People think Aslan is just a symbol for Jesus. C.S. Lewis said, "No, he IS Jesus."
However, C.S. Lewis firmly rejected the label of "allegory." Instead, he described the chronicles as a "supposal", a thought experiment that asks: "Suppose there were a land like Narnia, and the Son of God became a creature there, what would He be?"
His conclusion was that Christ would become a lion, making Aslan not a mere representation, but Christ Himself in another form.
This profound connection is explicitly stated in The Voyage of the Dawn Treader, where Aslan reveals to the children: "I am in your world too. But there I have another name. You must learn to know me by that name. This was the very reason why you was brought to Narnia, that by knowing me here for a little, you may know me better there."
Ultimately, these stories were made to invite children into a deeper recognition of God, using the world of Narnia as a doorway to understanding His nature in our own reality.
In 2009, Tim Tebow wrote “John 3:16” under his eyes during the National Championship Game. 94 million people searched the verse that night.
Exactly three years later to the day, Tebow played his first NFL playoff game against the Pittsburgh Steelers.
He threw for 316 yards. His yards per completion were 31.6. The TV rating peaked at 31.6. The opponent’s time of possession was 31:06. The only interception in the game was thrown on 3rd and 16. The game was played exactly 316 weeks after Tebow declared he would play college football for the University of Florida.
Six different statistics. All pointing to the same verse. On the same date. Three years apart.
Nobody planned this. Nobody could have.
“For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.” John 3:16