The Emissary of Star Trek was the bearer of both great news and deep suffering in their connection with the Prophets, but what does it mean to be such a pivotal part of Bajoran spirituality? For Captain Benjamin Sisko (Avery Brooks), carrying such a burden ultimately led to him giving up everything for a way of life that he’d only recently begun to believe in when he left his family to fulfill his celestial prophecy. Theoretically, he couldn’t have been the only Emissary. Bajorans were worshiping the Prophets long before Captain Sisko was even a twinkle in his parent’s eyes. Yet, all signs point to him being the promised Emissary. The one destined to lead Bajor out of suffering and into a new age of spiritual advancement.