She refuses to believe the warnings of her friends and family that she will go through the Great Tribulation if she does not accept Jesus. Patty Jo Myers is a young woman who considers herself a Christian because she occasionally reads her Bible and goes to church regularly. The use of the number 666 as a mandatory marking of service to the Antichrist is a common interpretation of Revelation 13:16-18.
This number in binary is six, hence having it repeated three times suggests the biblical number attributed to the end times. In the film, everyone must receive the mark of the beast, consisting of three rows of the digits "0110" written on their forehead or hand, or they will not be allowed to use money in any way, even to buy food or water. evangelicals, but is a minority view among Christians globally. The film's premillennial dispensationalist interpretation of the Bible's end times prophecies is popular among U.S. Meanwhile, Armageddon and the Second Coming draw nigh.Staring William Wellman Jr., Lynda Beatie, and Terri Lynn Hall.The film's title is taken from First Thessalonians 5:2, in which Paul warns his readers that " the day of the Lord so cometh as a thief in the night".Īccording to Christianity Today, "the film brings to life the dispensational view of Matthew 24:36-44," part of the Olivet discourse in which Jesus describes people being taken suddenly out of the world while others watch and remain behind.
Connie hopes to trick David into leading her to the dissidents' hidden base. About to be executed by the forces of the Antichrist, fundamentalist Christian guerrilla David is rescued by Connie, an Antichrist agent pretending to be a double agent for the Believers' Underground.
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The Prodigal Planet (1983) is the fourth and final and least well-known installment in the Mark IV series of fundamentalist apocalypse films. Staring William Wellman Jr., Susan Plumb, and Patty Dunning. Fundamentalist Christian guerrilla David helps condemned dissidents escape, attempts to subvert the computerized Mark of the Beast, and generally tries to survive as prophecy unfolds in the rise of the Antichrist to the pinnacle of his power and the beginning of God's war on sinful man. Image of the Beast (1980) is the third installment in the Thief in the Night series and is best known for entry in the Mark IV series of fundamentalist apocalypse films. Staring Patty Dunning, Sally Johnson, and Sandy Christen. Relentlessly pursued and finally captured by the forces of UNITE, she is given a choice: Either receive "the mark" or face death. This action suspense thriller finds Patty living as a fugitive, trying to hide from the ever increasing evil around her. Adventure and suspense build to a though-provoking climax in this powerfully gripping film.Ī Distant Thunder (1978) ) is the second installment in the Thief in the Night series continues the story of Patty, a young woman living in the "end times" referred to in biblical prophecy. As dramatic, earth shaking events begin to unfold around her, Patty realizes she is living in the end times spoken of in biblical prophecy. She meets and marries a young man and her life seems great, until one moment she awakens to find her husband gone and the radio reporting millions of people have mysteriously disappeared. Interspersed throughout the four films are many presentations of the Christian gospel.Ī Thief in the Night (1972) is the first installment in the Thief in the Night series about the story of Patty, a young woman caught up in living for the present with little concern for the future. The series focuses on the difficulties of those who miss out on the Rapture by having not trusted Christ as savior and thus find themselves in the Tribulation. It consists of four films: A Thief in the Night (1972), A Distant Thunder (1978), Image of the Beast (1981), and The Prodigal Planet (1983). A Thief in the Night is an evangelical Christian film series about the Rapture, Tribulation, and Second Coming of Christ.
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