#biblical references

[demonictacobeard]

Charlie, trying to cheer Adam up: Hey I know Hell can be a bit much, and we do have bad stuff happen to us but it’s not all bad! There’s parts of Hell that are just so different, and it can be amazing. And hey, your son Cain is here! He’s actually kind of a big deal, the very first overlord and all. He’s retired now and is the leader of the biblical settlement outside of pentagram city if you want to……Adam?

Sinner Adam, staring down at Charlie with wide eyes because Heaven told him all his kids chose to be reincarnated because the winner and sinner system hadn’t been set up yet until when Adam died: Cain’s here?

Vaggie, going ice cold from surprise as she sees desperation on Adam’s face for the first time: Oh shit he was human underneath all that asshole

#hazbin hotel #hazbin hotel adam #hazbin hotel charlie #hazbin hotel vaggie #sinner adam #cw cursing #biblical references #Watch me use the Bible for nothing it was ever meant to be used for #Lmao it’s my religion issues and I’ll use it when I NEED IT #Adam: My boy? #Meanwhile Cain hundreds of miles away thinks his dad has hated him for ten thousand years #I’ve gone off the rails with canon #Charlie: I must state a family reunion immediately

[havocprognosis]

I'm sure this has been stated before, but the winged lion is most likely a reference to the Duke Vapula, one of the demon lords mentioned in the grimoire Ars Goetia (The Lesser Key of Solomon).

The first visualisation of the "demon" we see (that Mithrun references in his flashbacks) is presented to us as a goat - obviously a reference to Baphomet.

One of the final messages of the manga is to bear responsibility for one's actions (the cycle of life, the sacrifice of life for there to be food, the consequences of this, etc) which could be interpreted as a reference to the story of Adam and Eve and the serpent. The demon guiding and manipulating the protagonists to become ever focused on their desires - the themes of food and eating things you shouldn't (the forbidden fruit, the flesh of monsters).

In this case, I suppose Marcille is Eve, and Laios is Adam. Marcille becoming Lord of the dungeon first, then Laios following in her steps.

It's implied that desire is what gave the infinite being (the demon, the winged lion, the goat, whatever you want to call it) consciousness. When it gained the desire to eat, the desire to know, the desire to engulf all desires. The same way free will is what is considered to give us consciousness.

#dunmeshi #dungeon meshi #marcille donato #laios touden #winged lion #biblical references #dunmeshi spoilers #dungeon meshi spoilers #i have a lot of thoughts on this. that i will elaborate more on. but i fear i may be late as hell to this fandom #so everything i want to say may have already been said #i hope the fandom veterans forgive me...

[l3xdrigo]

Something about Vertin being the black sheep of the foundation is taking over my thoughts.

(I am terribly sorry if this is poorly written at the moment, brain is not functioning well👍)

Black sheep in biblical terms are mostly represented as those that have gone astray or have denied the faith and teachings of God. It's used to represent rebelliousness as well, and I think most of those match up on how the Foundation sees Vertin. But, like in Christianity, a black sheep can be found and saved from what it is by God, and that's what Constantine and the Foundation tries to do. They try to "help" Vertin by putting her in Artificial Somnambulism to try and get her trust and faith back to the Foundation(It doesn't work, obviously) but yea.

Vertin has been in the herd of white when she was a student, she used to be just a white lamb as well, but as curiosity grows, she slowly becomes astray. Now she stands along with people in white, wearing a suit and coat with a darkish blue color, her hat with a neat ribbon attached. Vertin is a lamb of the foundation who has gone astray, but she chose this rather than to live as a part of herd whose lives are made to be sacrificed for half-truths and a deception of faith and lies.

#reverse 1999 #vertin #reverse 1999 vertin #reverse1999 #character study #my beloved #short character study thing #biblical references

[sex-death-rebirth]

Woman Clothed with the Sun by Alice Pike Barney, 1904

#biblical references #20th century art #alice pike barney

[pumpkinsoup9i9]

#siren aesthetic #sirencore #temptation #mind corruption #my poem #mag poems #poetry #poems and poetry #original poem #words words words #literature #female writers #poems on tumblr #poems and quotes #web weaving #spilled ink #spilled poetry #spilled writing #web weave #biblical art #biblical references #biblical imagery

[weirdly-specific-but-ok]

Bildad the shuhite is a real bible character??????????

Well. Yes. It appears so, indeed. Crowley was impersonating him.

And I do believe he calls mortals "mere maggots" in the Bible, according to what someone sent me.

So. You know. Hello, maggots, I accidentally prophecised again.

#good omens mascot #weirdly specific but ok #maggots #asmi #good omens #crowley #bildad #bildad the shuite #biblical references #bildad my beloved #bildaddy #bildad the shuhite

[fuckmachine42069]

using my art history degree for good by incorporating biblical references into my eva fanart !!!!

closeups under the cut!!

#neon genesis evangelion #nge fanart #fanart #asuka langley soryu #asuka langley sōryū #asuka langely #asuka fanart #shinji ikari #shinji ikari fanart #kaworu nagisa #kawoshin #kaworu x shinji #nge asuka #nge #nge kaworu #nge shinji #evangelion art #eva #biblical references #kiss of judas #saint teresa #neon genesis fanart #neon genesis asuka #neon genesis kaworu #neon genesis shinji

[abybweisse]

Ch204, Crown of thorns (spoiler)

This chapter cover art has people worried that Finny might die soon.

The crown of thorns wasn't placed on Jesus' head because he was going to be killed. No. It was just part of mocking him, as he was forced to carry the cross to the location of his execution.

Finny suffers from the painful burden (suffering, guilt, anxiety) of knowing what happened to Snake's friends from the circus, as well as the part he himself played in their deaths.

With the end of ch204, they run into Doll again, so now Finny has little choice but to be completely open and honest with Snake about all this circus business that he previously helped their young master deal with.

But, until he does that, Finny will symbolically wear this crown of thorns.

#black butler #kuroshitsuji #finny #snake #halloween #cover art #title art #title page #ch204 #kuro spoilers #spoilers #kuroshitsuji spoilers #black butler spoilers #symbolism #crown of thorns #biblical references #sep 14 2023

[rants-i-guess-idk]

Each of the hotel members represent a sin. Minus Lucifer.

Alastor represents pride. Need i explain it?

Angel Dust is lust. Again, do i need to explain?

Husk is greed. His entire thing is gambling and gambling is a form greed. Greed is also often associated with alcoholism.

Sir Pentious was envy. Envious of overlords and craving for that power recognition for himself as well. He’s almost painfully aware of the fact that he is weak and compensates it for his constant drive to improve his machinery. And he’s envious of Angel’s and Cherri’s close bond.

Vaggie is wrath. She is incredibly vengeful and angry, even if that passion is sourced from a good place. Her indignation stems from the fact that she was kicked out from heaven by being a good person for sparing a child. Her wrath stems from her desire to one up Lute in that sinners can be good people, and her wholehearted trust in Charlie.

Charlie represents sloth. Her goal is to make the lives of pride ring hellborn and sinners easier. Sloth, by the older definition, is the wanting to have everything basically at your fingertips and have no need to expend any effort. This could also be Alastor’s representative sin, but it’s mostly Charlie’s.

Nifty is gluttony. We don’t much about her as of yet so she will have to do for now as gluttony, or over-indulgence as i call it. Her obsession with cleaning could perhaps constitute for her “gluttonous” attribute.

Where am i going with this? Simple, each one will have to commit the opposite virtue of their sin in order to reach redemption.

Like in the example of Sir Pentious. Sir Pentious was redeemed via his act of kindness, for his self-sacrifice. The virtue of kindness is the opposite to the sin of envy.

So for Husk and Angel to ascend, they will need to learn to be charitable and perform chastity in some form. These go hand in hand, much like it seems that the show is leading towards. It is a large hope of mine for them to ascend together.

For Vaggie to return she will need to learn patience. Have patience in herself and others, have patience in the success of the hotel, in Charlie.

Niffty’s temperance will be her ability to let things go. To let a mess be a mess and not a picture perfect clean house. Messes are inevitable and constant, it is impossible for everything to be scrubbed clean of filth. Turmeric stains are proof of that…

Charlie is going to learn that diligence, that constant work, is what’s going to keep not only the hotel afloat but also keep the pride ring from over flowing. She will work her ass off everyday to make it easier, and at times it will seem to never work but it is. Never give up.

Alastor WILL learn about humility. At some point far down the path of this show will he see that being humble and subtle is most times the better option than openly boasting of his strength. Humility can still be “sinful” in that sense, that his quietness about his strength, his humility, will show more than tell.

In the end all of them will have their ascensions, in one way or another. By acting out the capital virtues at the moments of their second deaths.

#hazbin hotel #biblical references #7 heavenly virtues #7 deadly sins #hazbin alastor #hazbin angel dust #hazbin husk #hazbin vaggie #hazbin charlie #hazbin niffty #hazbin spoilers #thank you for coming to my ted talk #about these silly little guys and how i think they’ll all be redeemed #i hope im right. if not im going to rewrite the entire show #/hj #alastor and charlie’s ‘sins’ COULD be swapped but i think these are the correct ones #if not we’ll see as we go

[catastrophic-maniac]

Devotion

june belongs to @heartoftheflora !

#my art #fanart #dhmis #dont hug me im scared #dhmis oc #friends oc #others ocs #eyestrain #eyestrain tw #bright colors #creepy imagery #biblical references #< ? just in case

[blueratgrmln]

The genderqueer-coding and also the Biblical parallels just chilling in Shadow the Hedgehog's backstory and character arc makes my brain go brrr. I have the intense urge to consume everything everyone has ever discussed about each of those things, whether it's deep analysis, fanfiction, obscure facts that relate, etc...

#shadow #shadow the hedgehog #sonic #sonic the hedgehog #genderqueer #queer coded #shadow genderqueer #lgbtq+ #gender #shadow the hedgehog discussion #biblical symbolism #biblical references #religious imagery #sth #shadow the hedgehog 2005 #sonic 06 #sonic heroes #sonic adventure 2 #SA2 #sth2005

[demonictacobeard]

Newly Fallen Adam, finally seeing himself in a mirror for the first time:……..You’ve gotta be fucking with me. God, yeah hey you sleeping bitch WHY DID YOU LET ME DOWN YET AGAIN, A L A M B. DO I LOOK LIKE MY DEAD SON TO YOU?!

Lucifer, silently keeping an eye on Adam since he became stuck in Hell, finding Adam having a mental breakdown in front of a mirror: Was he bleating at the end of that?

Razzle, sitting at his side: *Nod*

Lucifer, laughs so hard his hat falls off: Well fuck me sideways this is gonna be fun

#hazbin hotel #hazbin hotel adam #hazbin hotel lucifer #guitarduck #pre guitar duck #cw cursing #biblical references #sheep Adam agenda

[mouserrouser]

"A blasphemous tower condemned by the gods, seeking to reap what their builders had sown, a lone knight stands against their heavenly lords, for the sake of humanity.

Only to fall upon facing the gods themselves, their armament cursed, and Nega-Babylon comes to be."

Based off the developer lance's description of MH Tri, hidden behind walls of code.

#mh #medieval #monhun #monster hunter tri #monster hunter art #monster hunter #monster hunter 3 ultimate #monster hunter 3 #digital fanart #digital art #artwork #art #landscape #epic #mouserrouser #babel spear #nega-babylon #fanart #biblical references #mortal vs. god #forbidden weapon of MHtri

[pepplemint]

I don't know for sure how many of these are actual parallels and which I just made up but

Here's a list of all biblical references I remember in Trigun

Story-wise:

Vash & Knives acquiring "forbidden knowledge" and bringing the literal downfall of humanity (Adam & Eve eating the forbidden fruit of knowledge and getting thrown out of Eden)

The city preying on travellers being destroyed, only a girl who had been out of town left alive. (The City of Sodom; God sends two angels to carry out his judgement on the town of sin. As all the men in town rally around to kill the angels, only Lot is left alive as he leaves the town.)

Knives getting all the dependent plants that are largely being abused by humans in an attempt to bring them all to a new promised land, bringing out revenge on those that oppose them (Moses bringing the oppressed israelites out of Egypt, "and the Lord said: But I know that the king of Egypt will not let you go unless a mighty hand compels him. So I will stretch out my hand and strike the Egyptians with all the wonders that I will perform among them.")

More literal:

The independents being referred to as "angels" and having wings (the most typical depiction of biblical angels)

The plants being created by humans (God creating humans in his own image)

The plants virgin births (The Virgin Mary giving birth to Jesus)

Wolfwood carrying a giant cross (Jesus carrying his own death sentence)

The Eye of Michael (Archangel Michael, the right hand of God and leader of God's people in the endtime battle between heaven and hell)

The Seven Cities, two of which had Vash angel-out on them (The Five Cities of the plains - Sodom, Gomorrah, Admah, Zeboim, and Bela - Sodom & Gomorrah famously destroyed by two angels for their sins)

12 Gung Ho Guns (12 Disciples of Jesus.)

The independent plants created as a bridge between humanity and plants, created by plants but raised by a human mother (Jesus as half divine/half human)

Vash's unhuman levels of forgiveness (Jeezy boy taking on the sins of mankind through his suffering)

Elendira fighting with nails (Jesus being nailed to the cross rather than tied which was custom)

Vash promising Meryl that he will be back walking into what looks like a suicide mission (Jesus telling his followers that he will come back from death)

Knives ship where he brings all the saved plants being called "The Ark" (Noah building an ark (large boat) and housing a pair of every animal on it as God sends a flood over the earth, drowning all the sinners, only the people and animals on the ark being left alive)

Vaah & Wolfwood arguing about the righteousness of taking a life, Wolfwood's death at the orphanage and Vash burying him (Job 6:26-27 "Do ye imagine to reprove words, and the speeches of one that is desperate, which are as wind? (Do you reprimand those that are desperate for their views and call their words meaningless?) Yea, ye overwhelm the fatherless, and ye dig a pit for your friend.")

Meryl & Milly as reporters following Vash (The Prophets and their job of spreading the word of Jesus/the lord)

The appletree (the symbol of Eden)

Quotes that appears inspired by the bible:

Vash saying "we should never have been born" (Job, God's specialest little boy, curses his birth as misery befalls him)

Elendira comparing humanity to maggots ( "The stars are not pure in his eyes, how much less a mortal, who is but a maggot? A human being, which is a worm!)

#Vashs whole looks and Esau's description being he is ''red & hairy'' lmao #trigun #vash the stampede #millions knives #elendira the crimsonnail #nicholas d. wolfwood #biblical references #trigun maximum #trigun meta

[sex-death-rebirth]

The Great Red Dragon and the Woman Clothed with the Sun by William Blake, c. 1805

#william blake #revelation #biblical references

[deadmansarchive]

For just once Abel wishes he was like Cain

He did not want his violence

Abel only wanted the same victory

But once Abel wished to bear his teeth

Once Abel wished to tear into blood like his kin

But how could he?

He is Abel, not his brother

#poetry #skylght poems #gothic literature #literature #poems #poems and poetry #gothic lit #dog poem #poem #poem literature #biblical references #yayyy