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Posted by: IceWeasel
Foreword
If you know me, you know my ideas follow a central theme: Biblical elements in halo.
This thread is no different.
If you do not think Biblical elements and themes are present in halo, don't bother addressing me about the apologetics behind such a mindset. Chances are I won't give you more than 1 rebuttal.
So if you want to discuss this but you don't think halo has the Biblical under/over-tones, take it with a grain of salt, or maybe a handfull.
I am not addressing whether or not Halo has been influenced by the Bible. I am addressing a single Biblical theme and its relevance to the story. Argue for or against that theme, but not the apologetics behind the allegorical school of thought.
Like the title suggests, forget about Noah for a second. I'm thinking of the other Ark, the Ark of the Covenant. Now before you get all huffy and scream "Come on! Ark! Flood!!! It's Noah's ARK!!!", please restrain yourself. I'm not saying there isn't a parrallel to Noah, the ark and the Great Flood. I'm suggesting a dual meaning. If this theory is going to make any sense to you, you're going to have to Noah and his gopher-wood box on the back burner.
This is, among other things, about God's Ark of the Covenant, sin, Salvation and [a] savior(s).
This thread is building off of my M ediator thread. I recommend checkin' it out (if you haven't already) before reading this.
Where to start?
Let's get Biblical!
*ahem*
You've heard it a million times. Noah's Ark saved 8 people and a ton of animals from the flood, then God made a Covenant to never destroy with such a flood again.
Hold the phone-
The flood are constantly being let loose in halo. Obviously, this school of thought isn't holding water.
Consider the flood as sin, and the Ark as the Ark of the Covenant.
Have you been reading up on scripture?
Ok, well, then have you seen Indiana Jones: Raiders of the Lost Ark?
When God made His first Covenant with the Jews, He gave Moses plans, copies of a Covenant to come. One of the plans God showed Moses was the Ark of the Covenant. A 4x2 foot box made of Acacia wood covered in gold.
The physical contents was a jar of manna, Aaron's staff, and the stone tablets of the Covenant.
Supernaturally, God was in that box. Well, if you want to get theological, -no-, I'll with-hold theology for now.
The Ark of the Covenant practically housed God and His Glory. How does this tie into halo? I'm getting to that.
So, Moses' first encounter with God. He's walkin' around and -boom!-, he sees a burning bush that starts talking to him.
Long story short, God says His name is "I AM WHAT I AM". In Hebrew, it is YHWH, or "Yahweh", though some scholars say it could be pronounced "Hawah", which sounds like breathing, the proof of "I am". According to deep analysis of the texts of Exodus, it is quite clear that God, YHWH, is the epitome of sentience/sapience. I AM is the ultimate statement of self awareness. Self awareness being the cornerstone of sapience (often confused with "Sentience" in science fiction).
Back to the Ark.
One time there was this guy named Uzzah who grabbed the Ark to keep it from falling. But when he layed his hand on it he immediately died.
Also, there were high priests who would offer sacrifices every year on the Ark. If the priest had defiled himself in anyway in his preparation for the sacrifice, he'd die in the presence of the Ark.
The priests were so serious about it they'd wear bells, and also a rope around their foot.
If other priests heard the bells suddenly stop, they wouldn't enter the Ark's presence, that'd kill them, too. They'd grab the rope and yank the ex-High priest from under the heavy curtain.
That is the power of not being properly prepared for the The I AM.
What about Halo?
Remember Cortana's words on high charity?
[b]"there's something inside the ship, a presence that's fighting back. For a Covenant construct it's unusually formidable.
I think it's funny how she didn't call that Presence an A.I.
No, she did compare it to Covenant A.I.'s, but she didn't call it an A.I.
She didn't even call it covenant.
I'm willing to put money on it being a home-grown, original Forerunner intellegince, artificial or otherwise.
I'm also willing to bet that the Ark [of the Covenant parallel] is on that forerunner ship, or at least IS the ship.
Cortana:
They've been using the Forerunner ship's engines as an energy source for the city.
Psalms 132:8
Arise, O LORD, and enter your sanctuary,
along with the ark, the symbol of your power.
Also, consider the Halo 3 trailer...
Revelations 11:19
19Then God's temple in heaven was opened, and within his temple was seen the ark of his covenant. And there came flashes of lightning, rumblings, peals of thunder, an earthquake and a great hailstorm.
Sound like the trailer?
Ok, so what's going to happen?
How can this tie together?
The Ark of the Covenant holds God's Presence, God is "I AM", the ultimate Self Aware.
The formidable presence is going to be with that ship on its return (yes, I say return) to Earth.
That ship is very likely to be or to hold the Ark, the Ark of the Covenant.
What do the halos do?
Kill flood.
No, barbarian. It wipes the galexy clean of all sentient (sapient?) life.
I feel that this Presence will do one (or two) of two things.
1)It will do important talking about the Ark and how to use it
AND/OR
2) it will make a very intimate contact with the Chief.
Shut up. So I said "Intimate"
Boo-ha-plasmapunch. Grow up.
I believe the chief's suit is the way it is for a reason.
It uses covenant technology, taken from Forerunner relics.
The moniters recognize the chief's suit as being forerunner, but totally throw out those Covenant copy-cats.
The chief has shielding for a reason.
The chief's suit can house an A.I., and now with halo 2 and the advent of the Mk 6 armor, can broadcast an A.I. without a physical chip.
That last little bit will be important in the confrontation at the Ark, when Salvation is dealt.
I believe that the seven halos send out pulse that is much like EMP, only for the self aware mind. USB, short for "Ultra Sapient Blast!!!".
If the [remaining] halos go off, the hole galaxy will echo "I AM".
I totally agree with your idea/thought/theory. And you are probably also right. Since Bungie uses alot of historical religious ideas in Halo alot. So your idea is most likely right. Good find.