The Vision

There are two sources to this painting, the first was a vision, the second a dream.  The Lord gave me a recurring vision of a mountaintop on fire and at the apex, there was a cross ablaze.  I had asked the Lord why the cross was on fire but initially I received no response.   It wasn't until I was sitting in a revival meeting at church that it came to me as I heard the speaker preach about Elijah on Mount Carmel (1 Kings 18:20 - 40).  Later, the Lord showed me in a dream the second part of the painting in which there was a ladder of people.   As I was painting the flames, they took the shape of people climbing up to the cross.

The Message

While I was painting this picture, in the middle of the flames appeared people who were helping one another to reach the cross.  At the foot of the cross there is a person with a torch, bending forward to help the next person up.  The people were hoisting one another in unity.   This is significant in understanding what God is calling His people to do in this hour.  Notice that the people in the painting are alive in the fire helping one another.  The very presence of them alive in the fire reveals their position with God.  They have been made holy by the blood of the Lamb (Jesus) and have purged themselves of all earthly things to take on the likeness of Christ to become a light  to the world.   They are to pass that light from person to person for it is not to be kept for themselves.   

The people who are helping are those who have answered the call to go through the fire and to rely on God's Holy Spirit.   They have made a conscious decision to commit their hearts to Him and turn away from worshipping idols (including religion) and to worship Him only.   It is a call to lay down your own life as Christ laid down His for us.   

Scripture References

1 Kings 18:1-39; Psalm 104:4; Daniel 11:33-35 & 12:1-12; Luke 12:49-50 & 3:16-17; John 7:37-39, 16:6-13 & 21:15-17; Acts 2:1-4, 2:38-39 & 2:46-47;  Matthew 13:24-30; Revelation 2 & 3  

The Painting

Original:   33" x 38" Gouache on watercolor paper
Prints:  Reproductions by special order only