Window 6 – The Resurrection and Exaltation of Christ and the Day of Pentecost

WINDOW 6
The Resurrection and Exaltation of Christ
and the Day of Pentecost

Iconography: Text—“He is risen!” as quoted in all the Gospels, written in English, Greek, Latin, Arabic, German and Swahili. The role of women in their confrontation by the angel is portrayed. The Day of Pentecost and the beginning of the church beyond Jerusalem is shown.

Artist’s Description: On the left of the window, an angel stands in front of the empty tomb and points toward the top of the window where the scripture verse is written in six different languages representing major segments of the world. To the side of this illustration, three women are coming to the tomb to minister to the body of Christ according to Jewish law. The letter Yod not only symbolizes God the Father but also the Jewish law. In the left ventilator section is portrayed the appearing of Christ to Mary Magdalene. The right window portrays Pentecost. The descending dove with seven flames is the Holy Spirit; the disciples are depicted in Jerusalem. On the lower part of the right side and also on the ventilator section are portrayed seven different architectural styles of building to correspond to the seven churches in the early Christian church.