However, at this particular moment, Adam is not complete. He extends his left hand out to meet the finger of God. God hovers in the air, surrounded by angels and a billowing cloak-like form. Adam is clearly made in God's image, as seen in God's muscular form. God stretches out with his right hand toward Adam; He looks intently and directly at Adam, who returns the gaze with longing.
As God's outstretched finger almost meets Adam's more passive finger, we are poised on the brink of creation. Adam is physically alive, but here God is about to endow Adam with what makes human beings truly alive: the spirit, the soul, the intellect. All of man's potential, physical and spiritual, is contained in this one timeless moment.
In the Creation of Adam, God's left arm reaches out around a female figure interpreted as Eve and His hand touches a child, who has been identified as the Christ Child. The child's prominent position, larger scale, and direct contact with God indicate his status as Jesus Christ.
Thus the Creation of Adam encapsulates the Christian story of man's relationship with God. In one broad motion, with both arms stretched wide, God creates man and anticipates man's Savior. Man's spiritual potential is about to spark in his union with God, but Adam's future Sin and Fall are already foreseen, and Redemption through Christ is already present.
courtesy: http://endeavor.med.nyu.edu/lit-med/lit-med-db/webdocs/webart/michelangelo26-art-.html
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