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« RSS Bleg | Main | Free to Choose . . . » December 10, 2006Left Behind: Infernal ForcesToday is the Second Sunday of Advent, and the propers of the day brought our theme to the prophecy of St. John the Baptist. Our Vicar remarked in his sermon that this was a break from the last several Sundays, during which the transition from Pentecost to Advent was bridged by references to the end times, the final advent when when we expect the Second Coming of Our Lord. Unfortunately, our culture has been grossly misled about the way we should view this Advent, most recently through the deranged premillenial eschatology of the popular Left Behind series. The unfortunate decision to play up end times prophecy for entertainment value has taken a disgusting new turn. About a month ago, a video game based upon the series was released named "Left Behind: Eternal Forces." I've not played the game, but by every account I've read, it's a real-time strategy game where you play as a member of the sanctified resistance in a post-Rapture world, earn spirit points, try to convert the lost, and kill Antichrist's army. Just for funsies, you can also play as the other side. There's so much wrong with this game, I don't know how I'd list every error, the least of which is that they ripped off The Simpsons. Defenders of the LB series now have to seriously ask themselves, Where else did they expect this phenomenon to lead? Posted by Zach Wendling at December 10, 2006 08:22 PM CommentsPosted by: David at December 13, 2006 10:47 AM | permalink Post a comment |
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