Yongsung Kim’s For This Purpose I Have Come is a powerful visual declaration of Christ’s triumph over sin and death. The resurrected Savior stands upon the stone that once sealed His tomb, now broken beneath His feet as a symbol that the grave could not hold Him. Within the fractured sections of the stone, the shape of a cross emerges, connecting the victory of the Resurrection to the sacrifice that made it possible. Behind Him, the red glow of a new day rises on the horizon, backlighting the crosses of Calvary in the distance and reminding the viewer of the suffering that gave way to the glory. Christ came to redeem, to rise, and to open the way to eternal life.
Original artwork of Oil on Canvas 45 x 25.5. Painted 2025.
