Please note, Black Panther is rated PG-13. One of the most interesting characters in the Marvel Cinematic Universe is Okoye. She is funny and quick-witted as well as extremely moral. No matter where you fall in the conversation between her and Nakia, it is clear Okoye has a code of conduct that she sticks to no matter what. Even though she loves T'Challa and his family, she won't go with them in exile because her duty, she believes, is first and foremost serving Wakanda and her laws. She continues to stay as General of the Dora Milaje, even though she doesn't always like or agree with Killmonger in his role as the new King of Wakanda. She does so even though she does not believe Wakanda should go to war with the rest of the world, as Killmonger commands Wakanda to do. All that changes when T'Challa comes back and tells Killmonger, and all of Wakanda, that the Challenge between them has not, in fact, been completed. Killmonger, instead of honoring Wakandan law, chooses to go ahead with his plans. Okoye realizes that Killmonger will never honor the law he has sworn to protect. This, and T'Challa's return, are all her code requires for her to stand up against Killmonger. Killmonger acts, as Scripture puts it, in the role of a "false prophet". He tries to lead Wakanda down a path that will be destructive for them and the world at large. Jesus, in the Sermon on the Mount, says we can recognize false prophets by their fruit, or rather the fruit of their labors. That is precisely what Okoye is doing. She can see from Killmonger's actions that he not only doesn't have Wakanda's best interests at heart, but he also refuses to uphold their law. He will lead them astray, and Okoye steps up to prevent that from happening. Fortunately, as 2 Peter tells us, false prophets and teachers bring about their own destruction. That is certainly what we see with the final fate of Killmonger. Tune in next Thursday for another lesson from Okoye and Scripture!
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