beauty and light in the building, they realized that the church must really hold the key to salvation, for they were able to construct a place so similar to the afterlife that many people longed for. It seemed almost as if Abbot Suger had visited heaven and created a physical representation in the Basilica of St. Denis.
The representation of the new age of exploration, which serves as an allusion to man’s potential, is starkly contrasted with the depiction of Icarus that serves as an allegory for man’s limits, indicating the shift from a euro-centric universe. This painting is an oil canvas landscape of the sun setting on the horizon of the ocean sea, while the ships were sailing through the body of water. The focus on humanism during this period is clearly portrayed by the presence of the plowman, shepherd, and fisherman performing their daily task. Lighter colors are used, which differ from the darker colors that were emphasized during the Dark Age or Medieval period. Shadows can be seen on the ground next to the plowman, showing the increasing artistic methods that begin to be utilized.
“Then the High Priest ordered all uninitiated persons to depart, invested me in a new linen garment and let me by the hand into the inner recesses of the sanctuary itself, I have no doubt, curious reader, that you are eager to know what happened when I entered. If I were allowed to tell you, and you were allowed to be told, you would soon hear everything; but, as it is, my tongue would suffer for its indiscretion and your ears for their inquisitiveness.”
Opera house sunrise. (2007, January 27). In J. Lee (Author), Flickr. Retrieved October 6, 2011, from http://www.flickr.com/photos/lutherankorean/2697798569/ (Originally photographed 2007, January 27)
The two arms on the left illustrate two arms in an embracing motion, displaying the most important person in my life, my mother. The building on the background is Mount Olympus and is used to symbolize the perfection which drives me forward
“God saw you getting tired and a cure was not to be. So he put his arms around you and whispered Come to Me.” (unknown author). This quote relates to the poem and song that was chosen because it explains how God is always watching and he knows when it is time for one to come to Heaven and join him in his paradise for the afterlife. The poem “In Heaven” and the song “The Holes in The Floor of Heaven” show different perspectives on how one gets into heaven versus when one is already there.
The painting represents four episodes of the temptation and fall of Adam and Eve. There is three groups on the inside of the wall of paradise and one on the outside of the wall. All evenly spaced between one another is the land and tress painted to give the viewer a clear representation of the events that happened in the order that they did. I believe the brown ridge fading into the blue water on the outer layer of the wall represents the end of all happiness, love, and sinless life Adam and Eve were living. The blue water engulfing the ground and spreading throughout is the representation of emptiness where evil, hate, and sin
The next 3 lines use the image of the clouds in the sky concealing what is to come:
On his way to Padan-Aram, he came to Bethel to sleep for the night. He took a stone and placed it under his head. Some critics believe that a correction to our traditional misunderstanding of this stone placing is that Jacob took the stone and placed it not under his head as a pillow, but rather “at his head” for protection. While sleeping here, he dreams of a ladder set up on the earth, reaching all the way up to heaven. He saw the angels of God ascending and descending on it. The opinion of some critics is that what Jacob saw in his dream was not a “ladder” but a “stairway”. Some years ago, at a site twenty-five miles northeast of Bethel, archaeologists uncovered the remains of a divided stone staircase leading from the city down to its water source.
There creation is pictured as a garden both beautiful to the eyes and filled with delicious
When I was a child I used to be frightened of entering such a place for it seemed so imposing and somewhat dangerous, especially when music was being played. One day, in order to keep a promise I had made, I saw myself forced to enter. It took me quite a while to get the courage to pass through the old oak door, but the moment I stepped in, I realized just how enchanting and breathtaking this building could be. Its fantastic architecture and exquisite frescoes reflect perfectly the unity between this earth and the unseen kingdom of angels in such a manner that one cannot say where one ends and the other begins. The way in which the church was built is also the vivid testimony of a medieval period. Although it is a place that can sometimes be cold and ask for respect it is where prayers are answered and magic is done. An overwhelming feeling of inner harmony takes over you once you enter and God seems much closer. Darkness and light are welded perfectly together creating Redemption’s house. The tower allows you to see the entire town from the smallest river to the biggest building site, offering you its mightiness.