The Rapture by Ron DiCianni | Christian Art - Christian Framed Prints

The Rapture

SYNOPSIS:

When the day comes that Christ returns, the Bible says, “Two men will be in the field; one will be taken and the other left” (Matt. 24:40). The Rapture captures the moment in time as it might appear. Those who have chosen to follow Christ will be taken to be with Him and those who have rejected His blood sacrifice will be left behind. DiCianni skillfully shows two boys walking along the path. The sky is dark but a light pushes through and one of the boys is taken to be with his Savior. The Rapture is a poignant reminder that the day is coming when Christ will appear in the clouds and His children will be raptured away from this earth – a comforting thought for those who believe and a daunting thought for those who choose not to.

ARTIST NOTE:

In this painting, I placed two kids just walking along the road. It happens a million times a day. Except this day the dark clouds are moving and forming the shape of an angel blowing a trumpet (Matt. 24:31). One child, prepared for that day, begins to rise to meet the Lord, while the other is looking down, partially in the dark. The shape of the cross, signifying the cost of eternity in Heaven, is formed by the shadow of the boy rising. The “stars” around him symbolize that magical moment of translation.