Christianity is... confusing
I'm doing a painting for jodys. "Kitten Apocalypse"
This is a gigantic canvas. I want to paint a complex biblical scene, except instead of people, the scene is played out with adorable fluffy kittens.
I did some research on the apocalypse, got really fucking confused, but I think it's sorted out now. Any biblical scholars out there want to give their input? If I've got some imagery wrong, or if I'm missing a key character. I'm still pretty unclear if the beast of Babylon is the same as the Satan-dragony thing. I also realize this all didn't happen at once, but I'm trying to mush together as much as I can:
Here's what I've got.
Main scene:
God is sitting on an alter suspended by clouds in the sky. Observing what's going on below.
There are 4 angels blowing horns in front of him. He's got a cup of wine in his hand.
Jesus is right below him on a white horse. Surrounding Jesus are swarms of other angels on white horses.
Jesus' eyes are on fire, he's wearing many crowns and his linens are dripping blood. He's calling a battlecry.
The sky is black with smoke from the bottomless pit below. There's a 7 headed red dragon (satan), with 10 horns, and a crown on each head, being tied up with chains by one of the angels, about to be thrown in the pit. There's a woman near him with the sun and moon under her feet, and a crown of 12 stars. The dragon is eating her baby.
Surrounding imagery:
Nearby are hordes of people. Some have "777" written on their foreheads. Others have no mark or "666" on their wrists. The latter are being tormented by Locusts with human faces, long hair, and giant pointy teeth. Some people are being burned by the sun, are chewing off their toungues or are covered in open sores.
Surrounding them are rivers of blood a lake of fire (that people are falling into), and crumbling moutains
Tearing through the crowd are 4 horsemen. One on a pale/green horse (Death), one on a white horse carrying a bow (pestilence), one on a red horse carrying a sword (war), and one on a black horse carrying scales (famine)
....and my brain hurts.
This is a gigantic canvas. I want to paint a complex biblical scene, except instead of people, the scene is played out with adorable fluffy kittens.
I did some research on the apocalypse, got really fucking confused, but I think it's sorted out now. Any biblical scholars out there want to give their input? If I've got some imagery wrong, or if I'm missing a key character. I'm still pretty unclear if the beast of Babylon is the same as the Satan-dragony thing. I also realize this all didn't happen at once, but I'm trying to mush together as much as I can:
Here's what I've got.
Main scene:
God is sitting on an alter suspended by clouds in the sky. Observing what's going on below.
There are 4 angels blowing horns in front of him. He's got a cup of wine in his hand.
Jesus is right below him on a white horse. Surrounding Jesus are swarms of other angels on white horses.
Jesus' eyes are on fire, he's wearing many crowns and his linens are dripping blood. He's calling a battlecry.
The sky is black with smoke from the bottomless pit below. There's a 7 headed red dragon (satan), with 10 horns, and a crown on each head, being tied up with chains by one of the angels, about to be thrown in the pit. There's a woman near him with the sun and moon under her feet, and a crown of 12 stars. The dragon is eating her baby.
Surrounding imagery:
Nearby are hordes of people. Some have "777" written on their foreheads. Others have no mark or "666" on their wrists. The latter are being tormented by Locusts with human faces, long hair, and giant pointy teeth. Some people are being burned by the sun, are chewing off their toungues or are covered in open sores.
Surrounding them are rivers of blood a lake of fire (that people are falling into), and crumbling moutains
Tearing through the crowd are 4 horsemen. One on a pale/green horse (Death), one on a white horse carrying a bow (pestilence), one on a red horse carrying a sword (war), and one on a black horse carrying scales (famine)
....and my brain hurts.