Good news Christian dragon lovers! What if a creature associated with the devil could be redeemed? I contend that perhaps, and that’s a big perhaps, the word “seraphim” is referring to a dragon. I will put the scriptural references at the end of this blog. The word in Strong’s Concordance is #8314 fiery serpent or majestic being with 6 wings. Same word for both, hhhmmm? My next argument that the dragon could have an original divine holy purpose, is the fact that Satan has no power create anything original, he can only copy and pervert. So, as a creative person who likes fantasy I desire the dragon to be claimed out of being associated with the Fallen one only. What if Elohim (Hebrew for God) has a dragon/seraphim**** in the throne room saying “Holy, holy, holly” over and over again. Now if your hackles are up, your religious nerve may be hit! (Been there, done that.)
Clearly Satan is referred to as a dragon, but I wish to take back some stuff darkness has tried to claim for its own. The rainbow, for example, is a sign of Elohim’s covenant, not a political agenda symbol. Perhaps there is a negative and a positive dragon – not equal powers like Taoism, yin and yang.
At the very least we can give fantasy people a break if they have dragon stuff and not tell them it is all satanic. Some clearly are, and there is no need to convict people, our job is to love and point to Christ. Find creative ways to bring good news, perhaps mentioning the idea that a seraph may be a fiery serpent that worships day and night at the throne!
This is meant to be light hearted and playful, doctrine and right and wrong are unchanging, but we as Christians tend to throw away people groups as unredeemable or untouchable, or unteachable. We get uncomfortable and make excuses that we are untouched by darkness. Actually, we maybe untouched by Elohim’s love for said groups. (Thanks Shawn Bolz for teaching about loving people groups.)
Lastly, the verse that says abstain from all appearance of evil, I Thessalonians 5:22. Let’s think about our rigid legalistic tendencies and see if dragon-like creatures may be more than all evil, let’s see what untouched people groups we can love into the Kingdom while we are at it.
Now, could some artists draw some pretty dragons? Some that don’t look like they want to eat me? That would be nice…
References to fiery serpents, seraphim:
Isaiah 6: 3,6 ( Good dragon!)
Isaiah 30:6 (Bad dragon!)
Numbers 21:6,8 (Bad and good some what!)
Deuteronomy 8:15 (Fiery serpents and scorpions, not good!)
Revelation 4:8 ( the throne room and creature with 6 wings) ****
Types and Shadows by Sandy 