Warning: Spoilers for Manifest season 4 part 2
Manifest season 4 part 2 puts an end to all the questions regarding the show’s religious themes. Since the beginning of the series, Manifest has been full of Christian imagery, with even the numbers in “Flight 828” relating to a Bible verse. However, these connections on their own confirmed nothing about Manifest’s story.
The lack of clarity surrounding what happened to Flight 828 and the passengers made it difficult to nail down the nature of the plot. There was a point when it wasn’t clear if Manifest was a show about time travel, parallel universes, or some other science fiction trope. But as time passed, its religious ties grew and grew, with an unnamed entity – referred to by the characters as “the divine consciousness” – emerging as the reason for everything that’s happened to them in Manifest season 4 part 1.
God Was Behind Manifest’s Entire Story
The mystery element of the series made it unfair to call Manifest a religious series – at least until it was over. After all, the show’s reputation for big twists made it possible that the divine consciousness was just a red herring. Not only that, but the identity of the spiritual presence in the series was still unknown. But after Manifest season 4 part 2, all has been revealed. No longer known simply as “the divine consciousness,” the entity behind the show’s central phenomenon is consistently labeled as “God” in the final episodes, strongly suggesting that it’s not just a generalized higher power.
Through the first half of season 4, Manifest avoided identifying the divine consciousness. The show was averse with Biblical references, of course, but it maintained links to other mythologies as well. This allowed the series to refrain from embracing a specific religion. But the series took its Christian imagery to a new level in its final ten episodes, adapting the story of the two witnesses from the Bible’s Book of Revelations and making the connection to Noah’s Ark a major part of Manifest’s ending. These reveals erase any doubts about who was really behind the Callings and all the challenges the passengers have endured.
Manifest’s Religious Themes Explained The Show’s Final Mystery
Adding to its spiritual influences was the answer to Manifest’s final mystery. As it turned out, good deeds alone aren’t enough to get past the Death Date. As Olive and Jared discovered, God wanted the passengers to “lighten the heart,” meaning that they needed to demonstrate forgiveness. That made Ben putting aside his hatred and saving Angelina the key to his character surviving the Death Date. In hindsight, forgiveness playing a role in passing divine judgment makes plenty of sense. Forgiveness is relevant to many religions, including Christianity, as the Bible places a strong emphasis on the need to forgive others. Ben’s biggest moment testing that capability perfectly honored the show’s religious themes.
