Author: Luiken, Jan, 1649-1712
Image Title: The Scale
Scripture Reference:
Description: A set of scales, with Eternal written on the left arm and Temporary written on the right arm. On the first arm hangs a youth [the Soul] with a cross, an anchor [Belief and Hope for Eternal life] and a ring attached to his tied feet, while the angels spread a cloth under him on which he will land. At the other arm hangs a man [the Flesh], pulled down by the World and about to fall in the net put under him by the Devil. In the middle under the scale an hourglass with bat wings with the inscription: This hourglass runs rapidly. The Dutch artist and poet Jan Luiken (1649-1712), whose initials are at the lower right, was responsible for drawing and etching this emblem and for the poem that accompanies it (below). The attendant scripture text is 1 John 5:4-5.
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