I Am the Alpha and the Omega
Josephus Matheus Wilhelmus van Gemert (1958– )
- Medium
Netherlands
2008
Screen print on embossed paper
17.5 × 20 in. (Framed dimensions)
Church History Museum Collection- Purchase Award
- Purchase Award
"Christ stands at the center of the plan of happiness. In this artwork, white typography is presented as a symbol for this unblemished Son of God. It also indicates that He is the true Light that shines in darkness. The circles show us that His course is one eternal round. The paper stands as a representation of His atoning sacrifice: the red denotes His blood that He so freely shed for us; the embossed part represents His beaten, bruised, and torn body; the golden shimmering symbolizes the glory of His eternal Resurrection. The green mat around the artwork symbolizes the potential for eternal life that Jesus’s sacrifice made possible for all of us."