We know the show is heavily influenced by Mormonism. No, it’s not affiliated with the Church, but many of the people who created the show are Mormons. Even Dallas Jenkins, the director of the show, who claims to be Christian, has a favorable attitude toward the religion. As we also know, the creators of the show have used a lot of “artistic expression” in how they’ve approached Jesus’s life and what we know happened from the Bible.
So, knowing all this, when I first saw the clip, my first thought was it was coming from the view of the Book of Mormon. In the very beginning we see a Native American warrior running and pointing an arrow. We see other people who represent other cultures there as well.
This scene in the show is supposed to be representative of when Jesus says in Matthew 26:53 –
“Thinkest thou that I cannot now pray to my Father, and he shall presently give me more than twelve legions of angels?”
Below is a link to the clip for you to watch. Let me know your thoughts.
In Christ,
Melissa Grimes