Scene I The Candlesticks
Lampstands and Candlesticks
One would think that drawing and designing a lampstand or candlestick should be an easy task, but I have to tell you, it is not! There are many ideas which float endlessly through my mind as an artist and in Revelation, it is even more difficult to think of a candlestick tall enough for Jesus to walk amongst without looking award. Then comes the general shape, the color, and so many other aspects it can easily become an overwhelming task.
Relics and artifact Lampstands have been excavated in Palestine and other locations throughout the world. The designs revealed many uses in design. The wicks were made from flax and the oil was obtained from olives which would light the lampstands for long periods. Lampstands are mentioned throughout the bible and signifies the light, as the Lord which illuminates one's way. In Revelation, it is thought that the churches are signified as the shine of the world is lit by lampstands.
Candlesticks or Lampstands...not as easy as it seems. For the painting I have chosen Candlesticks. I did not realize the complication of a candlestick until I started to sketch it, then it was even further complicated by the design. In searching various candlesticks the "ornate" candlestick appeals to me as an artist but the GOLDEN candlestick is mentioned. My interest is to combine the golden and ornate.
"...And in the midst of the seven golden candlesticks, one like to the Son of man, clothed with a garment down to the feet, and girt about the paps with a golden girdle...."
This is the first scene, the one that draws the audience forward. My next conflict was the shape of the candlestick and the height. I have decided the height will range from 3 to 6 feet, the candlesticks will have visual similarities, and the most important aspect is that the seven candlesticks represent not only the shine of "the way", the illumination of God but also the light of the world. In this scene the seven represent:
..."As for the mystery of the seven stars which you saw in My right hand, and the seven golden lampstands: the seven stars are the angels of the seven churches, and the seven lampstands are the seven churches..."
The dilemma is the visual representation of all aspects but overall the emphasis should be placed on the GOLD and the LIGHT. White fiber optics will be used in this section to create the luminous glow required. The fiber optics will also light the seven stars. Sketches are to follow. Below please see various candlesticks I am using for reference.
This is a very good example of the oil holder but should flames come from all of the arms of the lamp or just the top?
These are my absolute favorites so far but will require length and weight in their structure, along with an oil holder at the top and the holder is where I may place faceted gems to tie end Scene 7, The New City where over $140,000.00 of crushed gemstones are used. This is a perfect opportunity to show the beauty of the twelve precious and semiprecious stones.
I amazingly stumbled across the definition of a candlestick or lampstand. If you remember, in my previous blog (above), I was searching for what it/they must look like. I was in turmoil and personal arguments with myself about EXACTLY what it has to look like. Why was it so important to me? In my effort to create a candlestick I found it very difficult. This is the description I found in Exodus. Ponder this: Why is it so amazingly descriptive?:
The Golden Lampstand
..31 “Then you shall make a lampstand of pure gold. The lampstand and its base and its shaft are to be made of hammered work; its cups, its bulbs and its flowers shall be of one piece with it. 32 “Six branches shall go out from its sides; three branches of the lampstand from its one side and three branches of the lampstand from its other side. 33 “Three cups shall be shaped like almond blossoms in the one branch, a bulb and a flower, and three cups shaped like almond blossoms in the other branch, a bulb and a flower—so for six branches going out from the lampstand; 34 and in the lampstand four cups shaped like almond blossoms, its bulbs and its flowers. 35 “A bulb shall be under the first pair of branches coming out of it, and a bulb under the second pair of branches coming out of it, and a bulb under the third pair of branches coming out of it, for the six branches coming out of the lampstand. 36 “Their bulbs and their branches shall be of one piece with it; all of it shall be one piece of hammered work of pure gold. 37 “Then you shall make its lamps seven in number; and they shall mount its lamps so as to shed light on the space in front of it. 38 “Its snuffers and their trays shall be of pure gold. 39 “It shall be made from a talent of pure gold, with all these utensils. 40 “See that you make them after the pattern for them, which was shown to you on the mountain.
New American Standard Bible Copyright © 1960, 1962, 1963, 1968, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1977, 1995 by The Lockman Foundation, La Habra, Calif.
In continuing research I found that even Moses had trouble designing and making it! It has specific weights and measurement, carvings,...I am out to create the perfect candlestick!
http://truthofland.co.il/menora_form/form.htm
One would think that drawing and designing a lampstand or candlestick should be an easy task, but I have to tell you, it is not! There are many ideas which float endlessly through my mind as an artist and in Revelation, it is even more difficult to think of a candlestick tall enough for Jesus to walk amongst without looking award. Then comes the general shape, the color, and so many other aspects it can easily become an overwhelming task.
Relics and artifact Lampstands have been excavated in Palestine and other locations throughout the world. The designs revealed many uses in design. The wicks were made from flax and the oil was obtained from olives which would light the lampstands for long periods. Lampstands are mentioned throughout the bible and signifies the light, as the Lord which illuminates one's way. In Revelation, it is thought that the churches are signified as the shine of the world is lit by lampstands.
Candlesticks or Lampstands...not as easy as it seems. For the painting I have chosen Candlesticks. I did not realize the complication of a candlestick until I started to sketch it, then it was even further complicated by the design. In searching various candlesticks the "ornate" candlestick appeals to me as an artist but the GOLDEN candlestick is mentioned. My interest is to combine the golden and ornate.
"...And in the midst of the seven golden candlesticks, one like to the Son of man, clothed with a garment down to the feet, and girt about the paps with a golden girdle...."
This is the first scene, the one that draws the audience forward. My next conflict was the shape of the candlestick and the height. I have decided the height will range from 3 to 6 feet, the candlesticks will have visual similarities, and the most important aspect is that the seven candlesticks represent not only the shine of "the way", the illumination of God but also the light of the world. In this scene the seven represent:
..."As for the mystery of the seven stars which you saw in My right hand, and the seven golden lampstands: the seven stars are the angels of the seven churches, and the seven lampstands are the seven churches..."
The dilemma is the visual representation of all aspects but overall the emphasis should be placed on the GOLD and the LIGHT. White fiber optics will be used in this section to create the luminous glow required. The fiber optics will also light the seven stars. Sketches are to follow. Below please see various candlesticks I am using for reference.
This is a very good example of the oil holder but should flames come from all of the arms of the lamp or just the top?
These are my absolute favorites so far but will require length and weight in their structure, along with an oil holder at the top and the holder is where I may place faceted gems to tie end Scene 7, The New City where over $140,000.00 of crushed gemstones are used. This is a perfect opportunity to show the beauty of the twelve precious and semiprecious stones.
I amazingly stumbled across the definition of a candlestick or lampstand. If you remember, in my previous blog (above), I was searching for what it/they must look like. I was in turmoil and personal arguments with myself about EXACTLY what it has to look like. Why was it so important to me? In my effort to create a candlestick I found it very difficult. This is the description I found in Exodus. Ponder this: Why is it so amazingly descriptive?:
The Golden Lampstand
..31 “Then you shall make a lampstand of pure gold. The lampstand and its base and its shaft are to be made of hammered work; its cups, its bulbs and its flowers shall be of one piece with it. 32 “Six branches shall go out from its sides; three branches of the lampstand from its one side and three branches of the lampstand from its other side. 33 “Three cups shall be shaped like almond blossoms in the one branch, a bulb and a flower, and three cups shaped like almond blossoms in the other branch, a bulb and a flower—so for six branches going out from the lampstand; 34 and in the lampstand four cups shaped like almond blossoms, its bulbs and its flowers. 35 “A bulb shall be under the first pair of branches coming out of it, and a bulb under the second pair of branches coming out of it, and a bulb under the third pair of branches coming out of it, for the six branches coming out of the lampstand. 36 “Their bulbs and their branches shall be of one piece with it; all of it shall be one piece of hammered work of pure gold. 37 “Then you shall make its lamps seven in number; and they shall mount its lamps so as to shed light on the space in front of it. 38 “Its snuffers and their trays shall be of pure gold. 39 “It shall be made from a talent of pure gold, with all these utensils. 40 “See that you make them after the pattern for them, which was shown to you on the mountain.
New American Standard Bible Copyright © 1960, 1962, 1963, 1968, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1977, 1995 by The Lockman Foundation, La Habra, Calif.
In continuing research I found that even Moses had trouble designing and making it! It has specific weights and measurement, carvings,...I am out to create the perfect candlestick!
http://truthofland.co.il/menora_form/form.htm
Posted by The Revelation Painting at 12/13/1998 11:47 AM 
Categories: Journal of Visions, Overview
Tags: revelation illumination Jewish lights lamps candles candle golden churches Palestine olive oil oil lamp flax church gold jesus fire
Categories: Journal of Visions, Overview
Tags: revelation illumination Jewish lights lamps candles candle golden churches Palestine olive oil oil lamp flax church gold jesus fire
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