If someone found the true Holy Grail, what powers do you believe it would confer to them?
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The Old testament tells of the Israelites wandering in the desert, and coming into a place where many were bitten by poisonous serpents and began to die. Moses made a bronze serpent on the end of a wooden staff, and held it up. All who looked on the staff were healed of their snake bites. Does that mean the pole was magic? 2 Kings 18 tells us this.
2 Kings 18: 1—In the third year of Hoshea son of Elah king of Israel, Hezekiah son of Ahaz king of Judah began to reign. 2—He was twenty-five years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem twenty-nine years. His mother’s name was Abijah daughter of Zechariah. 3—He did what was right in the eyes of the LORD, just as his father David had done. 4—He removed the high places, smashed the sacred stones and cut down the Asherah poles. He broke into pieces the bronze snake Moses had made, for up to that time the Israelites had been burning incense to it. (It was called Nehushtan).
Aren’t people seeking god-like power from a drinking cup making the same error? If you believe in the biblical account, the Holy Grail should hold no power at all. The power was in God. If you don’t believe in the Bible, then isn’t seeking the power of the Grail even more ridiculous.
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None, it’s a fucking cup.
It would give you the right to drink your own blood.
If I were to believe in the sacrament of communion I’d assume the holy grail would hugely symbolic. Jesus was the son of god but was also a man. Supposedly his divine blood might have some power. Logically speaking, I would think the cup itself would have no magical or divine properties. The DNA would be valuable were any left. It’d be quite something for scientists to determine the scientific nature of a divine being.
According to Stargate it is a stone, a piece of ancient technology, a part of a device that can kill gods.
Now the Spear of Destiny on the other hand…
Well, something must happen after you’ve spent so long finding a shrubbery for the Knights who say Ni…
If I learned anything from Guinevere cock blocking Arthur, it’s that the journey counts, not the conclusion.
I don’t know what I’m talking about, but if it holds anything, it’s all symbolic.
If yer a Nazi it melts yer face off. I seen it in a movie.
DNA testing would be fascinating- to find out he was a man-just a man- politician.
The Ark of the Covenant melts Nazis.
The Grail makes Nazis get old really quick.
I don’t think having the Grail would be nearly as cool as having the TARDIS.
@Captain_Fantasy
No, it makes one immortal. The skeleton guy just picked the wrong one.
Buyer beware… To have the Holy Grail, one must drink the Holy Gruel.
Maybe this guy could offer a more substantive opinion.
That’s true, well spotted. I would imagine the nazis would’ve wanted one of the false grails given its capacity for destruction.
I read your intro, and this is the first thing I thought of. Improv interpretation lol The holy grail is a container of blood of Christ. The holy grail represents you, the container of knowledge. And the blood of Christ represents that knowledge. This knowledge is as valuable and as rare as blood, and can fill your cup, to nourish you. This is all nothing if not allegory, and symbolism, to be understood.
It would give someone the power to drink any beverage he wished!
This is a bit like asking if one found Excalibur or a leprechaun’s gold, what kind of powers would they give you.
@AstroChuck The power to find a high paying job after one wastes an entire paycheck on purchasing a replica of said sword! :D
If I found Wonder Woman’s bra, now that would be something with power.
If you believe the Grail exists then seeking it isn’t ridiculous. Imagine the e-bay auction alone.
No no… this is the REAL Grail… just check my feedback and buy with confidence!
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The power to have Leonard Nimoy host an investigative hour-long TV program about you. ;)
@laureth, if you’re a sexy chick, Leonard will also be happy to photograph you naked! For art’s sake, of course.
@laureth Mr Nimoy acted in Fringe. I enjoyed seeing him, but he has aged which means I must have!
You are correct on this point. Whoever owned the cup would have the power to hold and carry a small volume of a given solid or liquid in something other than his hands.
The staff, the cup, Elisha’s sash, the hem of Jesus’ robe, you name it, had their uses, but were not themselves imbued with any power. This goes triple for the so-called relics that became popular in the Middle Ages.
The staff in particular, and the story that goes with it, is foreshadowing SPOILER! Jesus’ execution and its significance.
@Nullo – Bible spoiler alert! Tee hee! :D
I think they’d get the power to quench their thirst…. so long as there was a bottle of pop handy too.
Gadzooks, if any one found the “true Holy Grail” all it would do is bestow on them the power to command millions from the tabliods but not much more.
@Hypocrisy_Central I am sure you are right about the riches it would “bestow” on the finder.
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