Who Do You Say Aslan Is?

I'm a new member and I just finished of reading the Last Battle and i loved it, wonderful conclusion, but, i have on question about the entirely series in general:

From ''The Voyage Of A Dawn Trader'' :

"Dearest," said Aslan very gently, "you and your brother will never come balk to Narnia."

"Oh, Aslan!!" said Edmund and Lucy both together in despairing voices.

"You are too old, children," said Aslan, "and you must begin to come close to your own world now."

"It isn't Narnia, you know," sobbed Lucy. "It's you. We shan't meet you there. And how can we live, never meeting you?"

"But you shall meet me, dear one," said Aslan.

"Are are you there too, Sir?" said Edmund.

"I am," said Aslan. "But there I have another name. You must learn to know me by that name. This was the very reason why you were brought to Narnia, that by knowing me here for a little, you may know me better there."
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Why Aslan said that? The Pevensie die just a couple of years later and they leaves our world...so this quote is not make sense for me.
Opinion about that?
 
Narnia - For Aslan said:
I'm a new member and I just finished of reading the Last Battle and i loved it, wonderful conclusion, but, i have on question about the entirely series in general:

From ''The Voyage Of A Dawn Trader'' :



Why Aslan said that? The Pevensie die just a couple of years later and they leaves our world...so this quote is not make sense for me.
Opinion about that?
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Welcome to the forum! We're happy to have you here, and I hope that you'll enjoy your time among us:D

I'm glad that you liked Last Battle. It's a book that grows on me with every re-reading.

As to your question, I think part of the answer lies in the fact that C.S. Lewis wrote the Narnia books out of order, and when he first wrote LWW, I don't think that he was planning any subsequent stories at all. So, I think part of the issue here is he simply wasn't thinking of what would happen in the ending of Last Battle, because he probably hadn't planned that far in advance yet.

That's not to say that we can't read the passage in a way that makes sense; it just is that the reading may seem a bit forced, as is often the case with retcons. I think that, in context of the whole series, Aslan was just directing Edmund and Lucy toward His manifestation in our world, so that the years they had on our Earth could be meaningful.

I hope this helped a bit:)
 
SunshineRose said:
That's not to say that we can't read the passage in a way that makes sense; it just is that the reading may seem a bit forced, as is often the case with retcons. I think that, in context of the whole series, Aslan was just directing Edmund and Lucy toward His manifestation in our world, so that the years they had on our Earth could be meaningful.

I hope this helped a bit:)
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Thank you for answer ;)
Yes, maybe you're right...or maybe Aslan knew they were going to die and, wanted them to find faith in our version of God as a test before having ''access'' to the New Narnia/Heaven....test...that Susan fails.
But, i don't know...are just speculations, would be nice to know the true thoughts of C.S Lewis about that.
 
Narnia - For Aslan said:
Thank you for answer ;)
Yes, maybe you're right...or maybe Aslan knew they were going to die and, wanted them to find faith in our version of God as a test before having ''access'' to the New Narnia/Heaven....test...that Susan fails.
But, i don't know...are just speculations, would be nice to know the true thoughts of C.S Lewis about that.
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You have good thoughts, too.

C.S. Lewis did write a lot of letters that I haven't read, so maybe his answer to your question is in one of them.
 
Narnia - For Aslan said:
Thank you for answer ;)
Yes, maybe you're right...or maybe Aslan knew they were going to die and, wanted them to find faith in our version of God as a test before having ''access'' to the New Narnia/Heaven....test...that Susan fails.
But, i don't know...are just speculations, would be nice to know the true thoughts of C.S Lewis about that.
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I don't see Aslan telling them to find faith in God as a test. Afterall in VODT the text says,
"“It isn't Narnia, you know," sobbed Lucy. "It's you. We shan't meet you there. And how can we live, never meeting you?"
"But you shall meet me, dear one," said Aslan.
"Are -are you there too, Sir?" said Edmund.
"I am," said Aslan. "But there I have another name. You must learn to know me by that name. This was the very reason why you were brought to Narnia, that by knowing me here for a little, you may know me better there.”

I think Aslan was making the point that he is Christ and that in Narnia the Lord takes a lion form (paying homage to the Lion of Judah). Susan failed to reach True Narnia because she became materialistic and focused on the things of the world. I doubt she sought Aslan in England or learned his other name.
 
in the voyage of the dawn treader Aslan said to the children at the end "i have a different name in your world" and if he said that, then it would probably mean Jesus, Aslan represents Jesus, that is why i love The Chronicles of Narnia because C.S makes christianity into a fun loving adventure.
 
I have thought about how rampant church hurt and scandals is making people become like the dwarves who are “for the dwarves.” My father is a product of church hurt and control, and it has muddled his relationship with Christ. I wish I knew how to help people not become hardened like the dwarves in The Last Battle when they fell for false christs (Matthew 24:24) and bad representations of our Lord.
 
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