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[Twilight-kun]

171

The only good thing to come out of religion is the music and food

Boy, I sure do love me schools filled with homophobic nutjobs~

 

[Sonata]

172

Religion brings about as many good things as it does bad. There's a lot of artwork inspired by religion, music, food, holidays, and a lot of other stuff that I can't think of atm because my music is too loud and my head hurts and I'm too lazy to turn it down.

 

[Yukari]

173

I'm just staying out of this one.

 

[Twilight-kun]

174

Good idea

Luke 15:3-7

So He told them this parable, saying, "What man among you, if he has a hundred sheep and has lost one of them, does not leave the ninety-nine in the open pasture and go after the one which is lost until he finds it? "When he has found it, he lays it on his shoulders, rejoicing."

Spoiler:

brb, crying

 

[Percy]

175

who's crying?

 

[Pokestick good times.]

176

I somehow doubt the bible at any point mentions winged unicorns.

 

[Twilight-kun]

177

Nobody important

And some translations mention unicorns and satyrs

Matthew 19:14

But Jesus said, "Let the children alone, and do not hinder them from coming to Me; for the kingdom of heaven belongs to such as these."

Spoiler:

I know I've posted these before

 

[Sonata]

178

There's stuff about dragons and giants. Why not unicorns and peagasi?

 

[Pokestick good times.]

179

Some iterations of the Bible translated giant oxin of Hebrew mythology to "unicorns", to seem familiar to European cultures, I believe. The standard American Bible doesn't.

And of course no mention of the creatures pop culture incorrectly-ish calls Alicorns.

 

[machomuu]

"Behold, the two-horned unicorn!"

John 5:7​

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[donavannj]

181. I want lunch now. This printer is being a PITA, though.

 

[Twilight-kun]

I also love how people draw angels incorrectly

Spoiler:

Then I looked, and behold, a whirlwind was coming out of the north, a great cloud with raging fire engulfing itself; and brightness was all around it and radiating out of its midst like the color of amber, out of the midst of the fire. 5 Also from within it came the likeness of four living creatures. And this was their appearance: they had the likeness of a man. 6 Each one had four faces, and each one had four wings. 7 Their legs were straight, and the soles of their feet were like the soles of calves' feet. They sparkled like the color of burnished bronze. 8 The hands of a man were under their wings on their four sides; and each of the four had faces and wings. 9 Their wings touched one another. The creatures did not turn when they went, but each one went straight forward.

10 As for the likeness of their faces, each had the face of a man; each of the four had the face of a lion on the right side, each of the four had the face of an ox on the left side, and each of the four had the face of an eagle. 11 Thus were their faces. Their wings stretched upward; two wings of each one touched one another, and two covered their bodies. 12 And each one went straight forward; they went wherever the spirit wanted to go, and they did not turn when they went.

Of course, Evangelion took it a step even further...


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[machomuu]

183

That's from Revelation, I take it.

If so (well, regardless, really), they're not drawn incorrectly. Pretty sure Gabriel had a single face, two wings, shown brightly, and a halo.

Then, of course, you have to take into consideration their rank (cherub, seraph, archangel, etc.), which tend to look different from one another.

 

[Sonata]

184

I always thought the classifications and duties of each angel was the funnest part of religion.

 

[Pokestick good times.]

185

It's certainly an interesting part of the Abrahamic religions.

I suppose it's since that's the closest thing they've got to a pantheon.

 

[Sonata]

186

Azrael is a badass. Just saying.

Depending on the outlook and precepts of various religions in which he is a figure, Azrael may be portrayed as residing in the Third Heaven. In one of his forms, he has four faces and four thousand wings, and his whole body consists of eyes and tongues, the number of which corresponds to the number of people inhabiting the Earth. He will be the last to die, recording and erasing constantly in a large book the names of men at birth and death, respectively.

He's basically the one that god put in charge of locking it all up when everyone's left the theater. "Here's the keys, turn out all the lights, make sure to put everything back where it belongs and don't forget to sweep."

 

[Pokestick good times.]

187

That certainly is interesting.

 

[Twilight-kun]

188

My description of angels (Seraphim I think they were) was from Ezekiel, actually

Cherubim have four faces and four wings

 

[machomuu]

189

Ah, well then my point stands, as Cherubs aren't generally the ones that are depicted in art- it's rather rare that they're used in historical paintings or popular culture at all.

Probably the latest prominent thing to have them was...Bayonetta, I think, and it was pretty accurate despite the liberties it took.

 

[Twilight-kun]

There's plenty of Cherubs, but they're shown as little babies, which is absurd

Cupid, you ruined thousands of years worth of hard work by the Church to instill fear in the masses

190

If I saw something with four faces coming at me, I'd be burning rubber in the opposite direction

Spoiler:

Although with Weeping Angels, turning your back is the LAST thing you'll do

Spoiler:

OH SH-