“What?” We hear you say, there is no way the blue flying man with underpants issues is anything like Jesus, the Messiah, the Son of God and the Savior of the World. We can see why you might think that as at first glance they are very different characters. Christians believe that Jesus was the Son of God and worship him as part of the holy trinity. Filmgoers and comic book readers might enjoy reading about Superman and his adventures in the pursuit of ‘Truth, Justice and the
American Way’, they might even admire him but he is not worshiped.
If you go beyond the surface level, however, and look a little deeper you will see that there are a number of striking similarities between the two characters. Superman may not be God or even a god but he comes pretty darn close. How close? Well when you sit down and really think about it you would be surprised so to help you along the way here is our top 10 list of reasons why Superman is just like Jesus.
10Neither Superman nor Jesus are from Earth
Superman and Jesus are both Aliens
9Superman and Jesus are both inexorably linked to a heavenly star
Superman and Jesus have a magical Star
8Like Jesus, Superman hides his real identity
Both Superman and Jesus hid their identities
7Superman and Jesus were both brought up by a human family
Superman and Jesus hid in plain site with a human family
6Jesus and Superman share a mission to help humanity
Jesus and Superman share the hero mythology
5Superman looks and behaves like Jesus
Jesus and Superman share an affinity for blue costumes and red capes
4Superman’s real name is reminiscent of God
Kal-El means star-child. What a hippie
3Superman’s ability to fly evokes Jesus’ ability to walk on water
Superman and Jesus had super powers and weakness
2Superman brings people back from the dead
Both Jesus and Superman brought the dead back to life.
1Like Jesus, Superman died and was resurrected more powerful than before
Superman and Jesus both conquered their own deaths!
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