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New Jon McNaughton Painting: 'Last supper of a Blessed Nation'
jonmcnaughton.com ^ | Dec. 17, 2022

Posted on 12/17/2022 11:59:44 AM PST by PROCON

LAST SUPPER OF A BLESSED NATION

Two millennia ago, Jesus Christ gathered the Apostles for His Last Supper to offer them a New Covenant, to bring His Gospel and Light to a world that desperately needed it.

In my painting I used the “Da Vinci - Last Supper” to represent the Covenant our Lord has made with the people of this land. Christ lays His hand upon the hourglass of time and sits in judgement upon this nation.

Twelve Presidents represent the rise and fall of American culture, the great demise of our nation’s honor and virtue, as this country’s destiny is laid in the balance. On the table are laid various symbols that describe what is, what was, and what shall be. Each American President has a story to tell, a truth to be revealed, and has played a part in our country’s blessing or destruction.

Today, America is divided and broken, both politically, and spiritually. What will be the fate of our generation? Consider your place at the table and discover the deeper meaning within the painting “Last Supper of a Blessed Nation.”

Figures from left to right: Abraham Lincoln, John F. Kennedy, Donald Trump, Barack Obama, Joe Biden, James Madison, Jesus Christ, Thomas Jefferson, George Washington, Ronald Reagan, George W. Bush, Bill Clinton, Franklin D. Roosevelt

Table from left to right: chains of slavery, three gold coins, scale weighing the heart against a feather, spilled wine, US Constitution, hourglass, court gavel, Holy Bible, keys, American Flag, silver platter of money, weapons, hand mirror

Scripture noted on wall behind Christ:

Psalm 33:12: “Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord.”

2 Chronicles 7:14: “If my people, which are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land.”

Latin words on front monument: AD FINEM TEMPORUM (To the End of Time)



TOPICS: Arts/Photography; Religion; Society
KEYWORDS: culture; jonmcnaughton; painting
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McNaughton is an incredible artist with deep insight.
1 posted on 12/17/2022 11:59:44 AM PST by PROCON
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To: PROCON

I would consider this blasphemous, grotesque, and offensive but for the fact it’s over-the-top ridiculous. Unless this McNaughton fellow is, you know, trolling. Then it might have something to recommend it.


2 posted on 12/17/2022 12:03:33 PM PST by DSH
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To: PROCON

the knife in FJB hand...


3 posted on 12/17/2022 12:06:52 PM PST by Chode (there is no fall back position, there's no rally point, there is no LZ... we're on our own. #FJB)
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To: PROCON

This is wonderful.


4 posted on 12/17/2022 12:07:56 PM PST by nwrep
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To: Chode

Brandon as Judas.


5 posted on 12/17/2022 12:09:24 PM PST by one guy in new jersey
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To: Chode

One Muslim at the table.


6 posted on 12/17/2022 12:10:20 PM PST by nwrep
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To: PROCON

Only complaint is that Christ looks too chubby.


7 posted on 12/17/2022 12:11:46 PM PST by nwrep
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To: PROCON

Obama looks like he got a bad message in his Chinese fortune cookie.


8 posted on 12/17/2022 12:11:57 PM PST by mass55th ("Courage is being scared to death, but saddling up anyway." ~~ John Wayne )
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"the knife in FJB hand..."

Guess he didn't want to put G.H.W. Bush in the same painting with the President he helped assassinate.

9 posted on 12/17/2022 12:14:50 PM PST by mass55th ("Courage is being scared to death, but saddling up anyway." ~~ John Wayne )
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To: PROCON

I don’t get it and it’s disturbing. Romans 13:1. That includes those politicians you don’t like.


10 posted on 12/17/2022 12:17:50 PM PST by M_Continuum
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To: PROCON

profits?


11 posted on 12/17/2022 12:21:08 PM PST by Leep (Hillary will NEVER be president! 😁)
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To: PROCON

Dear Mr. McNaughton,

As others have parodied the famous painting of the Last Supper, I guess you aren’t breaking new ground but it is tasteless. You probably have enough talent to make your point without dishonoring the work in question. I fear for our nation and what lies ahead but the answer is in the original and not in the parody.

Yours.
KC Burke


12 posted on 12/17/2022 12:26:18 PM PST by KC Burke
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To: KC Burke
A Little Help Needed
13 posted on 12/17/2022 12:31:08 PM PST by deport
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To: one guy in new jersey

100%


14 posted on 12/17/2022 12:35:17 PM PST by Chode (there is no fall back position, there's no rally point, there is no LZ... we're on our own. #FJB)
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To: nwrep

yup


15 posted on 12/17/2022 12:36:04 PM PST by Chode (there is no fall back position, there's no rally point, there is no LZ... we're on our own. #FJB)
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To: mass55th

ouch...


16 posted on 12/17/2022 12:36:34 PM PST by Chode (there is no fall back position, there's no rally point, there is no LZ... we're on our own. #FJB)
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To: KC Burke

The issue in this case would not be potentially dishonoring a piece of worldy art, but the question of whether the artist is using Christ’s image in vain.


17 posted on 12/17/2022 1:00:14 PM PST by one guy in new jersey
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To: KC Burke

There is also the issue of the Americanist Heresy, which the author may be promoting, possibly unknowingly.


18 posted on 12/17/2022 1:02:02 PM PST by one guy in new jersey
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To: PROCON

Once I understood what he was doing with this, it is a moving painting.


19 posted on 12/17/2022 1:03:01 PM PST by sauropod (Fascists also buy Comcast cable packages" - Olby - Wanna buy mine?)
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20 posted on 12/17/2022 1:11:49 PM PST by bitt (<img src=' 'width=50%>)
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