About
king of glory

The book you are about to read is filled with pictures and conversations, but unlike the classic fantasy story Alice in Wonderland, the pictures and conversations in King of Glory flow from a story that really happened.

It was with some hesitation that I decided to produce a book with pictures about the greatest story ever told.

Years ago, while living in West Africa, I took a course in radio program production. On the first day of class the professor asked, “What is one of the main advantages radio has over television?” His answer surprised us.

“It provides a better picture.”

True.

Even high-budget blockbuster movies struggle to match the ability of the human mind to translate simple words into vivid mental images. The ancient Scriptures of the prophets paint hundreds of word-pictures that no movie can satisfactorily show, that no human artist can fully illustrate.

So I admit it. No artwork can perfectly portray the best story ever told. Still, it has been fun to try.

Arminda San Martín, our gifted and gracious artist from Argentina, has done an amazing and accurate job of translating the biblical stories from words to paint. With digital pen and brush, Arminda completed the preliminary sketches and final paintings in just fourteen months. I hope you will be as thrilled with her work as I am.

Now think about this.

If we read a storybook, where do we begin? In the middle? No, we start at the beginning. Only then will we understand the story. Likewise, to understand the Scriptures, we must start at the beginning and follow the story to its logical and satisfying conclusion.

The writings of the prophets contain hundreds of short stories which all fit together to form one story. In writing King of Glory, I have felt somewhat like a florist assigned to go into a vast garden of endless flowers, select a few dozen, and arrange them into a single bouquet that displays the glory of the entire garden. For this book, I have selected a few dozen key stories from the Scriptures and arranged them into a 70-scene drama in an attempt to display the glory of the eternal King who has revealed Himself in human history.

My prayer to God is that the showing and telling of this true story will inspire audiences of all ages to delight in the writings of the prophets, fall in love with the One of whom they speak, and join the happy kingdom that will never end.

For a clear picture,

Paul D. Bramsen