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** Of course, even that is small potatoes compared to [[GodIsEvil God]] wantonly causing TheEndOfTheWorldAsWeKnowIt, allowing the AntiChrist into power, smiting human beings solely for not accepting him (despite being the majority of them just being mislead, at worst, and were otherwise good people), and then creating a Crapsaccharine world where everyone worships him after dumping all the above into Eternal Damnation. This sounds less like a benevolent God and more like {{Darkseid}}, except [[CardCarryingVillain Darkseid is honest about his intentions for humanity]].
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* CompleteMonster: Although, it does NOT matter what is your faith (Christian or not) you have to admit that Carpathia ''killed his own mother''!
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** To a large extent, the protagonists themselves tend to come across as this. They are seemingly aware of their CanonSue status and not inclined to doubt it while everyone else [[ShillingTheWesley sings their praise]]. They may not speak every smug thought they have, but the reader gets to see a lot of their internal reactions to things. To quote Fred Clark:
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** To a large extent, the protagonists themselves tend to come across as this. They are seemingly aware of their CanonSue status and not inclined to doubt it while everyone else [[ShillingTheWesley [[CreatorsPet sings their praise]]. They may not speak every smug thought they have, but the reader gets to see a lot of their internal reactions to things. To quote Fred Clark:
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* MoralEventHorizon: Nicolae crosses this '''when he was still a child''' by conspiring with Viv Ivins to kill his mother.
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** The very fact many if not most of the people now undergoing eternal torture and suffering were simply misled innocents or those who unknowingly oppose "God's" [[AuthorTract (or to be more accurate the Author's)]] wishes, and that EVERYONE who goes to hell does so because it was prophesied that they would. They never had a choice in the matter and they are tortured in hell for simply [[BecauseDestinySaysSo playing the part God made them play.]] The very fact the authors thought this scenario was not only just, but deeply desirable is also somewhat disturbing.
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** T. Mark Delanty from books 5/6/7 is also notable for two reasons. One, he called Rayford out on being a total {{jerkass}} and got the man to admit he was wrong (this is a CanonSue he called out, by the way). Two, he's one of the few people in the books who actually comes off as genuinely NeutralGood.
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** T. Mark Delanty from books 5/6/7 is also notable for two reasons. One, he called Rayford out on being a total {{jerkass}} and got the man to admit he was wrong (this is a CanonSue he called out, by the way). Two, he's one of the few people in the books who actually comes off as genuinely NeutralGood.good.
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* DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything: The cookies
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* {{Love It or Hate It}}: As you may or may not be able to tell, a significant number of tropers fall on the latter side. However, the fact that this an enormous best-seller of a series means that plenty others fall on the former side as well.
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* NeutralEvil: Nicolae Carpathia, Leon Fortunato and much of the Global Community become this. They are not Lawful enough to make a self-sustaining EvilEmpire, and yet aren't chaotic enough to completely disregard order and structure. All of them lie continuously, oppress and back stab others while flattering their higher-ups, are willing to kill and torture without hesitation and with zeal and have no real overall goals other than to obtain and maintain their power. Their society eventually falls apart because no one is doing any necessary maintenance work, and yet Carpathia insists on continuous worship of himself and the obedience of his ever-changing whims. People have rank and privilege, but the change-over rate is high.
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* {{Narm}}: Quite a bit of it, but Carpathia's speech to the U.N. stands out, considering it's essentially a 4th grader's class report on what the U.N. is, followed by an ''alphabetical list of the nations that are members.''
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* UnfortunateImplications: Some of the more obvious things, such as the AntiChrist being [[HasTwoMommies the child of two gay men]], is actually a [[SubvertedTrope subversion]], since those implications were [[ValuesDissonance fully intended]]. However, other things, such as God smiting the unbelievers and torturing them in hell for eternety simply for being ignorant or wanting to support global peace, tends to imply that GodIsEvil, which was not the author's intention.
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* UnfortunateImplications: Some of the more obvious things, such as the AntiChrist being [[HasTwoMommies the child of two gay men]], is actually a [[SubvertedTrope subversion]], since those implications were [[ValuesDissonance fully intended]]. However, other things, such as God smiting the unbelievers and torturing them in hell for eternety eternity simply for being ignorant or wanting to support global peace, tends to imply that GodIsEvil, which was not the author's intention.intention.
* ValuesDissonance
* ValuesDissonance
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* HoYay: Given what branch of Christianity is responsible for this series, we are talking very, ''very'' unintentional. The proliferation of names like Steele, Cam, and Plank doesn't help.
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** The blog "[[http://exharpazo.blogspot.com/ Right Behind]]" functions as something of a FixFic for this, by taking some of the lingering queries about the world of ''Left Behind'' and exploring the implications of the setting to their logical conclusion.
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** The plotline about the recruitment of Rayford, a civilian airline employee, as pilot for Air Force One. In case the '''name''' of the plane didn't make this clear, TheOtherWiki has a list of all previous Air Force One pilots. All were military officers, none below Lieutenant Colonel.
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** The plotline about the recruitment of Rayford, a civilian airline employee, as pilot for Air Force One.AirForceOne. In case the '''name''' of the plane didn't make this clear, TheOtherWiki has a list of all previous Air Force One pilots. All were military officers, none below Lieutenant Colonel.
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* YouFailGeographyForever: Where to begin? Let's start with the 16 mile voyage through Manhattan first, shall we?* BigLippedAlligatorMoment: Kirk Cameron's "Way of the Master" listing in the second movie in the series.
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* YouFailGeographyForever: Where to begin? Let's start with the 16 mile voyage through Manhattan first, shall we?* we?
* BigLippedAlligatorMoment: Kirk Cameron's "Way of the Master" listing in the second movie in the series.
* BigLippedAlligatorMoment: Kirk Cameron's "Way of the Master" listing in the second movie in the series.
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* YouFailGeographyForever: Where to begin? Let's start with the 16 mile voyage through Manhattan first, shall we?* BigLippedAlligatorMoment: Kirk Cameron's "Way of the Master" listing in the second movie in the series.
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* YouFailGeographyForever: Where to begin? Let's start with the 16 mile voyage through Manhattan first, shall we?
* YouFailReligiousStudiesForever: On the part of cultural observers, the mainstream media and non-Christians/non-Evangelicals who talked of the books representing the "Christian" or "Biblical" view of the End Times. The concept of The Rapture is a very recent addition to eschatology that is not accepted by Catholic or Orthodox Christianity, nor most mainline Protestant denominations.
* YouFailReligiousStudiesForever: On the part of cultural observers, the mainstream media and non-Christians/non-Evangelicals who talked of the books representing the "Christian" or "Biblical" view of the End Times. The concept of The Rapture is a very recent addition to eschatology that is not accepted by Catholic or Orthodox Christianity, nor most mainline Protestant denominations.
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* HighOctaneNightmareFuel: The description of the final fate of Carpathia and Fortunato after 1,000 years in the Lake of Fire (writhing in torment in fire and brimstone and continuously crying "Jesus is Lord" over and over) with the understanding that they will spend eternity like that, not to mention all the unbelievers who are doomed to join them.
** And due to their beliefs about the Rapture, the series' intended audience believe they'll be sitting back in Heaven and enjoying the show while all this goes down. Ouch.
*** When Steele had a handshake with Carpathia. You don't want to see the latter's face.
** And due to their beliefs about the Rapture, the series' intended audience believe they'll be sitting back in Heaven and enjoying the show while all this goes down. Ouch.
*** When Steele had a handshake with Carpathia. You don't want to see the latter's face.
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* NightmareFuel: The description of the final fate of Carpathia and Fortunato after 1,000 years in the Lake of Fire (writhing in torment in fire and brimstone and continuously crying "Jesus is Lord" over and over) with the understanding that they will spend eternity like that, not to mention all the unbelievers who are doomed to join them.
** And due to their beliefs about the Rapture, the series' intended audience believe they'll be sitting back in Heaven and enjoying the show while all this goes down. Ouch.
*** When Steele had a handshake with Carpathia. You don't want to see the latter's face.
** And due to their beliefs about the Rapture, the series' intended audience believe they'll be sitting back in Heaven and enjoying the show while all this goes down. Ouch.
*** When Steele had a handshake with Carpathia. You don't want to see the latter's face.
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* TookTheBadFilmSeriously: You've got to hand it to Gordon Currie, who played Carpathia in the movies. He might have been a B-List actor in a B-List movie series, but he swung for the fences in every scene, making him perhaps the most engaging actor on the cast and portraying Carpathia as a far more intriguing villain than he ever was in the books.
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* CharacterDerailment
** Chloe Steele may be the most prominent example.
** Chloe Steele may be the most prominent example.
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** Chloe Steele may be the most prominent example.
* CrowningMomentOfFunny: In Book 8, when David vomits on Carpathia. To repeat: ''David. Vomited. On the Antichrist.''
** Chloe Steele may be the most prominent example.
* CrowningMomentOfFunny: In Book 8, when David vomits on Carpathia. To repeat: ''David. Vomited. On the Antichrist.''
* HoYay: Given what branch of Christianity is responsible for this series, we are talking very, ''very'' unintentional. The proliferation of names like Steele, Cam, and Plank doesn't help.
* IdiotPlot: All over the place.
* JumpingTheShark: While the series wasn't exactly great literature to begin with, ''Glorious Appearing'' and ''Kingdom Come'' were considered a drop in quality even by many fans of the series.
* MisaimedFandom: Among non-fans, it's hard not to feel more sympathetic for non-Christian characters (Chloe before her conversion, back when she was tough, independent and questioning), and to dislike the heroes, who come off as rather arrogant.
* NightmareFuel: The description of the final fate of Carpathia and Fortunato after 1,000 years in the Lake of Fire (writhing in torment in fire and brimstone and continuously crying "Jesus is Lord" over and over) with the understanding that they will spend eternity like that, not to mention all the unbelievers who are doomed to join them.
** And due to their beliefs about the Rapture, the series' intended audience believe they'll be sitting back in Heaven and enjoying the show while all this goes down. Ouch.
* IdiotPlot: All over the place.
* JumpingTheShark: While the series wasn't exactly great literature to begin with, ''Glorious Appearing'' and ''Kingdom Come'' were considered a drop in quality even by many fans of the series.
* MisaimedFandom: Among non-fans, it's hard not to feel more sympathetic for non-Christian characters (Chloe before her conversion, back when she was tough, independent and questioning), and to dislike the heroes, who come off as rather arrogant.
* NightmareFuel: The description of the final fate of Carpathia and Fortunato after 1,000 years in the Lake of Fire (writhing in torment in fire and brimstone and continuously crying "Jesus is Lord" over and over) with the understanding that they will spend eternity like that, not to mention all the unbelievers who are doomed to join them.
** And due to their beliefs about the Rapture, the series' intended audience believe they'll be sitting back in Heaven and enjoying the show while all this goes down. Ouch.
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* UnfortunateImplications: Some of the more obvious things, such as the AntiChrist being [[HasTwoMommies the child of two gay men]], is actually a [[SubvertedTrope subversion]], since those implications were [[ValuesDissonance fully intended]]. However, other things, such as God smiting the unbelievers and torturing them in hell for eternety simply for being ignorant or wanting to support global peace, tends to imply that GodIsEvil, which was not the author's intention.
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* TooDumbToLive: Events occur that would cause RichardDawkins or other hard-core atheists to spontaneously convert to some form of religion, yet EasyEvangelism is so often ''averted'' in the series.
* UnfortunateImplications: Some of the more obvious things, such as the AntiChrist being [[HasTwoMommies the child of two gay men]], is actually a [[SubvertedTrope subversion]], since those implications were [[ValuesDissonance fully intended]]. However, other things, such as God smiting the unbelievers and torturing them in hell for eternety simply for being ignorant or wanting to support global peace, tends to imply that GodIsEvil, which was not the author'sintention.intention.
* YouFailGeographyForever: Where to begin? Let's start with the 16 mile voyage through Manhattan first, shall we?
* YouFailReligiousStudiesForever: On the part of cultural observers, the mainstream media and non-Christians/non-Evangelicals who talked of the books representing the "Christian" or "Biblical" view of the End Times. The concept of The Rapture is a very recent addition to eschatology that is not accepted by Catholic or Orthodox Christianity, nor most mainline Protestant denominations.
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* YouFailGeographyForever: Where to begin? Let's start with the 16 mile voyage through Manhattan first, shall we?
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* NewerThanTheyThink: The doctrine of the Rapture as presented in the series really only came into being a few centuries ago.
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* AngstWhatAngst: You'd think that the complete eradication of all kids under the age of ten would be a bit depressing, but people seem to take it in stride.
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** How the fact that 'Air Force One' is an Air Force plane, not a civilian one, slips by you is anyone's guess.
*** Why is this important for the authors to know? For one thing, Rayford is a candidate to be hired as the pilot of Air Force One despite being a commercial airline pilot rather than a military pilot. If this came about as a result of Nicolae changing the rules after taking over the world then it might have made sense, but one of Rayford's colleagues at the airline tells Rayford that he has been applying for the same position every time a new president was elected, despite being a civilian and long before Carpathia came along. Also, the President of the United States complains that Nicolae "...weasel[ed] me out of Air Force One...", seeming to forget that he voluntarily gave up this ''Air Force'' plane when he agreed to destroy 90% of his military arsenal and donate the remaining 10% to Nicolae's new Global Community.
*** On top of that, Air Force One isn't really a single, specific plane. It's a shorthand for "Air Force plane that the President is currently using or about to use". Strictly speaking, there can no longer ''be'' an Air Force One, since the term only makes sense in a strictly American Air Force context.
*** Why is this important for the authors to know? For one thing, Rayford is a candidate to be hired as the pilot of Air Force One despite being a commercial airline pilot rather than a military pilot. If this came about as a result of Nicolae changing the rules after taking over the world then it might have made sense, but one of Rayford's colleagues at the airline tells Rayford that he has been applying for the same position every time a new president was elected, despite being a civilian and long before Carpathia came along. Also, the President of the United States complains that Nicolae "...weasel[ed] me out of Air Force One...", seeming to forget that he voluntarily gave up this ''Air Force'' plane when he agreed to destroy 90% of his military arsenal and donate the remaining 10% to Nicolae's new Global Community.
*** On top of that, Air Force One isn't really a single, specific plane. It's a shorthand for "Air Force plane that the President is currently using or about to use". Strictly speaking, there can no longer ''be'' an Air Force One, since the term only makes sense in a strictly American Air Force context.
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* NeutralEvil: Nicolae Carpathia, Leon Fortunato and much of the Global Community become this. They are not Lawful enough to make a self-sustaining EvilEmpire, and yet aren't chaotic enough to completely disregard order and structure. All of them lie continuously, oppress and back stab others while flattering their higher-ups, are willing to kill and torture without hesitation and with zeal and have no real overall goals other than to obtain and maintain their power. Their society eventually falls apart because no one is doing any necessary maintenance work, and yet Carpathia insists on continuous worship of himself and the obedience of his ever-changing whims. People have rank and privilege, but the change-over rate is high.
* NewerThanTheyThink: The doctrine of the Rapture as presented in the series really only came into being a few centuries ago.
* NewerThanTheyThink: The doctrine of the Rapture as presented in the series really only came into being a few centuries ago.
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* TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodPlot: Done right, a story set during a Rapture-like event could have been quite potent character-driven ReligiousHorror, if the plot, the premise, and it's implications were well-thought-out and the characters were sympathetic. Unfortunately, none of that is the case.
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* CharacterDerailment: Chloe Steele may be the most prominent example.
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* CriticalResearchFailure: The nature and functioning of the UN. Possibly the nature and functioning of humanity, considering the ease with which [[GlobalCurrency one world currency]] and, even worse, [[OneWorldOrder one world government and religion]] are instituted.
** Not to mention, the often questionable interpretations of the Bible.
** The plotline about the recruitment of Rayford, a civilian airline employee, as pilot for Air Force One. In case the '''name''' of the plane didn't make this clear, TheOtherWiki has a list of all previous Air Force One pilots. All were military officers, none below Lieutenant Colonel.
** Not to mention, the often questionable interpretations of the Bible.
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