Next year we are seeing the release of Mel Gibson’s new movie, the Resurrection of the Christ.
This is a follow up to the Passion of the Christ and a re-release of the Passion is also coming to our screens.
Despite the facts that the Passion of the Christ was by far a Biblically accurate portrayal of Jesus Christ, it was still a cinematic experience.
For many, including Franklin Graham, the Passion was like witnessing the gospel narratives on screen. But that’s not the actual truth. The reality is the script was just a Mel Gibson version of the gospel. The film added a great deal to the story and was sprinkled with layers of Roman Catholicism, tradition, and creative liberties.
For example, the gospels mention nothing about Satan tempting Jesus in the garden of Gethsemane. The gospels mention nothing about Jesus being thrown off a bridge while Judas was sat beneath it. The gospels mention nothing about Peter referring to Mary as “mother” (as he does in the trial scene). Peter never refers to her as “mother” in any relevant part of the New Testament. Neither do they mention the stations of the cross, or Jesus’ face being wiped with Veronica’s cloth.
Neither do the gospels mention the cross being flipped over while Jesus is on it, or Jesus’ shoulder being dislocated, as it happens during the crucifixion scene.
Likewise, the gospels mention nothing about Mary (the mother of Jesus) and Mary Magdalen wiping up Jesus’ blood from off the ground, or Mary laying on the ground while Jesus is beneath her in prison. This clip in particular is a distinct hint of the Roman Catholic obsession with Mary as co-redemptrix.
In the Passion of the Christ Mary Magdalen is portrayed as a prostitute, a Roman Catholic claim that is nowhere found in Scripture.
Likewise, when Caviezel portrayed Jesus, he wasn’t actually playing the historical Christ, but a version of him rooted in his earlier portrayal of Edmond Edmond Dantès in the Count of Monte Cristo.
As for the new resurrection film, they have a new actor. In this new portrayal Christ will go down to hell and the film promises to be a surprising presentation.
Whatever the new film will be like we can be sure to learn that religious leaders from America are using it to promote what they would call “eccumenicalism”. Yet it isn’t even that. Real ecumenical talks exist between Christians who disagree with each other and are part of differing denominations within Christianity. But they are including Roman Catholicism into their so called ecumenical agenda. Yet Roman Catholicism should not be part of this since it is not just a denomination of Christendom, it is a cult of an entirely different religion.
On a video relating to a trailer for the Resurrection of the Christ, a high profile celebrity pastor in America says “This is a moment for the church of Jesus Christ to come together as one.” (Samuel Rodiguez)
By this Samuel Rodiguez actually means this is moment for Roman Catholics and Christians (Protestants) to unite as one. Something that no true Protestant could ever do.
This makes this charismatic leader very deceptive.
Think about it, the truth is that the church of Jesus Christ is already one, Christ has already achieved that by His death and resurrection. But when these people speak they are not talking the same language as the Scripture does, they are speaking their own language. They are in love with Rome. They have gotten into bed with her in their hearts. Yet they either lack insight into the evil cultish mess of that religion. Or they are little more than political activists.
This all makes the reality of this new movie even more cause for concern since it was written by a Roman Catholic (Mel Gibson) and a baptist. So as we draw nearer to the release of this new movie, a film that many religious leaders will no doubt exploit and cultivate for their cause, let’s await and see what the film will be like.
I have no doubt it will incorporate scenes of violence and conflict, even if those scenes are depictions of creatures from another realm and I have no doubt the film will be layered with unbiblical traditions, and Roman Catholic theology and even aspects of the writings of 19th-century German nun Anne Catherine Emmerich, as the first film did.
Simon Peter Sutherland 