And a Blond Dude comes over to ask if she’s okay. Another woman in an arm cast, Linda, who used to be Patty’s next-door neighbor, implores her to “please do it,” which I guess means convert? There’s also a mid-teen woman called Sandy who says meaningless things. We zoom in on Patty–like we see right up her nose, it’s that close–and see that she’s singing but crying. We see that a bunch of Christians are in a co-ed bunkhouse singing this song. This is the Miranda Warning of Christian movies. (Like yes, I think we have already figured that out!) The narrator reads out all the Rapture Bible verses. I do want to mention the Miranda warning at the beginning of the movie that tells viewers that this movie is fiction and that the creators of it are not prophets. We open with a church and a hymn of people singing “We are one in the spirit, we are one in the Lord,” which is part of a 1960s Christian song called “ They’ll Know We Are Christians.” Ironically, the song was written by a Catholic dude, apparently. Let’s begin.Ī Distant Thunder (1978) is the second movie in the series. I’m wondering what sober-Cas is going to make of all this in a few hours. The highball glass was inherited along with my grandparents’ liquor cabinet–it’s vintage cut or molded glass and very pretty. I chose this drink because of how popular it was when the first A Thief in the Night came out. You’re supposed to use a Collins glass, but I don’t have any Collins glasses so I’m using a highball glass and it’s working out all right. They are freakin’ delicious and my current kryptonite. The recipe for them is simple: 4 parts OJ, 1 part vodka, and then a little neon-yellow Galliano floated on top of the drink (it amounts to 1/2 part), all served over ice. To me, the value they have is that they show me a little of what went into the adult fundagelicals I see grandstanding today. These idiotic movies are what informed their opinions about the world. But if you wanted to know what 70s Christians thought about the Rapture, these are your movies! Bear in mind that the Christians leading all these churches and Congressional committees and “think tanks” today are the ones who grew up on these movies. We’re not going to do huge mega-reviews on each movie here it appears that very little happens in them anyway, and the major themes are ones we’ve already developed in earlier discussions. ![]() Come tackle the worst of Christian Rapture porn with me! Patty chose… poorly. I’ve got another round of Harvey Wallbangers in front of me and a pot roast in the oven (it smells DIVOON) and we’re gonna knock these out tonight. Please note that these DVDs do not have close caption files.Tonight we decided to tackle the sequels to A Thief in the Night. God's sovereignty can no longer be denied, and His divine protection covers His faithful remnant. ![]() The Bowl Judgments are poured out onto the earth. Part four of the classic prophecy series. The anti-Christ establishes a one-world government, while a small band of fugitives struggle to survive amid spectacular and terrifying judgements. This third film in the series depicts the awesome story of the mid-years of the Great Tribulation foretold in biblical prophecy. The story continues into the Trumpet Judgments, featuring the victory of believing in Jesus and the effects of spiritual blindness. ".Now mankind has been given what we really always wanted.a world without God" Part three of the classic series and perhaps the best one. This second film in the series continues the story of Patty who is left living as a fugitive, relentlessly pursued and finally captured by the forces of UNITE, she is given a choice: either receive "the Mark" or face death. ![]() Dramatically presents the Seal Judgments of Revelation, the importance of Christ's redemption, and the cost of discipleship during persecution. As dramatic, earth shaking events begin to unfold around her, Patty realizes she is living in the end times spoken of in biblical prophecy. ![]() A story of Patty, a young woman caught up in living for the present with little concern for the future. The classic film that features the rapture and the cost of not accepting Jesus Christ.
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