The Story of Rembrandt's Prodigal Son 

Don't worry. There won't be music all the time now. It's ok. Have a cookie.

over last 7-8 years, had checked many times on line to see if Dr. Reeves had passed away, last week bought his book about how we got the Bible , and now this, very pleased.

The GOAT is back!!

Welcome back please start making videos again. Your channel and C.S. Lewis/J.R.R. Tolkien series first sparked my interest in, got me to consider being open minded to Christianity 4-5 years ago. Thank you.

As a security guard who works at a gallery that shows Rembrandt this makes it all the more interesting.

I've never looked at an art piece in such depth before, not even my college humanities professor went half as far as this. Good to have you back.

oh snap, look who is back

Guess who’s back, back again! ❤🎉❤🎉

I'm so happy you are back. Your videos on the early Church inspired me and changed my view on things. Ever since I've been reading books on Church history and devouring the information, and fell in love with the Church Fathers and their wealth of wisdom, and their love and passion for Jesus Christ. I eventually ended up finding the Orthodox Church and calling it home. I appreciate that you try not to be biased, as much as possible anyway, Ultimately I believe neutrality is a myth. But you have a good balance in delivering the facts in the context of history. Very glad to have you back! I look forward to it all!

From a Traditionalist & a fellow, L.W. Highlander, Thank You! I have learned a lot and so happy you are back. Your teaching on the Apostolic Fathers in the early Catholic Church and so much more has been phenomenal. It is fitting you have the story of the Prodigal Son.

What a touching subject for a comeback! Hope to see more soon!

I watched your videos 6 years ago, then came across you again two weeks ago. Crazy timing

🎉Welcome back!!🎈🎈🎂 I can’t wait to dig into more Church history with you!

My favourite Rembrandt is the painting of Jeremiah. And i loved your excursion into Michaelangelo's The Pieta

So excited for this channel to be back! Please consider doing a channel update video!

I was so pleased to see that you are back. I love Christian history. I watched it and then watched it again with my wife (who is a Christian artist painting and photography). She also really enjoyed this video. We both just ask that next time the music is turned down compared to your voice. It got distracting but THANK YOU so much and we look forward to your future work.

Great stuff! The background music was good, but was a little too loud I thought. Maybe turn it down a tad next time?

I'm watching this at lunch at a restaurant. This story has brought me to tears but I cannot care less. Thank you so much for this piece.

_The long awaited_ Return of the Reeves!

I’m so happy to hear Dr. Reeves is back!

I missed you!❤

Wow. Welcome back!!

I literally just bought and hung up this painting in my reading room a week ago as a tribute to God’s redeeming love for me…Drawing me back home this past year. I’ve also been excited to see you return to RU-vid as your videos have benefited me in my walk with God. Glad you are back and what an awesome video!

Great to have you back, and with a story of my Dutch heritage, no less.

Binge, binge, binge! I found your channel last year, but re-watched seven hours straight of your church history playlist last night. Welcome back!

Great to see you back Ryan! The Lord has used you to teach me so much about His precious Church.

Never thought one of your videos would hit me in the ol' feels but here we are.

I am in tears. Beautiful! as good, for me, as any devotional I could have read this morning.

Three years ago I watched all of your videos over the course of about three months while I was looking for what I have since found in the Orthodox Church ☦️ but I just want to thank you for the great education that I received from your lectures. 🙏 God bless!

What a very beautiful video. Thank you so much. I teared up a little. Silly me.

I love that voice!

I never knew anything of Rembrandt until this video and this is why I love your videos

It is so good to have you back, sir!

I am so glad you are back. Your videos have been an inspiration to me. I have used many of them to help teach Christian history in my church. Thank you for all you do and please do not stop putting out content.

I really enjoy your videos and have found them to be really informative. A number of them I've watched over and over again. Looking forward to what you produce next 😁. One bit of constructive criticism, I did find the level of the background music to be a bit high and therefore distracting for your latest video. I don't know if that's just me as I'm a little hard of hearing 😅

I was surprised at how much I was moved by this presentation. Very well done.

What a pleasant surprise for a Monday. And a wonderful edition, too. Thank you and welcome back.

Beautiful... brought tears to my eyes. I love Rembrandt.

Back in the saddle again!

Praise the lord, our favourite youtube theologian amd historian is back 😅

Great to see you back. ❤❤❤

My favorite history channel!

Thanks for returning , love your videos

The professor has returned. Are we studying art history this time around, instead of early church history?

This was absolutely beautiful and touching. Tears were rolling down my face.

The noises that came out of me when I saw you upload were unhuman.

So glad I didn’t unfollow your channel, you have such insight and understanding of church history. Thank you, I hope you’re back for many years!

Thank you for returning and with such a wonderful opening with Rembrandt!

Being an artist myself, I knew about Rembrandt, his lighting, brushwork and technique - but never knew this part about his life. 😮🥲 Amazing video again, mr Reeves, this one touches very deeply. ❤

Such a moving and captivating rendering of that great parable by Rembrandt , and beautifully narrated and edited by Ryan Reeves, that I was suspended in time for a moment !

I came expecting a great church history video but got a fantastic historical christian art video! 😂 Love the increase in video production quality! 🎉 Blessings to the editing team

Every time I encounter the story of the Prodigal Son, I end up teary-eyed. Lovely to be able to see how Rembrandt focused in on this gospel moment.

Great comeback. I am excited for any new content coming out. Your video series have been instrumental in my conversion to Christ.

My favorite church historian on YT is back! Huzzah! Huzzah! Huzzah!

So happy to have you back on here, your videos from 5 & 8 years ago have been so spiritually nourishing! Thank you

Welcome back, professor!

I’ve periodically checked back on your channel for literally 5 years. Happy you’re back!

Welcome back! Your lectures were greatly missed.

Been watching you since 2016, it’s surreal to have you back. I am looking forward to more vids.

This one about brought a manly tear to my eye, very nice!

Excellent!

Great to see Reeves back and doing these great videos, I was beginning to wonder if he wasn't hurt or worse, but great to see he put up this video, and also good to hear his iconic voice, dude could be a play by play major league baseball announcer.

Dr Reeves is back. I loved this. The message was beautiful. I loved the music and I think it helped the tone. The pacing. The story. The reflection on the themes. Bravo!

So very happy to see you're here!!

Wow. This was great!❤ This video reminds me that we as Protestants should appreciate The Beautiful more often; not just The Good and The True. Thank you.

It’s so wonderful to hear you’re back!! My husband and I have been so blessed by all your videos! Thank you so much for what you’re doing. May the Lord reward all your hard work! We’ve rewatched multiple videos over and over because they are so wonderful! We are so excited!!!🎉🙌🏼

This was so good! If you made more art history videos I would enjoy every second.

Welcome back...you were missed!

One small criticism. Turn the music down. BTW 3 Thumbs Up!

Welcome back Dr. Reeves. You've been missed. I enjoyed this as I've enjoyed all of your videos.

Very well done. Thank you for investing so much time in this. It increased my appreciation for history, art and Rembrandt himself. I also appreciate that you brought out Rembrandt's intimacy in his depiction of Biblical themes. Watched it for a 2nd time with my wife. Looking forward to more. (Loved your Church History series!!!)

Rembrant actually conveys the lesson of the story very well. The father is God the father. The son is the repentent sinner. The brother represents the tut tutting, disapproving, law bound pharisees (whom Jesus refers to as ‘whitewashed tombs’ - dead on the inside). To my mind, the painting conveys the message of the story at a very deep and personal level. God’s eternal love transcends all sin, no matter how bad. All is reconciled and forgiven in the moment of repentance. In other gospel stories, Jesus teaches that the return of the sheep that is the most lost is his greatest joy. Rembrant was at a stage in his life at which everything had been taken from him (like the biblical Job), and going by his earlier self-referencing painting of the prodigal son in the brothel, would have had some unresolved guilt about his own misdeeds. In this panting, Rembrant appears to seek consolidation in an all forgiving God of love as Rembrant is also at an age at which he hopes to be soon reunited with his wife and son in the afterlife (God willing).

I came across your great channel while doing research on gnosticism, and I immediately knew I would watch and study every great video class. I've never been disappointed. Thank you!

This was fantastic. I’m glad your back!

Thank you for coming back.

This gave me a reason to care about Rembrandt from a Christian History perspective. Great job!!!!

Glad to have you back

Thank you for coming back. Your work is beutiful and important.

Outstanding, sir!!! Glad to have YOU back.

Thanks for the video Ryan. I've really connected with this painting since my conversion/reversion to faith. I'm Catholic, so I don't entirely agree with your view on some things, but many of your videos helped open me up to Christianity and I'm thankful for that. Keep making these videos. God bless.

Hey just started this video but wanted to say thank you for your content. You are truly a man after God's heart. I do not have a degree in history or theology (I am a microbiologist) but every video i have seen here has been a blessing. You are honest and succinct.

Thanks for the new video - well done as always.

Dude glad your back

It's so awesome to see you back. Your videos are extremely important to so many.

Glad to have you back!

Posted four days ago how did I miss this... Thank you

Thank you, this was sublime.

I'm so glad you are back to making videos Ryan.

Excellent video! So glad to see that you’re back

👏I have followed your tube videos and watched them repeatedly. I am grateful for your new videos and look forward to them. Glad to have you back Dr. Reeves. Stevenwichita

So happy to see you’re back! 👏👏👏

Very moving. So glad you’re back!

Love to see you're back! Loved your lectures

Welcome back and thanks for the really cool video!

Great to see you back Dr Reeves! Your knowledge and evenhandedness is unmatched in the religious RU-vid sphere. As a Catholic from Argentina I struggle to find good content in English that understands the Roman Catholic Church, specially from other branches of the Church. You, however, are the notable and welcomed exception. I learned so much from you about the Reformation inspired religious traditions that I can't thank you engough (that was something that was sorely lacking in all my religious academic learning form kindergarden to my philosophy degree at a Catholic university). I regularly return to your videos when I'm in the mood for some religious history. I don't know if you'll return to that kind of content, but any content from you is sure to be interesting.

Yay ur back!!!! I love u man, ur much appreciated ❤

This entire presentation was beautiful. It chocked me up.

I love and enjoy your videos a lot. I learned so much from these videos, please keep them coming.

Happy to see you back, Ryan! I think I've listened to almost all of your Church history videos on the long miles of driving for work.

Great to see your new video Almost made tears !! Welcome back!!