tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3977469546779421686.post9050613754390790454..comments2023-02-23T04:51:05.763-05:00Comments on The Narrowing Road: Dragons Anyone?Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03810063271700680848noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3977469546779421686.post-89928475692381568362010-02-25T11:23:36.638-05:002010-02-25T11:23:36.638-05:00http://thelastknights.blogspot.com/2010/02/dragons...http://thelastknights.blogspot.com/2010/02/dragons-and-fantasy.html<br /><br />"As for symbolism: evil may take the shape of many things, becuase many things are able to cause evil. One could say man is evil becuase the devil can take the shape of man. However, GOD can take the shape of man as well. Evil acts through the shape of what ever suites its purpose. Goodness acts through what ever shape that can defeat evil. "<br /><br />That is what I think about Dragons being evil.Ayehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06009359308149442185noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3977469546779421686.post-29242317568923437652010-02-20T14:55:49.532-05:002010-02-20T14:55:49.532-05:00My theory is that the dragon was the serpent BEFOR...My theory is that the dragon was the serpent BEFORE the curse. After Satan inhabited it and tempted Eve, God cursed the beast more crafty than any other, condemning it to crawl on its belly. No legs. No wings.<br /><br />It's total speculation, but as others have noted, there are descriptions or references to a creature that fits the accepted idea of what a dragon was. Except the sea part. But then there are lots of stories about sea serpents. Why couldn't those be related to dragons?<br /><br />So fun to speculate.<br /><br />BeckyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3977469546779421686.post-31533848872098287902010-02-20T10:30:04.350-05:002010-02-20T10:30:04.350-05:00I've been seeing so much about this that I did...I've been seeing so much about this that I did a post about it on my blog. <br /><br />I'd like to add that the Bible specifically mentions a winged, flying, fire-breathing serpent....and is that hard to believe? God created many creatures that have been killed off by man. And consider the Bombadier Beetle IT BREATHS FIRE and is still alive today! We serve an amazing God. Let's not underestimate him.<br />http://flamingpen.blogspot.com/2010/02/portraying-dragons-in-christian-fantasy.htmlAuthor Scott Appletonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07399706803503606223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3977469546779421686.post-91625404011858006862010-02-16T10:55:15.028-05:002010-02-16T10:55:15.028-05:00Yeah I was going to say everything Chris said. ::s...Yeah I was going to say everything Chris said. ::stamps foot:: He always beats me to it :P<br /><br />I too think they existed. They're fascinating, and since Fantasy is all a bunch of "what if" stories, we write of the things that make us wonder the most.<br /><br />The bible passage was Job 41. Read through it. It's not your typical dragon though.<br /><br />Barie, what's cheesy about it? It's like giving anything else speech. Except dragons are typically portrayed as intelligent creatures. You're not a huge fantasy fan are you? LOL <br /><br />Also with the Satan=Dragon thing. There is a lot of biblical talk of that. In Isaiah something or another, the other time the Leviathan is mentioned, it talks about how God will, in the end times, slay the serpent that is in the sea. Fantasy, dragonic at least, was boycotted by the church for the longest while 'cause of dragons. I actually had a teacher come up to me last year, when I was re-reading Raising Dragons, and asked me:<br /><br />"As strong as your Christian Beliefs are...do your parents know you are reading this?"<br /><br />I was kinda confused. "This is Christian fantasy."<br /><br />The teacher was shocked, taken aback really. "with DRAGONS."<br /><br />::shrugs:: That's some randomness for yaNathan R. Petriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13245359167893921691noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3977469546779421686.post-90469518244210341132010-02-16T01:44:24.728-05:002010-02-16T01:44:24.728-05:00I think that dragons are a large part of the genre...I think that dragons are a large part of the genre for the fascination of beast now seen now. Same with a mortwraith, or with a hobit. They are things we long to see/experience once we taste of the coolness factor. Personally I don't agree with drawing the line with Satan being the dragon, I could more swallow him being the serpent. But it is not a point to belabor. And interesting idea my friend. <br /><br />MIllardthemkAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3977469546779421686.post-10784323108105757042010-02-15T22:13:24.024-05:002010-02-15T22:13:24.024-05:00I recall that passage in Job . . . sorta ;)
I hav...I recall that passage in Job . . . sorta ;)<br /><br />I have always found it rather odd how frequantly dragons appear in Christian books. Though I do hate the idea of talking dragons . . urgh. It's just so . . . cheesy. Dragons are cool but if you give them speech, that's taking it too far. lol.Storm Marie Whitehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05440730806276007105noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3977469546779421686.post-16189399637420002192010-02-15T22:06:14.687-05:002010-02-15T22:06:14.687-05:00Actually, I haven't read that passage in Job, ...Actually, I haven't read that passage in Job, but I've heard of it. I also think that dragons existed in the past, but I'm a little skeptical about it.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03810063271700680848noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3977469546779421686.post-69081416274153909232010-02-15T21:37:41.313-05:002010-02-15T21:37:41.313-05:00I think mankind has always been fascinated with dr...I think mankind has always been fascinated with dragons. It's a mythology that belongs to every major civilization, and, strangely enough, those mythologies have grown up by themselves with no influence by other cultures. Dragons are mysterious, fascinating creatures.<br /><br />I actually think they once existed. They were dinosaurs, though, and ended when the other dinos did. There's biblical evidence to back me up, but I'm sure you've already seen that passage in Job.<br /><br />Satan was portrayed as several beasts, but just because he was doesn't mean those beasts were inherently evil. Most predominantly in the Bible, Satan is shown as a lion. However, this doesn't make lions evil, because things like The Lion of Judah exist.<br /><br />Good post. :)owo xDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01507220020820912546noreply@blogger.com