Some questions about the Passion

[whatsitmean]

~Question...what was with the "marys" cleaning up the blood after the soldiers beat jesus? i didn't understand that

This also is from another message board:

Did you also notice the religiousness (is that a word?) of the two Marys when they cleaned up Christ

[Guest LadyC]

Here is an interesting little bit about this movie. Everyone noticed that

[nebula]

In case anyone is interested, "Raiders" posted the answer to the meaning of the symbolism behind Satan carrying the "baby."

[nebula]

You know, I like what Wayne had to say -

Let's wait and see what fruits come out of this.

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Of topic, the other morning, one of the Christian radio dj's here mentioned a comment made by Jay Leno.

After the overwhelming success of "The Passion" at the box office opening weekend, Hollywood is scrambling to create more movies based off the Bible.

The trouble is - where are you going to find a Bible in Hollywood?

:x:

[Guest LadyC]

by the way... in caviezel's interview, he said one of the most amazing things about filming the movie was seeing how many of the cast and crew became Christians during the filming.

[serotta]

Katy asked:

~Question...what was with the "marys" cleaning up the blood after the soldiers beat jesus? i didn't understand that

I didn't quite get that either. After some searching it appears that this is one instance of the influence of Emmerich's "Dolorous Passion". It is not biblical obviously, and it struck me as odd at the time. All I could think of was that after the Last Supper they understood how sacred Jesus's blood was and did not want it left that way.

Did you also notice the religiousness (is that a word?) of the two Marys when they cleaned up Christ

[Catsmeow]

I will answer Cats verse with this one:

Isa 5:20 Woe unto them that call evil good, and good evil; that put darkness for light, and light for darkness; that put bitter for sweet, and sweet for bitter!

What: That's too funny...

Don't worry about me, lil' bro....I'm doin' just fine here. I know evil from good. If you want to understand the verse you quoted, go check out the threads on "homosexuality".

I live with a negative person. I love him but he's very negative. People like that look for clouds and complain continually. They're never happy...always complaining.

They pick and pick ...looking for trouble everywhere. They never see the beauty of a warm, sunny day or the sweet melody of birds singing...they walk around with a dark cloud over their head.

The fact that you counter with this verse only confirms what I said. In your mind, what's really good is evil in your mind; what's evil goes unnoticed.

Maybe you should check out all those threads concerning truly sinful behavior and the applause some are giving those who practice such things.

That would apply nicely to your verse.

Growling at a movie about the Lord Jesus hardly qualifies as "evil"...How incredibly silly....

[nebula]

Boy, I keep thinking of new things to express.

Has anyone noticed the dynamics of the reactions to this film? It's either really love it or really hate it - both sides showing very strong emotions. There is no middle ground it seems. This film sure did provoke emotions.

Take that as you will; I just find it interesting.

Another point. I personally, believe that having such a strong visual is a good thing (whether you were in favor of this particular one or not). Why? It is so hard for us in 21st century America to really grasp what Jesus went through for us. We just don't understand such brutality.

Back when Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John, and even Paul to an extent, wrote about Christ's suffereing and death, all they had to say was that He was flogged and crucified and the reader had a full understanding of what that meant. I doubt a single one of them had never seen a Roman flogging nor a crucifixion. There was no need to explain what kind of suffering He endured.

Today, what do we understand? How could we?

To a society where the cross has become a useless piece of jewelry, what will they think of now?

I'm not sure I'm getting out what I wanted to, really.

Did you know the four major house church groups are organizing to send 100,000 missionaries to the Muslim countries between China and Jerusalem?

Yes! Someone else posted this in a different forum. That is so awesome that these Christians in China are becomming missionaries like that! And I'll bet they know by now how to face the threat of persecution in the Muslim countries. We know so little about suffering and persecution here. It is . . . kind of scary if you think about it.

Anyway, I hope to hear more of this as time passes.

[papasangel]

Whatsit:

As to the naked man walking out of the tomb with a smirk like arnold swartzenegger saying I'll be back.

Christ will be back. He promised that. I thought it was artistically done and nothing but the side of the fanny and thigh was shown besides the pierced hand. You have a problem with that? Want to tell Christ you have a problem with that?

You will have your chance when Christ returns.

[Guest LadyC]

i don't recall scripture indicating that Christ wore a loin cloth when he was resurrected. that being said, i have to admit, i thought the last scene was poorly done. it just looked cheezy. i would have liked it better if a semi-transparent Christ with nail holes in his hand appeared to the women when they discovered the empty tomb.