I Survived the Rapture

Shane Bizzell & Gavin Russell•indiesaurus.com

The Left Behind Christian novel series took the world by storm at the turn of the last millennium. Shane Bizzell and Gavin Russell are your guides on this bizarre adventure to dissect Jerry B Jenkins and Tim LaHaye's vision of the Christian apocalypse complete with an Antichrist, Mark of the Beast, and man-faced robotic murder-scorpions Even Nicholas Cage will be there! So come take a journey with us and learn how you too can survive the rapture.

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Episodes

8 - Desert Bus

*Pages 147 to 282/Chapter 8 to 14 of Nicolae: Rise of the Antichrist* Part two of Nicolae and we find the boys discussing Buck’s miraculous adventure trying to cross the Egyptian border with a fugitive Tsion in tow. There’s car chases, gunshots, and explosions in this one folks, along with a deep and profound examination of totalitarianism and the New World Order in George Foreman’s famous books: 1987 and Animal Crossing.

Feb 19, 2021•1 hr 21 min

7 - Chekov's Nukes

Pages 1-147 of Chapters 1-8 of Nicolae: Rise of the Antichrist After slogging their way through Tribulation Force, the boys get to treat themselves to all manner of cataclysms as Book 3 begins. Nukes are dropped, but also not. Main characters are in peril, but also not. Car chases, tension, so much MONEY, and did we mention the nukes? Strap in, because next two Horsemen are on the horizon and they don't look happy.

Feb 05, 2021•1 hr 17 min

Book 2 Wrap Up - Off the Record

In this Off the Record for Tribulation Force, Shane and Gavin take a much deserved breather to discuss marriage, morality, and making bets with your immortal soul. Pascal’s Casino is wide open for the boys, and they’ve got the empty wallets to prove it as they prep to move forward into Book 3: Nicolae.

Jan 29, 2021•42 min

6 - Left Behind: Shippuden

**Chapters 14-END and Pages 205-END of Tribulation Force: The Continuing Drama of Those Left Behind** Sophomore Slump or Comeback of the Year?....sophomore slump. Shane and Gavin finish out the final third of Tribulation Force with some hot takes on Christian historicity, wretched pacing, and all together odd narrative choices. There’s two weddings, a pregnancy, and a funeral, but we promise it gets better. (Not for our characters, but it at least gets weirder.)

Jan 22, 2021•1 hr 21 min

5 - Cookies Redeux: Wipe Harder

Chapters 8-14 and Pages 117-204 of Tribulation Force: The Continuing Drama of Those Left Behind Shane and Gavin make their way through romance and reconciliation between Chloe and Buck with a heaping helping of the creep factor. They discuss why some of these subplots seem to be borrowed from movies from the 1940s, and get royally angry at both sexual moralizing and overly bad history lessons as part 2/3 leads us to Jerusalem and the signing of the tribulation treaty.

Jan 15, 2021•1 hr 22 min

4 - I Am the United Nations!

**Pg 1-117/Chapters 1-8 of Tribulation Force: The Continuing Drama of Those Left Behind** Recaps! Romance! Religious fire breathers! Shane and Gavin hop back into the series with Book number 2, following the titular Tribulation Force as the tendrils of the Antichrist begin to reach out and touch their personal lives and the clock is ticking as the Four Horsemen strain at the starting gate. Did we mention that there are guys that breathe fire?

Jan 09, 2021•1 hr 18 min

Book 1 Wrap Up - Off The Record

In this first "Off the Record" episode the first Left Behind novel closed, but there's a lot to review and unpack. Shane and Gavin reflect on airplanes, the UN, christian nationalism, Vacation Bible School, and cookies, taking break in preparation to move on to Book 2: Tribulation Force.

Jan 01, 2021•38 min

3 - Love At First Wipe

**Page 168-END/Chapters 18 -END of Left Behind: A Novel of Earth's Last Days** Rounding third base toward the conclusion of the debut novel of Left Behind, the gang's all here as the confluence of the Tribulation Force finally begins, complete with uncomfortable budding romance. The Antichrist is revealed in all of his diabolical glory. Lives are lost, souls are saved, and Shane and Gavin try half-heartedly to get Great American Cookies to sponsor them.

Dec 18, 2020•1 hr 25 min

2 - Please, Call Me Nick.

**Page 93-167/Chapters 9-18 of Left Behind: A Novel of Earth's Last Days** The immediate Post-Rapture drama continues with conspiracy, car bombs and lots of crying--Shane and Gavin explore Ray's journey of faith and Buck's globe-trotting adventures fashioned of a K-Mart Tom Clancy. The United Nations takes center stage only to be upstaged by Shane's favorite character as Nicolae Carpathia finally makes his debut.

Dec 11, 2020•1 hr 28 min

1 - Whadaya Weigh, Doll?

**Page 1-92/Chapters 1-9 of Left Behind: A Novel of Earth's Last Days** A mid-air crisis, empty clothes, and a ton of casual misogyny--Shane and Gavin kick off the series with the first several chapters of the original 1995 novel. Rayford Steele and Buck Williams are introduced along with a whole host of side characters with equally ridiculous names and the Rapture of the Church sends the entire planet spiraling into chaos.

Dec 04, 2020•1 hr 31 min

0 -Tim and Jerry Awesome Books, Great Job!

A primer for all the Left Behind weirdness yet to come: Shane and Gavin explore the history of the Rapture, Revelation, and the men behind Left Behind: Jerry B Jenkins and Tim LaHaye. The lives, careers, and historical impact of these creators stretches far beyond a novel series and is still impacting events decades later-- tune in to find out how!

Nov 26, 2020•1 hr 29 min

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