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'We Know Who Wins': Mel Gibson Tells CBN About Showing Heaven and Hell in 'The Resurrection' Films

Sep 16, 2026·Original filing: 1 min read

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Mel Gibson Discusses Portraying Heaven and Hell in 'The Resurrection' Films

The supplied coverage establishes that Mel Gibson spoke with CBN about showing heaven and hell in films titled "The Resurrection." A historic Christian worldview treats Christ's resurrection as central while also requiring truthful, careful handling of claims about spiritual realities. Christian readers can approach a dramatic portrayal with discernment, humility, and concern for whether it communicates truth rather than merely producing spectacle.

Nobody is asking: How faithfully will these films distinguish biblical teaching from artistic speculation?

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'We Know Who Wins': Mel Gibson Tells CBN About Showing Heaven and Hell in 'The Resurrection' Films

CBN foregrounds Mel Gibson's statement, "We Know Who Wins," and his discussion of portraying heaven and hell in films titled "The Resurrection." The framing presents the project through an explicitly Christian lens and highlights its spiritual stakes.

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1 Thessalonians 5:21

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Test all things, and hold firmly that which is good.

A reader might apply the call to test all things when evaluating a filmmaker's portrayal of heaven, hell, and the resurrection. The passage encourages discernment and holding firmly to what is good without treating the film itself as authoritative.

Read the surrounding context (1 Thessalonians 5:16-22)

Rejoice always. Pray without ceasing. In everything give thanks, for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus toward you. Don’t quench the Spirit. Don’t despise prophesies. Test all things, and hold firmly that which is good. Abstain from every form of evil.

This interpretation is debated. Christians differ over how much artistic imagination is appropriate when depicting spiritual realities that Scripture does not describe in cinematic detail.