
John Sees the New Jerusalem Descend
The aged John stands on a mountain top with open arms, looking at a golden city with jewelled foundations coming down from the clouds.
Prompt
Revelation 21: 'And he carried me away in the spirit to a great and high mountain, and shewed me that great city, the holy Jerusalem, descending out of heaven from God, having the glory of God: and her light was like unto a stone most precious, even like a jasper stone, clear as crystal.' The aged apostle John stands large in the foreground on a high mountain top, seen from the side, gazing up in wonder with his arms opened, as the shining New Jerusalem descends from the sky: a vast golden city of pure gold like clear glass, with high jasper walls glowing like crystal, foundations of many-coloured precious stones and gates of single pearls, radiating light. Brilliant golden glory and clear blue sky; overwhelming joy. 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.
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