I wanted to comment on this picture because I think it expresses a personal representation of Jesus Christ. I found this while surfing the web. I will not judge anyone who wants to interpret Jesus Christ in their own way because I think it's interesting to see different views about how others think Jesus is or was or would be if he were here on Earth.
This artist is conveying Jesus as first of all, a fighter of some sort. I'm not sure if this representation was supposed to be derogatory, like perhaps the artist thinks of Jesus as a killer but on the other hand maybe they think Jesus is a protector. The cigar and sunglasses make Jesus look more like a mobster or a hit man. I google'd more about the words written on either side of Jesus' head and it seems to be a popular religious phrase, although I am unsure because I could not find a source to the phrase. This is actually not the original painting. The original is the one above the gun one and obviously the artist photocopied in the gun, cigar, and sunglasses. I chose this picture because it displays how someone sees Jesus, in whatever sense this picture is showing whether it is bad or good.
They say a picture is worth a thousand words, and this certainly proves it. Here we've got Jesus as the "bad-ass butt-kicker." It's consistent with the vision of Revelation and the vision of Christus Imperator, Christ the empeoror, that we see develop after Constantine and that has enormous staying power today, and which contributes to the conflict between Chrisitanity and the so-called "muslim world" as well. Love it.
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