A Christian Family Watches the Heavens Burn

Prompt

2 Peter 3: 'The day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night; in the which the heavens shall pass away with a great noise, and the elements shall melt with fervent heat... Nevertheless we, according to his promise, look for new heavens and a new earth.' A first-century Christian family - a father, a mother and a young child - stand large and central on a hilltop, gazing upward without fear, the father's arm around them, as the whole sky above them blazes with rolling fire and the distant mountains glow and melt, while a brilliant golden light breaks through from above. Intense, luminous orange and gold light, awe and steadfast hope. The man wears a wrapped head-cloth over his hair. Style: a blend of photo-realism and cinema, like a still from a big-budget film. Bright, rich, saturated, luminous colour, clear daylight or glowing golden light even in dramatic scenes, never murky or muddy, crisp detail, real human faces full of emotion, shallow depth of field, subtle film grain. Simple, uncluttered composition: ONE clear scene from this chapter, with the chapter's main character or characters large, close and central in the upper and middle frame, and a simple background. No montage, no collage, no inset vignettes, no crowd of small figures competing for attention. Historically accurate ancient Near Eastern clothing, architecture and landscape. Keep the bottom quarter of the frame simple and uncluttered (ground, water or sky) so a large chapter number can be set over it. Absolutely no text, no letters, no words, no numbers, no logos, no watermark, no border, no frame.