Movieguide® previously warned that MESSIAH wasn’t about the biblical savior, as the title suggests.
MESSIAH’s premise is “what if the savior promised to the Jews never came?” Then, in the 21st century, a man who could be the messiah or could be a con artist shows up, performing miracles and drawing international attention.
“It’s an achievement in the show that it doesn’t actually preach,” creator Michael Petroni said. “It actually just presents things and then puts the question in the viewers lap, which I think is the best way to start a discussion about things like belief systems and faith. It’s not an individual kind of experience. I think it’s an experience that you watch, and then you discuss.”
The show seems to promote a one-world religion that accepts all faiths as good and honorable.
Even though MESSIAH has someone meant to represent Jesus, that’s not clearly expressed. Instead, he’s called Al-Masih.
MESSIAH creator, Michael Petroni, shared his thoughts about the cancellation on Instagram:
Obviously it was devastating news for me personally to hear that the show was cancelled. Clearly the Coronavirus had a big effect on their decision, but it is still difficult to reconcile this with the fact that the show rated 33 million views in its first 28 days.
MESSIAH is a reminder of Jesus’ warning about false prophets.
“Jesus answered: ‘Watch out that no one deceives you. For many will come in my name, claiming, ‘I am the Messiah,’ and will deceive many.” (Matthew 24:4-5)
In today’s media landscape, we must be vigilant to discern what actually portrays the mind of Christ and what is deception.
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