Jackson, Cleo III, “It Aint Over Yet”, Helping Others Communicate, May 25, 2014.In the video, Current displays a banana as evidence that God exists. Video, “The Secret of Die Schachspieler – S2E2” Jackson, In case you prefer the preachy version, I submit to you that “The King has one more move!” He’ll wipe that smirk right off the devil’s face! Get up and let him make the moves for you. God has looked at your life and has said, “It ain’t over!” Whether it’s the loss of employment, loss of a loved one, depression, mental anxiety, or health issues, we are more than conquerors! He has already prepared a way of escape and victory through the finished work of His Son, Jesus. “They are plans for good and not for disaster, to give you a future and a hope.” “For I know the plans I have for you,” says the Lord. That is the exact opposite of how the Father sees you. ![]() You may be beginning to believe the false narrative that it’s over for you. Others in your life may even try to rebrand you as nonessential, inconsequential, or irrelevant. You may be losing and see no way of escape. Retszch had masterfully hidden the truth in this painting all along, only later to be uncovered by a master chess champion. It is our minds that are the battlefield of the devil, and he is crafty in his game. Look at the arm of Satan’s chair shaped as a hand on top of a skull. Then there are the dark caricatures of his chess pieces versus the peaceful, light pieces on the man’s side. The chessboard on top of a coffin shows this is a game of life and death. Within a few moves, he had won the match.įurther examination of this piece shows the intentionality of the artist. He asked the host to set up a chessboard exactly like the one in the painting. There are a couple different variations regarding the circumstances and the rest of the story (one of which really preaches well), but after studying the painting, Morphy said, “It ain’t over.” (paraphrased). This painting, which once hung in The Louvre Museum in Paris, was in the hands of a private collector when master chess champion Paul Morphy saw it. Then there’s the angel looking on, clasping his hands, wanting to provide help, but cannot. Notice the confident smirk of Satan, while the man’s head is in his hand, wondering what to do next but feeling hopeless, it seems. ![]() However, scholars have affectionately renamed the piece “Checkmate”, because it showed the human’s impending loss in this contest. He originally named the painting, “The Chess Players”. ![]() German painter Freidrich Moritz Retzsch depicted an exacerbated man playing chess with Satan as an angel looked on.
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