The Ark of the Covenant in the Opened Heavenly Temple

Prompt

Revelation 11: 'And the temple of God was opened in heaven, and there was seen in his temple the ark of his testament: and there were lightnings, and voices, and thunderings, and an earthquake, and great hail.' The doors of a vast heavenly temple of gold and light swing open, revealing large and central the Ark of the Covenant: a gold-covered chest on poles, with two golden cherubim facing each other on the mercy seat, their wings spread over it, blazing with holy light. Lightning flashes through glowing clouds around the open temple; brilliant gold and white light, awe and majesty. No people. 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.