Lucy's Statement

[thewinterqueen0135]

I was reading The Last Battle the other day and I noticed a part where Lucy mentions a stable in our world holding more than the world. It was said when someone mentioned how very large the stable was at the last part of the book. They said that the stable was larger than Narnia and she said that there was a stable in our world that held something bigger than our whole world. Did anyone else notice that? I think it was Lewis' most obvious reference to the Bible and Jesus.

[PrinceOfTheWest]

I was reading The Last Battle the other day and I noticed a part where Lucy mentions a stable in our world holding more than the world. It was said when someone mentioned how very large the stable was at the last part of the book. They said that the stable was larger than Narnia and she said that there was a stable in our world that held something bigger than our whole world. Did anyone else notice that? I think it was Lewis' most obvious reference to the Bible and Jesus.Oh, yes - I noticed that years ago. Clearly Lucy had spent her time back in our world getting to know Aslan better.

[Someonebeatmetowunderkind]

Caught it too. :)

[~Aslan~of~Narnia~]

ive never even sen i bible ...ever,so i dont really know but if you could tell me how does that reference to the bible(out of curiosity) :o
i hope i didnt offend any religious beliefs that wasnt my intentions... :(

[Lachesis]

Oh, yes - I noticed that years ago. Clearly Lucy had spent her time back in our world getting to know Aslan better.
That exactly was my first and strongest reaction when I read LB - thinking back to the ending of VDT and what Aslan told them. I think that is one of the most touching things about the ending of LB (and that's saying a lot!), how Lucy must have taken Aslan's words to her heart, and how joyful the feeling must have been when she understood who it was. I trust Lucy would have recognized who it was almost immediately, knowing Aslan so well... One can imagine how she must have longed to see him again for the rest of her short life.

[EveningStar]

One can imagine how she must have longed to see him again for the rest of her short life.Lucy still lives. She is more alive than you or I, though one day we will be as alive as she in God's good time.

That is not to rebut what you said, but to amplify it.

[PrinceOfTheWest]

ive never even sen i bible ...ever,so i dont really know but if you could tell me how does that reference to the bible(out of curiosity) :o The reference was to the Nativity, where Jesus was born in a stable. Here's the section from Luke's gospel:
And Joseph also went up from Galilee, from the city of Nazareth, to Judea, to the city of David, which is called Bethlehem, because he was of the house and lineage of David, to be enrolled with Mary, his betrothed, who was with child. And while they were there, the time came for her to be delivered. And she gave birth to her first-born son and wrapped him in swaddling cloths, and laid him in a manger, because there was no place for them in the inn. (Luke 2: 4-7)
That's what Lucy meant when she spoke of a stable containing something larger than the whole world.

[thewinterqueen0135]

I didn't realize so many people had seen that. I just noticed it when I read it a few days ago. I wondered how I could not see it I've read it so many times, but I'm glad I'm the only one, it seems. :p

And Amen to Lachesis. thanks for putting what I was feeling into words so well. I remember thinking when I read that passage that I must learn to know and love Jesus as well as I know and love Aslan.

[Lachesis]

Lucy still lives. She is more alive than you or I, though one day we will be as alive as she in God's good time.
Certainly. Her life on this earth was what I meant and should have written. Thank you for clarifying :)

And Amen to Lachesis. thanks for putting what I was feeling into words so well. I remember thinking when I read that passage that I must learn to know and love Jesus as well as I know and love Aslan.
It's truly wonderful that this single, short passage can tell such a big story and inspire people so. So many people (including me!) must have discovered and re-discovered Christ through the Chronicles and through the love for Aslan.

[Tirian of Narnia]

Oh, I didn't get it till now either, but now I feel kind of embarased for not getting it. :o

[inkspot]

It's truly wonderful that this single, short passage can tell such a big story and inspire people so. So many people (including me!) must have discovered and re-discovered Christ through the Chronicles and through the love for Aslan.
W()()T! W()()T! That is so true!
It makes me admire Jack Lewis, and/or the way God worked through him, to pack so much truth into such a small and fascinating series of fantasy works.

[thewinterqueen0135]

I agree with everyone here. I think it's wonderful that Jack Lewis could make such a profound statement about Christianity and make it appealing to everyone.

[jillthevaliant]

I was rereading the LB again and I was wondering what they were talking about (for although I am a Catholic, I'm not a good person at all to be able to tell you abou tth eBible), so this really helped! Thanks!

[Lady-of-the-Lion's-Mane]

I remember that passage--it made only a little sense to me, unfortunately, but now it makes me long for Aslan...and through Him, Jesus.
Not that long ago, I had this inexplicable and overwhelming yearning and pining for Aslan, Narnia and its Beauty, all the Animals and Creatures, all the children to be my own siblings, etc...I longed so much, it brought me to tears, many tears streaming down my face as I cried out for Aslan to take me there, to feel His Love, Mercy, Majesty....still do I yearn to feel His Breath, His fur, His Voice...yet I now know, like sweet Lucy, that He and Jesus are one and the same...I, too must learn to know Him by the name He is known by here in our world, like He told Jill, I believe. Aslan is Jesus Christ, which makes me tremble and weep...I so love Aslan, so then I love Jesus, my Lord and Saviour.
May Aslan Bless You All.

[PrinceOfTheWest]

That's very interesting. It's so fascinating to see how the Lord used Lewis and his characterizations to portray Christ to people who would not or could not see Him any other way. I know of people who were undergoing counseling and prayer for serious matters like sexual abuse and abandonment by their parents. Their relations to men of any kind - strangers, fathers, friends, cousins, whoever - were damaged so severely that they could not envision any man helping them. This meant that envisioning Jesus coming to them caused them to react badly (no doubt one of the Enemy's strategies.) But when they were asked to envision Aslan coming to them, breathing on them and allowing them to bury their faces in His mane - that they could envision, and were able to receive tremendous healing. Everything is possible with God!

[jillthevaliant]

Their relations to men of any kind - strangers, fathers, friends, cousins, whoever - were damaged so severely that they could not envision any man helping them. This meant that envisioning Jesus coming to them caused them to react badly (no doubt one of the Enemy's strategies.) But when they were asked to envision Aslan coming to them, breathing on them and allowing them to bury their faces in His mane - that they could envision, and were able to receive tremendous healing.

Wow. When you just said that part about burying one's face in Aslan's mane, I just started crying. As a victim myself of a someone else's sin, I find that very comforting and to me it means that I can come to God and He will help. Thank you, PrinceofTheWest!

[thewinterqueen0135]

I remember that passage--it made only a little sense to me, unfortunately, but now it makes me long for Aslan...and through Him, Jesus.
Not that long ago, I had this inexplicable and overwhelming yearning and pining for Aslan, Narnia and its Beauty, all the Animals and Creatures, all the children to be my own siblings, etc...I longed so much, it brought me to tears, many tears streaming down my face as I cried out for Aslan to take me there, to feel His Love, Mercy, Majesty....still do I yearn to feel His Breath, His fur, His Voice...yet I now know, like sweet Lucy, that He and Jesus are one and the same...I, too must learn to know Him by the name He is known by here in our world, like He told Jill, I believe. Aslan is Jesus Christ, which makes me tremble and weep...I so love Aslan, so then I love Jesus, my Lord and Saviour.
May Aslan Bless You All.


I know what you mean. I have felt so strongly about Aslan and Narnia that it makes me cry. I've longed to go to Narnia since I was a little girl. Now, I look forward to going to Heaven and seeing my Lord Jesus, the Lion of the Tribe of Judah! :) And that makes me happy! ;)