I managed to catch the "Narnia" movie when I was back in Ipoh for my post Christmas holidays. Since I read the whole set of books many, many....many years ago, I can't really remember all the details but I know the gist of the story.
Actually when I first read the this particular book, the story kinda reminded me of the fairy tale called "Snow Queen". The story was about this evil Snow Queen and a couple. The Snow Queen kidnapped the boy and promised to make him king if he could piece together a mirror. The girl tried desperately to rescue him from the Snow Queen and in the end, as with fairy tales, they ended up together again destroying the evil Snow Queen.
So in this particular book of the Narnia chronicles, the Witch reminded me of the Snow Queen but of course the story ended up very differently. In fact as the story progressed with the appearance of Aslan the Lion, and his willing surrender to the Witch's intentions in Edward's stead, it started to remind me more and more of the Gospel story. Maybe because of that the movie touched my heart in more ways than one. I could still remember I started crying when I watched Aslan looking sad as he walked away into the night towards his death. My eyes were all red by the time they showed how he died.
In Narnia, the Deep Magic had decreed that all traitors' lives are forfeited to the Witch. If the Witch had looked back before the dawn of time, she would have learned that the Stone Table said that if any willing victim who had commited no crime or treachery was killed in a traitor's stead, the Table would crack and death would reverse itself.
So Aslan, knowing what was ahead of him, went quietly to the Witch's lair. Probably deriving strength from Susan and Lucy's company as he walks towards his death. And when he finally arrives, the witch shaved him of his glorious mane, bound him and killed him. Quietly led like a lamb, humbled and alone, he takes on Edward's punishment. And next early morn, we see the Stone Table cracked into two and Aslan alive and roaring again.
"At that moment they heard from behind them a loud noise—a great cracking, deafening noise as if a giant had broken a giant's plate.... The Stone Table was broken into two pieces by a great crack that ran down it from end to end; and there was no Aslan."
So in the same way, the Law has decreed that anyone who has commited sin in their life will be eternally separated from God unless there is a willing person who had commited no sin to die in their stead. Then only can the person's sin be forgiven and will live eternally with God in heaven.
So Jesus, knowing the bitter cup before Him, quietly went to the cruel cross. Deriving strength from time alone with His Father, He takes up the cruel cross. And the soldiers mocked, whipped and stripped him of His clothing. Lifted Him up high on the cross to die a slow painful death. Led quietly like a lamb, alone and disfigured, He takes on the sin of the world. And at the time when He gave up His Spirit, the curtain in the Most Holy place torn into two and three days later, Jesus appeared alive again to His disciples.
So eventhough Narnia have their 'Deep Magic', in this life with Jesus, we have an even 'Deeper Magic'!!
Actually when I first read the this particular book, the story kinda reminded me of the fairy tale called "Snow Queen". The story was about this evil Snow Queen and a couple. The Snow Queen kidnapped the boy and promised to make him king if he could piece together a mirror. The girl tried desperately to rescue him from the Snow Queen and in the end, as with fairy tales, they ended up together again destroying the evil Snow Queen.
So in this particular book of the Narnia chronicles, the Witch reminded me of the Snow Queen but of course the story ended up very differently. In fact as the story progressed with the appearance of Aslan the Lion, and his willing surrender to the Witch's intentions in Edward's stead, it started to remind me more and more of the Gospel story. Maybe because of that the movie touched my heart in more ways than one. I could still remember I started crying when I watched Aslan looking sad as he walked away into the night towards his death. My eyes were all red by the time they showed how he died.
In Narnia, the Deep Magic had decreed that all traitors' lives are forfeited to the Witch. If the Witch had looked back before the dawn of time, she would have learned that the Stone Table said that if any willing victim who had commited no crime or treachery was killed in a traitor's stead, the Table would crack and death would reverse itself.
So Aslan, knowing what was ahead of him, went quietly to the Witch's lair. Probably deriving strength from Susan and Lucy's company as he walks towards his death. And when he finally arrives, the witch shaved him of his glorious mane, bound him and killed him. Quietly led like a lamb, humbled and alone, he takes on Edward's punishment. And next early morn, we see the Stone Table cracked into two and Aslan alive and roaring again.
"At that moment they heard from behind them a loud noise—a great cracking, deafening noise as if a giant had broken a giant's plate.... The Stone Table was broken into two pieces by a great crack that ran down it from end to end; and there was no Aslan."
So in the same way, the Law has decreed that anyone who has commited sin in their life will be eternally separated from God unless there is a willing person who had commited no sin to die in their stead. Then only can the person's sin be forgiven and will live eternally with God in heaven.
So Jesus, knowing the bitter cup before Him, quietly went to the cruel cross. Deriving strength from time alone with His Father, He takes up the cruel cross. And the soldiers mocked, whipped and stripped him of His clothing. Lifted Him up high on the cross to die a slow painful death. Led quietly like a lamb, alone and disfigured, He takes on the sin of the world. And at the time when He gave up His Spirit, the curtain in the Most Holy place torn into two and three days later, Jesus appeared alive again to His disciples.
So eventhough Narnia have their 'Deep Magic', in this life with Jesus, we have an even 'Deeper Magic'!!
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