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Defeating the Darkness in Stranger Things

With help from Kate Bush, the teens of Stranger Things Season 4 refuse to let sin and shame define them.

Just finished season IV. I too saw some parallels between Stranger Things and the battle Satan wars against us in our minds. Jesus promised that we'd know the Truth, and that it would set us free

You need to be careful watching these sort of shows keeping in mind the devil appears as an angel of light to deceive us into rationalizing why these shows are okay to watch. There is also language, etc in this show that the bible clearly says to obstain from. Be very careful for what we watch can be a doorway and give legal ground for the devil to gain a foothold in your life.

Thanks for your comment, Cassie, and for keeping us accountable. Discernment is something we greatly value at Think Christian and try to bring to each of our posts. Rachel Syens has written more about how we practice discernment here: https://thinkchristian.net/what-should-christians-watch-on-tv

There is a moment in the last episode that I think may have more Christ parallels than any other. When Max dies a horrible death at the hand of Vecna, there is this feeling that is 'wrong' in a cosmic sense. She keeps saying "I'm not ready to die." 11 agrees, and she says "You're not going." There is this really profound but unspoken sense that Max's death is a crime against nature and that in the grand scheme it's not meant to be. Somehow--whether through prayer or her own superpowers--11 brings her back to life. It's the most Messianic moment in the show I believe. It's also the first time the show really feels supernatural. All of 11's powers are superhuman, but they are explained within the context of psychokinesis. Even the upside down world is not a spiritual world; it's actually scientifically another dimension. But when Max is resurrected I believe it is a pure spiritual moment, and personally it actually brought me back from atheism when I saw it.