Essay On Jesus Allusion

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“And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one.” So begins Matthew chapter 6, the biblical book containing the story of Jesus Christ’s temptation. After his baptism Jesus is said to be led by the Holy Spirit into the wild, for forty days and forty nights of spiritual meditation, in preparation for his ministry. He fasted for the entirety of this time, fed only through prayer communication with the heavens. After this time had passed he was faced by the devil who, noticing his emaciated state, demanded that “If thou shall be the son of God, command that these stone be made bread.” But Jesus denied this request, stating that “Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceeded out of the mouth of God.” Frustrated …show more content…

The temptation of Christ allusion is, at its base, a commentary on the lengths we are willing to go to get what we want, and the thin line stopping us from giving into temptation. Just as falling from the temple only to land unscathed would give Jesus an undeniable following and end all questions of his righteous, doing so would mean giving into the whims of evil, violating the very base of his moral standing.
Now knowing the traits and meaning behind this allusion, its easy to spot due to its popularity. The most recognizable of these would be Simon in Lord of the Flies, during his conversation with the pigs head. Weakened by the circumstances on the island, as well as the brutality of his peers Simon stumbles across the pigs head, the representation of the Devil in this allusion. There the pig tells him that he needs to embrace this darkness within him, causing Simon to faint. Another example of this allusion in pop culture is in The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe. Lost and alone in the snow, Edmund, the Christ figure in this allusion, stumbles across the White Witch, symbolizing the devil. Realizing the threat he meant for her reign, she tempted the boy with sweets, and the promise of making him a prince, in exchange for him bring his siblings to her. Not noticing the danger this presented, Edmund agreed. These temptations directly correlate to the first and third presented by the Devil in the

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