“For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life. For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through him. Whoever believes in him is not condemned, but whoever does not believe stands condemned already because he has not believed in the name of God’s one and only Son.” (John 3:16-18)
One may find this piece offensive and condemning; however, it's real message is the complete opposite. The painting is covered with Scriptures that explain the way of salvation and plead with people to be "saved" from their sins. This image came to me while I was weeping and praying for the unbelievers who are on their way to hell if they do not repent and place their faith in Jesus.
The emphasis of this painting is not that unbelievers are condemned to hell but that those who repent of their sins and believe in Jesus will be saved and snatched from the eternal fire.
Any ideas we have about condemnation and hell must be viewed through the light that God earnestly desires people not to be condemned but to be saved. We must also take into account that Jesus submitted himself to suffering a brutal death on our behalf in order to make our reconciliation with God possible. He did this because He loves us so much. "Greater love has no one than this, that he lay down his life for his friends" (John 15:13)
God is "...not wanting anyone to perish, but everyone to come to repentance" (2 Peter 3:9), He sent His Son, Jesus, to take the punishment for our sins by shedding His blood on the cross. All who repent of their sins and receive Jesus as their Saviour (trusting in Him and His atoning blood to ransom them from their sins) will be saved "...for, 'Everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved'" (Romans 10:13).
In this painting, believers are earnestly reaching out to the lost, warning them and pleading with them to turn, repent and believe in the Lord Jesus so that they may escape the destruction that is about to come upon them. Some people scoff and get angry at the preachers. Others completely ignore them while still others are interested in what they have to say. A few have listened and responded to their message.
On the right, you will find these people who have turned from their sinful lifestyle. They are confessing their sins and putting their faith in Jesus Christ as their Saviour.
A lot of people ask me why the repenting people are covered in blood. The answer is that “…the blood of Jesus, his Son, purifies us from all sin…If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness” (1 John 1:7, 9).
As these people turn to Jesus and put their faith in Him, He responds by washing them clean in His blood and clothing them with the clean, white clothes of eternal salvation. (In this painting, a strip of red serves as a continual reminder of Jesus' righteous blood that has saved them).
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