Death to Life (Part 1)
Years ago, my father took me fishing for my sixth birthday. We traveled to Galveston and placed the bass boat into the Gulf. The water was somewhat choppy, but not enough to stop us.
We went to all our favorite spots. The fish were biting! We were having a great time! Our livewell eventually became full, and it was time to return home.
We were about to cross the jetties when the winds changed. Waves began lapping over the boat, and the bilge pumps stopped working (never a good thing!). I was tossed overboard as the boat began to sink.
With no cell phones or radios, we helplessly floated about in our life jackets. It was eerily quiet, and the water was cold. Hypothermia quicky set in as the sun dipped below the horizon.
We should have died, but my father was praying. The Lord heard his cry, and another boat rescued us before nightfall. We were rushed to the hospital for emergency care after reaching the shore. I returned home later that night the warm (and very tight) embrace of my mother. I’ll never forget that day!
In LOTKS chapter 28 (Death to Life), Sahib is slowly killing Andrius and Caedmon. They do their best to fight back, but they can’t repel him. At the last moment, Caedmon grabs the Book of the Ancient One and curls up with the book in hand.
The dam breaks, water washes over the twins, and Sahib is flushed downstream. Andrius and Caedmon regain their health and receive their blessing by stating the words “I believe”.
Light encompasses the twins with the sound of a violent wind and then merges with their souls. Every eye turns from the radiance, and the trolls flee in fear, but the humans and elves sense a peace from the light. The twins find their symbol has changed from black to red. The many hidden meanings within this scene will be explained over the next few pages.
“O Death, where is your sting? O Hades, where is your victory? The sting of death is sin, and the strength of sin is the law. But thanks be to God, who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.”
1 Corinthians 15:55-57
