For you see your calling, brethren, that not many wise according to the flesh, not many mighty, not many noble, are called. But God has chosen the foolish things of the world to put to shame the wise, and God has chosen the weak things of the world to put to shame the things which are mighty; and the base things of the world and the things which are despised God has chosen, and the things which are not, to bring to nothing the things that are, that no flesh should glory in His presence. (1 Corinthians 1:26-29)
Many Christians may leave the theaters perplexed as to the biblical basis for the latest Veggie Tales film. Sure, there are some Christian idea’s dispersed throughout, but we are used to funny vegetable dipictions of popular Bible characters. For example, Little Joe retells the story of Joseph. There is a Veggie version of Moses, Esther, Jonah, and David and Goliath. But the Pirates Who Don’t Do Anything
doesn’t seems to have a clear parallel to any Bible story. Or does it?
We have a Prince and a Princess, three ne’er-do-wells, a benevolent King, and an evil villain. Watching the movie in the theater, I began drawing parallels to the last days scenario portrayed in the book of the Revelation, and the epistles of Paul.
The show is about an Evil guy named Robert who is intent on taking over his brother’s kingdom because he is incensed that his brother is wasting the family’s vast riches on the poor, the widows, and the orphans. In Evil Robert’s attempt to steal the throne, he captures the rightful heirs to the kingdom and tries to coerce them into giving him information about when the King will be returning, so he can blow up his ship and seize the throne.
Satan’s strategy seems to be similar. He is trying to take as many heirs of God’s kingdom out of the way as he can through temptations and spiritual warfare. And I am sure that Satan would like to know when the Lord Jesus Christ will be returning at His Second Coming so he could try to set some kind of ambush for Him.
Near the end of the movie, the King returns in brightness and glory and destroys his evil brother’s ship. (Revelation 19:11-21; 2 Thessalonians 2:8-9) But, Evil Robert sinks into the abyss, (Revelation 20:1-3) not to be seen again until after the three Overcomers are recognized for their service (Revelation 20:4) and are sent back to their home, 400 years in the future. (Sure, it’s not quite a thousand years, but hey!) The Evil Robert makes a second attack, but is defeated again, with Evil Robert seeming disappearing into who-knows-where… maybe analogous to the Lake of Fire. (Revelation 20:7-10)
This movie is about the Gospel of the Kingdom, and the character traits of those who will be counted worthy to inherit that age. (Matthew 5-7) It is about the Second Coming of Christ, and the Kingdom of God, the Millennial Reign of Christ. It also depicts the Judgment Seat of Christ with perfect timing.
It is an excellent movie to teach children about the coming Kingdom of Heaven.