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Every day, we are constantly exposed to an infinite
number of images,
and oftentimes we don't even realize just how many things we see
from day to day.
Now on the other hand, there are some images,
especially of famous personalities or characters
who are easily identifiable to many.
Let's take a look at some of these examples.
Now the previous images are well-known today,
especially with the use of the modern media.
However, there's an image that's been around for centuries
that many people recognize all over the world.
Can you identify this image?
Now we went to the streets and showed similar renditions of this image
and here are some of the answers we received.
I'm at a college campus and we're asking different people
if they can identify the following pictures.
Alright Robert, who would you say this is? *laughs* Jesus.
Yup, Jesus. You agree?
You agree? That's Jesus, yes.
This would be Jesus Christ.
Okay, I'll show you another one.
I can't see...it's an African Jesus Christ!
and, how about this? This is ALSO a picture of Jesus Christ.
Alright, last one. In tile.
How about this one?
Uh, that would be Jesus.
I would say Jesus.
How did you come to know this picture identifies Jesus Christ?
From pictures I've seen in the past, like in church and stuff
How he's portrayed in society. That's not the picture
that I grew up with in my house though.
What kind of picture did you grow up with? Um, we had a picture of Jesus with dreadlocks.
So then where do you think that these pictures came from?
Throughout the ages? I don't know...
Do you know if the Bible even mentions what Christ looks like at all?
Yeah it does. It does? Where?
I can't remember like what verse but it does.
Do you believe that there's any mention in the Bible whatsoever as to
how he actually looks like? No, there isn't.
Let's say it does. I'm not agreeing that it does actually mention what he looks like,
but let's say that it has some kind of thing that mentions here..
but still it could be anything right? Mhm
So why would people--how would people get a picture just from
what it says?
That's a good question, I don't know.
No one really knows what he looks like. No one really, truly, actually knows.
But I think it takes great comfort in people to just have an image.
You wanna believe what you wanna believe in, and
it's up to the heart what it wants to believe in.
Now according to the people we asked, they identified these images
as the image or the picture of the Lord Jesus Christ.
Now if you notice though the man in the pictures varied in complexion, color of the eyes,
and even race, they all identified the images as to being our Lord Jesus Christ.
Now we even went a little further.
We asked a few people to describe, well, how does Christ look like in their own words?
and here is what they had to say.
Growing up, you have a lot of different images of him.
Well actually, since I was a little kid, the picture that I always seen was um...
Kinda like long, wavy hair--not that wavy but like...
Blonde, blue eyes,
A white robe with a green sash?
and he's barefooted.
Long hair, and you know, um, cute face. You know?
But knowing that he's from the Middle East, he probably was not blonde
and blue eyed.
Like the previous interviews they said that it is indeed, to them, the Lord Jesus Christ.
Now if we consult the Bible, what is the true image of Christ?
We'll find out when we come back. Please stay tuned.