On Easter 2012, I watched Wrath of the Titans – sequel to the Clash of the Titans.

The storyline, written by Warner Brothers for IMDB.com is as the following:

A decade after his heroic defeat of the monstrous Kraken, Perseus-the demigod son of Zeus-is attempting to live a quieter life as a village fisherman and the sole parent to his 10-year old son, Helius. Meanwhile, a struggle for supremacy rages between the gods and the Titans. Dangerously weakened by humanity’s lack of devotion, the gods are losing control of the imprisoned Titans and their ferocious leader, Kronos, father of the long-ruling brothers Zeus, Hades and Poseidon. The triumvirate had overthrown their powerful father long ago, leaving him to rot in the gloomy abyss of Tartarus, a dungeon that lies deep within the cavernous underworld. Perseus cannot ignore his true calling when Hades, along with Zeus’ godly son, Ares (Edgar Ramírez), switch loyalty and make a deal with Kronos to capture Zeus. The Titans’ strength grows stronger as Zeus’ remaining godly powers are siphoned…

Far cry from the prequel, I’ll rate this sequel a 4 out of 10.

Fascination with Greek Gods and Demi-Gods.

People have been fascinated by Greek gods and demigods across the ages – from the time of the Ancient Greeks, to the modern world today. Who wouldn’t want to be the son of a great deity, more so the top three: Zeus (Hercules, Perseus), Poseidon (Percy Jackson) and Hades!

In every movie, series or programme, demigods are always portrayed with awesome powers or strength. Amidst that all, they have troubles of their own. In Wrath of the Titans, Perseus lost ten wives to death.

Deep in our hearts, we have that desire to be recognised for ourselves in relations to a greater being or awesome situation.

However the Greek and Roman mythology all involved a physical sexual intercourse between a god and a woman, or a goddess and a man. These intercourses involve lust and passion – the desire of the flesh and the will of the doer. This type of conception is exclusive to the fruit of that womb. And its benefits usually confined to the child of the intercourse.

Restored as Children of God

He was in the world, and the world was made through Him, and the world did not know Him. He came to His own, and those who were His own did not receive Him. But as many as received Him, to them He gave the right to become children of God, even to those who believe in His name, who were born not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God. – John 1:10-13, New American Standard Version.

Before Man and Woman were evicted from the Garden of Eden, God walked with them:

Then the man and his wife heard the sound of the LORD God as he was walking in the garden in the cool of the day, and they hid from the LORD God among the trees of the garden – Genesis 3:8, NIV UK.

Despite being evicted from the presence of God, Adam and Eve, and their descendants, continues to be under the protection of God. God is in control, despite the separation between the unclean and the holy.

He ordained and established a tribe, the Children of Jacob @ Israel, that were supposed to become the salt and light of the world. He sent to them prophets, and gave them a piece of land for their own in this vast world. A land some of the the Children of Israel wants today. The Promised Land of Abraham, through his son, Isaac.

But He made a promise to restore the nations – all humankind – to Himself.

May God be gracious to us and bless us and make his face shine upon us, that your ways may be known on earth, your salvation among all nations.

May the peoples praise you, O God; may all the peoples praise you. May the nations be glad and sing for joy, for you rule the peoples justly and guide the nations of the earth. May the peoples praise you, O God; may all the peoples praise you.

Then the land will yield its harvest, and God, our God, will bless us. God will bless us, and all the ends of the earth will fear him. – Psalm 67:1-7, NIV UK.

An Way to Remember Easter

Easter is the fulfillment of God’s promise: when a Saviour is sent to atone us for our sins and reconcile us with God.

He was delivered over to death for our sins and was raised to life for our justification. Therefore, since we have been justified through faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we have gained access by faith into this grace in which we now stand. And we rejoice in the hope of the glory of God. – Romans 4:25 – 5:2, NIV UK.

All it needs is our faith – through our thoughts, our words and our deeds – to become the children of God. God’s creation who can call Him ‘Abba’, ‘Father’, ‘Apai’, ‘Bapa’…

History has seen many awesome men and women who call Him ‘Father’. Awesome men and women from the time of the apostles in the Acts of the Apostles to today. All who believed, lived and died in faith.

All, who my Bible Knowledge student rightly puts it: are people, are humans.