Throne Of Grace

THRONE OF GRACE

ISAIAH 6:1-7

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INTRODUCTION/ILLUSTRATION… PART 1… screenrant.com/most-iconic-movie-tv-chairs-thrones/ [adapted]

Some heroes and villains from TV and movies stick with us and become iconic and are immediately known even with just a little bit of description. Most people can recognize these fictional characters because they become part of popular culture. The same can be true of furniture. Some furniture… if we saw it… we might automatically know what TV show it was from or what character sat in it or some lines from the movie the character said as they sat there. A piece of furniture can be just as memorable as a line of dialogue or an actor's performance!

#10 The Egg Chair, Men in Black (1997)

Since the 1960s, the decade's European art-deco furniture and decor have made a lasting impression on filmmakers. One of the most iconic pieces has to be the 'Egg Chair,' seen in many variations and styles in too many films and TV shows to count. Men in Black, 1997, showed off this unorthodox chair in the 'test scene.' The chair's unorthodox structure was made for laughs, but the odd throwback/retro attitude became such a trademark of the Men In Black so that when you see a chair like that, you think of that movie franchise. It speaks to uncomfortableness and being very impractical.

#9 Hover Chairs, Wall-E (2008)

It may have seemed difficult to believe that the future human beings of Pixar's WALL-E could actually allow Earth to be turned into one massive garbage dump, but once the humans were revealed, it was clear that littering was the least of their problems. Forced into lethargy and obesity by the auto-pilot entrusted to protect them, humans spend their lives drinking, eating, and moving without leaving the comfort of their many hover chairs. An early death is an admitted drawback, but there are benefits as well. These chairs speak to laziness and apathy.

#8 Chairy, Pee-wee's Playhouse (1986-1991)

I was never allowed to watch this TV show as a kid, but this entry on the list actively creeps me out even today. Viewers who grew up with Pee-wee's Playhouse saw a chair that could offer hugs as well as a soft seat was a good thing. The show's creators may not have given Chairy the most inspired name or backstory, but that doesn't lessen the treasured place it holds in some people’s weird demented hearts. You see that chair… you think about Pee Wee Herman and his laugh. This chair speaks to weirdness and strange imagination.

#7 Xerxes' Throne, 300 (2006)

There was certainly no more surprising character in Zack Snyder's 300 than the larger than life Xerxes, king of the Persians. As impressive as the man's size was, it was overshadowed by the throne he sat upon. It might actually be inaccurate to call it a throne, since it contains two massive sculptures, a set of stairs, and is carried around by a small army of servants. He even had to step on people to come down from the throne. This fictional Xerxes used his throne to intimidate and inspire awe in all who saw it.

#6 Throne of Gondor, Lord of the Rings (2003)

In television, film, or literature of any kind, few images convey as universal a meaning as an empty throne. In bringing J.R.R. Tolkien's Lord of the Rings trilogy to life, director Peter Jackson took the image from literature and ran with it, bringing Minas Tirith, the capital of Gondor to life. Nothing captured the glory and sadness of the old world of men like Gondor's throne room. Seated well below the king's massive empty throne sat the chair reserved for the Steward of Gondor which was a small, black, hunched seat. This large empty throne communicated the loss of a king and the hopelessness of the people.

#5 Odin's Throne, Thor (2011)

Marvel movies made it clear early on that the residents of Asgard - specifically, its ruling class - tended to take themselves seriously. The first Thor movie began with Thor marching in to accept the throne from his father. The ceremony was interrupted by invading Frost Giants, but even in the action, the star of the room was the huge golden throne with many stairs and huge horns on either side. Odin's throne was meant to communicate authority and power.

TRANSITION

Xerxes throne from the movie 300 and Odin’s throne from Thor and the empty throne of Gondor from the Lord of the Rings makes me think about thrones and kings and those that sit on them. Really though, I’m only interested in one throne.

BIBLICAL THRONE OF SOLOMON

One of the thrones in the Bible that is described with any detail is the throne that King Solomon had made after he took over ruling Israel from his father King David. It was quite a throne. READ 1 KINGS 10:18-20 (ESV)