Stargate SG-1 and Biblical Power Trips

by VM44 4 Replies latest jw friends

  • VM44
    VM44
    You created each nation, and they will all bow down to worship and honor you.?Psalm 86:9 (CEV)

    Was watching the Stargate SG-1 episode, "The Lost City, Part 2." In this episode, the Goa'uld "God" Anubis holographically appears before the President of the United States and commands "BOW BEFORE YOUR GOD!" The President refuses, saying "I don't think so", and Anubis says "YOU BRING DESTRUCTION UPON YOURSELVES!"
    Is it just me? or is this fictional dialogue of a petty "false god" and the many similar quotations of "bowing down" and "destruction" found in the Bible uncomfortably similar to each other?

    Makes one wonder at what level of a powertrip the writers of the Bible were on. Stargate transcriipt at: http://www.gateworld.net/sg1/s7/transcripts/722.shtml --VM44 (who posted this in another thread, but thought it deserves it's own.)

  • Elsewhere
    Elsewhere

    Yes, I have seen the parallels in the show... one of the many reason's I like it.

    I like the way the show helps people consider the possibility that the god they worship is a false god. Nothing but a power hungry dictator who is using the masses for personal gain.

  • bem
    bem

    My kids and I are stargate fans also. and my 15 year old picked up on the reference really fast.

  • Maverick
    Maverick

    I love the Stargate series, and I did catch the petty, self-righteous, style of the bad guys. They must banish the most incompetent Goa'uld to be the JW's governing body members! Mav

  • Carmel
    Carmel

    Interesting that at the time of the writing of Psalms, there was no such political entity as a "nation". The etymology of the word indicates a large group of like minded people. Tribes and clans existed and eventually city states then nations. Was the writer referring to other religions? I wonder if the bible did not endorse other religions originally, but over time the textual intent was intentually changed through selective translation to make christianity like Judiasm, exclusive!

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