This is my favorite statue.Swords Into Plowshares
The United Nations garden contains several sculptures and statues that have been donated by different countries. This one is called "Let Us Beat Swords into Plowshares" and was a gift from the then Soviet Union presented in 1959. Made by Evgeniy Vuchetich, the bronze statue represents the figure of a man holding a hammer in one hand and, in the other, a sword which he is making into a plowshare, symbolizing man's desire to put an end to war and convert the means of destruction into creative tools for the benefit of all mankind.
The United Nations garden contains several sculptures and statues that have been donated by different countries. This one is called "Let Us Beat Swords into Plowshares" and was a gift from the then Soviet Union presented in 1959. Made by Evgeniy Vuchetich, the bronze statue represents the figure of a man holding a hammer in one hand and, in the other, a sword which he is making into a plowshare, symbolizing man's desire to put an end to war and convert the means of destruction into creative tools for the benefit of all mankind.
The Virtue in this Statue is in the bringing to a tangible state the words from the scriptures in Isaiah and Joel. The sad irony though, is that placement of this statue being at the UN which could never bring this event to fruition, and yet their will be a "United Nation" that will. That "Nation" being The Kingdom of GOD with Jesus Christ as the Ruler, The King of Kings and Lord of Lords.
No comments:
Post a Comment