Dragons in the Bible-"Bel and the Dragon" (priests, Earth)

[Bright-ness' Shadow]

Originally Posted by RearingArabian

Dragons???? Thought they were made up.

pah, isn't that the unicorn of heraldry? It has a lion's tail, a goat's hooves..........I read in a book it was used in heraldry. A mythology book.

That is an icon of Her Holiness, the Invisible Pink Unicorn, blessed be her name.

Heraldry has many symbols - amongst them are the cross, a lamb, a fish, a minister's cap taken from Christianity. Hummm - maybe there is an element of myth in some of the symbols. The unicorn is more frequently rendered as a supporter to the arms then an element of the crest or shield.

Bob

[anders]

Back on topic, my Swedish "Bibel 2000" (non-confessional, translated by a Govt. commission) writes "Bel and the Snake God". It gives a footnote "The Greek word may also be translated as 'dragon'. ... But worshipping snakes was common in Egypt."

[SoulTYPE]

(From my other thread on the Satan info)

Revelation 12:3 speaks of the red horned dragon. This is not Satan himself, but a reference to him from where these physical attributes possibly originate.

[Watcher]

Revelation is mostly supposed to be taken symbolically though isn't it?

[SoulTYPE]

Originally Posted by Watcher

supposed

There is your KEY word..

[Watcher]

Originally Posted by anders

Back on topic, my Swedish "Bibel 2000" (non-confessional, translated by a Govt. commission) writes "Bel and the Snake God". It gives a footnote "The Greek word may also be translated as 'dragon'. ... But worshipping snakes was common in Egypt."

All the different translations are so confusing. Everything is different in all of them. So...snakes...or dragons?

[SoulTYPE]

Many bible passages, especially Genesis, speak of the serpent.

[Watcher]

Originally Posted by SoulTYPE01

There is your KEY word..

Well, when the passage basically says that a huge dragon will rise out of the sea (I think that was it, I don't want to go find a bible) with ten heads and ten crowns and will rule the earth, I doubt that it should be taken literally.

[SoulTYPE]

Originally Posted by Watcher

Well, when the passage basically says that a huge dragon will rise out of the sea (I think that was it, I don't want to go find a bible) with ten heads and ten crowns and will rule the earth, I doubt that it should be taken literally.

Yes, but anything is possible in the bible. If men could rise from the dead, and exist of evil spirit and Jesus's miracles, a dragon is not so unbelievable then lol.

[Watcher]

A dragon ruling the Earth though is. Erg, this is partly why I am not a Christian, I need to go and meditate!