I Survived the Rapture

<p><strong>Pages 1-145/Chapters 1-7 of The Remnant: On the Brink of Armageddon</strong></p> <p>On the upswing from the garbage fire of Book 9, the boys check back in with Petra, the Underground, and the Tribulation Force as bombs fall, miracles happen, and people wind up in even more Old Testament cosplay. The computer magic and science miracles reach new heights. Jerry almost writes a competent thriller scene and Shane struggles to pronounce names.</p>

After the Desecration dumpster fire, the boys take a break and head back to the movies with the second film in the Kirk Cameron Left Behind trilogy. With a lower budget, worse source material, and some baffling VFX choices, the lingering question is: Can the Tribulation Force Movie come out better than the book? The answer is probably no.

<p>The boys finally put their least favorite book (so far) to bed. Discussion of Desecration leads to talk about PBS shows, entertaining angels, and how much Shane really misses Hattie and David. Only three more main series books to go before the Glorious Appearing and there's no where to go but up (we hope).</p>

<p><strong>Pages 275-END/Chapters 15-END of Desecration: Antichrist Takes the Throne</strong></p> <p>The bombs are falling and so is the boys' final rating for this book as the battle in the skies over Petra spills out into the fleeing masses on the ground. Antichrist continues to consolidate his power after the Via Dolorosa precession and the GC Morale Monitors finally grow some fangs. The Tribulation Force's plot armor is finally starting to dent as book 9 reaches its conclusion.</p>

<p><strong>Pages 135-274/Chapter 8-14 of Desecration: Antichrist Takes the Throne</strong></p> <p>Back after the holiday break, the boys find themselves stuck right back in the quagmire of Book 9. Carpathia has FINALLY made his way to the Temple and the Act of Desecration can begin. Jerry and Tim continue further into their Exodus reboot complete with plagues, a pharaoh, and a Red Sea moment and the first battles between Operation Eagle and the GC kick off (with predictably problematic implications).</p>