The St. John's Bible-Vision of Isaiah

 Vision of Isaiah, 2005

Isaiah 6:1-13

Donald jackson

Scribes: poetry Sally Mae Joseph; 

text, Susan Leper

Vellum, with ink, pain and gold

"Isaiah envisions God enthroned in the Temple, 

here sown with its bricks and arches outlined in gold.

 Smoke from the altar veils the image of God, 

which would overcome his mortal servant. 

Gold letters repeat the words "Holy, Holy, Holy"

 in Hebrew, Greek and Latin, 

echoing the words of the angels 

who act as God's servants and as heralds

 of his magnificence. 

One angel holds the terrified prophet 

in his many wings and purifies his mouth 

with the touch of live coal, 

preparing him to receive God's word."

This illustration certainly shows

 just a bit of the incredible work

 in the temple of the priest and prophets there.

A tribute to this time 

of the Old Testament Temple.