Holy smoke: Bank worker saved from fire by divine intervention finds Jesus in his frying pan

When Toby Elles fell asleep while cooking a late-night snack, it really was a case of divine intervention that saved his bacon.

Jesus crust: Toby Elles found the image of the Son of God after falling asleep
while cooking

The 22-year-old was 'miraculously' woken after an hour as his lounge filled with smoke – and quickly had the revelation that he had left a frying pan on a hob.

While saying his prayers, the bank worker scraped the remains of crispy bacon rashers from the pan, but could not believe the vision that appeared before him - Jesus Christ staring back at him.

The image, burnt into the base of the pan, shows eyes and a nose as well as the distinctive beard and long hair of the son of God.

His culinary efforts may have been burnt to a crisp but Mr Elles said being saved from meeting the man upstairs was well worth it.

Mr Elles has said he is going to keep the 'gift from God' for good luck.

Vision: Toby discovered the image of Jesus when scraping the burnt bacon from the frying pan