01-02-2022, 10:02 PM
That's a really nice example of the city descending from the sky. And of a nebuly line, of course.
It's interesting to see that they didn't at least try to put three gates in the most visible side - such examples are a minority. I can't blame them though. If anyone here is good at drawing, I would invite them to read the text of Rev. 21 and try to draw the city as it is described, keeping the details visible to the viewer. It's quite the challenge..
It must have been mentioned when discussing examples from manuscripts, but I don't recall a specific thread. There has been some confusion of terms as well, with people saying "Heavenly Jerusalem" while referring to the earthly "old" Jerusalem on medieval maps.
The first time I read about it was after visiting Aachen last summer. In the You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view. I saw this mosaic (I only had my phone with me but the picture came out fine). So when Cary and I were mailing back and forth about the rosettes foldout, we started noticing certain similarities with the biblical description.
(This city looks round, but they did show three gates. The gold and gems are references to Revelation.)
It's interesting to see that they didn't at least try to put three gates in the most visible side - such examples are a minority. I can't blame them though. If anyone here is good at drawing, I would invite them to read the text of Rev. 21 and try to draw the city as it is described, keeping the details visible to the viewer. It's quite the challenge..
(01-02-2022, 09:18 PM)R. Sale wrote: You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view.Is there a prior thread looking into the imagery of New Jerusalem?
It must have been mentioned when discussing examples from manuscripts, but I don't recall a specific thread. There has been some confusion of terms as well, with people saying "Heavenly Jerusalem" while referring to the earthly "old" Jerusalem on medieval maps.
The first time I read about it was after visiting Aachen last summer. In the You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view. I saw this mosaic (I only had my phone with me but the picture came out fine). So when Cary and I were mailing back and forth about the rosettes foldout, we started noticing certain similarities with the biblical description.
(This city looks round, but they did show three gates. The gold and gems are references to Revelation.)