Then you shall know that I am the LORD, when I have opened your graves, O My people, and brought you up from your graves. (Ezekiel 37:13 NKJV)
Imagine that moment of realisation! Billions of people suddenly resurrected back to physical life. Imagine that moment when they “join the dots” and discover who they really are, and what’s more, who God is and that it was He who brought them back to life. “Then you shall know that I am the LORD” has to be one of the most heart-touching prophecies in scripture.
It’s the job of the preacher (or gospel film producer) to take the LORD’s words and convey it to this generation. Easier said than done, for even quite religious people can scoff at the suggestion that Ezekiel’s vision speaks of a future physical resurrection. But, that’s what assuredly it does. Sometimes God tells us things, and unless we have a humble and willing heart, our prejudice and bias will render his words null, or at best, with our own overlay and explanation.
I am slowly making preparations for a new film that will attempt to capture some of what God conveyed to Ezekiel. I am currently sketching out in black texta every shot and idea for this film. Earlier this year I bought a Hero GoPro camera, a few months ago a life-sized skeleton, and now earlier this week took delivery (from Hong Kong) of another UAV, a Storm 6 GPS hexacopter with a gimbal designed for the GoPro camera. While the first drone was good, it’s HD film quality just wasn’t adequate enough, and it wasn’t capable of lifting the GoPro camera. And so I’ve spent this week learning how to setup the hexacopter.
I am also thinking about contacting some of the sheep farmers I know in the area, and discreetly asking them for any skeletal remains of sheep or kangaroos on their farms. The sun-bleached bones scattered across the base of a huge valley will help tell the story. I also have ideas on how to film the actual resurrection, but still don’t know how to capture a sea of faces of millions of people.
For today though, it’s off to the local newsagent for some new black textas of varying thicknesses – to continue the sketchwork.
