Visual Fantasy

The story of creation in Genesis is the story of God creating order out of chaos. The recent Batman flick, The Dark Knight, poses a question: can good overcome anarchy and chaos? Genesis says yes and this painting reflects the chaos being tamed as God spoke.

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Visual Fantasy

The land produced vegetation: plants bearing seed according to their kinds and trees bearing fruit with seed in it according to their kinds. And God saw that it was good.

Gen 1:12

Let the fields be jubilant, and everything in them.

Then all the trees of the forest will sing for joy;

Psalms 96:12

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Visual Fantasy

God made the two bright lights: the larger light to rule the day and the smaller light to rule the night.

Gen 1:16

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Visual Fantasy

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Visual Fantasy

God said, “Let the water under the sky come together in one area, and let the dry land appear.”

Gen 1:9

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Visual Fantasy

...separate water from water...

Gen 1:6 (MSG)

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Visual Fantasy

New Life

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Earth was a soup of nothingness, a bottomless emptiness, an inky blackness. God's Spirit brooded like a bird above the watery abyss.

Gen 1:2 (MSG)

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Visual Fantasy

I love how this painting explodes with light and vitality. What ideas does this trigger for you?

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Visual Fantasy

Fantasy and speculative stuff isn't limited to the written word. Take a look at this:




I like the dynamic explosion of color and light. It's part of a Genesis Project series by artist Ann Iungerich. What did it look like when God separated water and soil in Genesis 1? Maybe like this? We'll be posting visual fantasy weekly.

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