I Survived the Rapture Shane Bizzell & Gavin Russell
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The Left Behind Christian novel series took the world by storm at the turn of the last millennium. Shane Bizzell and Gavin Russell are your guides on this bizarre adventure to dissect Jerry B Jenkins and Tim LaHaye's vision of the Christian apocalypse complete with an Antichrist, Mark of the Beast, and man-faced robotic murder-scorpions Even Nicholas Cage will be there! So come take a journey with us and learn how you too can survive the rapture.
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28 - Stefanananavich
Pages 1-145/Chapters 1-7 of The Remnant: On the Brink of Armageddon
On the upswing from the garbage fire of Book 9, the boys check back in with Petra, the Underground, and the Tribulation Force as bombs fall, miracles happen, and people wind up in even more Old Testament cosplay. The computer magic and science miracles reach new heights. Jerry almost writes a competent thriller scene and Shane struggles to pronounce names. -
Global Community Theatre - Left Behind II Colon Tribulation Force
After the Desecration dumpster fire, the boys take a break and head back to the movies with the second film in the Kirk Cameron Left Behind trilogy. With a lower budget, worse source material, and some baffling VFX choices, the lingering question is: Can the Tribulation Force Movie come out better than the book? The answer is probably no.
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Book 9 Wrap Up - Off the Record
The boys finally put their least favorite book (so far) to bed. Discussion of Desecration leads to talk about PBS shows, entertaining angels, and how much Shane really misses Hattie and David. Only three more main series books to go before the Glorious Appearing and there's no where to go but up (we hope).
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27 - Let's-a-GO!
Pages 275-END/Chapters 15-END of Desecration: Antichrist Takes the Throne
The bombs are falling and so is the boys' final rating for this book as the battle in the skies over Petra spills out into the fleeing masses on the ground. Antichrist continues to consolidate his power after the Via Dolorosa precession and the GC Morale Monitors finally grow some fangs. The Tribulation Force's plot armor is finally starting to dent as book 9 reaches its conclusion. -
26 - Shut Up, LEON!
Pages 135-274/Chapter 8-14 of Desecration: Antichrist Takes the Throne
Back after the holiday break, the boys find themselves stuck right back in the quagmire of Book 9.
Carpathia has FINALLY made his way to the Temple and the Act of Desecration can begin. Jerry and Tim continue further into their Exodus reboot complete with plagues, a pharaoh, and a Red Sea moment and the first battles between Operation Eagle and the GC kick off (with predictably problematic implications). -
25 - Thanks Linda!
Pages 1-134/Chapters 1-7 of Desecration: Antichrist Takes the Throne
Back in the saddle for the final third of the Left Behind saga. The boys come upon what might be their least favorite book so far. Shane fights a cold but can't fight the onslaught of terrible pacing. Luckily, a new ally reaches out from the distant past to help the boys in their darkest hour.
Customer Reviews
"We didn't set out to make a religion podcast; we set up a podcast about some books from the 90s."
With all of the doom and gloom in the world lately, I was reminded of the Left Behind series that I read way back in the day. I was curious if someone made a podcast that discussed them as literature (rather than some religious doctrine) and I Survived the Rapture was exactly what I'm looking for! The hosts have a great rapport, and they go over each of the books in a great detail, but they're not afraid to call out the books when the writers are shamelessly proselytizing, pushing conspiracy theories, or just being casually racist and sexist. Shane and Gavin approach these books fairly, and enthusiastically, and also provide some super-relevant history and research regarding the context they were written in. Not only is it a blast to listen to them, but I've learned some things, too!
The only downside? Now I'm caught up and have to wait a week between episodes!
Interesting and Entertaining!
You guys are great. I’d be interested in your take on HBO’s The Leftovers when you finish Left Behind.
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A really well researched and overall really interesting podcast! Will certainly be added to my rotation of pod’s
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