_____________________Wednesday, November 01, 2006__________________
A post from my blog:
Almost forgot what God had done for me...until I was reminded of it after a little chat with Shuyi over supper just now. I'll probably tell this story another day...but for now, a movie review! Excited? Hahas...
Left Behind: The Movie
I can't remember when I first watched it -- years ago when I was still a new Christian I think. I watched it again some years later and was equally, if not more, gripped and touched by it. It is a fictitious movie based on the to-be facts of the Rapture and the start of the Seven Years Tribulation. Watching the movie as a Christian is somewhat painful, for it just jolts you back to the reality of the Last Days. Don't be mistaken, our salvation is clear -- but you still can't help pondering on the horror of being 'left behind', can you? *Nervous laughter. (I couldn't stop laughing during the scene when the ex-pastor got left behind. Unbiblical, I know, that's why I laughed - the psychology behind why we laugh is to unconsciously tell ourselves that it is something that is not of threat to us, sort of like an alternative to the "fight or flight" mode.) Still, the plot reminds us to be ever watchful for the Second Coming, as the Bible tells us in Luke 21:36
"Be always on the watch, and pray that you may be able to escape all that is about to happen, and that you may be able to stand before the Son of Man."
Even so, the movie (part of a trilogy) is a must-watch for anyone. I loved how the movie weaved the plot with prophecies from the Scriptures. Think Dan Brown's bestseller The Da Vinci Code (a little note: Dan Brown claims that he is a Christian). If you are curious about the End of the Age, with all the talk and hype about it, the movie tells you the story from the Christian perspective. For some background, Jesus told us around 2,000 years ago about the signs of the End:
Then he said to them: "Nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. There will be great earthquakes, famines and pestilences in various places, and fearful events and signs from heaven." - Luke 21:10-11
For more prophecies, please visit this site: http://www.xanga.com/MBCKL You might have to search the archives a bit, but not too far, since I saw the prophecies post only a few weeks ago. If you haven't noticed, I had also linked it under the "& Exits" section. (MBC=The Mailbox Club=Who gave me the Good News, which I received through the mailbox. Tell me about getting something ever so precious, in your mail. Thank you, MBC, for that which I am eternally grateful!)
Here's a trailer on the movie from youtube:
Now, thanks to YouTube, you could also watch the whole movie! BUahahaha... Just type in the keywords "Left Behind: The Movie" and voila! Leave your comments about the movie after you have watched it okay?