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Try mine (SPOILERS)
Posted By: Knight Premier <Knight_Premier@hotmail.com>	Date: 12/17/01 7:13 p.m.
In Response To: Give this theory a try... *spoiler* (Thaumaturge) Well, I had been planning on writing a well-put essay on Halo's purpose & story AFTER finals, but it seems the race is on. Here's my theory: Ever wonder why the predominace of the number 7 in the Halo/Bungie/Marathon universe? 7... nice number, but where else have you heard of the significance of 7? The Holy Bible. The Flood. The Covenant. (Readers blink) First I said, "Sounds good, The Flood are released by a 'god' in the distant past. They erradicate all life as they systematicaly sweep through the galaxy. Somehow akin to God's Flood, used to purify the universe of inherent evil in Genesis. But once again, there are a few who must be saved. So the Halo ring constructs are created. They will carry samples of all life throughout the galaxy, including the humans who built Halo. The Flood was released from 'heaven', and swept throughout the galaxy. As in the Bible, time was given so that all would be destroyed, and then the Flood was stopped." How? Halo. Remember, the ring kills all life in a RADIUS of 25,000ly., so creatures living within would not be affected. This way, Halo also becomes an Ark, or fortress against the Flood- keeping them out After the Flood was stopped, the creatures within the Arks/Halo(s) were released. An so began the history of mankind, first with an Exodus to the promised land (Earth), and then with an expansion from that land. So what are the Covenant? Why have they attacked humanity? For this I turned to the ......Bible. It states that "The evil entities are those who choose to follow Lucifer... their minds were covered with a horrible, dark, deception. They are now agents of the Adversary, controlled under his dominion and servants of his enterprise." There is also a statement about Satan & his followers, a question brought by those observing the after effects of the Great Conflict, "Is this the man who made the Earth tremble? Who shook kingdoms? Who made the world as a wilderness, and destroyed It's Cities?...All the kings of the nations sleep in glory, but you are cast out of your grave...thrust through with a sword..." I particularly liked the reference to a sword... Revelations mentions 7 churches of the Apocalypse, which could be seen as another way of describing Halo. In Revelations is the famous passage "I am the alpha & the Omega, the First and the Last."...He had in his right hand seven stars, and out of his mouth went a sharp sword." as well as a passage "Ans I saw heaven opened, and behold a white horse. An he who sat on him was called faithfull and true and in righteousness he judges and makes war" "His eyes were like a flame of fire...he had a name written that no one knew except he himself...and out of his mouth goes a sharp sword, that with it he might strike the nations." -The Monitor makes several referances to having encountered you in the past. And you are obviously here in 'the future'. -The Bible interperts the 7stars as being the 7 guardian angels of the apocalyptic churches. I think these are the Monitors. -The sharp sword could be seen as a reference to Cortana/AI. -One of the missions is called "The horse you rode in on...". -You are a machine of war, and you judge your own actions. -The faceplate of the MC is flame-like in ambience. -Nobody knows your name. Except, perhaps, you. All of that places the MC as a personification of Jesus Christ. Remember, Christ was part human - so no, you are not a god. More likely, the MC represents a facet of the Savior figure. "That explains the MC, but what about the Covenant?" It is also said in Revelations that "I saw the 'Beast and his armies, poised to make war against He on the Horse....The the Beast was captured, and the False Prophet with him who decieved those who recieved the mark of the Beast was destroyed..." -I believe that the Covenant are following a 'false prophet', which is why they are called the Covenant. The believe that they are allied with God, and are fighting Satan. When in fact, they have been decieved, and are fighting God. So after all that, using things explained above, Halo can be said to represent many things: an Ark, a Flood-stopper, and a 'church' of apocalypse. Well, thats the rough version of something I could have refined, but I needed to act before it became 'old news'. Hope it's right! -Knight Premier

Message Index

Give this theory a try... *spoiler*	Thaumaturge	12/15/01 2:16 p.m.
And no, I'm not on Crack *NM*	Thaumaturge	12/15/01 2:23 p.m.
Works for me. *NM*	Louis Wu	12/15/01 2:24 p.m.
Re: Give this theory a try... *spoiler*	no7orious has a headache	12/15/01 3:06 p.m.
Re: *Clap Clap Clap* Nice work, Good idea *NM*	AB10784	12/15/01 3:21 p.m.
Great theory!	Skeletor	12/15/01 3:40 p.m.
Good Idea, here's another.	Scissors	12/15/01 4:35 p.m.
Re: Good Idea, here's another.	Skeletor	12/15/01 5:17 p.m.
Re: Good Idea, here's another. *NM*	MisterPlow	12/15/01 10:05 p.m.
Re: Good Idea, here's another.	Amechwarrior	12/16/01 1:55 a.m.
But there's a catch...	Skeletor	12/15/01 7:00 p.m.
Re: But there's a catch...	FriendlyFire	12/16/01 9:44 a.m.
Re: Give this theory a try... *spoiler*	Ruzhyo	12/16/01 12:45 a.m.
Re: Give this theory a try... *spoiler*	Skeletor	12/16/01 12:54 a.m.
Re: Give this theory a try... *spoiler*	Åstro	12/16/01 1:11 a.m.
Re: Give this theory a try... *spoiler*	Frost	12/16/01 1:53 a.m.
Re: Give this theory a try... *spoiler*	FriendlyFire	12/16/01 10:16 a.m.
*snips, cuts, and adds to Halo story page* *NM*	jack	12/16/01 8:07 p.m.
*snips, cuts, and adds to Halo story page* *NM*	jack	12/16/01 8:11 p.m.
Reclaimer	Fatum.Celer	12/16/01 9:39 p.m.
Re: Reclaimer	Mr. Sharumpe	12/16/01 9:47 p.m.
Re: Reclaimer	Fatum.Celer	12/16/01 10:23 p.m.
Re: Give this theory a try... *spoiler*	moopus	12/17/01 7:51 a.m.
Try mine (SPOILERS)	Knight Premier	12/17/01 7:13 p.m.
Re: Try mine (SPOILERS)	Knight Premier	12/17/01 7:25 p.m.
Re: Try mine (SPOILERS)	Feorful	12/17/01 7:25 p.m.
Re: Try mine (SPOILERS)	Plasma Squirrel	12/18/01 4:06 a.m.
Re: Try mine (SPOILERS)	Knight Premier	12/18/01 7:41 p.m.