Kevin Sorbo Discusses Timing of New LEFT BEHIND Movie: ‘A Perfect Setup’
By Movieguide ®️ Contributor
Christian actor Kevin Sorbo, known for GOD’S NOT DEAD and THE RELIANT, believes that there is a larger audience for Christian movies now more than ever.
“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,” Sorbo said.
Sorbo will be set to play pilot Rayford Steele in the upcoming end times sequel LEFT BEHIND: RISE OF THE ANTICHRIST adapted from the bestselling series by Tim LaHaye and Jerry B. Jenkins.
Not only is the time perfect for faith-based movies, but the time is appropriate for movies about the rapture and the end times like LEFT BEHIND according to the HERCULES star.
“Because you look at the chaotic world we’re living in right now. It’s almost biblical. It’s almost got a revelation theme going to it in a way. So I found it interesting that it did end up where it’s at right now. And I don’t know, maybe this was meant to happen and come out now but it just seems like the time is right,” he said.
The actor is careful not to set any dates for the rapture or the time of Jesus’ return as it says in Matthew 25:13, “Watch therefore, for you know neither the day nor the hour in which the Son of Man is coming.”
“I’m not one of those guys that stands at a corner and says, ‘The end is near,’ I don’t know when it’s going to happen. It could be 1,000 years from now. I don’t know. I don’t pretend like I know,” Sorbo said.
He adds, “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.”
Movieguide®️ previously provided more details on the movie produced and written by Paul LaLonde:
The movie, which stars Kevin Sorbo, Corbin Bernsen and Neal McDonough which, is set to premiere in theaters on Jan. 26 as a Fathom Event.
“The vast majority of people still don’t know anything about … prophecy, and that includes the church,” LaLonde told Faithwire. “People have, as the Bible prophesied they would, turned away from prophecy.
“The reality is: we do not have the option of just not worrying about it. We are told that prophecy is important,” he added. “Between a third and a half of the Bible is prophecy.”
Lalonde said that he hopes the movie opens up the topic of prophecy and God’s ultimate plan for his people and his world to a broader audience.
While RISE OF THE ANTICHRIST is not the first LEFT BEHIND movie adaptation, Lalonde said that it is unique.
“The most obvious change is: we have a whole new cast. I’m really excited about the cast,” he said. “This movie’s different than the 2014 movie because the objective is different. In 2014, the objective was to try and get the word of prophecy beyond the choir.”
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What you listen to, watch, and read has power. Movieguide® wants to give you the resources to empower the good and the beautiful. But we can’t do it alone. We need your support.
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