Luna Roja
by Rafael Poch
Dated 2024
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Luna Roja
by Rafael Poch
Scripture
Doctrine and Covenants 045
Medium
Digital photograph
Copyright
Rafael Poch. Used with permission.
Date
2024
Citation
Rafael Poch, Luna Roja, 2024. The Book of Mormon Art Catalog, [URL].
Artist Information
Name: Poch, Rafael
Location(s): Argentina
Gender: Male
Insights
Technique & Style
Digital illustration, Figurative
Symbols
moon
Additional Info
Notes
Artist statement: " In this piece, I try to dwell in the tension between awe and warning, between celestial beauty and prophetic urgency. It is a visual meditation on one of the most stunning signs in scripture: the moon turning to blood. This symbol appears not only in the Doctrine and Covenants, but across ancient prophecy—in Joel, Acts, and Revelation—as a herald of the Lord’s imminent return. In this context, the blood-red moon is not an emblem of fear, but a symbol of atonement: red being the color of the Savior’s robes when He returns—not merely as a conquering King, but as one who has tread the winepress alone (Isaiah 63). The piece is imbued with both reverence and solemnity—a reminder of the price already paid by Christ, of the mercy that underwrites justice. This moment—like the parable of the ten virgins—is a call to spiritual preparation. The focus is not catastrophe, but readiness. Scripture teaches that the heavens are not silent observers, but active witnesses. In Moses 7:61 and Doctrine and Covenants 88:93, celestial bodies testify of divine purposes and dispensations. In this"
Church Name
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints