Color; it is one of my favorite things!!! This picture makes the mind
reel with it!!!! Its twisted ribbons of variegated hue reminds me of
the wonderfully delicious candy you see at Christmas time. It also makes
me wonder what the artist was trying to convey with this picture...
Could it be, say, speed or complexity or beauty or perhaps something
else. I can only guess. However, the intrinsic wonderfulness of it is
apparent at first glance. Viewing this "spiral candy cane" made me
wonder... How exactly does one describe the Supreme being? Here is
God's description through the prophet Ezekiel...
Ezekiel, Chapter 1
1 Now
in the thirtieth year, in the fourth month, in the fifth of the month,
as I was among the captives by the river Chebar, the heavens were
opened, and I saw visions of God. 2 In the fifth of the month, which was the fifth year of king Jehoiachin’s captivity, 3 Yahweh’s word
came expressly to Ezekiel the priest, the son of Buzi, in the land of
the Chaldeans by the river Chebar; and the hand of Yahweh was there on
him. 4 I looked, and behold, a
stormy wind came out of the north, a great cloud, with flashing
lightning, and a brightness around it, and out of its midst as it were
glowing metal, out of the midst of the fire. 5 Out of its midst came the likeness of four living creatures. This was their appearance: they had the likeness of a man. 6 Everyone had four faces, and each one of them had four wings. 7 Their
feet were straight feet; and the sole of their feet was like the sole
of a calf’s foot; and they sparkled like burnished brass. 8 They had the hands of a man under their wings on their four sides; and the four of them had their faces and their wings thus: 9 their wings were joined one to another; they didn’t turn when they went; each one went straight forward. 10 As
for the likeness of their faces, they had the face of a man; and the
four of them had the face of a lion on the right side; and the four of
them had the face of an ox on the left side; the four of them also had
the face of an eagle. 11 Such were their faces. Their wings were spread out above. Two wings of each one touched another, and two covered their bodies. 12 Each one went straight forward: where the spirit was to go, they went; they didn’t turn when they went. 13 As
for the likeness of the living creatures, their appearance was like
burning coals of fire, like the appearance of torches: the fire went up
and down among the living creatures; and the fire was bright, and
lightning went out of the fire. 14 The living creatures ran and returned as the appearance of a flash of lightning. 15 Now
as I saw the living creatures, behold, one wheel on the earth beside
the living creatures, for each of the four faces of it. 16 The
appearance of the wheels and their work was like a beryl: and the four
of them had one likeness; and their appearance and their work was as it
were a wheel within a wheel. 17 When they went, they went in their four directions: they didn’t turn when they went. 18 As for their rims, they were high and dreadful; and the four of them had their rims full of eyes all around. 19 When
the living creatures went, the wheels went beside them; and when the
living creatures were lifted up from the earth, the wheels were lifted
up. 20 Wherever
the spirit was to go, they went; there was the spirit to go: and the
wheels were lifted up beside them; for the spirit of the living creature
was in the wheels. 21 When
those went, these went; and when those stood, these stood; and when
those were lifted up from the earth, the wheels were lifted up beside
them: for the spirit of the living creature was in the wheels. 22 Over
the head of the living creature there was the likeness of an expanse,
like the awesome crystal to look on, stretched out over their heads
above. 23 Under
the expanse were their wings straight, the one toward the other: each
one had two which covered on this side, and every one had two which
covered on that side, their bodies. 24 When
they went, I heard the noise of their wings like the noise of great
waters, like the voice of the Almighty, a noise of tumult like the noise
of an army: when they stood, they let down their wings. 25 There was a voice above the expanse that was over their heads: when they stood, they let down their wings. 26 Above the expanse that was over their heads was the likeness of a throne, as the appearance of a sapphire stone; and on the likeness of the throne was a likeness as the appearance of a man on it above. 27 I
saw as it were glowing metal, as the appearance of fire within it all
around, from the appearance of his waist and upward; and from the
appearance of his waist and downward I saw as it were the appearance of
fire, and there was brightness around him. 28 As the appearance of the rainbow that is in the cloud in the day of rain, so was the appearance of the brightness all around. This was the appearance of the likeness of Yahweh’s glory. When I saw it, I fell on my face, and I heard a voice of one that spoke.
Explaining
the UNEXPLAINABLE- now, this is one VERY HARD TASK!!! Complexity,
beauty, majesty and awe are only a few of the adjectives that seem
appropriate at this point and even they seem to fall very short of the
mark. Add in God's timelessness, power, understanding and love and you
have something that puts the picture to shame. It is like comparing
tic-tac-toe to Star Trek Chess- no comparison. But God has given this
to us so that the unexplainable can be understood (notice that I didn't
say comprehended). Anyway, the next time you see a rainbow, think about
this picture and wonder what it will really be like to be in the actual
PRESENCE OF GOD. Can't wait for this one!!! Oh, yes, I hope that
there is a lot of blue- I love blue- very soothing!!! Can you imagine
the picture at the top with an added one hundred shades of BLUE????
WOW!!!!!
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