Biblical References in the Sonic Series

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  • @the.voidwalker
    @the.voidwalker 19 днів тому +108

    Sonic 06 had the most biblical imagery and references by far, with not just the atmosphere, but also a lot of the characters referencing the bible. The most I have seen though is with the main villains of the game, and how they all reference and are based off of the Devil in some form or fashion.
    Mephiles' name obviously comes from the name Mephistopheles, and he is seen as an allusion/reference to the False Prophet as seen in Revelation. Iblis falls under the same affect, being an allusion to The Beast, apparent by the fire and destruction that he causes with the prophesied Day of Disaster.
    Beyond that, Solaris has six horns, six claws, and six crystals in his first form, most likely being a nod to the number of the beast. In his true form, he is seen as an angelic being of light, much like how Lucifer was.
    Side note, I find it ironic too that it took 3 super-hedgehogs to take Solaris down, and that one of them rose from the dead before the fight, which I think might be a nod to the Holy Trinity and Jesus respectively.
    Then again, this is a game series about anthropomorphic animals collecting rings. What do I know?

    • @justice8718
      @justice8718 19 днів тому +15

      This franchise honestly has the strangest things going on in it.

    • @LockeLynx
      @LockeLynx 18 днів тому +7

      I'd say Transformers has the potential to be a close second in terms of biblical elements and undertones.

    • @TariqTheGuy
      @TariqTheGuy 18 днів тому +10

      You also have iblis which is a Islamic reference

    • @masturch33f66
      @masturch33f66 15 днів тому +1

      Wasn’t Shadow crucified in 06 too?

  • @jackmandeville-williams3621
    @jackmandeville-williams3621 18 днів тому +53

    I guess it kinda makes sense that Metal Overlord has a quote relating to Leviathan, especially seeing as Leviathan is sometimes seen as the demon of envy and Metal Sonic has an inferiority complex to Sonic.

  • @Dog1167
    @Dog1167 19 днів тому +150

    “Hey shadow its me the devil from the bible!”

    • @theguyfromtsukihime3898
      @theguyfromtsukihime3898 19 днів тому +5

      STOP

    • @theguyfromtsukihime3898
      @theguyfromtsukihime3898 19 днів тому +2

      @@toekneemart5597 oh uhh.... my comment was also a fandub reference

    • @theguyfromtsukihime3898
      @theguyfromtsukihime3898 19 днів тому +1

      @@toekneemart5597 oh uhh.... my comment was also a fandub reference

    • @toekneemart5597
      @toekneemart5597 19 днів тому

      @@theguyfromtsukihime3898 -I realized that when watching the scene afterwards(I think I was thinking of a different time he introduced himself as the devil from the bible) oops-
      What comment are you replying to I don't have a comment here. You must be crazy you even said the same thing twice just continue on with you comment chain

  • @ep6713
    @ep6713 19 днів тому +110

    However, Shadow also has references to a Nephilim. He has the blood of a demon (Black Doom). A hybrid.

    • @SuperFreddy64-mp5ew
      @SuperFreddy64-mp5ew 18 днів тому +4

      Black Doom is an alien not a demon

    • @dpolaristar4634
      @dpolaristar4634 18 днів тому

      ​@@SuperFreddy64-mp5ew a lot of Christians think aliens are actually demons, and the connection of aliens as divine beings isn't an uncommon interpretation outside of Christianity either.

    • @ep6713
      @ep6713 18 днів тому +5

      @SuperFreddy64-mp5ew But he has a demon figure and represents one.

    • @ep6713
      @ep6713 18 днів тому +1

      aliens are demons

    • @dpolaristar4634
      @dpolaristar4634 18 днів тому +3

      @@SuperFreddy64-mp5ew Demons and Aliens often have a connection.

  • @seematahir5970
    @seematahir5970 19 днів тому +62

    In Sonic 06, Mephiles shows Shadow a vision of a future where humanity turns against him and blames him for an apocalyptic event. Future Shadow is shown locked up in a pose that looks just like Jesus' crucifixion.

    • @aneess
      @aneess 18 днів тому +9

      Honestly that might be him T posing as a default animation

    • @Sticky_sausage69
      @Sticky_sausage69 18 днів тому

      @@aneessknowing how unfinished a lot of the game was that would make sense

  • @cubeinc.thechannel9487
    @cubeinc.thechannel9487 19 днів тому +38

    I had no clue that Metal quotes a verse and was based of the leviathan. Great video man, God bless have a good day

  • @czms922
    @czms922 17 днів тому +11

    Remember when sonic fished up a literal biblical tablet

  • @uzumazin5099
    @uzumazin5099 18 днів тому +11

    There’s more:
    - There are variants of “I Am… All of Me” in Shadow the Hedgehog. There’s “I Am - Opening Version” (the intro version of “I Am… All of Me), “I Am - Final Doom Version” (the version of “I Am… All of Me” that plays when Super Shadow fights Devil Doom), and “I Am... The Story is Over” (the piano rendition of “I Am… All of Me” that plays before “Never Turn Back” plays in the credits of the Last Story). Noticed how they all begin with “I Am” without “All of Me”. “Ehyeh”, meaning “I am” in Hebrew; is one of the names of God.
    - There’s this little OST in Shadow the Hedgehog called “The Messiah”, which plays when Super Shadow teleports the Black Comet away from Earth and destroys it using the ARK’s Eclipse Canon.
    - Entry #616 in Gerald’s Journal in SXSG (where Gerald made a deal with Black Doom to create Shadow) is a reference to the number of the Beast (616). 666 is generally believed to have been the original Number of the Beast in the Book of Revelation in the Christian Bible. In 2005, however, a fragment of papyrus 115 (a fragmented manuscript of the New Testament written in Greek on papyrus) was revealed, containing the earliest known version of that part of the Book of Revelation discussing the Number of the Beast. It gave the number as 616, suggesting that this may have been the original.

  • @cobaltprime9467
    @cobaltprime9467 18 днів тому +19

    Don’t forget the Jesus Fish in Sonic R

  • @JoshSketchShow
    @JoshSketchShow 19 днів тому +35

    What an amazing video. God bless and Merry Christmas my friend!

  • @TheSwordsman100
    @TheSwordsman100 19 днів тому +18

    Merry Christmas!
    Some additional points and things missed,
    * The few exceptions that Sonic outright is out to kill are both demonic in nature, the false version of King Arthur and Erazor Djinn who notably Sonic tosses into a pit of fire/lava while trapped in his lamp.
    * Also from Secret Rings is the character of King Solomon, a Jewish king responsible for sealing up most of the evil spirits in the game. From the Bible we learn he became so wise as a boon from God.
    * In Sonic R there is a Jesus Fish hidden in the ruins section of Resort Island.
    * Vector according to Knuckles Chaotix is a believer in God and got involved in the events of the game due to seeing it as act from him.
    * Hidden in CD's Good Future and on Amy's fortune cards there is a mysterious angel called the Statue Savior. (Considering this is the only angel in all of Sonic canon may have something to do with Angel Island)
    * While not canon to the game's universe in the rebooted Archie Sonic continuity a version of God does outright exist and restores Chip so he can fix the Earth, here it is called The First Spark and the Last Light.

    • @justice8718
      @justice8718 19 днів тому

      Chip and dark Gaia represent a cycle of good and evil that happens constantly. An angel of God who fights during an ending of days and the devil that destroys and conquers the world with sin.

  • @ataladin87
    @ataladin87 18 днів тому +4

    2:09 Sonic doesn't *_"hope"_* for anyone to change, as he lets people be whoever they wanna be. He'll just take care of them whenever they act out.

    • @HOLYVEXZEL
      @HOLYVEXZEL 17 днів тому

      Not true. Sonic in the movie and comics has encouraged metal Sonic to live independently. Same for chaos in sonic adventure, Sonic believed there was good in chaos and fought him hoping he would calm down.

    • @ataladin87
      @ataladin87 17 днів тому +2

      @HOLYVEXZEL the mov8es and Co.ics are not the main source material and aren't cannon.
      Chaos was beaten because his flooding was gonna take people's lives.

    • @HOLYVEXZEL
      @HOLYVEXZEL 17 днів тому +1

      @ for the main source material which would be the game universe, he often has given many rivals like knuckles and shadow and blaze the opportunity to change and give up opposing him.
      His influence is strong, which is why Shadow comments that There’s more to Sonic than just as he appears.
      Sonic does try to help everyone, even villains, which is why he doesn’t kill.
      He stops them from being a threat, and uses his words to help them see other ways.
      He doesn’t just beat them up and ignores them.

    • @ataladin87
      @ataladin87 17 днів тому +2

      @HOLYVEXZEL
      No, not in the slightest. He didn't give shadow, Blaze or knuckles a *"Opportunity to change"* they themselves realised they were in the wrong and decided to join forces with Sonic and fix their wrongs which lead to their near bad endings.
      Sonic is not the type to play *"Judge"* when all he wants is to focus on the current mission at hand. This is evident with silver. When he realised he was wrong about killing Sonic, he opted to help Sonic. Sonic because he's quick with accepting aid, despite being enemies.

    • @ataladin87
      @ataladin87 17 днів тому +1

      @HOLYVEXZEL
      He does not use words, and he's an action person and an impulsive one at that who doesn't care about details as he's not *"detail-oriented"* he just wants to get the job done and will take an anyone who finds themselves In his way in ill faith.
      His *"influence"* on shadow was him showing shadow that they were equals, nor one or thebother being better. Shadow prided himself for being *"the ultimate lifeform"* and didn't think anyone could match him
      Sonic helps *"Those in need"* which includes a villain if they're in need.
      And he's killed many villains throughout the series. But that's not he seeks, he just does that as a last resort.

  • @Fractorification
    @Fractorification 18 днів тому +7

    Good video. I made a similar one myself and found a few other references you might’ve missed.
    In Chaos Island, The Foretress miniboss resembles a Cherubim Angel if you look at it from above. In fact, a lot of the mechs in that game were inspired by Evangelion, an anime ripe with religious symbolism. Frontiers also dealt with themes of death and new beginnings from the journey the characters partook to find themselves, to the Kokos moving on to the afterlife after their unfinished business was addressed.
    Some of my subscribers have also mentioned that the White Space in Shadow Generations could actually be a reference to Heaven or The Pearly Gates. It’s an ethereal realm where you’re confronted with your past and reunite with your loved one. The architecture even resembles some of the descriptions of heaven in the Bible and classical art interpretations.

    • @GerfdasGaming
      @GerfdasGaming  18 днів тому +2

      That's really interesting! Both of those are pretty cool, especially the White Space one. Thank you for the comment, and Merry Christmas!

  • @AdamSelvig
    @AdamSelvig 17 днів тому +4

    Dude this video just made me think of sonic in a huge new way that I never thought I’d ever think of and as a Christian this goes so much more deeper to me

  • @WarriorKid_77
    @WarriorKid_77 19 днів тому +30

    Merry Christmas and God bless all of you.
    God the Father, Jesus the Son and the Holy Spirit love you all.
    Also I never thought the series could've taken a lot from Christianity so much beyond black doom!

  • @aneess
    @aneess 18 днів тому +13

    An interesting Quranic reference that's definitely not a coincidence: "Iblis" is the name of Lucifer in the Qur'an

  • @EndTimesRadioTV
    @EndTimesRadioTV 17 днів тому +3

    gerald's plan to bring judgment to the world could be a reference to god's judgement day

  • @juliemesser2053
    @juliemesser2053 17 днів тому +2

    I AM SO GLAD THAT I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE WHO MADE THAT CONNECTION!!

  • @philace9
    @philace9 16 днів тому +1

    I remember the mother meranda in resident evil, was taking scripture out of context when she said "weeping and mashing of teeth" all this to kill either
    And the buffer manque game where one of the house had "as for me and my house we will serve the lord".

  • @ThisisTheUltimate
    @ThisisTheUltimate 17 днів тому +5

    I think Shadow really is the character with the most biblical references
    The 2 children he met on the ARK had the names of "Maria" and "Abraham" 2 biblical names
    There's an official Sonic the Hedgehog texture pack and one of the paintings is Shadow laying down touching fingers with Gerald Robotnik, his creator, a reference to "the Creation of Adam"
    There's a cover for one of the issues of the IDW Sonic Comics that is inspired by "the Fallen Angel" where Shadow is looking into the horizon while being held by multiple Shadow Androids
    Many people also usually connect Shadow being encapsulated in the future of Sonic 06 with Jesus, the way Mephiles talks about how humanity needed someone to blame and they feared his power, also how he is encapsulated with his arms open
    Not to mention all those you've already mentioned in the video

  • @brianblissett108
    @brianblissett108 18 днів тому +2

    This is awesome for real!! Some of these I’ve definitely noticed like the chao garden and just recently the black moon in shadow generations looking extremely similar to how the prophet Ezekiel described the ophanim angel
    Another biblical reference that I noticed in Sonic frontiers back last year is how very similar Sonic facing the titans and other large bosses are in the new land is to Joshua leading the Israelites to inherit the promised land in doing so they had to face giants in the land as well who wanted to keep them out. These references make me love the series even more

  • @rvght_
    @rvght_ 14 днів тому +1

    Honestly I think you should make a part 2 to this video one day I’d love to see more about things like this

  • @zsugarant8447
    @zsugarant8447 16 днів тому +1

    According to Gerald's journal, the Biolizard is actually a salamander, an amphibian, which is also why it has gills. Salamanders tend to be described as lizard-like, so I guess that's why it's called Biolizard, even if it's not actually one.

  • @Eris1987
    @Eris1987 19 днів тому +10

    Perfect Chaos=Leviathan.
    Anyways you should look into the Sonic Adventure 2 promotional pictures.
    In addition to that you forgot Mephiles.

    • @ep6713
      @ep6713 11 днів тому +1

      I saw the promotional images for Sonic Adventure 2, and it's crazy, they clearly put biblical references to angels and demons, and a battle between darkness and light. An image of Sonic writing "Come all the faithful". This is something I didn't imagine existed.

  • @siennahartle9069
    @siennahartle9069 11 днів тому

    As a certain Safety Fan & Bureaucratic Wunderkind once said “SONIC EITHER IS A GOD OR COULD KILL GOD, AND I DO NOT CARE IF THERE IS A DIFFERENCE!”

  • @TheTheisson
    @TheTheisson 18 днів тому +2

    shadow gaining wings and becoming stronger than its creator seems to mirror the fallen angel

    • @HOLYVEXZEL
      @HOLYVEXZEL 17 днів тому +1

      The devil never becomes stronger than the creator God.
      The wings however may parallel our understanding of what some Angels look like.

  • @supercamborg4218
    @supercamborg4218 10 днів тому

    You missed the chaos emerald code in Sonic 2 being a reference. It gets you the seven emeralds and Genesis (the game system’s name) 41:26 is a verse about the pharaohs dream. That section of Genesis mentions this “The seven good cows are seven years, and the seven good heads of grain are seven years; it is one and the same dream. The seven lean, ugly cows that came up afterward are seven years, and so are the seven worthless heads of grain scorched by the east wind: They are seven years of famine.”
    ‭‭the prominence of the number 7 in this and the code getting all 7 emeralds has to mean something. It also talks about an upcoming famine, and cut lore for Sonic 2 involved a civilization wiped out by calamity.

  • @valmid5069
    @valmid5069 15 днів тому +1

    Sonic Rings Arabian Nights dimension's King Solomon is a great reference

  • @NessFromMother2
    @NessFromMother2 19 днів тому +5

    0:08
    SHIN MEGAMI TENSEI MENTIONED, LETS GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

  • @HOLYVEXZEL
    @HOLYVEXZEL 17 днів тому +1

    Everyone should listen to the song “Dear Father” in the Sonic Frontiers ost.
    It’s a song in sense of Sage and Dr. Eggman and their relationship,
    BUT if you listen to the lyrics you’ll notice how it sounds like it’s talking about the Christian Father.
    Give it a listen and tell me if you agree.

    • @dmk_yt
      @dmk_yt 17 днів тому +2

      I think certain verses could definitely work for that, especially ones like "I'm happy to have been your creation; To have been your child"; but I feel like a few verses are too intentionally Sage and Eggman related that the theory doesn't really work for the whole song, like "I wish I could've found a way; To stay with you forever" wouldn't make sense from the Christian perspective, since we have that way of staying with God forever through Jesus's death and resurrection

    • @HOLYVEXZEL
      @HOLYVEXZEL 17 днів тому

      @dmk_yt Im not saying it's suppose to 100% a Christian song, rather it sounds like it was inspired in theme by Christianity.
      There's verses that are Sage and Eggman, and then there's verses that sound like they were inspired by Christianity and the parallels of God the Father and us his creation.
      A song about a creation and their relationship with their creator.

  • @pudgesnextturnaround3112
    @pudgesnextturnaround3112 18 днів тому +1

    Those are some, pretty good observations! Of different biblical inspirations there! Especially in sonic

  • @KainSpada09
    @KainSpada09 11 днів тому

    It also helps that Spawn heavily inspired Shadow The hedgehog.

  • @Bi0Dr01d
    @Bi0Dr01d 16 днів тому +1

    We should try to look at all of these biblical references to see what the overarching message is, and I think we should assume the message is more complex than it might seem on the surface.
    Is it simply a retelling of biblical values, or is the message much more dark by altering biblical message to fit dark themes?

  • @dgsf9444
    @dgsf9444 17 днів тому

    Battle against Perfect Chaos is literally the Chaoskampf, which is a popular motive in Middle Eastern mythology (Ashur/Marduk vs sea serpent Tiamat, Baal-Hadad vs sea god Yam and his minions Lotan and Tunnan) and referenced several time in the Bible (Tehom (the great deep), God vs sea (Yam), God vs Leviathan, God vs Tannim, God vs Rahab)

  • @neo_yello
    @neo_yello 16 днів тому

    knuckles is literally red jesus in the archie comics

  • @WillowWytch69
    @WillowWytch69 16 днів тому +2

    you missed that shadow died to save humanity and then came back to life. and at first his friends were unsure if it was really him. just like jesus. also the biolizard isnt actually a lizard. she isnt even a reptile, she's a salamander.

    • @GerfdasGaming
      @GerfdasGaming  16 днів тому

      Good point! And it's a little weird, because part of this video was worked on before Shadow gens came out, so I hadn't read the journal yet

  • @T_J_ClUB
    @T_J_ClUB 19 днів тому +5

    You know doom is 2000+ years old?
    He might meet jesus

  • @SoulierKaiser
    @SoulierKaiser 18 днів тому +1

    Ok, now we discovered somethink new: Sonic has reference in Holy Bible like SMT serie! OMG.
    No words to describle this. I'm surprised. (this is the second video I watch, Sonic + Holy Bible, but in spanish)

  • @BluejayStudios334
    @BluejayStudios334 19 днів тому +5

    Dark Gaia is serpent like and so is iblis does that count?

  • @Wolverinefan616
    @Wolverinefan616 18 днів тому +3

    Iblis means devil

  • @tlst94
    @tlst94 17 днів тому

    4:50 This is impossible. How'd you also know about the Biblically Accurate Angel? I was the first to notice it. Since I'm the only genius around here.

  • @PaulSserubiri-mn6zm
    @PaulSserubiri-mn6zm 17 днів тому

    Look shadow is dark and Jesus Christ is pure love, light and positivity at max

  • @nightlydata2181
    @nightlydata2181 16 днів тому

    A ton u missed out on especially wit shadow ofc but neat vid

  • @Veniyainus
    @Veniyainus 12 днів тому

    in the classic era i mean sonic 3s manual it states knuckles had "his own set of chaos emeralds before sonic came to the island" could you explain?

  • @EzBeeZerK
    @EzBeeZerK 18 днів тому

    Sonic 06 has
    Shadow sonic silver
    Past present future
    Also mephlies and iblis being based off to devils from to different bibles

  • @GrimTheInstinctiveReaper425
    @GrimTheInstinctiveReaper425 19 днів тому +5

    W Video

  • @SuspiciousCat13
    @SuspiciousCat13 18 днів тому +2

    0:19 and you know what else is massive?

  • @TreadywayYT
    @TreadywayYT 18 днів тому

    It’s not way this game out one day ago I swear I seen this video I before I swear

  • @kombokoroma8533
    @kombokoroma8533 18 днів тому +3

    Sonic was killed in Sonic 06 and then raised to life by you know who referencing to that God raised Jesus To life too. Anyway, great video and merry Christmas everyone💜💟😎✌️👍

  • @Youracolorfulbunch
    @Youracolorfulbunch 18 днів тому

    So sonic is allowed to the "bible?"

  • @haaendaaz3619
    @haaendaaz3619 19 днів тому +4

    More so Jesus says compassion is important. It's not repentance but literally compassion, which encompasses repentance. Read Matthew 22.

    • @justice8718
      @justice8718 19 днів тому +2

      Repentance is about changing your heart to be like his.

    • @haaendaaz3619
      @haaendaaz3619 17 днів тому

      @ which is compassion...? I'm not sure you're understanding what the Bible is entailing. Its literally there in Matthew 22: the most important commandments (2). If you follow those, it literally includes repentance. That's the thing. You guys are so prideful, you think your opinion means something. This is how the books get muddled because everyone and their mother wants to add an "opinion" or an "interpretation". Even now with tiktok and podcasts, suddenly everyone is a armchair theorist and nobody is a scientific scholar. One requires discussing ideas and the other requires testing them out to see if they're wrong and having the humility to accept defeat.

    • @haaendaaz3619
      @haaendaaz3619 17 днів тому

      @ You sound like the people who go to church once a week if not only on major holidays and act like you know everything about being a Christian. You're nothing more than a dog.

    • @justice8718
      @justice8718 17 днів тому

      @@haaendaaz3619 Which is him.

  • @TreadywayYT
    @TreadywayYT 18 днів тому

    Is this re uploaded

    • @GerfdasGaming
      @GerfdasGaming  18 днів тому

      No, though I'm sure I'm far from the first to make a video on this topic. Maybe it's someone else's video you're thinking of?

    • @TreadywayYT
      @TreadywayYT 17 днів тому

      @ it can’t be cause I don’t remember watching it a day ago

    • @TreadywayYT
      @TreadywayYT 17 днів тому

      @ I feel like I’m losing my mind bro cause I swear I watched this video before shadow generations came out cause it sent me on a search fire more lord you sure you didn’t upload this or is this a Mandela effect

    • @GerfdasGaming
      @GerfdasGaming  17 днів тому

      @@TreadywayYT I'd say mandela

  • @MohdAhmad-gp9kb
    @MohdAhmad-gp9kb 19 днів тому +4

    So choa are either demons or angels sonic is Christian jesus holy spirit or god and shadow is the antichrist who repented beyond becoming jesus

    • @radiokunio3738
      @radiokunio3738 16 днів тому

      I think I rather common misconception is that in the Bible demons are a different race from angels, all demons start as angels or literally messengers. An Angel becomes a demon by straying from God. Unlike Chao which can be raised as Good or Evil, Angels aren't born neutral but by default are God's Messagers.

  • @RJDJ__
    @RJDJ__ 16 днів тому

    This is crazy reach with half these characters bruh💀

  • @KamiNoRanger99
    @KamiNoRanger99 18 днів тому +5

    I like Shadow, but comparing him to Jesus is borderline blasphemous. Let’s not forget Shadow tried to kill billions of people in his introduction. I would liken Shadow more to a sinner who has come to be saved. He’s more like Paul in that regard, since Paul was responsible for the deaths of over 100 people before he was saved.

    • @shady5595
      @shady5595 18 днів тому +2

      lmao

    • @redsplat6606
      @redsplat6606 18 днів тому +7

      I don't think the intent was to be blasphemous. Because the Bible is one of, if not the most influential texts in history, it is no surprise many literary works take inspiration from the Bible and especially Jesus.

    • @GerfdasGaming
      @GerfdasGaming  18 днів тому +10

      Ye, it's not a comparison on a literal sense. It's more ''This took inspiration from'' more than anything. I apologize if that wasn't clear enough. I can see the Paul comparison too though! Merry Christmas yall

  • @sonicerby6496
    @sonicerby6496 19 днів тому +1

    btw, basically everything in this video (apart from Abraham) doesn't appear in the Jewish version (aka the original "what if there was an all powerful entity that created the world?")

    • @sonicerby6496
      @sonicerby6496 19 днів тому

      All very cringe may I add

    • @sonicerby6496
      @sonicerby6496 19 днів тому

      Wait no the flood and the boat appear there too but that’s it

    • @justice8718
      @justice8718 19 днів тому +1

      Jesus is the king of Judah that Genesis was talking about. He helps to complete a picture of his father, himself, and the Holy Spirit. He was the angel of the lord that met Abraham and loved him to spare Sodom and Gomorrah if there were a small remnant of believers in them.

    • @cobaltprime9467
      @cobaltprime9467 18 днів тому

      Well yeah. It was before the time of Christ.
      God worked in phases. A simple breakdown (that could certainly be added to) would be:
      Creation -> Wiping the slate clean (The Flood) -> teaching humanity to be good (teaching Abraham to abandon the pagan practices like human sacrifice) -> Building a Good Nation (Israel who doesn’t always stay good as is human nature, the 10 Commandments) -> Moral Advancement (The Teaching of Christ while alive) -> Becoming the God of the whole world not Israel alone (The Crucifixion and the missions of the Apostles) -> The End of Man’s Rule (Revelation and Judgement) -> New Millennium (Christ’s return to reign for 1000 years, New Heaven and New Earth)
      Obviously that’s not going to all be in the Torah. As much wisdom we can glean from it and apply to today, the text of each book is also written for the audience of the time. It’s why putting things in proper context to understand what is being taught is so important.

    • @sonicerby6496
      @sonicerby6496 18 днів тому

      I think you're taking all this religion stull a bit too seriously. even if there is something out there that can be called a God (a thing we can never truly know), it's probably nothing like the ones that humanity invented.