The Matrix As an Allegory of Christ

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The Matrix As an Allegory of Christ

"All I am offering is the truth."

Is he the one? Is Neo, played by Keanu Reeves, the savior? Could he be

the messiah sent to save humanity from imprisonment? "The Matrix" is

an allegory. Many of the characters represent the biblical story of

God sending a savior, Jesus Christ, to free people from their

imprisonment.

Early in the movie the intent to set the story up to symbolize Jesus'

mission to earth is established. A person comes to Neo's door seeking

something. When Neo is able to give the man what he wants, the

response is, "You're my savior, man. My own personal Jesus Christ."

Neo is the Christ-figure. The one question the other characters in the

movie repeatedly ask is if Neo is 'the one.' The question we must ask

is how closely does the character, Neo, follow Jesus Christ's own

life. How does Neo's tale parallel the truth of Jesus Christ and where

does "The Matrix" artfully stray? The characters in "The Matrix," from

Trinity, Cypher, to Apoc all want to know if Neo is 'the one.' Is he

the one that their leader, Morpheus, has been telling them must come?

The small band of freedom fighters all have their questions, doubts,

and hopes about the answer to this vital question. When they see Neo

perform things faster and better than they have seen anyone else,

their hopes are that Neo is the savior. Morpheus, the leader, is the

one who seems to have the least doubt. Morpheus seems certain that

yes, Neo, is the one. I believe Morpheus is the John the Baptist

figure. In Jesus' time, John the Baptist came before Jesus to prepare

the way for him. Like John the Baptist, Morpheus is sometimes th...

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...ve (a tomb) for a period covering three days. On the third day

he was raised from the dead (First Corinthians 15:4). Jesus Christ was

raised to a new body. It is a resurrection body, which cannot be

destroyed. But like Neo, Jesus will destroy the evil one. The Bible

says, "The God of peace will soon crush Satan under your feet" (Romans

16:20).

This is truth. Jesus Christ was sent by God to rescue humanity from

the prison of sin and death. His sacrificial death on a cross frees

all those who will accept that Jesus is their savior. Receive that as

truth and you are given the right to become born of God (John 1:18).

As Jesus says, "If you hold to my teaching, you are really my

disciples. Then you will know the truth, and the truth will set you

free" (John 8:31). "All I am offering is the truth." The choice is

yours.

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