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About The Light of the World
The painting by Holman
Hunt, was done in 1851. Called “The Light of the World”, Hunt painted a replica of
the original and toured the world with it from 1900 to 1907. The original painting now hangs in St
Paul’s Cathedral in London. The scripture is from Revelation 3:20:
Behold, I stand
at the door and knock. If anyone hears my voice and opens the door, I will come
in to him, and will dine with him and he with Me.”
· The painting we see every Sunday in the Sanctuary at Palma Ceia is of Christ standing outside the door of the human soul. The door
is barred, bound by creeping vines of ivy, showing that it has never been
opened. Jesus’ right hand is knocking on the door; His left hand carries a
lantern of brilliant light. He approaches the door at right in His everlasting
positions of Prophet, Priest and King. Wearing the robe representing the
priestly investiture; his rayed crown of gold is interwoven with the crown of
thorns, but bears soft leaves for the ‘healing of the nations.’ Christ
carries with Him a twofold light: the light of conscience which displays past
sins, and afterwards the light of peace, the hope of salvation.”
Originally installed in the Palma Ceia Presbyterian Sanctuary in 1950, the painting was a contribution of the Joseph A O’Berry family. Reverend
Kadel chose the piece as the focal point of the sanctuary, saying he thought
that if a member of the congregation wasn’t interested in his sermon, they
could still get a meaningful message when looking at the picture!
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