Jesus and Iron Man

The symbol of judgment and death, the serpent, is lifted up as Israel’s symbol of life. Jesus draws this parallel for us in John, hinting toward the way the tool of Roman execution, the cross, will be life for us. To save us, Jesus went through death, even descending to the grave, in order to bring us life.

Jesus compares himself to the story of Jonah and the whale, where God sends Jonah through a descent into the chaotic waters and into the belly of a fish, to bring about salvation for the people.

A more contemporary example of this motif, of entering into the powers of chaos…