(Jin Christ Theory: Blood Sweat Tears x Run; Jin, Taehyung, Jimin)

In Blood Sweat Tears (BST) and Run MVs, Jin, Jimin and Taehyung portray the same characters. Jin is Jesus Christ. Taehyung is the evil. Jimin is Taehyung’s good.

The story of BTS is the biblical story of Jesus’ death. In BST, Jesus was still a human being. The story in Run, meanwhile, is the depiction of Jesus’ triumph in saving his brothers after his death and resurrection.

Blood Sweat Tears

How did the BST MV showed that Jin was Jesus?

1)      The supper scene, at 2:30-2:36. This was an altered depiction of the Last Supper.

Mark 14:22-24. And he took a cup, and when he had given thanks, he gave to them: and they all drank of it. And he said unto them, ‘this is my blood of the covenant, which is poured out for many.’

1 Corinthians 11:25. In like manner also the cup, after supper, saying, ‘This cup is the new covenant in my blood: this do, as often as ye drink it, in remembrance of me.’

2) The kiss scene. It was the depiction of the Kiss of Judas. The mv, however, showed an altered image of it, to avoid relevant controversy and to conceal its actual representation.

According to the Synoptic Gospels, Judas identified Jesus to the soldiers by means of a kiss. This is the kiss of Judas, also known as the Betrayal of Christ, which occurs in the Garden of Gethsemane after the Last Supper, and leads directly to the arrest of Jesus by the police force of the Sanhedrin.

More broadly, a Judas kiss may refer to "an act appearing to be an act of friendship, which is in fact harmful to the recipient." (see: Kiss of Judas, in referenced links)

Notice that the mv showed Taehyung’s friendliness on Jin, and Jin’s confidence in him.

Also notice the background in their supper scene. It was a resemblance of a garden. The Garden of Gethsemane. And as stated, it was in that garden where Judas’ betrayal to Jesus occurred. Which was why, it was apples that were on their plates. It symbolized Jin’s awareness of the sins that Judas and the others would commit against him.

3)  The Pieta. Look particularly at 5:50, where Mother Mary’s face broke to pieces. It showed her lament for the death of her son. Notice how the mv showed Pieta at 5:34, right after the Kiss of Betrayal and Judas’ smirk. And then, look at Jin’s very last image at 6:00. While staring at the flower, his face formed a fault. As the broken sculpture depicted, He, like His mother, sorrowed for his own death. Recall Jesus’ seven last words, where he sorrowfully asked God why He had forsaken him.

Taehyung, as clearly shown in the mv, was the evil. The entire evil. The Demian. The Judas. The Satan. The Lucifer.

Lucifer, the Latin word for the ‘morning star’ (the light-bearer), has been used by the Church as the proper name for the devil, as he was before his fall. The fall of the morning star (the fall of Lucifer), was the similar phrase for the fall of the rebel angel. (see referenced links of: Lucifer, Fallen Angel)

The painting in which Jin stared at in the first part of the mv was titled The Fall of the Rebel Angel. This mv scene was a portrayal of Jesus’ statement in Luke 10:18, ‘I saw Satan fall like lightning from heaven.’ It also suggests that Jesus was aware of the evil and of the upcoming betrayal from the start.

A fallen angel (an angel of black wings) is a wicked or rebellious angel that has been cast out of heaven. The term ‘fallen angel’ does not appear in the Bible, but it is used of angels who sinned (such as those referred to in 2 Peter 2:4, ‘For if God did not spare angels when they sinned, but cast them into hell and committed them to chains of gloomy darkness to be kept until the judgement…’).

At 3:11-3:13 of the mv, the elevation of Jimin and Yoongi showed that they are in heaven, above the sinful world. Like in Run mv, Jimin was Taehyung, and Taehyung was Jimin. Jimin was the good persona, he was the angel who had not yet sinned, he was the Taehyung who had not yet fallen. But then, Jimin was given an apple (temptation) by Yoongi, and eventually, he let Yoongi blind him to that temptation. The next scene after that was the heaven’s door opening at 3:18, Jimin was already Taehyung, and God had casted him out of heaven. The background painting in that 3:18 scene was called Icarus, and Icarus was the one who melted his wings.

As observed from that scene, the heaven itself had been poisoned with sins. This sinful heaven was also pictured at 1:30-1:33, in which Yoongi was sitting and the green fume (the fume of worldly sins) was around him. Yoongi was an evil in the heaven.

Jimin was Taehyung, and Taehyung was Jimin. At 5:36-5:38, it was shown that the statue (the representation of Taehyung) wept tears after he and Jin kissed. And then, at 5:42, notice the same tears (tears of sin) that Jimin shed. Judas Iscariot, as we remember, was still a disciple of Jesus, and like everyone, still had the good conscience. His good conscience led him to weep after his betrayal to Jesus, and that same conscience led him to hang himself out of guilt. Look at the split-second clip of Jimin between 5:43-5:44, where he gestured as if he was strangled (also notice Jimin’s crucifix earrings).

The Jimin who wept, and the Taehyung who smirked, meant that the evil has triumphed over the good.

BST MV is inspired by Hesse’s novel, Demian, in which the story’s main characters embody biblical entities, although in altered dimensions. The novel’s protagonist, Emil Sinclair, is Jesus.

As a boy, Sinclair views the world within the walls of his home as representing all that is good, pure, innocent and godly. But starting at a young age he feels a constant inner conflict between these worlds, which he refers to as the ‘world of light’ and the outside world, or ‘forbidden realm’ which represents sin, loneliness, deceit and insecurity. (p.2, Demian, click for reference)

Sinclair feels trapped by Kromer, forced to live within the forbidden realm, which in turn exiles him from the world of light. (p.3, Demian.pdf)

At the mv’s 3:34, we could see Jin holding a balloon (the symbol of his youth and innocence) in a pink background. As we recall, pink is a combination of red and white, red which is the color of temptation, and white which means purity and light. Pink then portrays Jin’s perception of conflict between the two worlds. And then look at 4:03-4:06, where Jin let go of the balloon. His background became red. This symbolized that he had been able to witness worldliness in its entirety.

Then one day, almost without knowing it, he paints the face of a woman that will forever alter his life. ‘It resembled a kind of an image of God or a holy mask, half male, half female, ageless.’ Then one morning he wakes up to realize that she resembles someone who is real, someone he knows. She resembles Demian. (p.7)

Fantasy turned into reality for Sinclair when he saw a picture of Frau Demian, his dream woman, his beloved guide. Demian’s mother was the one in his dream, the one he unconsciously painted (p.11). ‘With a face that resembled her son’s, timeless, ageless, the beautiful woman smiled with dignity.’ Demian’s mother tells Sinclair to simply call her Frau Eva, and she becomes his mentor, his mother, his love, and his obsession (p.14).

These images in the story were shown and interpreted in the mv at 5:22-5:24 (when Jin kissed the statue), 5:36-5:38 (when paint flowed from the statue). Jin’s kiss was the portrayal of his love for her/him. The paint which flowed from the statue meant that she/he was the one that Sinclair painted. And again, we go back to the fact that Jimin and Taehyung is one (half male, half female; good and evil).

The song Blood Sweat Tears, which has a theme of obsessive love, is in fact Sinclair’s song for Eva.

Sinclair remembers Demian’s interest that day in an old coat of arms. The emblem is that of a sparrow hawk. Sinclair feels propelled by this memory to paint the old emblem. After several days of painting, he finishes it to find a picture of a sparrow hawk emerging or fighting its way out of a globe or a giant egg. He then mails the painting to Demian. A while later, Sinclair finds a note in his book one day during class. The note reads: “The bird fights his way out of the egg. The egg is the world. Who would be born must first destroy a world. The bird flies to God.” The note is from Demian. (p.7-8)

The bird is Sinclair. The bird is Jesus.

Shortly before the war begins Demian realizes what is to come, the tragic event that would change European society forever. It meant the death of the old world, an end to the conformity, a coming of a new age. Demian and Sinclair will be a part of this new world, they will be leaders because they have already accepted fate. One day Demian comes to tell Sinclair, “So it won’t be the end of the world, no earthquake, no revolution, but war. People will love it!” (p.15)

In this part, Demian is speaking as Judas. The phrase ‘an end to conformity, a coming of a new age,’ refers to Jesus’ revolutionary actions. ‘Demian and Sinclair will be a part of this new world’ pertains to the role of Judas and Jesus to the Crucifixion and Resurrection, which brought salvation to mankind and the coming of the new world. The ‘war’ in Demian’s quote stated above refers to the war of good against evil. ‘People will love it’ describes how the people will love Jesus’ fight against evil (his death), and how the people will enjoy the salvation because of his death.

In all four gospels, Mary Magdalene goes to Jesus' tomb on Sunday morning and is surprised to find that it is empty. In John, Mary is alone at first, but Peter and the beloved disciple come and see the tomb as well. In Matthew, there's an earthquake when they discovered the tomb. Jesus then appears to Mary at the empty tomb. Jesus, she learns, has risen from the dead. (see reference links at Resurrection and Ascension, Jesus)

Christians celebrate the resurrection of Jesus on Easter Sunday. In Christianity, for the celebration of Easter, eggs symbolize the empty tomb ofJesus. (see ref links: Easter, Easter egg)

Recall Demian’s note on Sinclair, ‘The bird fights his way out of the egg. The egg is the world. Who would be born must first destroy a world. The bird flies to God.’

Also recall the crack in Jin’s face at the very last part of the MV. That crack meant his triumph in breaking out of the egg.

Christians also celebrate Easter with an easter lily, another symbol of Christ’s resurrection. "After Jesus' death and resurrection, some of these beautiful flowers were found growing in the Garden of Gethsemane, where Jesus went to pray the night before His crucifixion. Legend has it that these flowers sprung up where drops of Jesus' sweat fell as he prayed." (see Easter Lily)

Notice the white lily Jin stared at.

Run

Run MV is a depiction of the world after Jesus’ death and resurrection. It depicts His seven (last) words, namely: forgiveness, salvation, relationship, abandonment, distress, triumph, and reunion. Although Jimin and Taehyung represent the same character as in BST, here in Run they are under a different circumstance. They are already living in a time after Jesus’ death, in the new world.

The mv portrays each of the seven words, although in a twisted dimension. The twisted run of events, meanwhile, symbolizes the vicious cycle of sin and salvation.

1)Relationship- at 1:26-1:28, Jin is trying to build a relationship. The cards symbolized the people, the people who could easily fall apart. But then, right after he was able to build it, Taehyung broke it in one easy hit. It was so easy, just like how people can easily fall apart and hate each other. Just like how people can easily fall for evil.

Relationship was also shown through their happy times. Memories together, and youthful celebrations.

2-3)Abandonment/ Distress- see 1:39-2:00, 2:24-2:48. In these parts, the members are seen hopeless and/or distressed. Taehyung was drowning, but no one was saving him. Yoongi was filled with hatred. Violence was beginning to rule. They felt like no one would save them, not even God.

Look at Jin’s expression at 1:43. He was sad to see them like that. And he was sadder, because they had lost their faith. They fell deeper to sins. Anger. Wrath. Revenge. At 3:58-4:18, this was what they exactly showed. They were lost in hatred and frustration.

See 1:13-1:15 specifically, where Taehyung pushed Jin against the wall and sprayed a cross mark on his body. Cross. Crucifixion. Notice the red paint surrounding Jin’s body. Red represented blood. And everyone was enjoying watching it happen. But also notice Jin’s happy expression. That is because no matter what they do to him, he loves them. And he is happy knowing that he can save them.

4-5)Forgiveness/Salvation- Look at 4:13, Jin’s happy expression while watching them. He was happy, because no matter what they were doing, he has forgiven them, and he loved his brothers unconditionally. And then look at 4:14-4:25. They ran to his direction. They were running toward His path. And then look at 4:26. This scene where they rode His car tells that they have been saved. Jin became happier, because he has triumphed.

6-7)Triumph/Reunion- The next scene after that is 4:31-4:33, where Jimin is wearing white, and brushing white feathers on his hair. Jimin is Taehyung. And Taehyung is Jimin. Notice that in 4:41-4:43, Jimin is in the tub, and then at 4:55, it was already Taehyung on the tub. Taehyung, whom we see drowning, was now enjoying the right amount of water. At 4:56, see the word on Taehyung’s shirt, nirvana. Then at 5:22, Taehyung has risen from the water, which meant that he had been saved from drowning.

All of them, in fact, had been saved. Notice how they peacefully walk in 5:04-5:10, and how Jungkook smiled as his sign of gratitude. This part also shows that Jin has been watching them. In fact, Jin has been watching them the entire time, in all the scenes where there was the seven of them. And then, notice the image on Namjoon’s jacket at the rightmost. It shows an image of Mother Mary, and a phrase, ‘there is always sunshine in my heart.’

But then, as Jungkook smiled, he winked. That wink symbolized evil. It meant that after Jin has saved them, they would go back to sin. At 5:22, the rise of Taehyung implies the same thing: the comeback of evil.

At the very last scene, 7:08-7:27. Jimin burned the picture. That picture is an image of their salvation. But he burned it, and he was in a distressed expression again. His act of burning the photo was a symbolism of his nature as a human. He would forget the memory. He would forget that he had been saved. He would easily fall for sins again. That is the reason why he remained in the tub and not out of it. At the scene’s last second, ashes were seen falling.

At 2:05-2:20, the white feathers symbolized Jin’s ashes. As seen from this part, they find joy, peace, and comfort with his ashes.

The last word in the video, forever, pertains to the endless war between good and evil, and Jin’s everlasting love.

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(a/note: 1. you may try to review the lyrics of the songs and the other related videos, and then fuse this theory. 2. As much as I want to make a video of this, I don’t know how to video edit. Sad.)

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