{"id":22980,"date":"2023-01-25T10:38:05","date_gmt":"2023-01-25T15:38:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/idolchatter\/?p=22980"},"modified":"2024-01-08T08:36:06","modified_gmt":"2024-01-08T13:36:06","slug":"left-behind-rise-of-the-antichrist-shows-the-end-times-from-a-new-perspective","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/idolchatter\/2023\/01\/left-behind-rise-of-the-antichrist-shows-the-end-times-from-a-new-perspective.html","title":{"rendered":"“Left Behind: Rise of the Antichrist” Shows The End Times From a New Perspective"},"content":{"rendered":"
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With everything happening in the world right now, many people think that we\u2019re living in the End Times. However, \u201cLeft Behind: Rise of the Antichrist\u201d puts you in the middle of what feels like the end of the world. The film is set six months after “Left Behind,” which follows a group of those left behind after millions of people suddenly vanish into thin air. The prophesied Great Tribulation has begun. However, in a time where people should stick together, one UN leader, Johnathan Stonogal, begins to weave his web of lies. He makes everyone feel like they must choose a side, and the stakes have never been higher.<\/p>\n

Rayford Steele, played by Kevin Sorbo, is part of the group that feels like these vanishings are a part of the Rapture. This group bands together to get to the bottom of what happened while trying to figure out their next moves. Based on the \u201cLeft Behind\u201d books by Jerry B. Jenkins and Tim LaHaye, the \u201cLeft Behind\u201d film series depicts the End Times. Kevin Sorbo took the lead role of Steele from Nicolas Cage, who originally starred in the 2014 film.<\/p>\n

In an interview with Fox News Digital<\/a>, Kevin Sorbo said the timing of the film\u2019s release is \u201calmost biblical.\u201d The idea of starring in the movie was brought to Sorbo in 2015. However, Sorbo believes the film is coming out at the perfect time. He said, \u201cAnd I look at it, and I\u2019m like, maybe this is a blessing. Because you look at the chaotic world we\u2019re living in right now. It\u2019s almost biblical. It\u2019s almost got a revelation theme going to it, in a way. So I found it interesting that it did end up where it\u2019s at right now. And I don\u2019t know, maybe this was meant to happen and come out now, but it just seems like the time is right.\u201d<\/p>\n