Jenkins shared that the decision to show the season in its entirety in theaters was because “this season demands it.”
“I mean Season Four is on a bigger scale. The themes are deeper. The stories are bigger. The backdrop is bigger,” he said. “We’re getting closer and closer to Jerusalem and to what we all know is coming.”
“Also, we think people should gather. I think people should get together during a time that’s very divisive. If for no other reason then I think you’re gonna need to give each other handkerchiefs and Kleenex because it’s a heavy season.”
When asked what message he would give the fans ahead of Season Four, Jenkins said: “I would say to make sure that you today are not missing the lessons that Jesus’ friends and followers missed.”
He added: “As we got closer to the Crucifixion in the Gospels, Jesus was actually telling them explicitly what was going to happen. He said, ‘I’m going to suffer.’ He said, ‘I’m going to die.’ And they said, ‘Okay, I hear you, but hey, who’s No. 1 in our group? And can I be on your right and left hand in the kingdom in the future?’ And it broke his heart.”
Jenkins explained that it can be easy for us to look back in hindsight and “say, ‘Man, we can’t believe that they missed it. It was so obvious.’”
“I pray that today we are not missing what they missed,” he said. “That we are — especially because we have this hindsight — able to say our focus needs to be about the Gospel. It needs to not be about position. It needs to not be about fame or glory or winning a battle, but it’s about learning the lessons that Jesus taught and focusing on him exclusively.”
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