I have listened to the entire Chronicles of Narnia collection and I am nearly done listing to The Last Battle for the second time. I was right there are many fine points that when I read these stories as a child I missed.

The Last Battle has given me some things to wonder about. Much of the story is clear and I see the what Lewis is trying to convey. The biggest thing that caught my attention was the Calormene officer who entered the stable. He served Tash all his life or so he thought. Aslan told him that Aslan and Tash are opposites of each other and that he takes Emeth's service as service to Aslan. That all done for good in the name of Tash Alsan takes and all done for evil in Aslan's name Tash takes.

This makes me think of God's impossible sounding promise that all will have the chance to choose him. I know that God has ways beyond my ability to understand to make this promise happen and I know that God keeps all that he promised.

The concept of serving another God not knowing the one true God, Not know Christ, Not knowing the Holy Spirit, and having God claim that service if the person accepts him at the last possible second without fully understanding is an awesome thought. I mean in this story Emeth was sent to Aslan's world like Aslan knew that his heart was seeking Aslan all his life. It was in Aslan's world that Emeth made the choice, after meeting Aslan.

This is a thought that I have had, maybe God gives people at the moment of death the chance to choose him. It is a thought that I have not fully worked out and probably never will. God knows our hearts and maybe there are a few people who have died that I am afraid I will never see again, maybe just maybe they had one last chance to choose Christ.

Maybe just maybe these are thoughts just to comfort me. I don't think I will know the answer in this life.