Book · 2011 · Fiction
Left Behind
A Novel of the Earth's Last Days
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He told people that they should watch this Nicholas Cage movie that's about to come out called Left Behind that's based on this very famous series of books amongst the Christians left behind.
Joe Rogan · The Joe Rogan Experience · Sep 2014 Listen at 37:20 What they say about it
- Mentioned as movies and adaptations“they made them into movies”3
- Discussed as Christian novels“conservative Christian circles grew up with like the Left Behind books”2
The best things said about it
About the rapture, the end times. That's what the Left Behind series was about. And those who are left behind are those who were not raptured.
A lot of people in conservative Christian circles grew up with like the Left Behind books, the movies.
Do you have you ever heard of the Left Behind books? Oh yeah, sure. I mean it became a TV series. It became a TV series. There's a movie with Nicholas Cage that they made that I was it didn't do well enough to make sequels of but like Yeah, these are pretty prominent.
The Left Behind books are kind of the old the older way, and that's less dominant now.
Did you guys ever watch that movie was those those terrible two terrible movies with Kurt Cameron uh about the apocalypse m God damn Left Behind no oh they're so good.
Joe Rogan The Joe Rogan Experience · Jun 2017 Okay here's the guys there's two guys named Tim Le and Jerry Jenkins and they write this books called the Left Behind series and these they made them into movies and I have two of them have both of them because they're Cameron.
Joe Rogan The Joe Rogan Experience · Jan 2011 Where and when it comes up
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How it comes up
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Why people recommend it
Left Behind by Tim LaHaye and Jerry B. Jenkins is a bestselling Christian fiction series centered on the biblical rapture and the chaotic tribulations faced by those left behind on Earth. Emily Jashinsky mentioned the books on Breaking Points to illustrate the 1990s pop culture phenomenon of dispensationalist theology within conservative Christian upbringing. Robert Evans and Michael Phillips discussed the cultural footprint of the series on Behind the Bastards, connecting its apocalyptic narrative style to older premillennial movements and cult promotional materials. Phillips outlined the core premise of the books regarding the rapture and the fate of humanity, while also offering critiques of its theological framing of Jesus and the end times. Ben Bowlin and other hosts on Stuff They Don't Want You To Know referenced the fiction series as a prime example of how popular media shapes public fascination with the Antichrist. Additionally, Kevin Sorbo appeared on Timcast IRL to discuss a cinematic adaptation he directed, noting that the film drew its foundation directly from the massive readership and legacy of the original novels.
Every mention
Joe Rogan did you guys ever watch that movie was those those terrible two terrible movies with Kurt Cameron uh about… 4
Discussed
“did you guys ever watch that movie was those those terrible two terrible movies with Kurt Cameron uh about the apocalypse m God damn Left Behind no oh they're so good”
Discussed
“did you ever see the one that he did about um those Christian novels about the oh the Left Behind series yes yeah wonderful”
Discussed
“he told people that they should watch this Nicholas Cage movie that's about to come out called Left Behind that's based on this very famous series of books amongst the Christians left behind”
Discussed
“okay here's the guys there's two guys named Tim Le and Jerry Jenkins and they write this books called the Left Behind series and these they made them into movies and I have two of them have both of them because they're Cameron”
Ben Bowlin well but again like baby the Left Behind series Paul Paul was mentioning that before we even started rolling 2
Discussed
“well but again like baby the Left Behind series Paul Paul was mentioning that before we even started rolling”
Discussed
“shout out to the fiction series uh and later adaptations Left Behind”
Michael Phillips Lindsay's book inspired um some other guys who you may have heard of. These two right-wing political activi… 2
Discussed
“Lindsay's book inspired um some other guys who you may have heard of. These two right-wing political activists and Christian evangelicals named Tim Leheay and Jerry B. Jenkins. And they are the creators of the Left Behind series.”
Critiqued
“about the rapture, the end times. That's what the left behind series was about. And those who are left behind are those who were not raptured.”
Robert Evans Like the the left behind books are kind of the old the older way, and that's less dominant now because it d… 2
Discussed
“Do you have you ever heard of the Left Behind books? Oh yeah, sure. I mean it became a TV series. It became a TV series. There's a movie with Nicholas Cage that they made that I was it didn't do well enough to make sequels of but like Yeah, these are pretty prominent.”
Discussed
“Like the the left behind books are kind of the old the older way, and that's less dominant now because it didn't I don't know if you're aware of this, but the the changing of the millennium didn't really do much.”
Emily Jashinsky So and so a lot of people, uh, in conservative Christian circles grew up with like the Left Behind books, t… 1
Discussed
“So and so a lot of people, uh, in conservative Christian circles grew up with like the Left Behind books, the movies.”
Kevin Sorbo lap band is based on the 80 million Left Behind books it's written by Jerry Jenkins 1
Discussed
“lap band is based on the 80 million Left Behind books it's written by Jerry Jenkins”
Also mentioned in the same episodes
Other mentions (3: passing, ad reads, own books)
Passing
“It was really popular actually long around the time of the uh millennial. Uh no surprise. And the left behind books fear my age. You'll remember those uh were out at the time.”
Passing
“There was supposed to be a sequel. I don't think that ever came out. Um, uh, there was never a really bad B-grade version of it like Left Behind did with Kirk, like Kirk Cameron and all that.”
Passing
“Now, the Danver statement was signed by some people you might know. Beverly Leah, wife of the author of Left Behind, Tim Lehei, signed it.”