A nightly vision came to me, as in the dream I slept, <br />Pertaining to humanity and every tear once wept... <br />But God refused to let it lie, without a hope or prayer <br />And on the future, let me spy, my broken heart to spare. <br /> <br />I saw the Earth amid the stars... and sun and moon above, <br />It teemed with life, as if not sparce, yet here, more than enough. <br />And this new Earth was beaming light, just like the sun and moon, <br />It truly was a wondrous sight and to my eyes, a boon! <br /> <br />It simply took my breath away! I asked God to explain... <br />He said the vision won't delay, the Earth will smile again... <br />With humans by the billions now, awaiting Christ's return, <br />Beyond the times God must allow and lessons still to learn... <br /> <br />The Earth was filled with melodies, from both the young and old, <br />The creatures forming harmonies of greater worth than gold... <br />Men prayed, Lord, heal the planet, too, let planet Earth be blessed! <br />Yes, this was what my eyes could view, a new Earth at its best... <br /> <br />Then darkness melted in my mind, to steal the dream within, <br />As if my very soul was blind, by doubts and pain and sin. <br />When I awoke upon my bed, the blankets I unfurled <br />And at God's painting smiled instead: Christ: the Light of the World! <br /> <br /> <br />Denis Martindale, copyright, March 2012. <br /> <br />The poem is based on the famous painting of <br />Jesus Christ that's known across the world. <br />William Holman Hunt's picture can be found <br />on the Internet eg Google images search and <br />with cross references for St Paul's Cathedral. <br /> <br />We can hear the word of the Lord on <br />Revelation TV on UK Sky Digital 581 <br />as well as the WATCH NOW link on <br />the revelationtv-dot-com website...<br /><br />Denis Martindale<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/christ-the-light-of-the-world/
