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(Message started by: alien2 on Apr 17^th, 2013, 8:39am)

Title: The Cross and Salvation
Post by alien2 on Apr 17^th, 2013, 8:39am

1. You are sitting in your living room and for no reason you lose consciousness. When you come to, you find yourself standing and firmly tied with several ropes seemingly to a wooden pole. The night is clear but you can’t tell it’s a tall cross because you cannot even lift your head. You hear a deep voice: “I am your mysterious captor. You were brought here for my amusement. I am not allowed to discuss my unique technology. I will just say that at all times I know everything what goes on on this sand island. I will teleport you back to your living room if you guess correctly what type of a cross you’re tied to, Latin or Patriarchal. You can guess whenever you’re ready. If you make a wrong assertion, you better pray somebody finds you and rescues you. The clue is that you could be sure in your statement. Good luck.”

2. A man stopped painting Christian sacred art because he lost his faith. He falls asleep in his bed and wakes up in a cubical room, wondering how he got there. The room is well illuminated, yet he can’t tell what the source of light is. The wall frescoes are the Lamb of God, Adam, Jesus on the Cross, Saint Peter, Virgin Mary, John the Baptist and Archangel Gabriel holding a lily. He hears a seraphic voice: “The moment you touch an image with the palm of your hand, you will travel in an instant. One image leads back to your bedroom, but 6 images lead to an uninhabited island far away from civilization. This room is the clue.”

The man thinks it through and is returned to his bedroom, thinking about painting again. Which image did he touch and why?

Title: Re: The Cross and Salvation
Post by gotit on Apr 19^th, 2013, 8:08am

For 1, [hide]wait till morning when you can see the shadow of the cross in front of you[/hide]

Title: Re: The Cross and Salvation
Post by alien2 on Apr 20^th, 2013, 3:04am

One down, one more to go.

Title: Re: The Cross and Salvation
Post by Grimbal on Apr 21^st, 2013, 2:41am

Saint Peter is traditionally the Gatekeeper of Heaven.

The mysterious room would be the anteroom of Heaven, where you might be redirected to Hell depending on your deeds.

You discover that the gate depicted behind Saint Peter looks very much like your bedroom door.

You decide to stop taking that stuff.

Title: Re: The Cross and Salvation
Post by alien2 on Apr 21^st, 2013, 4:29am

Repent, and thou shalt be saved. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ky6OysXs_I)