January 31, 2006 Dansk tekst til venstre English text on the right Desert Christ Park, Yucca Valley, California Desert Christ Park, also known as Antone Martin Memorial Park, is located at the corner of Mohawk Trail and Sunnyslope Drive in Yucca Valley, California Desert Christ Park indeholder en samling bibelske statuer, alle lavet af flymekaniker Antone Martin. Parken blev grundlagt i 1951, efter Antone Martin havde lavet en tre-tons statue af Kristus hjemme i indkørslen, og ledte efter et sted at opstille den. Efter at Grand Canyon Nationalpark havde sagt nej tak, fandt Martin denne grund i Yucca Valley, og fyldte den inden sin død i 1961 med over halvtreds figurer mere, opdelt i scener fra det Nye Testamente. Desert Christ Park holds a collection of Biblical statues, all made by airplane mechanic Antone Martin. The Park was established in 1951, after Antone Martin made a 3-ton statue of Christ at home in his driveway and was looking for a place to put it. Having been turned down by the Grand Canyon National Park, Martin found this Yucca Valley property, and had by his death in 1961 filled it with more than fifty additional figures, divided into New Testament scenes.

Jesus og den samaritanske kvinde ved brønden. Johannesevangeliet 4:4-26. Jesus and the Samaritan woman at the well. John 4:4-26.   Bjergprædikenen. Mattæusevangeliet 5:7-15. Sermon on the Mount. Matthew 5:7-15. Mange af statuerne blev ødelagt i et stort jordskælv i 1992, og de bliver langsomt restaureret. Many statues were damaged in a large earthquake in 1992, and they are slowly being restored.

Denne ituslåede mindesten står i Desert Christ Park. Den er tilsyneladende ikke til minde om Antone Martin, men om hvem så? Datoerne på stenen er 1931 til 1983. This broken memorial stone is located in Desert Christ Park. Apparently it is not a memorial to Antone Martin, but then to whom? The dates on the stone are 1931 to 1983.   Børnene velsignes. Markusevangeliet 10:13-16. Blessing of the Children. Mark 10:13-16.

Lad de små børn komme til mig, dem må I ikke hindre. Markusevangeliet 10:13-16. Suffer the Little Children to Come unto Me. Mark 10:13-16.   Kristi Grav Mattæusevangeliet 28:1-10 Tomb of Christ Matthew 28:1-10     Desert Christ Park huser også dette lille primitive kapel. Desert Christ Park also holds this small, rustic chapel.       Den sidste nadver. Mattæusevangeliet 26:17-30. Denne skulptur er godt seks meter høj og ni meter bred. Den vejer omkring 113 tons. The Last Supper. Matthew 26:17-30. This sculpture is about 20 feet tall and 30 feet wide. It weighs about 125 tons.

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