captain america's baptism timeline by Shane Reiersgaard

superhero baptism: captain america

sreiersgaard27 — 2024-06-13 21:28:30 UTC

Captain America the American super soldier goes through a Baptismal journey

Steve Rogers - before enlisting in the army

sreiersgaard27 — 2024-06-13 21:57:40 UTC

The story goes as this he had enlisted 4-5 times and was rejected in all of them but then Dr. Abraham Erskine gives him the chance he had been waiting for to enlist.

The grenade

sreiersgaard27 — 2024-06-13 22:09:50 UTC

In this scene Steve jumps on a grenade to save his peers showing the Grace of protection. This scene also shows a life or death situation where he throws himself on a supposedly live grenade. When he jumps on the grenade he passes through his fear of the grenade to save others.

The serum

sreiersgaard27 — 2024-06-13 22:20:08 UTC

The serum is explained as the reason it worked on Steve is that he was a good man quote "The serum amplifies everything that is inside, so good becomes great; bad becomes worse." showing that the serum amplifies the good and evil in a person. This is Baptismal because it is like the water that is used in the Baptism representing life and death since the serum could be deadly.

the priest

sreiersgaard27 — 2024-06-13 22:23:41 UTC

Agent carter could be considered the priest in this scene because she is wearing the colors of green in her uniform and red lipstick signaling life and death in Baptism.

The Curch structure

sreiersgaard27 — 2024-06-13 22:26:20 UTC

this scene could be considered the Church structure because this is where the Baptism takes place.

she had faith

sreiersgaard27 — 2024-06-13 22:59:49 UTC

in this scene agent carter claims "I didn't have a crush, I had faith." this scene could be seen as baptismal because of the fact she had faith in Steve to rescue the soldiers

Opened eyes

sreiersgaard27 — 2024-06-13 23:33:12 UTC

this scene depicts Steves eyes being opened as he goes through with his Baptism. The light aspect represents fire or light in the baptism represents Jesus' light guiding him through his Baptism.

Transformation

sreiersgaard27 — 2024-06-13 23:44:44 UTC

In this scene Steve rogers is transformed into Captain America. This shows the transformation into a "new creature" that St. Paul described Baptism as.

celebration

sreiersgaard27 — 2024-06-13 23:48:58 UTC

In this scene Steve comes back with almost 400 captured soldiers all are in celebration. This shows the sacrament of celebration like how a Baptism is celebrated after it happens.

community

sreiersgaard27 — 2024-06-13 23:58:44 UTC

In this scene Steve can be scene gathering the men that he saved to ask them to go back and fight hydra. This shows community because he is scene drinking with his friends and them all interacting with each other.

original sin - not Steve's fault

sreiersgaard27 — 2024-06-14 00:03:01 UTC

The red skull was Dr. Abraham Erskine original experiment, but when it failed it only created a bigger monster. He is considered the original sin because he was created by Dr. Abraham Erskine but became evil while Steve became good.

New Life

sreiersgaard27 — 2024-06-14 00:06:30 UTC

When Steve crashes the plane he is supposedly dead, but when he is found and thawed out of the ice he wakes up 75 years later were he now has to adapt to a new life in a new era.