The Bible Wheel as Divine Art
One thing have I desired of the LORD, that will I seek after; that I
may dwell in the house of the LORD all the days of my life, to behold the beauty of
the LORD, and to enquire in his temple.
Psalm 27.4
The truth of the Christian Faith shines with unparalled clarity through the divine symbols given by
God in Scripture. The Circle, the Cross, the Dove, the Alpha and Omega! These symbols, and many more,
are enshrined in stained
glass, frescoes, and mosaics throughout the Churches of Christendom. They are found in the
illuminated manuscripts of the middle ages and the graffiti scratched on the walls of the Roman
catcombs. They are also found in the geometric structure of the text itself. God used them
as templates in the design of His Holy Word. They appear on all levels, from the large-scale
tri-radiant structure of the sevenfold symmetric perfection of the Canon Wheel down to the
sixfold symmetry of the Star of Creation in the Creation Holograph. The links below are
just my first efforts to bring forth this facet of the Divine Revelation. The study
of the heavenly Beauty of God's Word [Jesus Christ] is an infinite endeavor that will never be completed in
this world, nor even in the world to come.
This article is adapted from Chapter 4 of the Bible Wheel book. It discusses how my wife Rose was led to make
the stained glass Bible Wheel and Canon Wheel Cross, and how such artistic renditions relate to traditional
Christian icons and seals and how all of this shows that God designed the Bible as a Divine Work of Theological Art.
The symbol of the tri-radiant halo has been used specifically to identify Christ in Christian Art for at least fifteen
hundred years. This article further explores its relation to the structure of Scripture, and reviews
its explicit appearance as a halo with only three arms.
The Circle is universally recognized as uniquely qualified to represent things divine and eternal.
It manifests in the Halo - the ubiquitous sign of holiness and divinity found throughout Christian
Art. It is inconceivable that any other form could serve as a better basis for the geometric structure
of God's Word. The Circle is an optimal design. Its infinite symmetry leaves it without peer.
Its integration with the 22 symbols of the Hebrew alphabet, encoded by God in the
Alphabetic Verses of the Bible, unites the simplicity
of the Circle with the infinite richness and complexity of Language.
The symbol of the tri-radiant halo has been used specifically to identify Christ in Christian Art for at least fifteen
hundred years. The geometric structure of God's Word
simultaneously proclaims the central message - the Deity of the Lord Jesus Christ -
and the divine origin of all Scripture. It is a blazing beacon beckoning all who are in darkness to
repent and turn to God.
The integration of the Numbers 3 and 7 is extremely strong here. The Wheel has 3 Cycles divided into
7 canonical divisions by 3 radii. These Numbers are highly symbolic in Scripture, and both are
deeply related to Deity. The Number 3 relates most strongly to the Trinity, and the Number 7 to Completion
and Perfection - with a strong emphasis on the idea of Coventant, Promise, and Scripture, as explained
in Seven and Scripture. This then manifests in the Menorah below.
These ideas are also integrated with the fractal Star of Creation representation of the prime number
373 - the Logos Star.
This page displays a collection of artistic applications of the Bible Wheel. The
wonder of it all is how the Bible Wheel integrates with traditional Christian iconography with
such simplicity, clarity, and beauty.
The sevefold symmetric perfection of the Canon Wheel corresponds directly with the sevenfold Menorah
which was designed by God Himself in Exodus 25. The fact that it was designed by God, and that the
Bible integrates with it perfectly is an extremely strong witness to the artistry of God.
Indeed, His Word is a "lamp unto my feet!" Note also that the bilateral symmetry of the Menorah
divides it into 3 pairs of branchs with the 7th in the center. And that there are 22 bowls.
This is another expression of the unity of the numbers 3, 7 and 22 that govern the structure of the Bible Wheel.
The Lord said that He would take Zerubbabel and make him "as a signet" (Haggai 2.23). Then in the
Book of Zechariah, the prophet is given "the Word of the Lord unto Zerubbabel" in the midst of a
series of visions that prophesy the full structure of the Bible in the form of the Menorah, Two
Olive Trees, and a Golden Bowl that corresponds to the Bible Wheel.
The Shield of the Blessed Trinity is isomorphic to the closed alegebra of Divine Names united in the
Unity Holograph. The geometry is a perfect extpression of the relation amongst the prime factors
of the Shema. Thus we have a supernatural integration of the greatest declaration of the Unity of God
with the Doctrine of the Holy Trinity. Note also that its structure is very similar to the
tri-radiant halo, the only difference being the angles have been made equal, which best expresses
the unity of the three Divine Persons of the Trinty.
The Star of Creation (Star of David) is an ancient symbol not necessarily associated with Christianity or
Judaism though it is found in ancient synagogues and churches.
It is called the "Star of Creation" because its sixfold symmetry naturally integrates with the
Six Days of Creation. The discovery of the appearance of this geometric form suffusing the alphanumeric
structure of the Creation Holograph reveals this to be
the result of Divine Artistry.
One of the greatest titles of the Lord Jesus Christ is "The Logos (Word) of God." Its representation
as a fractal Star of David is woven into the text of John 1.1. It hexagonal (sixfold) symmetry
supernaturally integrates with the Number 6 and the
Work of Creation.
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