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ArtistStephen J. Vattimo -
Typeimage -
Dimensions25" x 1"x 32" -
Price$5000
Pardoned, Not Paroled In this painting, the theme is that without Jesus, there is no escaping our destiny to be punished for our sins and be cast...
Pardoned, Not Paroled In this painting, the theme is that without Jesus, there is no escaping our destiny to be punished for our sins and be cast into the eternal lake of fire. The theme first was illustrated in a poem I wrote a year earlier under the same title. The cell where this scene takes place was inspired by a jail in Rome, Italy, where the apostles Peter and Paul were jailed at separate times. The skeleton figures, one male and one a female, represent the fate we will all face unless God saves us through His Son, Jesus. The clothing the figures are wearing represent different social classes. God is no respecter of social classes; we all are guilty of sin, and nothing outside of putting one’s faith in Christ will save us. The skeleton figures represent those who reject God’s plan of salvation. The figures are chained by hand and foot to represent our inability to escape the judgment of our sin. The figure of Jesus is dressed in a scarlet Roman cloak, which the Ro
