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Jesus promises his kingdom to the repentant thief

Light of the World
Sir Jonathan Phillips, Warden, Keble College, University of Oxford
 

Light of the World The Light of the World (1851–53) is a painting by the English Pre-Raphaelite artist William Holman Hunt (1827–1910). It portrays the figure of Jesus preparing to knock on an overgrown and long-unopened door: "Behold, I stand at the door and knock; if any man hear My voice, and open the door, I will come in to him, and will sup with him, and he with Me" (Revelation 3.20). Oil on canvas. H 121.9 x W 61 cm (PCF 24) Reproduced by kind permission of the Warden, Fellows and Scholars of Keble College, Oxford.