#Throne of the Third Heaven of the Nations’ Millennium General Assembly

[donnadarling]

I wrote a poem about this a few years ago! His story was so beautiful and baffling, I could not resist.

The Janitor Prophet (by Donna Darling)

The gods appeared to him and suddenly he could see eternity in a coke bottle, the fabric of time and space in a cereal box. The Holy Spirit overshadowed him and he spun gold from drinking straws. The angels watched over him, guided his hands as he shaped crowns no head would ever wear, wrote words no one would ever read. Decades poured into unseen beauty, his invisible Patron providing the sacred materiel: Band aids and foil and reckless devotion, a cathedral in a rented garage.

Was it love or madness? Is there a difference? There was God in the garbage, Mary in the smog filled skies, he saw them with his own eyes. And so he continued his lonely vigil, alone yet not alone.

“Throne of the Third Heaven of the Nations’ Millennium General Assembly”

Built by janitor James Hampton over a period of 14 years.

It is constructed out of “various old materials like aluminum and gold foil, old furniture, various pieces of cardboard, old light bulbs, shards of mirror and old desk blotters. He had pinned it together with tacks, glue, pins and tape.”

[maythray]

found it. this is what this album is like to listen to

[icarus-suraki]

No, you know what? While I'm all fired up about modern art and outsider art, let me introduce you to the works of James Hampton.

Pictured above is his monumental Throne of the Third Heaven of the Nations' Millennium General Assembly.

With scant education and no formal art education, James Hampton made these pieces out of his intense religious fervor and his own desire to create:

In 1950, Hampton rented a garage on 7th street in northwest Washington [DC]. Over the next 14 years, Hampton built a complex work of religious art inside the garage with various scavenged materials such as aluminum and gold foil, old furniture, pieces of cardboard, light bulbs, jelly jars, shards of mirror and desk blotters held together with tacks, glue, pins and tape. The complete work consists of 180 objects, many of them inscribed with quotes from the Book of Revelation. The centerpiece of the exhibit is a throne, seven feet tall, built on the foundation of an old maroon-cushioned armchair with the words "Fear Not" at its crest. The throne is flanked by dozens of altars, crowns, lecterns, tablets and winged pulpits. Wall plaques on the left bear the name of apostles and those on the right list various biblical patriarchs and prophets such as Abraham and Ezekiel. The text The Throne of the Third Heaven of the Nations' Millennium General Assembly was written on the objects in Hampton's handwriting.

He constructed all his pieces from materials he found or scavenged himself, "such as aluminum and gold foil, old furniture, pieces of cardboard, light bulbs, jelly jars, shards of mirror and desk blotters held together with tacks, glue, pins and tape."

It's not clear if Hampton himself regarded himself as an artist, a visionary, a prophet, or none of the above. His work, however, is regarded as art in the same way that Michelangelo's Pieta is regarded as art: art of a religious subject or concept.

He also "kept a 108-page loose-leaf notebook titled St James: The Book of the 7 Dispensation. Most of the text was written in an unknown script that remains undeciphered. ... Some of the text was accompanied by notes in English in Hampton's handwriting. In the notebook, Hampton referred to himself as St. James with the title 'Director, Special Projects for the State of Eternity' and ended each page with the word 'Revelation'."

The art was not discovered until after Hampton's death in 1964, when the owner of the garage, Meyer Wertlieb, came to find out why the rent had not been paid. He knew that Hampton had been building something in the garage. When he opened the door, he found a room filled with the artwork. Hampton had kept his project secret from most of his friends and family. His relatives first heard about it when his sister came to claim his body. When Hampton's sister refused to take the artwork, the landlord placed an advertisement in local newspapers. Ed Kelly, a sculptor, answered the advertisement and was so astounded by the exhibit, he contacted art collector Alice Denney. Denney brought art dealers Leo Castelli and Ivan Karp, and artist Robert Rauschenberg, to see the exhibit in the garage. Harry Lowe, the assistant director of the Smithsonian Art Museum, told the Washington Post that walking into the garage "was like opening Tut's tomb."

His work is now on display at the Smithsonian American Art Museum.

[utopians]

new jacob geller vid kicks ass... I wonder if he knows about the throne of the third heaven of the nations' millennium general assembly I feel like he would enjoy it

[haveyoulistenedtothisalbum-poll]

Tracklist:

Canto I • Planes Like Vultures • Outside of This Car, the End of the World • To the Stars! To the Night! • (Storm) • We are Gods! We are Wolves! • Breathing Rapture • Look to the West. • (Howl) • Le Loup (Fear Not) • Canto XXXVI • I Had a Dream I Died

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[tgirlsaintlawrence]

Throne of the Third Heaven of the Nation’s Millennium General Assembly - James Hampton

[childhoodgrave]

every day i dream abt getting to see james hamptons the throne of the third heaven of the nations millennium general assembly in person i would take a trip to dc for the sole purpose of seeing it if that was feasible to me

[vexx-ation]

365 Albums in 365 Days: 205/365

Date: Wednesday July 24th Album: The Throne of the Third Heaven of the Nations' Millennium General Assembly Artist: Le Loup Released: 2007 Genre: Indie Review: If you name your album after a 14+ year art project made by an outsider artist claiming to have been visited by god, you better damn make sure you’re living up to that reverence. Unfortunately, this does not. It’s not a bad album by any means, and does a great job at blending more urban and rural vibes in a way I can appreciate. It oscillates between the disparate regions without overstaying its welcome in either, leading to a pretty solid mix that understands and uses both with enough dexterity to not feel artificial. It’s not mind-blowing, but if you like more acoustic, folksy music this is a great album to check out. Favorite Track: We are Gods! We Are Wolves!

[severalskeletondogs]

James Hampton, The Throne of the Third Heaven of the Nations' Millennium General Assembly, ca. 1950-1964

[uptownbeancan]

I was going to make an angry post about image generators but how about instead we meditate for a moment on this jpeg of The Throne of the Third Heaven of the Nations' Millennium General Assembly

need to go there

[bidaubadeadieu]

The Throne of the Third Heaven of the Nations' Millennium General Assembly, James Hampton ca. 1960

As seen at the National Portrait Gallery, Washington, D.C.

[hasufin]

Throne of the Third Heaven of the Nations' Millennium General Assembly, outsider art by James Hampton

[maythray]

okay im done. goodnight <3

listen to this album for me though

[mcgravin]

Honestly, quantum computers remind me quite a lot of one of the drawings from the so-called "box of crazy", aka the "Alien Puma Space Train" mystery, "An Apparition as the Tampa Bay Obscuration" July 7, 1977:

Maybe quantum computers are angels?

(More about the "Alien Puma Space Train" mystery below the cut.)

If you're not familiar with this story, a redditor found a wooden case (similar to what a drafting artist might use to carry technical drawings and blueprints) outside his apartment by some dumpsters, and inside the case was a collection of amazing and bizarre drawings and documents. Out of curiosity, several redditors banded together to try to find the origin of these drawings, creating the subreddit r/alienpumaspacetrain. Long story short, the case was found to have belonged to Daniel Christiansen, who had recently passed away and whose relatives were cleaning out his apartment.

Christiansen was a highly skilled technical artist, explaining why the case would contain drawings of things like railroad wheel bearings. But at some point, his artwork began to take on religious overtones, looking almost like something out of an illuminated manuscript. He also created quite a lot of drawings of angelic creatures with four animalist faces like those described in Ezekiel 1:4-6.

I looked, and I saw a windstorm coming out of the north—an immense cloud with flashing lightning and surrounded by brilliant light. The center of the fire looked like glowing metal, and in the fire was what looked like four living creatures. In appearance their form was human, but each of them had four faces and four wings.

Christiansen often signed his name as "Nesna-it-Sirhc" on these documents. Some of the hand-lettered text on some of the pages appears to be describing UFO sightings, possibly witnessed by Christiansen. One page includes an illustration of what appears to be a locomotive designed to look like a winged puma, hence the name "Alien Puma Space Train" given to the collection by redditors.

Overall, it's a really fascinating set of drawings and documents! It's been considered a work of outsider art only discovered after the artist's passing, somewhat akin to Henry Darger's written works or James Hampton's Throne of the Third Heaven of the Nations' Millennium General Assembly.

That picture of Biden looking at a quantum computer and being unable to grasp the true form of what he's seeing

To be fair that's how I would I react too

[jcardona-7]

Hey, I'm Jose! a known fact about me is that I love animation and I'm a motion designer, I work mainly with digital tools but when I get tired of the computer I enjoy working with mediums like acrylic paint. The artwork that was assigned to me was #17 When I first looked at it, I thought it was an altar, it was a little bit confusing and overwhelming because of the number of individual objects, even though the objects from the left and right sides are the same and show great balance, they also possess a lot of detail, and maybe that's why it looks crowded to me.  1- Title and Artist: "Throne of the Third Heaven of the Nations Millennium General Assembly" By James Hampton. 2- James Hampton created the "Throne" over a period of fourteen years, driven by his religious visions and belief in preparing for Christ's return to earth.

3- The artwork reflects a complex fusion of Christianity and African-American spiritual practices, incorporating themes of deliverance and freedom.

4- This one is really cool, Hampton used materials such as cardboard, plastic, old furniture, jelly jars, light bulbs, and metallic foils.

5- Objects on the right side symbolize the New Testament and Jesus, while those on the left represent the Old Testament and Moses. When I found out the artwork was a throne, it all clicked. At first, I couldn't really see the shape of the chair, but after looking at more pictures, it became clear. The coolest part was learning that it was made from mixed media. I always love it when artists use recycled materials to create their pieces. I also appreciate it even more now knowing the artist spent fourteen years working on it. Imagine dedicating that much time and passion to a single project! 

[covenawhite66]

The Throne of the Third Heaven of the Nations’ Millennium General Assembly

James Hampton an artist with schizophrenic religious visions worked with recycled trash in his garage to make this masterpiece. He was a World War II veteran with a South Carolina preacher father.

He saw religious figures Patriarch Moses, Biblical Adam, Virgin Mary, and Jesus telling him to make this artwork.