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  • To give a theological answer, no. A lich is usually understood as a sorcerer who has achieved an undead state or immortality, usually by binding their soul to the corporeal world in a phylactery. That does not apply in Jesus’ case, since he did not pursue any sort of magic to avoid death, much less binding his soul to a phylactery. The resurrection of Jesus was a supernatural act of God, restoring Jesus to true life.

    As to the second part of your question, I was not aware that holy water harming liches was a common trope in fiction (it is usually seen in reference to vampires), but even if it is applied to undead more widely, we have established that Jesus was restored to true life, not to any form of unnatural undeath. Moreover, holiness comes from God (that which is holy is set apart for God), and Jesus is fully God, so contact with holy things would not harm him. Indeed, Christ is now in the true holy place in heaven (Hebrews 9:24), which we can only enter when cleansed by his blood (Hebrews 10:19-22).


  • 25 isn’t too young, and makes sense if you have focused on education and career. I followed a similar path in that I spent a lot of time in education, only starting to properly consider courting someone around the age of 25 or 26 after I finished my PhD. Things were complicated somewhat by Covid, but I got married last year at the age of 30.

    As to losing weight, I can’t speak much from experience on that, but losing some weight may be a good idea, as much for your own health as anything else. Unless you are really overweight (in which case it is a medical issue that you should address), I think you shouldn’t worry too much about it in terms of dating.


  • jameseb@lemm.eetoRPGMemes @ttrpg.networkThe Bible but DnD
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    The understanding I’ve generally heard, and which seems supported by the context, is that the fig tree symbolises the unfruitfulness of God’s people. This is particularly apparent in that both Matthew and Mark record it as happening alongside Jesus casting out people trading in the temple (Luke records the cleansing of the temple but not the fig tree thing). It is then followed by Jesus telling a series of parables against the religious leaders. There may also be a relation to the parable of the barren fig tree earlier on in Luke 13.