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 |  Subject: TV’s ‘Dig’ Heading Toward The Gates Of Hell?  Sun May 10, 2015 7:15 am | |
| TV’s ‘Dig’ Heading Toward The Gates Of Hell?
May 10, 2015 by SkyWatch Editor
In “Dig,” the character known only as “The Essene” tells FBI agent Peter Connelly (Jason Isaacs): “You have a part to play, and if you fulfill your role you will bring healing to yourself and the world.” Don’t you love a holy man who speaks in riddles? The show’s writers may be referring to the Jewish notion of “tzadikim nistarim.” Drawn from the Torah by Jewish mystics, this idea holds that at any given time there are at least 36 [half of 72, the number of angels originally given responsibility over the nations of the earth] living “righteous ones,” with the ability to save humanity. And, as “Dig” is headed toward the battle of Armageddon, humanity could use a savior or two. Or even 36. Judaism teaches that these righteous individuals are not aware of their status; nor do they know each other. They may be called upon at any time to save humanity, and afterward they will “disappear” back into the communities they came from […] “Thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church,” Jesus says to Peter in Matthew 16, one of the most quoted Bible verses. “And the gates of hell shall not prevail against it.” That’s good, because all signs in “Dig” indicate the “gates of hell” are about to be flung wide open. When the bad guys come under attack, their leader, Pastor Billingham (David Costabile), says: “Let’s keep our eyes on the prize. First Jehoshaphat. Then Armageddon.” Armageddon is the place where, according to the New Testament’s Book of Revelation, the final battle between the returned Jesus and the Anti-Christ will occur. It is an actual place, a desert plain, outside the city of Jerusalem, where much of “Dig” takes place. Many Christians believe the Battle of Armageddon is a metaphor — a dream of Revelation’s author, John of Patmos. But other Christians believe it is a prediction — an outline of the horror that will come before the end of the world. The Christian sect in “Dig” believes the latter. (READ MORE) |
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