Star Trek V: The Final Frontier (1989)

Star Trek V: The Final Frontier (1989)

Star Trek V: The Final Frontier (1989), the fifth movie with the original cast, is about a prophet’s quest to find God. The crew of the USS Enterprise are sent to Nimbus III, the “Planet of Galactic Peace.” Sybok, a renegade Vulcan has taken the Klingon, Romulan, and human diplomats hostage. Once the crew arrives, Sybok manipulates the crew to take him to where he believes God exists. He takes then Sh Ka Ree, a planet at the center of the Milky Way galaxy. Once there, Sybok and the crew learn that this “God” is false. Sybok sacrifices his life to save the crew.

The Search for God

This film highlights the individual’s search for God. Sybok, acting as a messiah, leads others on a quest to find God. The place where God resides is described by various names: Klingons call it Qui Tu, Romulans call it Vorta Vor, the Vulcans call it Sha Ka Ree and humans call it Heaven or Eden. All of the races refer to God as a male and assume His existence. After finding out that his search ended in a person who claimed to be God and was instead a false alien, the USS Enterprise returns home. Captain Kirk gives the theological interpretation at the conclusion of the film:

“Maybe He (God) is not out there, Bones. Maybe He is right here, in the human heart.”

Star Trek V: The Final Frontier (1989) focuses on the theme of finding God. This is a universal desire in the hearts of everyone.This conclusion drawn from the film in the quote above sounds very similar to a spiritual truth in the New Testament.

Acts 2:38, Romans 10:9, Romans 10:13

The Bible teaches that people who seek God will find Him. It also teaches that many others will always seek Him outwardly and never find Him. Salvation comes by knowing Jesus Christ, and that begins in the human heart.

QUESTION: Describe your search for God. How does searching for God end in knowing Jesus Christ? Does knowing Jesus Christ ever end?