| M. As Agent Smith lectures Thomas, he flips through a
record of Thomas' crimes. |
| S. Smith is like Satan, who will always be called the
'accuser'. (Revelation 12:9-12). |
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| M. Agent Smith tells Thomas three distinct lies (see
below) during the interrogation scene. |
| S. Satan is the 'father of lies' (John 8:44). |
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| M. Lie #1: Agent Smith indicates that Thomas'
illusionary Matrix life is reality – having a job, paying taxes, helping the
landlady. In contrast, Smith tells Thomas that his other (hacker) life is "lived in
computers", which is an interesting twist of words! In truth, it is Thomas'
illusionary life in the Matrix - his job, taxes, and landlady – that is "lived
in computers" that generate the Matrix simulation! The real life that Thomas will
live as Neo outside the Matrix is NOT lived "in computers". |
| S. Satan's lie is a complete reversal of truth. He lies
that this tangible earthly life is all there is, that it is substantial, and that the
spiritual things are silly myth that we should stop seeking. |
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| M. Lie #2: Smith says, "One of these lives [a life
of lies inside the Matrix] has a [good] future, and one of them [a life of truth outside
the Matrix] does not." |
| S. This is another direct reversal. Truth gives eternal
life - a good future. Believing lies results in eternal death. |
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| M. Lie #3: Agent Smith describes Morpheus as a
'dangerous man', a 'criminal' who must be brought to 'justice'. In truth, Morpheus is a
good man – so good that he is willing to lay down his own life to allow Neo to escape
the Agents in the wet-wall scene. |
| S. Satan again reverses roles, portraying himself as
good and God as evil. Many people fall for this lie. For example, many see Satan as noble
liberator in the garden of Eden but judge God as a stingy jailer – instead of seeing
God as providing an idyllic environment, while selfish man just had to have one more tree
despite the abundant orchards! Man, imitating Satan, said "I will be like God"
and rebelled against his benevolent Creator – a Creator Who in turn humbly took the
form of a man to be crucified for the willful sins of His own creation so that a way of
redemption could be open to all by simply trusting the Rescuer. To regard Someone as
'evil' who dies on your behalf is the height of deception. |
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| M. Thomas demands a phone call. Agent Smith in turn
demonstrates his total power over Thomas by literally sealing his mouth, or 'shutting him
up'. |
| S. Who would Thomas have called anyway? He did not know
Morpheus' number, and no fellow enslaved human could have helped him. Smith's power over
Thomas represents Satan's natural dominion over the sinner. A lost man is utterly
powerless to overcome Satan with natural strength, willpower, and abilities. Satan's goal
is to mute the lost man through intimidation and power so that he will fear attempting to
cry out to God. From another angle, "scripture has shut up all men under sin,"
exposing our sinful ways so that we would agree that we need God's salvation. (Galatians
3:22). |
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| M. Agent Smith implants his nightmarish tracer 'bug'
into Thomas. |
| S. A lost man's awareness of his problem grows once
more – he now clearly sees he is infected with sin, just like Satan. The sinner
cannot escape his own sin; it is internal and must be removed by Someone else. |
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| M. Agent Smith tells Thomas, "You're going to help
us – whether you want to or not." |
| S. The sinner finds again that he has no neutral
position – he belongs to the enemy by default. Man is infected with sin, just like
Satan. In the eyes of God, a sinner's eternal destiny is the same, from the curious
agnostic down to the most ardent Satanist. If the plane is going to crash, the doctor near
the window dies just as fiery a death as the rapist in the aisle seat. We are all born
into slavery of sin; the only way out is through faith in Christ. |
