{"id":915,"date":"2020-01-21T11:38:41","date_gmt":"2020-01-21T16:38:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/christnewstoday\/?p=915"},"modified":"2024-01-05T10:10:02","modified_gmt":"2024-01-05T15:10:02","slug":"extraordinary-image-of-jesus-like-figure-is-spotted-in-swirling-clouds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/christnewstoday\/2020\/01\/extraordinary-image-of-jesus-like-figure-is-spotted-in-swirling-clouds.html","title":{"rendered":"Extraordinary Image of Jesus-Like Figure is Spotted in Swirling Clouds"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A woman was amazed by a Christ-like figure that appeared in the sky above her home in Willenhall, West Midlands.<\/p>\n<p>Caroline Hawthorne, the woman who spotted the Jesus-like figure in the clouds snapped the picture at the perfect time.<\/p>\n<p><iframe style=\"border: none; overflow: hidden;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/post.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2FJONATHAN.HAGGER.AKA.MADPRIEST%2Fposts%2F10156849911562036&amp;width=500\" width=\"500\" height=\"510\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>\u201cPeople have been telling me it looks like an angel or Jesus with his arms outstretched,\u201d Hawthorne said.<\/p>\n<p>At the time, Hawthorne was making a cup of tea when she saw the incredible cloud formation that left her stunned and amazed.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It was really odd \u2014 the sky was quite cloudy and there was this weird cloud formation,\u201d Hawthorne said.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The rest of the sky was ordinarily cloudy except for this formation, which stayed there for a while,&#8221; Hawthorne added.<\/p>\n<p>It was a bit eerie, she shared.<\/p>\n<p>After she took the picture, she shared the image with friends and family who also expressed that the image was quite eerie. They also felt like the cloud formation resembled Jesus or an angel.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt was so bizarre and I&#8217;ve never seen anything like it,\u201d Hawthorne said.<\/p>\n<p>This is not the first time an incredible image of what looked like Jesus appeared in the clouds.<\/p>\n<p>Italian artist Alfredo Lo Brutto was able to photograph a beautiful shot that looked like Jesus with His arms outstretched during a sunset in Italy.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI was enchanted by the view,\u201d the artist said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t often share pictures on social media, but when I took this one, I instantly felt like I wanted other people to see, because it was so beautiful.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The photo immediately went viral with many social media users saying that they could clearly see the shape of Jesus in the sky with His arms in a blessing gesture.<\/p>\n<p>Lo Brutto\u2019s timing couldn\u2019t have been more perfect as he captured the image right when sunlight pierced through the clouds.<\/p>\n<p><iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/AkM7vZdoo6A\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3>We want to know what you think!<\/h3>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/survey.fm\/89B0B70C0D4436B9\">Take Our Survey<\/a>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A woman was amazed by a Christ-like figure that appeared in the sky above her home in Willenhall, West Midlands. 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