None Shall Perish "John 3:16"
None Shall Perish "John 3:16"
In this painting, I broke form and used blatant Christian imagery found in the question block at the center of the bridge to represent the key to being able to gain access to the other side. The star and 1up mushroom represent eternal life, while Bowser and Wario represent Satan and the antichrist, while also alluding to how one day they will be thrown into the lake of fire. This is a companion piece to the other pixel drawing for Romans 3:23b. In that painting everyone fell short when they tried to cross the chasm (i.e. get to heaven) on their own merits and efforts. This piece shows that access to the other side of the bridge (i.e. heaven) is only accessible through the cross (when Jesus, the perfect son of God, gave his life on our behalf to cleanse us from our sins and grant us access to God).
"For God so loved that world that He gave his one and only son, that whoever believes in Him will not perish but have eternal life." John 3:16