It is Jehovah with His thunders that rises before the frightened mass of human souls.

The Holy Mother crouches beside Him, turning her face away so as not to see the wrath to come.

Even the saints look with dread towards the great Judge, fearing lest they too should be condemned.

Martyrs brandish the emblems of their martyrdom before His eyes to plead for them, and, as some have said, claim vengeance for their pains.

Michael Angelo would have us realise that no human soul is innocent beside the Holiness of Heaven.