A Thief in the Night may not be the first rapture film, but it is certainly the blueprint for many of the ones we’ve seen since its inception.  Including, of course, Left Behind. On this week’s episode Jeff, Dylan and Adam dissect this 1972 ‘classic’. Although there are some surprising bright spots in the film making this film falls so short of being a quality film.

Film making aspects aside however, the real question is how does it measure on the silver meter.  Does rapture theology hold up as a true expression of progressive theology or does it leave us all left behind to pick of the pieces of our deconstructed past?  Listen and find out.

A Thief in the Night Review (03:28)
Ratings and Redeemed Perspectives for A Thief in the Night (30:02)

PLOT SUMMARY

Despite several opportunities to accept Jesus in her heart, Patty Myers wakes to find that her husband along with millions of others have gone missing in the blink of an eye.  Patty struggles with her place in this new post rapture world. All the things she was told would happen are happening now before her eyes, however, despite not wanting to take on the mark of the beast she is still reluctant to accept Jesus as her Savior.  Will she give into this new world order or suffer the consequences of becoming a new Christian?

RELEVANT LINKS

From Our Review of A Thief in the Night

• A Movie Review of If Footmen Tire You What Will Horses Do? – A Divine SINema Episode – 091 (Irenicast Episode from before Divine Cinema spun off on its own)
• Gangs of New York (2002 Film)
• Adam Driver (American Actor)
• Larry Norman (American musician, singer, songwriter, record label owner, and record producer.  Considered one of the pioneers of Christian rock music)
• Larry Norman - I Wish We'd All Been Ready - [1989] (YouTube Video)
• DC Talk - I Wish We'd All Been Ready (YouTube Video)
• 7ball Magazine (Discontinued Christian Music Magazine)
• John Jonethis (Lounge singer Adam talked about that did several covers of popular Christian songs)
• Flood - Lounge Freak; John Jonethis (YouTube Video)
• Godfather (1972 Film)
• The Dark Knight (2008 Film)
• The Dark Knight - Joker blows up the Hospital (YouTube Video)
• Childish Gambino - This Is America (Official Video)
• This Is America: Women's Edit by Nicole Arbour (YouTube Video)
• Children of Men (2006 Film)
• Children of the Corn (1984 film)

Staff Picks

• The Leftovers (HBO Television Series)
• Children of Men (2006 Film)
• The Last Man on Earth (Television Series)
• The Handmaid's Tale (Hulu Television Series)
• The Matrix (1999 Film)
• The Rapture (1941 Film… the first rapture film)

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