“The Trumpet Call” is a profoundly symbolic vision of the “rapture.” The upper portion of the relief shows Jesus’ loving face looking down with open arms upon His beloved bride rising into the clouds. His nail-pierced hands are a reminder of His love for us. They remind us of the horrific price He paid — beaten and nailed to a cross. He paid in full the price of sin for all who receive Him as Lord and Savior, for all who surrender their life to Him and follow Him.
In the center are two powerful, winged angels giving the trumpet call. The “cloud of people” emerging through the billowing clouds depict a cross-section of ages and ethnicity. The figures in the upper portion of the clouds have their eyes closed; they represent the “dead in Christ” who will rise first.
Those who will still be “alive in Christ” when the trumpet sounds are represented by the figures with their eyes open in the lower portion of the clouds. These are the overcomers lifting holy hands, reaching to touch their Maker. They are all dressed in the wedding garments described in Isaiah 61:10: “fine white linen and the robe of righteousness.”
