Narnia Talk: The Last Battle - Death & The World's End, Joy & Hope | Theological Review

[@JanetDax]

The beauty of the Last Battle is we see death from the flipside. The children aren't dead, they are more alive than they have ever been.

[@ChrisDurban]

Yes! On our side it's seperation and sadness. In Christ, on the other side, it's joy and reunion!

[@nmoney6655]

@@ChrisDurban yeah but on earth 🌍 when Earth comes to an end in 100 or so years we can at least hope that there can be a do-over

[@rockandsandapologetics7254]

Reminds me of John 11:21-27, "Martha said to Jesus, 'Lord, if You had been here, my brother would not have died. But even now I know that whatever You may ask of God, God will give You.' Jesus said to her, 'Your brother will rise again.' Martha said to Him, 'I know that he will rise again in the resurrection on the last day.' Jesus said to her, 'I AM THE RESURRECTION AND THE LIFE. HE WHO BELIEVES IN ME, THOUGH HE MAY DIE, YET SHALL HE LIVE. AND WHOEVER LIVES AND BELIEVES IN ME SHALL NEVER DIE. Do you believe this?' She said to Him, 'Yes, Lord, I believe that You are the Christ, the Son of God, who is to come into the world.'”

[@tylerheldmann1]

​@@ChrisDurban the biggest question I have is are their movie counterparts technically still Alice since it didn't get adapted and ended with the dawn treader

[@ashleypenn7845]

I can't read The Last Battle without crying at the end. It makes me so incredibly homesick for a place I've never even seen.

[@dan4lau]

"Sirs," said Tirian. "The ladies do well to weep. See I do so myself. I have seen my mother's death. What world but Narnia have I ever known? It were no virtue, but great discourtesy, if we did not mourn."

[@nmoney6655]

@@dan4lau whenever I think about the Penvisies death I cry

[@dan4lau]

@@nmoney6655 I have to say I don't react that way myself, since though they died, they went to a new and better world and everyone who deserved to ended up happy... with the exception of Susan depending on how you look at it. I understand why others do cry though.

[@nmoney6655]

@@dan4lau I get it but I think you should read it before commenting

[@dan4lau]

@@nmoney6655 My friend I have read it. More than once.

[@unworthyexp2519]

I am atheist, but I really enjoy your religious view on a series so inspired by Christianity. And your joy is exactly how I feel when I read. You're great, keep it up!

[@ChrisDurban]

Thank you so much! I'm so glad you enjoyed it. And that's what I want for my channel. I come from a Christian perspective, but I want everyone who watches to have a blast with me. So I'm glad you did, and this is my favorite book series so it was a joy to do.

[@nonnativenarnian]

Chronicles of Narnia is your favorite series?! Mine too! Which one is your favorite book? I love them all but LWW will always be special to me. I think it’s fair to say that it’s a six way tie for second favorite 🤣

[@Seththeprince]

@@nonnativenarnian the horse and his boy is my favourite

[@ChrisDurban]

@@nonnativenarnian It's hard to pick my favorite book. At one point it was Voyage of the Dawn Treader, at another The Last Battle or Magician's Nephew. I guess it depends on the season of my life.

[@reedemed_caleb]

Much respects to you! And yes it’s so awesome

[@dougitoonsdesigns]

I love your perspective, particularly at the end. As a fellow Christian, I long for the Resurrection and rising in the air to meet the Lord in the air and be carried to the New Jerusalem before experiencing the New Heaven and the New Earth. Loved it!

[@ChrisDurban]

It's exciting because Jesus has conquered death! So I love how C.S. Lewis takes scary things like death and the end of the world, shows us the joy and freedom we have in Christ.

[@thechurchofshxdowpark4197]

Yeah it's really, top notch bro.

[@probro9898]

I think Susan becomes a socialite. She marries quite a few times, but never for very long, and never has any children. She becomes rich, perhaps from lucrative divorces. She is charming and popular, and much admired for her beauty. However, as time goes on she becomes rather like the narratrix of the song "I've Never Been to Me", slowly realizing the shallowness of her life. As she becomes older her dissatisfaction grows and she is haunted by memories of Narnia and of her long-dead siblings. She dreams that she is once again a queen in Narnia with Lucy, Peter and Edmund beside her. And by slow degrees, she realizes that even now Aslan is reaching out to her...

[@ChrisDurban]

Deep! Though it's a little sad, I love that picture of Aslan never giving up on her.

[@patrickphilip777]

@@ChrisDurban just as Aslan said during the coronation in the Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe. "Once a king and queen of Narnia, always a king and queen.

[@ChrisDurban]

@@patrickphilip777 That's right!

[@dan4lau]

You've got an idea for a book there my friend! And thanks for confirming that Susan DID NOT DIE! The number of people whose heads I've tried to get that into haha.

[@calmcalm6203]

I believe we live in parallel universes... I can't wait till there is only the good one left

[@its_destruggle2226]

I remember as a kid reading this and feeling sadness at the ending, but as an adult rereading it with a fresh self eyes and values, to such a beautiful and joyful ending, it’s truly incredible, and this whole series only helps to strengthen my faith

[@ChrisDurban]

It is an incredible series. I get the sadness, but it is awesome to read it with fresh eyes and say, "O death where is your victory!"

[@DogoHalibar]

My head canon is that the train accident that killed Susan snapped her back to her senses, and when she was an old lady, she passed on to Aslan's Country and was reunited with her friends and family again.

[@LDtheBrachio]

That is wonderful and is, should be, the way it en.. begins for her :' )

[@ameliawarfield5637]

I agree with you wholeheartedly.

[@dan4lau]

Now here is a massive controversy if there ever was one. There are some... some whom I think haven't read it properly or perhaps haven't read it at all, who claim that Lewis "condemns Susan to hell for wearing nylons and lipstick." Now without going into the other technicalities and nuances of the whole thing, it's always been my understanding that Susan was NOT on that train, or at the station. It's specifically mentioned that their parents were on the train, but not Susan. And given what else we know about her, it's logical to assume that she would have been somewhere other than with her parents. So, if my understanding is right, Susan does not die when the others do. And therefore is not condemned to hell for anything at all, and... I presume, would as you say have her own chance to reconcile with Aslan as she did in Prince Caspian.

[@gabrielabianchi1809]

Do you think that Susan could represent those that turn from the Gospel, even after having experienced miracles?

[@DogoHalibar]

@@gabrielabianchi1809 I'd say it's more like what Durbin said in his Silver Chair review. Her mind was fogged up by worldly desires, and losing her family brought everything back into focus.

[@MangansRosaleen]

I listened to the focus on the family radio theater version of this book today at work. Every time I read/listen to it I am so moved emotionally from such utter sadness to such incredible hope and joy. In the times I felt it hard to feel close to God thinking of Aslan reminded me of God's true character and made it easier to hold on. These books will always be very dear to me and have taught me many lessons. Even though I know these stories very well I enjoy watching your videos on them because I love hearing the insights I may have missed and the take other people might have on them. I look forward to more news about the netflix series and hope they do it justice.

[@NilaktheProphet]

That's what brought me here. I love that audiobook!!!

[@carolkeppel7923]

My favorite book is The Last Battle. It really brings hope, joy, and happiness in the end. “ Death ,where is thy sting”

[@nmoney6655]

I like the horse and his boy better cause it’s like in the middle of the series it’s not boring like the magicians nephew or sad like the last battle

[@cmataira]

Narnia has been my favorite for 40 years, I wore out several sets reading them to my children. What great stories!!

[@Flowercr0ne]

63 years for me. Passed this on to my son.

[@JairBrooks]

I read this series in April-May, and then October-November of last year. And as I was reading this final chapter all of my feelings about this book being depressing and dark melted away, and honestly all of the descriptions about how beautiful Heaven was made me wish that I could keep reading into the great story,r be there myself. Needless to say I was full of joy for the rest of my day.

[@ChrisDurban]

That's amazing! I get those feelings too whenever I reread these books. They are filled with so much joy!

[@anapaulaescobar9689]

i’m not even a christian but those books are so fascinating

[@spiderlime]

if the death of the children in narnia symbolizes redemption, there is no reason to deny susan that redemption by leaving her out of the last battle. önce a king or queen in narnia, always a king or a queen in narnia". remember that? lewis certainly knew of martyrdom in christianity. so why did he assume that susan's adolescence would necessarily lead to her disconnection with narnia? there are many young girls whose adolescence did not lead them so casually to forget their spiritual beliefs.

[@ChrisDurban]

I think his point was that she did forget her beliefs. I'm sure Aslan always considered her a queen of Narnia, but she forgot who she was. I don't think it's adolescence that lead to her disconnect from Narnia. I believe the picture is she allowed the cares of the world to take root and overtake her faith.

[@nabzero6528]

@@ChrisDurban I did not expect Susan would go that way, but I'm thankful for the spoilers. I kinda noticed how Susan is changing in the 3rd part when she wrote the letter.

[@dan4lau]

You know, it's very nice to see so many here who understand about Susan. Actually what brought me here was an argument on another youtube thread, where someone asserted that Susan is "kicked out of the gang" for liking nylons and lipstick, and accused Lewis of putting a "misogynistic subtext" into Narnia. Even though I'm not a Christian, I think that's a fundamental mis-understanding from start to finish. For one thing it's very clear that the others have tried to include her but she isn't interested.

[@anamateurauthor]

That last paragraph that you read is one of my favorites. It always fills me with such longing and nostalgia. As if it's something I can almost remember or reach.

[@ZachT]

I love that you’re a Christian and a nerd like me!

[@ChrisDurban]

I'm always excited to meet another Christian nerd!

[@Mistfall254]

I just realized Susan may have never really took stock in Narnia, but now that she is suffering survivors grief she might remember her adventures in that magical land and the loving lion who died to save her younger brother.

[@AdrianMartinez-en1nb]

You are sure right and you do make yourself a good point about it because centuries later in earth years after the events of The Last Battle Susan has become an elderly woman who eventually dies and has ascended to Aslan's Country where she can reunite with her family and friends there

[@glennc8572]

Lovely, new gloried bodies, forever young, no fear, forever healthy, and forever in the embrace of our Lord. Reunited with our friends and family who have gone before us, and im guessing fruit from the tree of life? Hahaz.

[@ChrisDurban]

I'm guessing that too, fruit from the tree of life. Sounds amazing doesn't it?

[@glennc8572]

@@ChrisDurban it sure does Durban! Love ya! Stay safe!! And thanks for giving me hope!

[@Brandonjwellman]

Just finished reading this to my daughter. It was my first time through this and I struggled to read it through choked up tears. What a powerful conclusion to the Chronicles of Narnia!

[@ChrisDurban]

It is powerful. One of my favorites.

[@jodygraham7897]

I just finished The Last Battle and I was looking for something to help process the experience. Thanks for your thoughts and enthusiasm!

[@LordWyatt]

I love the subtleties in the book: the world is aged, a lion was hunted and skinned in Narnia, the manipulation/deceptions, the Silence and signs of Aslan, the last king of Narnia, the Ape pretending he was human, the stable (in Narnia!), the Heresies, and so much more. One of my favorites in the series

[@shastasilverchairsg]

The use of the Ape as the Deciever is so befitting... one of my most favourite parts of the book.

[@ChrisDurban]

The Ape is a great part. Shift fits the role so well.

[@Shadow01974]

When i finished listening to the Audiobook of The Last Battle a week ago, i came out of it so sad that they had all died. The twist of their deaths had made me completely forget the descriptions of Heaven that they are now experiencing. This video helped me realize how truly great the ending is, and how death isnt the end, and that while it is sad that they died, it is as CS Lewis writes. The adventures they had in Narnia were only the cover page. They are more happy and filled with vigor now than they ever were while they were alive.

[@daveyjoneslocker4703]

It’s pretty brilliant that the only character we mourn for is Susan, the only one who didn’t “die”

[@ChrisDurban]

It is pretty brilliant, isn’t it?

[@nonnativenarnian]

I *love* your theological explanations on the Chronicles of Narnia series. The first time I heard you explain this novel, it opened my eyes and I understood this book in a new light. I’d always finished The Last Battle with joy, but now I understand why, and I hope and await The Coming King, that I may rejoice fully. There is something that Jewel says that resonates within me “I have come home at last! This is my real country! I belong here. This is the land I have been looking for all my life, though I never knew it till now. The reason why we loved the old Narnia is that it sometimes looked a little like this. … Come further up, come further in!”

[@creativeeverydaylife]

The Last Battle is absolutely the Narnia book I like the most - But hey I love Revelation to - I like how it ties all of the books together, that Aslan is a historic and distant person for many in Narnia, but that those who truly follow him come victoriously through to the other side. It is as you say so full of hope! I like "The Boy and the Horse" to! (sorry if it is not how to write that - I am form Denmark). In that book I loved the part when he discovers that Aslan has been with him all the way, even though he felt completely alone. It's been a long time since I last read it, but I think Alsan shows up both as a cat, and that he attacks them like a lion - to help. But it's such a loving way it's described how Aslan (or God in reality / our world) is with you when you cannot see the larger perspective.

[@ChrisDurban]

I love Revelation too so The Last Battle is one of my favorite books as well! The Horse and His Boy is so great. Like you said, the boy (Shasta) feels so alone and yet we find Aslan has been there all a long, guiding and helping him. It almost the same here in The Last Battle. Aslan feels like he's a distant figure from the past, but he's still here. And those who believed met him and were pulled through to be with him in the new Narnia forever. It's an incredible reminder of the hope we have in Jesus. It may seem like so long ago, yet Jesus is alive and with us. He sees us, and we have such a great hope.

[@creativeeverydaylife]

@@ChrisDurban so true! Thanks for the videos!!!

[@nmoney6655]

@@ChrisDurban I feel like the horse and his boy is severely underrated

[@ChrisDurban]

@@nmoney6655 Horse and His Boy is very good! Every time I go back and read these books I find something else new.

[@BrothersWebOfficial]

27:41 I think Narnia has come to an end, but not our world. I think Susan will have to go through her troubles of our end on our earth. I don't think C.S. Lewis would have not mentioned her here if he did not have plans for her. I think he would have gave her a story of redemption. Coming back to Asland through coming to know him in our world (earth). She would see the true form of asland A.K.A. Jesus! Asland has said he wants them to learn his true form so I think Susan will have to. I have always thought this back when I first read it. What do you think? -Luke

[@ChrisDurban]

I agree, Lewis would've given Susan a redemption arc and it would've been a great read. Our didn't end, just all Susan's family died in that train wreck...which is sad. But you know she'll seek the truth.

[@BrothersWebOfficial]

@@ChrisDurban so true man... I wish we got that but hey it's up for us to fill in the blanks!😀

[@ziloe]

@@ChrisDurban Her entire family was killed. And during war times. Once the Holocaust is revealed to the masses (a lot of soldiers weren't aware of it until they found the concentration camps), I doubt she'll believe in anything after that.

[@AdrianMartinez-en1nb]

@@ChrisDurban eventually she will die as a senior where she is taken to Aslan's Country by Aslan to see her family and friends again

[@JennyG.COW5]

Oddly enough, as frustrating as This book is with the Ape and the manipulations or troubles that occur, I Love this book! This book, "Last Battle" and the "Voyage of the Dawn Treader", are my favorite books in the series. 😊

[@artdanks4846]

Hi Durban. Just now saw this video, and it is FANTASTIC! Thank you! I am a 66 year old man, and have loved the Narnia books since I was in High School (or maybe college; I forget!) My love for the books was always because of the allegorical way that Lewis shared the Gospel of Christ! I was an Evangelical when I first read them. SEVERAL years later, at age 48, I became an Eastern Orthodox Christian, and have been Orthodox now for 18 years. Since my conversion to Orthodoxy I have not read the series. What I never realized before, until now that I've heard you're incredible analysis, is that the allegory of the Narnia books, ESPECIALLY the Last Battle, are particularly representative of the Orthodox understanding of Theology, especially in regards to the End Times, Final Judgment, etc. Watching your video has really helped me to see that, and has encouraged me to start reading the whole series again, from an Orthodox perspective. If you haven't already done so, I encourage you to check out the Theological beliefs of the Orthodox Church, as I think you would probably also see the same parallels. Thank you again for your video!!

[@samuelsrozentals5663]

Yesterday I finished rereading all the Narnia books. I really enjoy your reviews, and they help me to understand the books more. My TOP 3 Narnia books are 3. The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe 2. The Silver Chair 1. The Voyage of the Dawn Treader

[@wrweeks1234]

The Last Battle is by far my favorite of the series. I love how it ended; further up, further in!

[@ChrisDurban]

Further up and further in!! My two favorites are this one and Magician's Nephew.

[@nmoney6655]

@@ChrisDurban I love the horse and his boy

[@julieoliver7983]

I love these reviews so much! Just finished the series for the first time, and these reviews are simply amazing. Thanks for going so in depth and putting it into the Biblical lens that C.S.Lewis wrote it in!

[@ChrisDurban]

Thank you so much for watching! I love these book and I put a lot of heart into these videos. I'm so glad you enjoyed them!

[@fr.jeremiahcaughran6191]

Awesome review and discussion of this amazing book. I remember turning over and over in my Ehmet’s reception. I appreciate what Lewis was doing there and it makes me think of The Great Divorce a little. Good stuff. And thanks for the oh so infectious excitement throughout. Miss watching your videos. I hope one day you have time to do them again amidst the great work you are doing now.

[@ChrisDurban]

Thank you so much!

[@wolfman2.055]

There is a reason that this book got the Caldecott Award and this video explains why

[@ScotsThinker]

This is indeed an E P I C Book. One of my personal favorite Narnia Chronicles. Such darkness and chaos yet such hope and beauty by the end. Also, I hear that their may be hope for Susan to rejoin her siblings. Maybe she will realize her errors in purposefully neglecting Narnia to fit into society to fit her own agenda. Maybe she will realize that this life is vanity yet the hunger of her soul can be quenched by accepting Aslan into her life once more. and on a more personal note that ending is one of the most beautifully written endings i have had the privilege to read

[@chucksolutions4579]

I’ve hear rumors that Lewis was writing a Susan focused story around the time of Joy’s death. I really get upset with Neil Gaiman and those who cannot grasp what is occurring with “the problem of Susan,” not saying you don’t, i suspect we agree. “Once a Kind or Queen of Narnia, always a King or Queen of Narnia,” doesn’t mean you can’t live for a time in rebellion to or intentionally oblivious to God’s will for your life. I watched my own father spend twenty-five years running from God only to be brought back to faith. But for a large part of his life, he knowingly refused to see truth (his words). I suspect Susan was in that time of her life and Lewis was trying to give hope to children whose fellow Christian play fellows had turned away for a time.

[@AdrianMartinez-en1nb]

I hope you had a nice time reading the book and what you said about there's still a chance for Susan to rejoin her family well you're right because in time she will grow old and later on she will die and her soul will pass on to a very familiar place yet completely different than before where she is standing on the ground and a front of her is her family and friends waving her and welcoming her much to her tearful Joy she realizes that she misses her family and friends yet she is glad to reunite them in aslan's country

[@phyllisdevonish859]

Tash is Creepy! The first time I read the Final Battle… I could Smell Tash and Feared the end of Narnia. I had to put down the book for some Duties before I could return

[@NancyGrant17]

I couldn't have gotten any more enthusiastically excited than to be fly off the chair excited. To answer your question I love all the stories but my favorite by far is "The Last Battle" because it gives me the grandest mind visual of "Heaven". Praise the Lord for the writing of these novel stories. I'm excited for the real heaven and seeing Jesus. (btw my kids, in their 30's still find Narnia)

[@dougjames4972]

Yes!!! I just subscribed to your channel and this is the 2nd video I watched! All I can say is ...YES!! I thought I was one of a precious few who love Superheroes ... And above all Love Jesus! Great to find so many others! Outside of the Bible, this is the book series that has reached me the most. I didn't even know about the books till I was 19. Read them , loved every word of them ..and still reread them some 30 plus years later! I have shared them with my wife and 3 children and now they love them! It is impossible to pick a favorite! You are right , Last Battle fills the reader with Hope. Perhaps if forced to choose...I would have to pick Voyage of the Dawn Treader. Thanks for all the great words and Scripture!

[@fantasynerd3695]

Hey Durban!! I just read the Last Battle and im still impacted by this amazing book! What a great finale. Cs Lewis is a genious! The whole depressing and deep story that at the end filled me of hope and pure joy! Man i've never read a book that impacted me in the same way... Is a master piece of fantasy and christian literature and made so thinkful about life and everything. It not just a childrens book is a story that will always inspire us of being hopeful with the love of god because him is life and with him we'll live forever!! Thanks for the amazing videos!

[@ChrisDurban]

Thank you for watching! Yeah, all 7 are incredible. The 7th is an amazing conclusion filled with so much hope and joy. Lewis is my favorite author because of how he can write this way. Now you'll have to check out his other books like The Space Trilogy, The Screwtape Letters, The Great Divorce, Till We Have Faces, and so many more!

[@fantasynerd3695]

@@ChrisDurban I really got nervose during the most part of the book, is the darker narnia book for sure. Lewis became one my favorite authors, im looking forward the space trilogy, and i will watch your reviews for sure!

[@fantasynerd3695]

@@ChrisDurban Hey Durban! 2 years has been passed since I comment here, with the impressions of my first Narnia read. This year I decided to read all 7 books all over again, and it was even better. I´ve watched all of your videos again and reminded me of 2020 when I found your channel. You was like the nerdy Narnia friend that I had to discuss all over again these amazing fantasy work of art. I´ve already read half of the ransom trilogy and some other lewis´s books. He is, aside Tolkien ,(witch is funny because they were best friends) are my favorite authors of all time and inspire me to be a better Christian Artist. Wee need more of the Christian Truth into our stories. Thanks again for these videos. and ps: 2 years has been passed and no netflix series, man! I´m done waiting LOL

[@BrothersWebOfficial]

Awesome video, I really love the quote you read from the book it is the best! This is probably my favorite book from the series. -Luke

[@Nessie596]

This resonated with me spiritually in a way that nothing has in years. Thank you. ❤️

[@nigelharding5504]

Loving your passion for Narnia. It would be really interesting to compare and contrast the Chronicles of Narnia with Philip Pullman's 'His Dark Materials' which are in many ways the antithesis of Narnia.

[@bernadettematera-stacey1982]

Yes, please! My mother-in-law gave that book (the first one) to my daughter. I had a look inside and was horrified to see the child in the story had a friend who was called Daemon. Makes me sick to think about it.

[@dan4lau]

@@bernadettematera-stacey1982 I don't think they're meant to be demons as such, I'm a little vague on what the idea is because many characters in the books have a 'demon', they're described as part of themselves, a part they have to leave behind when they die. My friend lent me the books on tapes when I was in college. I read all three and ended feeling really rather drained and depressed. I personally wouldn't recommend them for children, they have so many dark and troubling themes to me. I reckon they would have given me nightmares when I was little. Narnia is much better haha, and that's coming from a firm unbeliever.

[@HiddenGemi]

I love your enthusiasm! It's just coming through my monitor lol- How could you go on like an hour! I hope you had some break in between!! The false prophecy part is so profound- It's so comforting to know that God cares about our yearning heart even when they are easily fooled.

[@aliciamcdowell4711]

I just finished The Chronicle of Narnia and I absolutely love it, and it has to be my favorite book series. And I've been watchng your videos a long with reading the book and it's been very helpful.

[@marriethesassycrafter6324]

This was so awesome I can't even explain it wow .... also my favorite the last movie made i love the part where Aisland says In ur world i go by another name look for it and come to know me" .... looooove it ..... can't wait for Netflix to make the next ones and I dont even understand why Disney never finished making the end it would have been nice ... but thanks this was great

[@patrickphilip777]

Whenever I think of Tashlan, I think of Chrislam (the merging of Christianity and Islam) allah is not the living God YHWH

[@m3rrys0ngstr3ss]

Ah yes, The Last Battle - for when I need a good cry!

[@janellmichael2166]

WOW! I feel like I've just come from one of the best sermons I've ever heard at church! Well done my Friend.

[@barefootanimist]

I'm looking forward to buying a copy of the complete Chronicles, though it would be nice to know which order to read them in.

[@ChrisDurban]

Here's the order C.S. Lewis wrote them in: The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe Prince Caspian The Voyage of the Dawn Treader The Silver Chair The Horse and His Boy The Magician's Nephew The Last Battle Here's Chronological: The Magician's Nephew The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe The Horse and His Boy Prince Caspian The Voyage of the Dawn Treader The Silver Chair The Last Battle

[@barefootanimist]

@@ChrisDurban Thanks. It's the chronological order that I'm most interested in, because the entire series is usually sold together, and I've never seen any attempt at telling the whole story since the British series in the '80s...

[@zacharymoss2994]

@@ChrisDurban I would like for you to watch neon genesis evangelion and analyze that, www.wcoforever.com/anime/neon-genesis-evangelion-english-dubbed

[@celestebivin1659]

I like to read them in the order that he wrote them in Even though that's not chronological.

[@breyerheart9450]

Thank you so much for breaking down this book for me. Love Narnia. Bug fan. My 2 favorite characters in the series are: Aslan & Edmund. For favorite book, hard to pick. I'll need to reread all 7 to find out. As a child/teen lion which wardrobe was it. I even had a hard copy of it with my box book set for a time. But I'm older now want to rethink and experience everything over. Today's video watch Clears up lots of confusion and understanding. I skim read this book when read first time at a young age. At age 27 now I'm going to reread my whole set series with more slower pace then before. Only book I was in detail read and did book report on was book#2 lion which & wardrobe.

[@ChrisDurban]

Thank you for watching. I’m so glad this video could clear some things in the book up for you. This is one of my favorite books, this and Magician’s Nephew. But I do truly love all 7 books. Asian and Edmund are both such great characters. Reepicheep is also one of my favorites. I hope you enjoy your reread!

[@abworking6747]

Notice that they often say "after all he is not a tame lion" but that is actually not the full of the ancient saying which is "after all he is not a tame lion, but he is good." The lack of the last bit completely changes the character of Aslan as it also would if the first bit was left off-- the full character of Aslan is the union of both. It is that imbalance that feeds the belief of Aslan's cruelty and, therefore, his unity with Tash.

[@ChrisDurban]

Very good point! I love it when Mr. Beaver says he isn’t safe, but he his good. It’s just like you said, that union showing how good he is.

[@spiderlime]

another thing: i don't think that any movie would be made based on the horse and his boy or the last battle. kalormen is based on a combination of the ancient persians, india and the ottomans, and tash is a combination of a babilonian and a hindu god. i don't think that any studio would take the risk of offending the people of turkey, iran, india or iraq.

[@ChrisDurban]

You may be right. So I will be curious to see what Netflix does. But it is just fantasy meant to deliver a Christian message of hope, and I hope Netflix stays true to that.

[@hao9508]

They sure will.

[@MattWright1035]

Just Finished The Series, SOOO GOOD. LOVED THIS BOOK

[@JJTheSubwayGuy]

44 minutes dude ? It's my lucky day lol

[@ChrisDurban]

Lol! So glad you enjoyed 44mins of Narnia talk!

[@MattWright1035]

Have you ever thought about doing one of these Theological Reviews for “The Lord of The Rings?” *LOL JUST WENT THROUGH ALL YOUR VIDEOS AND SAW YOU ALREADY HAVE*

[@ChrisDurban]

Lol! I've only done a few. There are many more I can do.

[@ChaiKitty7779]

You can clearly see the toxicity in Shift and Puzzle’s friendship, with Shift gaslighting Puzzle and making him do all the work for Shift’s benefit.

[@achilles2477]

Well done Durban. Just found your channel, this video was my 3rd video of yours I’ve watched in a row, and this one was awesome. Can’t wait to follow your new content.

[@ChrisDurban]

Thank you so much! I'm so glad you enjoyed it. Narnia is my favorite series so always fun to talk about. Thank you checking out my channel and watching. I look forward to some great conversations.

[@screenwatcher949]

Susan's absence always stings when rereading

[@ChrisDurban]

Yep, it does sting. Especially how Susan was able write off all of her experiences in unbelief.

[@TheGreatIAMWHOIAM]

@@ChrisDurban Wow.. C.S. inserted all sorts of archetypes!

[@jonathanruboneka]

God is faithful man

[@ChrisDurban]

Yes He is!

[@karenpinson759]

Love, love, love The Last Battle. Everytime I read it I cry. It is my favorite of all the Narnian books. My one sadness is that Susan does not come back to Narnia in the end of time.

[@ChrisDurban]

But Susan still has a full life ahead of her. She has her own journey ahead and you know Aslan (who is in our world, but here has a different name) will never stop pursuing her.

[@rosinaampah7963]

This is incredible because I have read them all! You are wonderful!!!

[@ChrisDurban]

Thank you so much! These are my favorite books!

[@littlewarrior62]

Thank you. You have provided the comfort and answer I was petitioning my Almighty God for. I had an NDE three years ago and your description of the characters' transformation meshed with my experience with precise accuracy. I posted the following: If you know anything about Narnia, written by CS Lewis, you will understand this. If you are of a certain mindset, you will be amazed. C.S. Lewis was a brilliant man who was connected to other worlds in ways we could only imagine. The final book in the series, "The Last Battle", is prophetic of current days. There are undeniable connections between Narnia and our world. The fate of Susan is also explained. He even describes the transformation from life in this world to The Other Side precisely as I experienced it. I could actually feel a lot of what he explained in his synopsis. Watch the Chronicles of Narnia and you'll understand.

[@ChrisDurban]

So glad to hear this brought you comfort. This book brought me a lot of comfort as well. Amazing post, it's incredible what God can use to brings us peace.

[@dataweaver]

Amazing that the person we feel pity for is the only one who didn't die.

[@naomikonigkramer243]

Totally agree.. its a hectic book, sad but it leaves one full of hope!! Really enjoyed your review!! 😊

[@matiyas27]

Your description of the Last Battle is so lively you make me want to seek out the rest of the series! I've not read the books but saw the movies and enjoyed them. I saw the potential in the movie franchise but they could not keep up with Lord of the Rings and Harry Potter. I've also created a story and published a Christian Fantasy illustrated novel and comic book that also feature a mighty lion that represents The Lion of Zion but he's more a warrior class cherub in my stories.

[@williamgammeter5113]

I am most impressed by how you as a comic book guy sees the allegory of the story of Christ! Well done.

[@ChrisDurban]

Thank you so much!

[@williamgammeter5113]

@@ChrisDurban I got through all 7 books this week on audiobook. I had forgotten how enjoyable the stories are and why I read his other works as well.

[@molintsui7501]

I thoroughly enjoyed all of your Narnia videos so far, what a thorough analysis!

[@ChrisDurban]

Thank you 🙏 so much!

[@Maria_Miciano_5]

Hey! I was searching up Narnia on KZbin this week and I came across your channel. I watched your videos about Narnia and I have to agree that it's an awesome series. I've read Narnia twice. All the books are amazing in their own ways! But if I had to pick out it would have to be "The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe". I guess the first is always the best. Although for the movies made by Disney I love Voyage of the Dawn Treader. It doesn't have as much action as in the first two which they have their pros, but this one dives into the characters more. Especially for Lucy, Edmund, Caspian, and Reepicheep who are my favorite characters in the movies. Sorry for the long message and I am not sure if you will see this. I love your take on this series! Can't wait to see what else you do!

[@Alejandroigarabide]

Koba is such a perfect fit to play Shift: a manipulative and selfish villanous ape.

[@celestebivin1659]

I read these books, each of them over 50 times and it wasn't until I was in my mid-twenties that I realized that Susan was the only one of them left alive. I always wondered what happened to Susan, I always felt bad for her and wondered if eventually she ever found her way back. These books have been such an important part in my life. Lion the witch and the wardrobe was the first large book that I ever read and my grandparents got me the entire set when I was probably seven or eight years old. It is extremely tattered at this point.

[@lalaland746]

I just finished the books for the first time in my twenties and I’m upset that I didn’t know about these books when I was younger. And now, after reading The Last Battle, that is the same thought that I have. Susan is the only one alive, probably mourning their deaths, and it’s chilling to know that she may think they never went to Narnia, when in fact they actually did. I’m sad that Lewis did Susan like this, like why???? Why exclude only her and why have it the reason that he said?

[@celestebivin1659]

@@lalaland746 maybe because it is more real that way. In the books you could see her start to turn away. I would like to see someone finish her story, and have her find her way back to Aslan.

[@DemitriVladMaximov]

Thank you for this amazing video. I fully enjoyed your enthusiasm and joy in your telling of this last book.

[@jneumy566]

One of my favorite things this book does is how it deals with the heaviness of the apocalypse in a realistic sense so to speak. It starts out like any other day in Narnia, and slowly things get bad with the Calormene invasion, but the Tashlan thing gives a strange foreboding since it's this big deception and lie that seems like it will permanently fracture the beliefs of the Narnians. But still, times have been bad before right? Nope, cause then there's the seriously disturbing presence of Tash, and then Aslan comes, divides the faithful and the faithless and then completely ends the world. And when you read that part, especially after going through the rest of the series, it's a bit unbelievable, as you read about the stars falling the flood and the sun being blotted out while you think of all your favorite stories and moments that happened here and all the iconic places, all gone just like that.

[@elmariegencechapman1684]

I read it more than 11 times

[@ChrisDurban]

Me too! It's a good one!

[@Deoxys_Used_Mimic]

This was the book that intrigued me the most, but it was the one I listened to the least. I was... a bit too unnerved by the ending to experience it too many times. Favorite moment was the ‘death’ revelation.

[@ChrisDurban]

It can be unnerving. It deals with death and the end of the world. Those topics were scary to me but C.S. Lewis' approach helped me see it in a different light.

[@nmoney6655]

@@ChrisDurban do you think that Jesus would save us and create a new world and heaven or his father would

[@basicbits6244]

I’m sure Mr. Lewis knew that apes don’t swim, and that a donkey is heavier and sturdier.

[@ChrisDurban]

Lol, I’m sure that’s true. But the way Shift manipulates poor Puzzle is heart breaking.

[@ActiveAdvocate1]

My favourite, by the way, is "The Voyage of the Dawn Treader", which I suppose would be analogous to the Acts of the Apostles...? It's the most diverse of the books, I think. I've read quite a lot of the Bible because I have two philosophy degrees, by the way, but the odd thing is, I don't think I've ever read Acts.

[@davebelleza6174]

Your reviews on the series are very dynamic and comprehensive. Thank you.

[@lonew2657]

The movie that will never be made because of the reference to the "common man" , the "liberal elites" and " other religions of peace ".

[@ChrisDurban]

If it was made into a movie as it is, yes it cause quite a stir. Have you read the space trilogy? The 3rd book in that one would cause a crazy stir!!

[@panyanabrd3183]

The part at the end.. about we go through struggles on earth but in the end there is heaven.. compare that to earlier when the ape manipulates people, telling them they'll have to work for the rest of their lives but they are in fact getting paid because Aslan will make everything better... it's very ironic to see the similarities between the two things. Why is one labeled as manipulation but the other labeled as hope?

[@ChrisDurban]

The ape wanted slaves and power. They weren’t given jobs to get paid, their freedoms were stripped away. With the idea of Tashlan their freedom of religion was taken away. And Tash was a blood thristy god demanding human (or talking beast) sacrifice, and the Calormen would've enforced it. Tash demanded the blood of his servants, but Aslan shed his blood to save Narnia. The ape, to live how he wanted to live, sold out the free lands of the North.

[@jessilynallendilla5014]

I knew everything and Book 7 was still a punch to the feels

[@ChrisDurban]

It's a powerful book and so well written. It gets me every time.

[@chrismatthews2040]

I can't believe that I'm saying this in aid of that awful primate, but in relation to the lion skin retrieval: Shift was right. Apes actually can't swim, they don't have the body fat sufficient to keep them buoyant. Shift would have sunk like a stone and drowned if he'd gone into the water. It's probably the only thing he was right about in the whole story (and likely entirely by accident, as I don't know if he would have known he was physically incapable of swimming!).

[@RoyCyberPunk]

The Last Battle reminds me of Animal Farm quite a bit only with a much more hopeful and definitive ending.

[@zacharyvance2365]

I really enjoy your theological analyses, thank you. C.S. Lewis had this great way of taking Biblical truths and spinning them into a grand story. I always find new things every time I reread his stories. Keep up the great work!

[@ChrisDurban]

Me too, I always find new great things every time I re-read it. Thank you! I'm so glad you enjoyed the video!

[@zacharyvance2365]

@@ChrisDurban anytime!

[@MarcelinoSoliz]

I’ve always hated the way they treated Susan. You need to read the problem with Susan by Neil Gaiman. I honestly don’t know if I could ever enjoy the books again because of this.

[@devonmohn4635]

Great review my friend! Thank you so much!

[@ChrisDurban]

Thank you so much for watching!

[@jentzwohlitz3402]

Thank you for this video !

[@catmcross1]

I lost my Narnia collection a few years ago, but I've recently been wanting to get it again. I've missed the adventures and the allegory. I still can't read the end of The Last Battle without ugly crying. I mean I was ugly crying at the end of this video!

[@ChrisDurban]

It’s amazing how C.S. Lewis writes. Heaven and eternity is so hard to grasp, yet Lewis’ imagination really hits home. It brought me so much peace. You definitely should get this series again. Every time I go through it I find something new.

[@catmcross1]

@@ChrisDurban I plan to order the paperback set next payday. The Horse and His Boy is definitely my favorite and I miss the adventure across Calormen and Archenland.

[@nmoney6655]

⁠@@catmcross1 The Horse and his boy is my personal favorite book in the series

[@frankluke4284]

Emeth is a Hebrew word meaning "truth." I bet Lewis knew that.

[@ChrisDurban]

You just taught me something new! Thank you so much for that. I bet Lewis knew that as well.

[@georgewang5419]

I want to see a movie of this if it comes out

[@ChrisDurban]

Me too. But that movie needs to stay faithful to book and message and I'm down.

[@georgewang5419]

@@ChrisDurban Amen

[@krzyczacykrzychu5465]

I come from Poland, and if someone watching this film also comes from it or is familiar with what is happening there now, he will surely notice some similarity. I have the impression that this story is a prophecy, and its author has predicted what will happen beyond two adjacent seas in several dozen years.

[@krzyczacykrzychu5465]

@Durbania But do you know what exactly I mean? If not, forgive me, but I don't want to reveal the details, but tell me if you know what I mean or not.

[@mrgaaviles]

Amazing job! Thank you!

[@michaelstephens360]

Now I feel homesick

[@ChrisDurban]

We all feel homesick. But the good news is He is here with us now.

[@boomerangmls4774]

Heck of vid love all ur KZbin videos keep up the good work!

[@boomerangmls4774]

I just don’t get why u talked about apes not narnia

[@boomerangmls4774]

(At the start)

[@breyerheart9450]

Last battle is the onevead confusing on lots of things. And didn't know half was going on. Until I have watched this video. I now know price Caspian's great great great grandson is the last king of narnia. Also there are 2 unicorns in the series makes sense for Aslan made 2 of every creature being. Have a few questions for you: The land they call Aslan's country? Is it Orginal land heaven of narnia? Or is heaven & Aslan's country the same place? Narnia that has earthly likeness to fears and aging. That's a earth copy? For the stable door being closed? Does that mean no human can come visit narnia ever again from earth? Why does Aslan end Narnia's life existence?

[@mamjisu]

I've loved this so much......You should do an analysis of Rick Joyner's book "The sword and the torch" and the "Final Quest"

[@ChrisDurban]

I'm so glad you enjoyed it! I do have those books. It's been a long time since I read them.

[@mamjisu]

@@ChrisDurban oh how cool!! please do and when you your able please upload a review for us🖐😊

[@agentdandagame7179]

Last battle is my favorite

[@bargtay]

Absolutely ❤ your review. Especially the end!

[@anacardoso9822]

Do you think the little Lamb is literally Aslan in that scene?

[@ChrisDurban]

I never thought of that, but maybe. He was a little lamb shortly in Dawn Treader.

[@anacardoso9822]

@@ChrisDurban I think it would add to the scene, how everyone is desperate to see Aslan and he's right there among them but they can't tell because they have this expectation of a terrible god. Kinda echoes how so many couldn't tell Jesus was the Messiah because they wanted a political savior and a conqueror rather than the completely humble and unassuming Jesus. Do you intend to do these readings of the third inkling?

[@nmoney6655]

17:54 I think that was the point that all of them died

[@kristalt.7404]

*E X C E P T . . . S U S A N* 😢😢😢

[@ChrisDurban]

Well...maybe sometime down the line she came to know Aslan by his name in our world.