Denzel Washington, one of Hollywood’s most revered actors, claimed during an interview with BBC’s 1Xtra Breakfast host Nadia Jae that he saw God’s face in the sky after asking God in a prayer to reveal himself.
While interviewing Washington about his upcoming role in the highly anticipated film “Gladiator II,” Jae asked the two-time Oscar winner to share what it’s like being a Christian in the film industry.
“Where he leads me, I will follow,” Washington responded. “And sometimes it’s in the valley, you know, like this role, the wages of sin is death. It’s no point in worrying about or thinking that it doesn’t exist.”
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Washington then shared with Jae that he was on a yacht and was listening to music and praying when a song titled “Face of God” came on. The actor didn’t elaborate who sang the song but said that it made him ask God, “Lord, you know, everybody’s singing about the face of God. They can see your face, and I want to see your face.”
“And while I was saying ‘I want to see your face,’” Washington continued, “I heard [a voice say], ‘Turn to your left.’ I turned to my left. I picked up on my phone, and I [took a picture]. I didn’t turn to my left and look around. I just heard, ‘Turn to your left.’”
The 69-year-old actor then showed Jae the photo he snapped. It was an image of the sky with shapes that appear to be eyes, a nose, and a mouth smiling.
Jae described the photo as “breathtaking.”
Noting that the image he captured was at least a mile in length, Washington referenced 1 Corinthians 13:12, saying, “The Bible says we will see like through a mirror darkly, but then face to face.”
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As he concluded the interview, Washington shared the story of when he was younger and a woman from his church prophesied that he would travel the world and preach to millions of people.
“I had flunked out of college, and I was in my mother’s beauty shop,” Washington said. “And a woman was looking in the mirror. Every time I looked up, she was looking at me, and she said [to my mother], ‘Miss Washington, give me a pen and a piece of paper.’”
