The story of Abraham and Isaac is coming to the big screen with the release of “His Only Son” on Easter. One of the most controversial stories in the Bible, former Marine David Helling says that’s the exact reason that he chose to make this film.
Helling spoke to Fox News Digital about the growth in faith that he experienced while serving overseas and the clarity that he hopes “His Only Son” will provide to audiences who are troubled by the story of Abraham and Isaac. Helling told Fox News Digital:
“It’s really one of the most controversial accounts in Scripture. It’s a point of contention for many nonbelievers and for many believers it’s a Scripture they don’t really know how to defend. How come God asks this man to lay his own son down? I wanted to dig into Scripture and pull out the truth of what God was doing there.”
Helling says that the story of Abraham and Isaac, from Genesis 22, is a massively important story in the Bible as it sets the table for humanity’s redemption through Jesus Christ. The film will follow Abraham as he climbs Mount Moriah in the biggest test of faith in his life. It will also flashback to other events in Abraham’s life, offering a condensed version of his story. Helling says:
“In the Lord’s testing of his faith, he had a very clear purpose in it. He was showing Abraham something…that memorial stone of sorts, this event in Abraham’s life was going to echo through the millennia until the point when God would lay down his only son on the same mountain. I want people to see this and see, ‘Wow the Lord’s had His redemptive plan has been in place… since before the beginning.”
“His Only Son” was crowdfunded in only three weeks, as fans quickly donated $400,000 to see this project come to life. According to MSN, this is the first-ever crowdfunded theatrical release. Helling sees that this is no coincidence but a message from God:
“Well, little did they know when they would release the campaign, to raise the marketing costs, it would reach the full cap of what they could raise, which was 1.235 million dollars in less than 100 hours.”
“For those of us that are in Christ,…for those of us who love him, and are called according to his purpose, we can have confidence that even in our darkest night, in our darkest season, in the most wretched hurts that we have the Lord has a purpose in it and he’s working it for our good.”
Before the film’s release, fans can get a small taste of “His Only Son” by watching the most recent official trailer, which was released on Youtube and is shown below. The movie attempts to blend stunning production value with awe-inspiring storytelling to bring the audience a new perspective on one of the most emotional stories in the Bible.
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