Prince of Peace, A Portrait

In October 2022, I wrote and signed the Covenant of Peace with the Lord, the Prince of Peace.  After the execution, I asked God for confirmation of our covenant.  I waited.  Then, a few nights later I watched a movie called Heaven Is for Real… Heaven is for Real: Prime Video.

If you haven’t seen the movie, it is about Colton Burpo.   At age four, he underwent an operation after his appendix burst.  Colton almost died but recovered and told of having an experience of visiting Heaven with visions of Jesus, angels and deceased relatives he never knew of.  Sometime later, he saw a painting of Jesus by a child artist and he told his father that is exactly what Jesus looks like…with greenish blue eyes.

At the end of the movie is the name of the child artist, Akiane Kramarik.  I kept being prompted to look up the painting.  Once I did, I was amazed at its name: ‘Prince of Peace’!  What do you know, Jesus confirmed our covenant through a portrait of Himself.  Not only that, but the picture has a miraculously touching story.

“Prince of Peace” by Akiane Kramarik  Official Akiane Gallery | View Original Artwork; About Akiane.

“Kramarik has said Prince of Peace is her "favorite portrait" and one of her most memorable paintings. At age eight she had long been seeking the right face to help her paint an image from her dreams and visions when a family friend brought to her a carpenter as a possible subject. The man's face closely resembled what Kramarik remembered as the face of Jesus. She completed the portrait in 40 hours of intensive work. Not long after, it was shipped to her agent for exhibition, who then stole it and sold it without permission. For sixteen years the original painting was held locked in a bank vault, with the then-owner unwilling either to show or to sell it. In December 2019, Prince of Peace was recovered by the artist's family and sold to a private collector for $850,000.

Colton Burpo, whose story was featured in the best-selling book ‘Heaven Is for Real’ and the film adaptation of the same name, underwent a critical operation after his appendix burst. Although it was not a near-death experience (his heart never stopped), he did say he had an experience of visiting Heaven and had visions of Jesus. Years later, when he saw Kramarik's Prince of Peace on TV, he told his father 'Dad, that one’s right.'"

If you can, watch the short clip when Akiane’s most precious work of art was recovered and returned to her.

How Jesus Saved His Own Portrait...The True Story of Akiane's Lost Masterpiece - Bing video

Another indication that the Prince of Peace is at work is seen through the Angels Flying Video.  That story resulted in me discovering the Prince of Peace portrait.  How wonderful is our God!