Aravanna wrote:I don't think we should take Aslan lightly when he says that he could swallow someone up. Although at the same time, the image that comes to mind where the animals and men that vanished into his shadow to the left in LB, so I suppose it depends on the context for whether I think Aslan is literally eating people.
And I would also like to add that I think Jesus is literally going to be leading the battle and doing all the fighting at his second coming. And Bible is pretty graphic on that front. It talks about birds gorging themselves on the flesh of the armies the rider kills. Not exactly neat and tidy... or tame.
Just a quick note to clarify. The reason I think the passage is metaphorical is not because I don't believe Aslan is able to eat people. Nor is it because of a belief that Christ isn't capable of holy violence. The reason I don't take that passage literally is because of the context of the passage.
~Riella