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Five main characters are the pillars on which the whole edifice rests. Adam, Noah, Abraham, Isaac and Jacob... The story of the chosen seed, made heirs of the promise and entrusted with the divine orders, is the only story which explains man's relation to God. In its light, all other history becomes illuminated and can be read in due time
(Hilma af Klint).
Using this painting and the quote above, an attempt at summarization can be made. On the white cross of truth and purity is Jesus, the second Adam. He is painted in both yellow and blue, male and female united as one. In his heart, circles of blue and yellow are joined. He bears the sin of man painted as a black shell in the shape of a spiral. Following the spiral, it seems to pass vital points on the body, which here become decisive biblical events on the path of time.
With the beginning of the spiral in Adam, Christ is then present via Abraham, Noah and Jacob. The little bright red shell is placed on Christ's head as the fifth point. It rises up as if born from the great one and heralds the new that is to come through the promise God made to Abraham. The shell and the center of the white cross represent Isaac and his children, who are all Christians according to Paul. They were the true heirs and fulfillment of the promise given to Abraham according to Galatians. Mary emerges from the shell in light blue/purple. To the right is Eve in yellow. Through Adam and Eve sin entered the world, through Mary Christ was born and the Church of God - the seed - was born.
From the hands of God, manna rains down from heaven: the Gospel of John writes:
Our fathers were made to eat manna in the wilderness, as it is written, "He gave them bread from heaven to eat." Then Jesus said to them, "Amen, amen, I say to you, it is not Moses who has given you the bread from heaven, but it is my Father who gives you the true bread from heaven. The bread of God is the bread that comes down from heaven and gives life to the world." They said to him: "Lord, always give us that bread!" Jesus answered, "I am the bread of life. Whoever comes to me will never hunger, and whoever believes in me will never thirst. (John 6: 31f.)