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295. What if Jesus Raptured His Church in 1995? | Left Behind
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“In one cataclysmic moment, millions around the globe disappear.” Jesus returned thirty years ago. Or rather, He sort of pre-returned, the warm-up act, if you will. Many faithful Christians believe in this kind of “rapture.” And in December 1995, two authors teamed up and used this idea to create the most successful biblical end-times thriller we’ve yet seen. In summer 2024 we overviewed the series. Yet now we’ll ask how that first Left Behind novel has aged, thirty years after its release.
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Quotes and notes
Fantastical Truth podcast series: Left Behind Legacy
- 216. Why Do Christians Fight Over End-Times Prophecies? | E. Stephen Burnett vs Zackary Russell
- 217. How Did Publishers Steward the Blockbuster Left Behind Series? | with Dan Balow
- 218. How Did The Kids Get Left Behind? | with Chris Fabry
- 219. How Did GAP Digital Turn Left Behind Into Cinematic Audio Drama? | with Todd Busteed
- 220. How Did the ‘Left Behind’ Kids Audio Drama Speed-Run the Tribulation? | with Darby Kern
- 221. How Did The Left Behind Series Enrapture Millions of Fans? | with Jerry B. Jenkins
Other Lorehaven resources on the Left Behind series
- Lorehaven.com search keyphrase: LEFT BEHIND
- Left Behind (1995) in the Lorehaven Library
- From the archives, Stephen’s article series: Twelve Reasons the ‘Left Behind’ Series is Actually Awesome
- How to Make a ‘Left Behind’ Streaming Series That’s Actually Awesome, Daniel Whyte IV
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