SKIPPING TOWARDS ARMAGEDDON
THE POLITICS AND PROPAGANDA OF THE LEFT BEHIND NOVELS AND THE LAHAYE EMPIRE
By Michael Standaert
There are perhaps few more influential, yet underacknowledged, belief systems working through the subconscious of
American society today than the theology of dispensational premillennialism. These ideas are often referred to as the belief in the “Rapture” or the “End Times” theology, the theoretical premise that Christ’s true believers will be taken to heaven
before a great Tribulation lasting seven years. During this time of Tribulation would come the expected reign of the Antichrist,
catastrophic plagues, earthquakes, fire and brimstone as the final punishment for those left behind not accepting Jesus
Christ as their personal savior. The most well-known representations of this apocalyptic vision are contained in the best-selling
series, the Left Behind novels.
By Michael Standaert
There are perhaps few more influential, yet underacknowledged, belief systems working through the subconscious of
American society today than the theology of dispensational premillennialism. These ideas are often referred to as the belief in the “Rapture” or the “End Times” theology, the theoretical premise that Christ’s true believers will be taken to heaven
before a great Tribulation lasting seven years. During this time of Tribulation would come the expected reign of the Antichrist,
catastrophic plagues, earthquakes, fire and brimstone as the final punishment for those left behind not accepting Jesus
Christ as their personal savior. The most well-known representations of this apocalyptic vision are contained in the best-selling
series, the Left Behind novels.
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