1. Introduction
“Snow White” is a
19th-century German fairy tale. She reminds us of a Christian justified by
God.
If Snow White is a
Christian, then, who is the Queen and the Prince? Let's find it out.
<Summary>
Once upon a time, there was a beautiful princess named Snow White. The queen of the kingdom was her stepmother.
<Summary>
Once upon a time, there was a beautiful princess named Snow White. The queen of the kingdom was her stepmother.
The queen had a
magic mirror. She asked the mirror every morning, “Mirror, who is the prettiest in the land?” Then, the mirror always replied, “My queen, you are the prettiest in the land.”
But, it had changed as Snow White grew up. When the queen asked the same question, the mirror answered that Snow White was the fairest. The queen was so angry. She called a hunter and ordered him to kill Snow White in the deepest woods.
The huntsman took Snow White into the forest. But he found himself unable to kill her. He told her to flee as far away from the kingdom as possible. After wandering through the woods, Snow White discovered a tiny cottage belonging to seven dwarfs. The dwarfs took pity on her and let her stay with them.
Meanwhile, the queen asked her mirror once again, “Mirror, mirror! who is the fairest in the land?” The mirror replied, “My queen, Snow White at the Seven Dwarfs is a thousand times more beautiful than you.”
The queen was horrified to learn that Snow White was still alive. She made plans to kill Snow White. The queen disguised herself as an old peddler at first and a comb seller next time, and finally, a farmer's wife.
After all, Snow White took a bite of a poisoned apple and fell into a permanent sleep. The dwarfs placed her in a glass casket.
A prince was traveling through the land. He came across Snow White in the coffin at the Seven Dwarfs. Instantly he fell in love with her.
The moment he lifted the coffin to carry it away, the piece of poisoned apple fell from between her lips. Snow White was alive again! The prince kissed her and declared the wedding plan.
They invited Snow White's stepmother to come to their wedding party. The queen arrived at the wedding and saw that the bride was Snow White. She was frozen with fear. She was forced to put on the red-hot iron slippers and kept dancing to death.
<Lessons>
(1) Who's the Queen?
The queen is always anxious to make sure she is the most beautiful in the land. Satan, in the Bible, is the same as the queen. Ezekiel 28:17 says, “Your heart was filled with pride because of all your beauty.”
Although Satan was just a creature, he wanted to ascend above the tops of the clouds and make himself like the Most High. (Isaiah 14:14)
Yes, Satan is the pride itself. But our tragedy lies in the fact that the sin of pride is not only Satan's but also ours.
We could blame the queen, reading Snow White. But if we realize that the queen is my portrait, we will be getting into repentance.
(2) Who is Snow White?
While I was reading Snow White, she reminded me of Christians who had been justified by God. God makes us righteous through our faith in Jesus, and he says that we are the most beautiful in the world, like Snow White.
Romans 5:1 says, “Therefore, since we have been justified through faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ.”
(3) And finally, who is the prince?
If Snow White is a Christian, the prince is necessarily Jesus, the groom of the church. Just like Snow White rose again by the love of the prince, we were dead and alive back by the love of Jesus.
The prince punished the queen by the red-hot slippers at the end of the novel. Likewise, Jesus will judge Satan by fire and sulfur at the end of the world. (Revelation 20:10)
Let's proclaim Revelation 17:14. “The Lamb will triumph over them because he is Lord of lords and King of kings and with him will be his called, chosen and faithful followers.”
But, it had changed as Snow White grew up. When the queen asked the same question, the mirror answered that Snow White was the fairest. The queen was so angry. She called a hunter and ordered him to kill Snow White in the deepest woods.
The huntsman took Snow White into the forest. But he found himself unable to kill her. He told her to flee as far away from the kingdom as possible. After wandering through the woods, Snow White discovered a tiny cottage belonging to seven dwarfs. The dwarfs took pity on her and let her stay with them.
Meanwhile, the queen asked her mirror once again, “Mirror, mirror! who is the fairest in the land?” The mirror replied, “My queen, Snow White at the Seven Dwarfs is a thousand times more beautiful than you.”
The queen was horrified to learn that Snow White was still alive. She made plans to kill Snow White. The queen disguised herself as an old peddler at first and a comb seller next time, and finally, a farmer's wife.
After all, Snow White took a bite of a poisoned apple and fell into a permanent sleep. The dwarfs placed her in a glass casket.
A prince was traveling through the land. He came across Snow White in the coffin at the Seven Dwarfs. Instantly he fell in love with her.
The moment he lifted the coffin to carry it away, the piece of poisoned apple fell from between her lips. Snow White was alive again! The prince kissed her and declared the wedding plan.
They invited Snow White's stepmother to come to their wedding party. The queen arrived at the wedding and saw that the bride was Snow White. She was frozen with fear. She was forced to put on the red-hot iron slippers and kept dancing to death.
<Lessons>
(1) Who's the Queen?
The queen is always anxious to make sure she is the most beautiful in the land. Satan, in the Bible, is the same as the queen. Ezekiel 28:17 says, “Your heart was filled with pride because of all your beauty.”
Although Satan was just a creature, he wanted to ascend above the tops of the clouds and make himself like the Most High. (Isaiah 14:14)
Yes, Satan is the pride itself. But our tragedy lies in the fact that the sin of pride is not only Satan's but also ours.
We could blame the queen, reading Snow White. But if we realize that the queen is my portrait, we will be getting into repentance.
(2) Who is Snow White?
While I was reading Snow White, she reminded me of Christians who had been justified by God. God makes us righteous through our faith in Jesus, and he says that we are the most beautiful in the world, like Snow White.
Romans 5:1 says, “Therefore, since we have been justified through faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ.”
(3) And finally, who is the prince?
If Snow White is a Christian, the prince is necessarily Jesus, the groom of the church. Just like Snow White rose again by the love of the prince, we were dead and alive back by the love of Jesus.
The prince punished the queen by the red-hot slippers at the end of the novel. Likewise, Jesus will judge Satan by fire and sulfur at the end of the world. (Revelation 20:10)
Let's proclaim Revelation 17:14. “The Lamb will triumph over them because he is Lord of lords and King of kings and with him will be his called, chosen and faithful followers.”
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