那張臉一直隱藏在那裡，但沒有人察覺。約書亞．雷諾茲爵士於1789年創作了《紅衣主教蒲福之死》，他在畫中垂死之人身後的陰影中，描繪了一張惡魔的臉。這幅畫所呈現的是莎士比亞劇作中的一幕，雷諾茲忠實地畫出劇中提到的「忙碌多事的惡魔」，但有些人不喜歡他這寫實的畫風。於是，等到雷諾茲於1792年去世後，那張惡魔的臉就被人塗上顏料覆蓋，且漸漸被人遺忘了。最近當藝術工作者修復這幅畫時，才揭露了在層層顏料與塗漆下的那張臉。

從聖經的講述，我們知道有一個肉眼看不到的屬靈世界，在那裡上帝是至高無上的掌權者。當以利沙被敵軍的強大兵力和戰車包圍時，以利沙的僕人驚恐地問：「我們該怎麼辦？」以利沙說：「不要懼怕！與我們同在的，比與他們同在的更多。」接著他禱告：「耶和華啊，求祢開這少年人的眼目，使他能看見。」僕人立刻「看見滿山有火車火馬圍繞以利沙」（列王紀下6章14-17節）。

「火車火馬」表示有天使在那裡保護以利沙。這是聖經中許多帶給人安慰的經文之一，強調即使這世界危機四伏、屬靈爭戰激烈，但上帝依然守護我們。無論我們遭遇什麼挑戰，知道沒有任何事物能「將我們與上帝的愛隔絕」（羅馬書8章39節），是何等美好啊！

The face was there all along, but no one knew. When Sir Joshua Reynolds painted The Death of Cardinal Beaufort in 1789, he put a demon’s face in the darkness behind the dying man. Reynolds was accurately depicting a scene from a Shakespearean play that mentions the presence of a “busy, meddling fiend,” but some didn’t like his literalism. After Reynolds’ death in 1792, the face was painted over and forgotten. Art conservation work recently revealed it under layers of paint and varnish.

The Bible tells of a spiritual reality around us that the eye can’t see, where God reigns supreme. When Elisha was surrounded by a “strong force” of enemy soldiers and chariots, his servant was frightened and asked, “What shall we do?” Elisha told him that “those who are with us are more than those who are with them,” and “prayed, ‘Open his eyes, Lord, so that he may see.’ ” Suddenly the servant “saw the hills full of horses and chariots of fire all around Elisha” (2 Kings 6:14-17).

The horses and chariots of fire indicate angelic beings there for Elisha’s protection. This is one of many places where Scripture underscores the comforting truth that in a world where danger lurks and spiritual warfare rages, God still watches over us. No matter what we face, how good it is to know that nothing “will be able to separate us” from His love (Romans 8:39).