As some are aware, I am a Christian. I don’t mean to continually broadcast that, it’s just self-evident that not too many religious people frequent these kinds of boards and so I am something of a black sheep when it comes to certain subjects.
Though I have met a good degree of opposition from a few others on here, I do not want to give an image that I am heralding myself above others. When a man believes in God, something grips them in a way they cannot explain and sometimes it can cause them to be unforgiving or pretentious towards others. This in itself is not Godly, it is rather the object of mere men attempting to climb a level in which they do not belong. There is a great irony in that, I will admit., the Bible teaches humility and militance all at once which is highly difficult to portray. It’s like being asked to chew and not swallow the most tasteful food you can think of.
But on to the subject- FF and religion.
Anyone with an inclination to any religion has come to the conclusion that a lot of FFs have a plot synonymous to religion. For example, FFIX resembles Christianity. Kuja is Satan, and Zidane is Jesus. The Bible states that the least enemy to be destroyed is death., this is none other then Necron, as his name implies.
Kuja grows jealous of his master and tries to conquer all, and Zidane is the saving grace.
The summons are based on actual religious deities as well- take Leviathan for instance. He is the serpent in the water, which aligns with Leviathan in the books of Isaiah and Revelations in the Bible- the twisted serpent and the beast of the sea.
Final Fantasy echoes with religious intrigue. FFVII has Sephiroth, whose name literally represents an order of nine angels in which Christ believing Jews reconciled as being a three-fold Trinity. The Church would later take these three trinities and turn them into one, being God Himself.
Quite the surprise that they would make this image Satan (Sephiroth), who would attempt to destroy the world and become like God. The Bible, after all, states that Satan wanted to be like Most High. If you read Scripture, you will come to a surprising realization that Satan mimics God. In fact, they are almost interchangeable. That is why it is abundantly important for people to know what is and what isn’t holy, lest they become confused of what is righteous and what is merely taking the image of righteousness.
Anyways, I figured this would be a interesting subject for some. There really is no coincidence here., it is virtually certain that Final Fantasy falls on religion in some fashion. Look foward to feedback