{"id":22350,"date":"2025-01-02T01:05:44","date_gmt":"2025-01-02T01:05:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/?p=22350"},"modified":"2026-10-26T19:36:58","modified_gmt":"2026-10-26T19:36:58","slug":"butterflies-bible-symbolism","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/fr\/learn\/butterflies-bible-symbolism\/","title":{"rendered":"Les papillons sont-ils dans la Bible ? Non, mais les chr\u00e9tiens y voient une vie nouvelle"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"cppw-protected cppw-protected--overlay\"><div class=\"cppw-excerpt cppw-excerpt--overlay\"><p>No. Butterflies are never mentioned in the Bible, and Scripture gives them no meaning of their own. The moth appears instead, ten times in the King James Version, nearly always as something that eats away. Its place in Christian hope came later, from saints who heard how a crawling creature comes out with wings and thought of new life. Among them was Basil, bishop of Caesarea, who died in 379. Preaching on the creatures God made, he turned to his\u2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\t\t<div class=\"cppw-paywall paywp-paywall\" data-required-level=\"25\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"cppw-lock-mark\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t<h2>Continue reading with a subscription<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<p>Get unlimited access to all our premium content and exclusive features.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cppw-paywall__actions\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cppw-button wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/fr\/become-a-member\/\">Subscribe now<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cppw-login-link\" href=\"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/fr\/login\/\">Already a subscriber? Sign in<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<p class=\"cppw-paywall__microcopy\">Enjoy unlimited access, cancel anytime.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Butterflies are never named in the Bible. Basil and Teresa of \u00c1vila used the silkworm&#039;s change as a picture of resurrection and of the soul made new.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":104213,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[36],"tags":[],"series":[],"class_list":["post-22350","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-bible-study"],"mb":[],"acf":[],"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":31708,"url":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/fr\/learn\/are-chipmunks-in-the-bible\/","url_meta":{"origin":22350,"position":0},"title":"Bible Mysteries: Are Chipmunks In The Bible?","author":"Christian Pure Team","date":"avril 30, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"Discover how chipmunks, though not mentioned in the Bible, reflect important spiritual lessons and God's care for all creation.","rel":"","context":"Dans &quot;Bible Mysteries&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Bible Mysteries","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/fr\/learn\/category\/bible-mysteries\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"Jacob wrestling with the angel, in the style of Bouguereau","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/hf620-img_00022.webp?fit=900%2C675&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/hf620-img_00022.webp?fit=900%2C675&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/hf620-img_00022.webp?fit=900%2C675&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/hf620-img_00022.webp?fit=900%2C675&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":22347,"url":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/fr\/learn\/are-seahorses-mentioned-in-the-bible\/","url_meta":{"origin":22350,"position":1},"title":"Bible Study: Are Seahorses Hidden Treasures in Scripture?","author":"Christian Pure Team","date":"d\u00e9cembre 31, 2024","format":false,"excerpt":"Explore the biblical absence of seahorses, their symbolic meanings, and connections to God's creation and nurturing themes in nature.","rel":"","context":"Dans &quot;Bible Study&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Bible Study","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/fr\/learn\/category\/bible-study\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"The Immaculate Conception, in the style of Veronese","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/hf620-img_00460.webp?fit=900%2C663&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/hf620-img_00460.webp?fit=900%2C663&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/hf620-img_00460.webp?fit=900%2C663&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/hf620-img_00460.webp?fit=900%2C663&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":3597,"url":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/fr\/learn\/do-cats-go-to-heaven\/","url_meta":{"origin":22350,"position":2},"title":"Do Cats Go to Heaven? 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