User blog comment:Rafe Adler/"The Rising Son" Discussion/@comment-26982641-20171020105611/@comment-1975828-20171020111310

Michael's "purified world" is that apocalyptic world, if you haven't noticed.

Also, our Michael is currently a "hot mess" so there will be no purifying from the Michael we saw in S5.

Jack is a catalyst they say, intended to help the character developments of Team Free Will.