This Anime series is full of religious symbolism, especially in Lain's character. There is quite a bit of evidence that leads the watcher to believe Lain is representing Jesus Christ, whom Christians believe to be their savior. In the bible there is a well known story of how Satan tried to tempt Jesus Christ into betraying His father, God in Heaven, and join Satan in doing evil on the earth. Jesus Christ, however, was stronger than any of Satan's temptations. Not only did He turn Satan down, he also overcame Satan and his evil later on. This very same story is symbolized in this series when the Satan character, Masami Eiri, who thinks he is a god, tries to tempt Lain in joining her powers with his to rule the world of the wired. Lain being more powerful, and knowing right from wrong, turned Masami Eiri down as well. Masami Erir was also defeated. Lain, like Christ, had the strength to do the right thing over the easy thing. They both turned down more power, and later selflessly sacrificed themselves so that others could live and not suffer. They both had greater things waiting for them than the power they could have had on this earth.
More than once in the series Lain appeared naked in the clouds of the sky. This symbolized purity and holiness, which also compares to or resembles Jesus Christ. She was pure and innocent because she had never really done anything to anyone. Holiness means “Set apart,” and that symbolizes how she is not like any other. She had powers unlike anyone else, and was not really of this world. No one compared to her in the series, not even the other “gods” like Masami Eiri. There were also several people on the streets looking up at her with raised hands like worshiping, which made it look like she had quite a few followers. All of this is powerful evidence for Lain resembling Jesus Christ.
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