We’ve been promising it for weeks and here it finally is! In this very special episode, Tim and Ray discuss the Christian obsession with end-time prophesy. In addition to talking about their individual deconstructions around believing in the rapture, our hosts review six of the most well-known rapture films and analyze the use of the promise of an impending apocalypse as an evangelical scare tactic. Time stamps for the start of each film review below:

0:20:03 - A Thief in the Night (1972), dir. Donald W. Thompson

0:52:08 - A Distant Thunder (1978), dir. Donald W. Thompson

1:09:28 - Image of the Beast (1981), dir. Donald W. Thompson

1:31:55 - The Prodigal Planet (1983), dir. Donald W. Thompson

1:40:04 - Left Behind: The Movie (2000), dir. Vic Sarin

1:51:24 - Left Behind (2014), dir. Vic Armstrong

Further Reading:

“A Thief in the Night: The Christian Apocalyptic Thriller That Spawned an Industry” by Dustin T. Cox

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