Symbolism Explained: The Olympics Opening Ceremony is Worse than You Thought

In this video, I discuss the 2024 Paris Olympics opening ceremony and its drag Dionysian representation of The Last Supper, I discuss why specifically the images of Dionysus and the Last Supper were used, other elements of the opening, the purpose and meaning of such symbolic demonstrations, and finally, the question of intent.

My intro was arranged and recorded by Matthew Wilkinson.

[JonathanPageau]

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[sharonreichter]

It was revolting not just to Christians but anyone with a moral compass.

[WeronikaKokot]

My two main takeaways from all this were: 1. God is these people's main enemy. 2. Children are their main target.

[Candy-syeo]

Anytime a group displays blatant and intentional immodesty and sexuality in front of children, it is an abusive and offensive act.

[tannygodisbeautiful]

I DETEST PEOPLE WHO ACT LIKE SOMETHING ISN'T WHAT IT IS AND THEN TRYING TO CONVINCE OTHERS THAT THEY ARE NOT SEEING WHAT THEY SEE

[lifespanwellnessbeauty-i]

I know idolatry when I see it. I know blasphemy
when I see it. I never accepted any other excuse for this gross freak show other than what it is.

[carlotapuig]

Dear Christians, never give up. Christ is King.

[sallymcmurray]

What got me the most was the man who had his right testicle hanging out underneath his shorts on live TV! This ceremony was an immoral perverted display of what Satan stands for. It always gets down to the root of the problem... Good vs. evil. God will not be mocked and I pray that God shows them all the error of their ways and shows them exactly who is in charge here. Please pray for these people's salvation regardless the cost. I'd rather see them come to the light and walk in heaven than burn in hell. Pray to God that He will take control over this situation and that it will not lead people astray. God bless this man for educating us.❤ conquers all!

[MsSherlock]

Whatever they said after performance it was EXTREMELY vulgar and not suitable for children! It's a degradation of human dignity!!! It has nothing to do with sport! 😈😈It was close to pornography! Totally disgusting! 👺

[danielpires]

I like the symbolism that happened when there was a power outage in Paris and only the Church on the hill had light

[lorrainehannon]

It was corrupt, lewd, despicable and disgusting. Like a scene from HELL.

[Dranok]

I've always felt John Lennon's "Imagine" to be one of the saddest most depressing expressions of hopelessness ever penned.
"imagine there's no heaven; no religion, too; nothing to live or die for..." nothing to believe in outside of yourself, no cause to fight for the freedom and sanctity of other people, or even yourself, no reason to go on in this world of pure depraved hedonism, no way to defend yourself against the desires of others, no purity, no holiness, no goodness, and no afterlife, nothing better to come, no cause to even try to improve and better yourself or separate yourself from the herd, to be different from anyone else in the breakdown of society, no individuality, no identity, _no diversity!_
And hidden in there, the strongest call for people with suicidal thoughts or tendencies to take their own lives in desperation.

Without distinctiveness there can be no unity, only an amorphous homogeneity -- that's not unity, that abandonment of uniqueness leads to a loss of identity. That's what this song espouses hidden under its mask of the opposite, and that's what this counter-cultural movement will lead to if it is allowed to evolve to its logical conclusion: the destruction of culture and thus the dissolution of society. These children are working to bring about "the end times" without having the wisdom to realize it.

[werdsfrghnwyrjuwq]

This is not offending ME, as a Christian, it's offending, PERIOD! It's just appalling, to see this... horrifying thing, especially at such a global event. What has the world come to?

[stevendouglas]

Satanism isn’t about worshipping Satan. He hates us too much to care about our love. It’s about worshipping the self and rebelling against God.

[MarekzAnglii]

And what are all Pride Parades _(increasingly involving children), _ if not carnivals?!?! 😡

[thepoliticsofhumanity]

Evil will always present itself, then lie that it is not Evil

[TheJojo]

The last supper is not about people's communion with each other, it is about communion with Jesus and by extention with God. The woke representation of the last supper was about communion with human desires. That's totally opposite to the true meaning.

The whole opening ceremony was painful to watch.

[coquifrog]

If you, as a Christian, are not offended by that ceremony, then nothing would ever offend you.

[johngrebnebeil]

Forget all the symbolic explanations, we do not want wokeness or LBGQT period

[SashaLipskaia]

Brilliant. Thank you. A humble student here. As an Orthodox Chrisitan, and a woman who feels so overwhelmed by the conflicting "narratives" it helps so much to have your commentary. Amen, and Bless you. That was revolting to me to see, even glimses of, I could feel the stanic energy in it, and to have the follow up mess is even more disturbing. Again, we need more educated and grounded men speaking truth to this madness.