User blog comment:Maattthhhh/Bleach and Christian Symbolisms IV/@comment-26269901-20161217143025/@comment-957629-20161217164338

The divisions didn't stem from "following orders" the division stemmed from the fact that those who disagreed with the orders noticed that something was happening that was not as simple as following orders.

Hitsugaya was on his way to Central 46 in order to find out what was really happening. Ukitake, one of the oldest Captains in the Seireitei, knew that something was amiss when he couldn't get anything from Central 46 himself. Those that followed orders were Byakuya and Sui-Feng, two very new captains on the roster by comparison. Byakuya because of his vow to his parents and Sui-Feng because of the emotional damage caused by Yoruichi's perceived betrayal earlier.

Even Yamamoto, we later learn used to be a "monster" before he allowed rules and regulations tow the line because he knows how bad anarchy can get.

The Apple was used as a tool, an object of temptation, of greed, of sin. It sit there waiting to be plucked from the tree, to be eaten and such, it is not in control of its fate. Ichigo is none of these things as he is an active participant in the events that transpire. He is also not an object of sin as again, at least in Christianity, his sin is not then passed to the rest of people around him.

Let's be real and critically look at the story of Adam and Eve. It is meant to represent the folly and fall of man in a way that traditions back then saw it. And what is the ultimate folly of man?? Women. It is Eve who is the active sinner in the Christian tradition, not Adam. The "emotional" of the two genders not the "logical" one, who caused the eternal damnation of those around her until Jesus the savior shows up.

Bleach, while having its issues, is no more close to the story of the Garden of Eden than Ron Burgundy is. Ichigo is not nor would ever be compared to an apple. In the end his invasion was utilized as a distraction from the real conspiracy. The apple is not used as a distraction, its the object of desire it is the tool. The tool utilized by Aizen is Central 46 and his own powers.

There are plenty of Christian themes in Bleach but this is a massive stretch. The motives don't align. The tools don't align. The other all theme just doesn't align.