The Chosen: Why Is Everyone Fighting Over the Angels?
The Nov. 1 teaser reached about seven million impressions on X, and Dallas Jenkins asked viewers to wait for the full episode.
An article from entreCristianos looks back at the controversy over the angels in The Chosen. The Nov. 1 clip shows blue-skinned beings with bows and martial-arts-style movements, and many are asking why people are fighting over the angels.
The video was posted on the series' official accounts and reached about seven million impressions on X. The scene takes place in the Garden of Gethsemane and alludes to Matthew 26:53, where Jesus says he could ask for "more than twelve legions of angels" (Matthew 26:53, ESV).
The rest followed from there: comparisons to Avatar, suspicions of Mormon theology, mockery and defenses.
«A bow and a feather do not prove a doctrine»
An edited teaser is not the series
Dallas Jenkins responded on Facebook. He explained that the clip was edited for promotional purposes and that neither the teaser nor the scene is meant to be understood all at once: "You SHOULD be surprised and confused," he wrote. He also acknowledged that some people will not like the style that was chosen.
I think it is reasonable to ask for patience: judging a series by its trailer is judging a trailer. What I would not want is for that patience to become a clause that shuts down every question. If the production presents itself as a retelling of the Gospels, asking how it treats the text is legitimate.
The live-stream premiere is announced for Nov. 14, and it would reach Amazon Prime on the 15th. Media outlets have reported those dates differently, so it is worth confirming the official schedule before you plan a get-together with your group.
The Roman soldier who now feels biblical to us
This is the part that made me think the most. Dr. Laura Robinson, a New Testament scholar, pointed out that biblical films often show angels as Roman soldiers or with the image of Saint Michael the Archangel. That habit is an artistic decision, not a description found in the sacred text.
When something feels "biblical" only because we have seen it that way since childhood, the discussion becomes about taste, not fidelity. I am not criticizing anyone who was bothered by the blue skin: what we expected to see carries a lot of weight. But Scripture does not describe the color of angels, and where the Bible is silent, we should speak with humility.
There is one detail that is worth noting: in the scene, Jesus holds back the warriors and surrenders himself. Justin Dean, a Christian entrepreneur, emphasized that point: Jesus' death was a voluntary surrender, not a defeat. If the series communicates that, it will have done something good.
The Mormon angle, the 0.1% and what we can ask
Some critics linked the aesthetic to the Nephites of Latter-day Saints theology. The verifiable fact is something else: Angel Studios, founded by members of that church, distributed and financed the series in its early days, and the production cut commercial ties with that company more than two years ago.
Jenkins is evangelical, and executive producers such as Derral Eves and Brad Pelo profess the Mormon faith. Jenkins himself has said that the influence of that theology would be less than 0.1 percent.
A bow and a feather do not prove a doctrine. What we can ask goes deeper: does the series treat Jesus as the only Savior? Does it respect the authority of Scripture? That is measured by what it teaches, not by a meme.
When it premieres, watch the episode with your group, open Matthew 26 in your Bible and talk it through without mockery or taking sides. And here is an honest question to take home: do you judge biblical art by its fidelity to the text or by habit?
