‘Left Behind: Rise of the Antichrist Is Timely Amid Chaos Worldwide – Kevin Sorbo

‘Left Behind: Rise of the Antichrist Is Timely Amid Chaos Worldwide – Kevin Sorbo

Actor Kevin Sorbo, who identifies as a Christian, has spoken out on the relevance of his new film “Left Behind: Rise of the Antichrist,” and the reasons he thinks the Second Coming of Jesus Christ is on the horizon.

The hero of “Hercules,” along with Neal McDonough, Corbin Bernsen, Greg Perrow, Sarah Fisher, and Sam Sorbo, will all be in the upcoming “Left Behind” film adaptation of Tim LaHaye and Jerry B. Jenkins’ best-selling book series, due out next month.

Sorbo takes over the character of Rayford Steele, formerly played by Nicolas Cage in the 2014 picture, and the movie will have a limited release starting on January 26.

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After millions of people disappear and pandemonium ensues over the world, the only bright spot is a charismatic leader who ascends to the position of United Nations secretary general. But does he offer any promise of a brighter tomorrow? “Or is it the end of the world?” the film’s synopsis asks.

‘Left Behind: Rise of the Antichrist Is Timely Amid Chaos Worldwide – Kevin Sorbo

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Though he doesn’t want to predict the date of Jesus’ return — as the Bible warns against attempting to predict because only God knows the time and date (Matthew 24:35-37) — Sorbo said it seems like the world is ripe for such an event to take place.

“Reading Revelation and looking at what that book says, and reading the Left Behind books, which I read many, many years ago, it just seems like wow, this is like a perfect set-up to what’s happening right now in the world with all the chaos, the anger, the hatred, the divisiveness. And I said, if there’s ever a time for Jesus to come back, it seems like the right time to do it,” he said.

‘Left Behind: Rise of the Antichrist Is Timely Amid Chaos Worldwide – Kevin Sorbo

Sorbo said he believes there’s a “need for more” faith-based films like “Left Behind,” adding: “I think more and more people want to see movies with a positive message, not all the negative, angry hatred messages that Hollywood keeps putting out in their movies and TV shows.”

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“Left Behind: Rise of the Antichrist” is directed by Sorbo and written by Paul Lalonde, John Patus and Jessica Parker. Paul Lalonde, the film’s producer and co-writer, said in a statement shared with The Christian Post that the film is based on a “true story” that “just hasn’t happened yet.”

“The current political, social and global climate is creating a perfect storm for an even greater revival of interest in what the Bible says about it all,” said Lalonde. “Nothing you see on the news is surprising if you have the roadmap in your hand.”

Lalonde said the film will bring “Bible prophecies to life so that audiences can understand the big picture in a more tangible way.”

‘Left Behind: Rise of the Antichrist Is Timely Amid Chaos Worldwide – Kevin Sorbo

The Left Behind books, written throughout the ’90s and 2000s, sold 72 million copies worldwide.

Jenkins, whose son, Dallas Jenkins, created “The Chosen,” recently told CP he believes the world is experiencing some of the scenes fleshed out in his bestselling books.

“We’re getting pretty close to the end. I think we have more reason to believe that now than we ever have,” Jenkins said. “It seems like something is coming. You just wonder how long God can carry us as sinful and restless as the world is.”

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“On the other hand, God has a different economy of time than we do. He wrote in the Bible 2,000 years ago that the end was soon or imminent, and that we should watch and wait. We’ve been doing that all these years,” he continued. “The Bible also says that to God, 1,000 years is as a day and a day is as 1,000 years. So if He waits one more day, in His mercy, that would be 1,000 of our years. Yet I don’t think there’s any more prophecy that needs to be fulfilled before the end, so it could be today as well.”

‘Left Behind: Rise of the Antichrist Is Timely Amid Chaos Worldwide – Kevin Sorbo

The 71-year-old novelist said that Christians are called to share the Gospel with a watching world, no matter how intimidating or discouraging.

“I think it’s obvious that we need to be at the task of being sure that the fewest people possible are left behind,” Jenkins said. “That means sharing our faith and being bold and not holding back. Sometimes we’re so afraid to offend somebody, we could offend them right into Hell. I think we need to just be overt, and it’s on them what they do.”