Subjects in the Labels List Which Begin with the Letters bpa to byz

 

 This blog is ακωλυτως, unhindered. (Acts 28:31) Any subject is fair game. Below is a listing of the LABELS which begin with the letters bpa to byz. All can be searched from the list which follows the last posted article on this page or by typing them into the SEARCH button at the top of the page. Most will call up multiple postings in which they appear.

Braganca, brainwashing, Brazil, bread, breakfast, breaking the fourth wall, Brendon Rexford, bribery, Bride of Christ, British, British Israelism, broccoli, broke, broken glass, Bronx, Brooke Greenberg, brother, Brother Bryan, Brother Lawrence, Bruce Almighty, Brunei, brutality, Bucharest, Buckminster Fuller, Budapest, Buddhism, budget, Bulgaria, bullying, bumper stickers, burial, Burkina Faso, Burma, burqa, business, business meeting, busy work, Butler's Lives of the Saints, butterfly, Byzantine.

The Butterfly

The Butterfly is seen by many Christians as a symbolic representation of the Resurrection (of both Jesus and of the individual believer) and can also be seen as representative of the conversion of an unbeliever.  The caterpillar can be seen as representing the daily life of man, busy eating and living, hanging closely onto a stick.  The chrysalis would represent death, wrapped in linen and enclosed in a tomb.  The butterfly would represent the rebirth as a totally new and beautiful being, able to fly away unbound by the concerns of the former life.


Butterflies are not specifically mentioned in the Bible.  Symbolism such as this is, of course, indirect, like a reflection in a mirror of an image reflected from another mirror.


"So also is the resurrection of the dead. It is sown in corruption; it is raised in incorruption:   It is sown in dishonour; it is raised in glory: it is sown in weakness; it is raised in power:   It is sown a natural body; it is raised a spiritual body. There is a natural body, and there is a spiritual body. " 1 Corinthians 15:42-44