Left Behind

Originally posted by Halitose
I got about half way through the series, before I got bored. Interesting, but fiction none the less.

How accurate was the series' depiction of the plague of the horse-sized locusts that eat human flesh?

Originally posted by darvlay
How accruate was the series' depiction of the plague of the horse-sized locusts that eat human flesh?

That must have been in the second half of the series... or I've forgotten.

Originally posted by Halitose
That must have been in the second half of the series... or I've forgotten.

Do you think that the disapperance of the Christians is also fiction?

Have any of you seen the live-action film adaptation of the series starring former-teen-heart-throb-turned-Christian-doorknob Kirk Cameron?

How accurate was his portrayal of someone *Gasp* Left Behind?

Originally posted by darvlay
Ah, South Africa. There's a revival goin' on!

Here's the best story of evangelical lunacy to come from South Africa in the last few years (you'll have to skip the Afrikaans parts but you'll get the gist):

http://www.sabcnews.com/specialassignment/prophetscript.html

(these people certainly qualify as Left Behind)

Originally posted by dj2becker
Do you think that the disapperance of the Christians is also fiction?

I understand that part is mentioned in Revelation somewhere, so as such no, but there was a lot of er.. uhm... poetic license used in the books.

Originally posted by Bosse de Nage
Here's the best story of evangelical lunacy to come from South Africa in the last few years (you'll have to skip the Afrikaans parts but you'll get the gist):

http://www.sabcnews.com/specialassignment/prophetscript.html

(these people certainly qualify as Left Behind)

If you want to hear about 'real' revival, I suggest you read "Revival among the Zulus" by Erlo Stegen.

http://www.jesus.org.uk/vault/library/stegen_revival_among_zulus.pdf

Originally posted by darvlay
Have any of you seen the live-action film adaptation of the series starring former-teen-heart-throb-turned-Christian-doorknob Kirk Cameron?

How accurate was his portrayal of someone *Gasp* Left Behind?

I never saw it, but the review that I got from my friends who saw it, was that as most Christian films go, the element of cheezyness was never far away...

Originally posted by Halitose
I understand that part is mentioned in Revelation somewhere, so as such no, but there was a lot of er.. uhm... poetic license used in the books.

Agreed. By at least the author does bring across some truths.

Originally posted by dj2becker
Agreed. By at least the author does bring across some truths.

Pray tell, what "truths" does the author bring across?

Originally posted by darvlay
Pray tell, what "truths" does the author bring across?

Biblical truths.

Originally posted by Halitose
I never saw it, but the review that I got from my friends who saw it, was that as most Christian films go, the element of cheezyness was never far away...

There's a whole new shelf in my local video store featuring films set in biblical times. Even the fonts on the boxes have extra cheese.

Originally posted by dj2becker
Biblical truths.

Such as?

Originally posted by dj2becker
Agreed. By at least the author does bring across some truths.

Depends what you mean by TRUTHS. An author's interpretation of scripture wouldn't necessarily qualify...

Originally posted by darvlay
Such as?

The ones revealed in the book of Revelation. e.g. the rapture.