Preached @ Metro 5th February 2006 by Jeff Williams

Last week we saw how Narnia was a kingdom under the control of the white witch. But the white witch wasn’t the rightful ruler – there was another – Aslan (the Lion).

Aslan is a picture of Jesus Christ. The bible uses the term lion in referring to Jesus.

Aslan's very presence in Narnia begins to melt the snow.

Edmund in trouble 

In the story we find that Edmund is in trouble.

The witch says that Edmund belongs to her. That there is a deep magic, which says that all traitors belong to her, and she has the right to kill them. This has been written on the table of stone. We are told it was the emperor who put this magic into Narnia long ago.

• The Deep magic – refers to The Law of God
• The emperor – is Father God

"His blood is my property. He (the emperor) knows the deep magic better than that. He knows that unless I have blood as the law says, all Narnia will be overturned and perish in fire and water."

Hebrews 9:22 tells us that without the shedding of blood there can be no forgiveness of sin.

Aslan's sacrifice 

Aslan offers his life in exchange for Edmund.

The white witch takes up Aslan’s offer, thinking that she will be finally done away with Aslan. Aslan is killed on the stone table.This is a picture of Jesus being crucified upon the cross. Of Jesus standing in our place and taking our sin upon Himself.

Death could not hold Aslan 

But there is a deeper Magic before the dawn of time.

"The witch didn’t know that there is a deeper magic from before the dawn of time, that says when a willing victim who had committed no treachery was killed in a traitor’s stead, the table would crack and death itself would start working backwards."

This  speaks of how Jesus who knew no sin, couldn’t be held down by death. The bible tells us that Jesus conquered sin and death on the cross, and therefore setting mankind free from sin and death.

Let’s always remember that Jesus took our place!