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You previously spoke about the symbolism of ‘naming after something’ and gave the examples of children and cities. How does naming something like an album or comic (God’s Dog for example) differ from naming a child or city, particularly when aspects of humour come into play?
Hi Jonathan!
In Acts 16:16-30 we see Paul after loosing his patience
invoke the name of Christ to drive a spirit out of a slave girl. This action leads to him and Silas being stripped and beaten with rods and put inte the deepest part of the prison.
At night they pray and sing hymns to the Lord.
An earthquake shakes the prison, the doors open and the chains loosen.
Seems to me this is a mirroring of Christ going down to Hades.
Also that Paul gets punished for loosing his patience.
Thoughs on this?
Christ is risen!
//Erik
With all the current discussion on higher level beings, egregores, angels, and principalities; I was wondering if the parable of the sower connects to these ideas. The birds eat the seeds on the wayside, if seeds are stolen by birds (assuming birds are analogous to higher level beings) how does this play out in reality? Or is this connection and misunderstanding. Thanks for the help.
Hey, Jonathan!
If you state that higher level beings have an influence over people and affect their will, how does this permit/destroy the vision of freedom to choose?
(May God Bless You)
Good evening, Jonathan! I sometimes really like something that I’ve made. That’s why I’ve made it, right? I created it and saw that it was good — those two actions, the creation and the perception, happen together and can be hard to distinguish. If I were to write something, say, that to me functions as an image of Christ, well, I would love that piece of writing because I love Christ and I love His image. At the same time I sinfully love myself, and this image is something that I’ve made! It occurs to me that this is the predicament of the iconographer and that I should ask one how this works. How does one make an image of Christ while worshiping Christ and His image, and not worshiping the works of one’s hands as would an idolater, or someone captive to self-love?
In this season of Pride, I have a question about the meaning of LGBTQ+. This symbol represents the union of people from the sexual margin. The plus sign at the end represents all other sexual identities (known or unknown). What is the meaning of a cross (+) that represents the margin of the margin being found at the END of this group of identities?
Is there a hint of a possible Acts 17 moment (Paul making explicit the “unknown god” in Athens) where the “unknown cross” will be made explicit at the end of the carnival of Pride?
How would you respond to the accusation that you, Jonathan Pageau, are a closeted Catholic?
I have been considering the symbolism of the fig tree. Can you comment on the following assessment: The fig differs from other fruits, like apples, in that it must remain connected to its tree while it ripens enough to become edible. In my experience, figs also don’t travel well due to spoilage unless dried. These things together seem to indicate the fig tree’s representation of unity and identity due to the need to remain close to the tree, and maintaining community consensus and tradition regarding humanity’s relationship to the fruit (leaving the fruit attached while ripening). All of this layered on top of Adam and Eve clothing themselves with fig leaves after the fall seems to connect this tree to garments of skin and culture. Thanks for all you do. You are in our prayers 🙂
Hi Jonathan,
What is the symbolism of surviving fire or being fireproof? I’ve noticed a pattern in christian stories such as the Fiery Furnace (Daniel 3) and the Martyrdom of St Eustace, but also in indian stories of testing someone’s “purity” by passing though fire (Sita and Prahlada). Also, does that have some relation to Joshua and Caleb passing through the desert and the idea of “fire” in Last Judgement?
Kia ora Jonathan
What is the symbolisim of Jesus spitting onto the ground making mud and applying it to the blind mans eyes to heal him? (John 9:6) Is it to do with bringing heaven (out of Jesus’ mouth) to earth (the soil) and where heaven and earth meet there is wholeness and healing?
Thank you
When the woman is caught in adultery , Jesus writes with his finger on the ground. The 10 commandments were written by the finger of the lord. What is the significance of the finger?
Thanks.
Could you please comment on the symbolism of the number 40? Moses stays on Mount Sinai for 40 days and nights, Christ in the desert, etc. Is this some how related to the human gestation time of 40 weeks in the womb, and does it have anything to do with birth or rebirth? Thank you and God bless.
Does the story of the Apostle Peter give us any symbolic insight into the Roman Catholic Church and the role it plays in broader Christianity? Particularly, St. Paul correcting St. Peter at Antioch when juxtaposed to papal infallibility. Or, the Apostle Peter cutting the ear off a man coming to arrest Jesus when juxtaposed to the Roman Catholic Church’s crusades.
Can you elaborate on the significance and necessity of non-dual concepts and behavior in Christianity?
What is the symbolism of speaking in tongues through the spirit that only God understands (1 Corinthians 14:2)?
In the recent Rebel Wisdom conversation with John Vervaeke and in the context of the hermeneutics of beauty v. suspicion discussion, John described “beauty” as a disclosure of reality. Is such “beauty” an overlapping category to “symbol”–and if so what are the distinctions–or is it in fact equal to the idea of symbol? (As I understand a symbol is a disclosure/revelation of reality, a bringing together and epiphany of what IS in a sign).
What is the symbolism of lifting weights?