No More Borders: Revelation 21 series

Just finished this painting of "no more borders" for my Revelation 21 series of paintings. Revelation 21, in the Bible, images a world liberated from hunger, death, pain, sorrow, etc. This is an extrapolation of the ideal vision of God's future world without borders.

No More Pain: Revelation 21 Painting Series

Finished the fifth painting in my Revelation 21 series today.

no more tears

Today I finished the fourth painting in my series "Revelation 21" entitled "no more tears."

No More Death: Third painting in Revelation 21 series

Finished the third painting in my series "Revelation 21" today.

No More Hunger: Revelation 21 painting series

This painting is the second in my Revelation 21 series. It illustrates the biblical text on "no more hunger." One report stated that as of June 19, 2009 there are one billion people in the world malnourished, a sixth of the earth's population. This icon reflects the hope of a different world, the world to come, where the hungry are fed and beggars no longer exist.

No More Mourning: First Painting in Series Entitled "Revelation 21"

I have started a new series of paintings entitled Revelation 21. It is based upon the sayings in the book of Revelation that envisions a new heaven and a new earth, where there will be "no more mourning, no more hunger, no more death, no more tears, no more pain." The biblical text describes a new age in which all the brokenness of the present world is ended. The images I am creating will depict the struggles and pains of this world that will be transformed in the world to come.

The vision of Revelation 21 is not merely pie-in-the-sky-bye-and-bye. It is a lens through which we see the possibilities for shaping a new world here and now. The city of God provides a model for a liberated city of humanity. These icons of Revelation will serve as reminders to continue to resist the systems of death, destruction, despair and to replace them with life, healing. and hope.