Christ Enthroned

This icon depicts Christ in eschatological glory (i.e., the final destiny of the soul; the end times). The blue spheres around Him, without beginning or end, represent eternity. The red squares represent time. The Greek letters in His halo signify, I am. God and human, Christ bridges time and eternity— He is the great bridge-builder.

The Old Testament prophets had fantastic visions of God in glory, and their imagery was repeated in the New Testament. Six-winged seraphim surround Christ’s throne, and Ezekiel’s winged beasts emerge from the four directions, now representing the four evangelists. All except for Christ are painted as though transparent, to emphasize that they are spirits. Christ is painted with bold colors, because He is human.

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