(clock ticking)
- [Reporter] Reports keep coming
in from all over the globe
confirming it as true.
To say that the world is in
a state of shock this morning
would be to understate the situation.
The event seems to have taken place
at the same time all over the world.
Just about 25 minutes ago.
Suddenly and without
warning, literally thousands,
perhaps millions of
people just disappeared.
A few eye witness accounts
of these disappearances
have not been clear, but
one thing is certainly sure.
Millions who were living
on this earth last night
are not here this morning.
Speculation is running high
that some alien force
from outside our system
has declared w*r on our planet.
- Jim!
- [Reporter] And some feel
it to be a spectacular
judgment of God.
The United Nations is in
special emergency session.
(razor buzzing)
(screaming)
Bishop Franklin Sullivan,
the chairman of the church
confederation has proposed that this might
actually be the rapture
spoken of in some areas
of theology.
He says and I quote,
of course even if it is
something like the rapture,
we need not panic.
The very fact that we are
here and able to discuss it
is sign enough that it
is not all inclusive.
End of quotation.
The event spoken of in the
Hebrew Christian scriptures
is described somewhat in
the gospel of saint Matthew
chapter 24 verses 36 and on.
And Jesus Christ is
reported to be the speaker.
And he says and I quote,
but of that day and hour knoweth no man.
No, not the angels in heaven.
But my father only.
- The world will be at ease.
Banquets and parties and weddings.
Just as it was in Noah's
time before the sudden coming
of the flood.
People wouldn't believe
what was going to happen.
Until the flood actually
arrived and took them all away.
So shall my coming be.
Two men will be working
together in the fields.
One will be taken, the other left.
Two women will be going
about their household tasks.
One will be taken, and the other left.
So be prepared for you know not
what day your Lord is coming.
What is all this mean?
It means exactly what it says.
Any minute, any second
could be the last chance that anyone has
to give himself to Jesus.
Because when he returns,
it will happen that fast.
The Bible says in the twinkling of an eye.
Millions of people will
suddenly disappear.
Leave this earth to meet their Lord.
And a shocked world will discover suddenly
that what the Bible said was true.
This is no joke.
This is not a fairy tale.
It will happen just as sure as
you and I are here right now.
So Christian be alert,
and friend, if you haven't given
your life to Christ, do it.
And do it now.
Because the rapture will
come and Christ will return.
It says in the Bible that
he will come as a thief
in the night.
(cymbal clanging)
(drum b*ating slowly)
(slow piano music)
♫ Life was filled with g*ns and w*r
♫ And everyone got trampled on the floor
♫ I wish we'd all been ready
♫ Children d*ed the days grew cold
♫ A piece of bread could buy a bag of gold
♫ I wish we'd all been ready
♫ There's no time to change your mind
♫ The son has come and
you've been left behind
♫ A man and wife asleep in bed
♫ She hears a noise and
turns her head, he's gone
♫ I wish we'd all been ready
♫ Two men walking up a hill
♫ One disappears and
one's left standing still
♫ I wish we'd all been ready
♫ There's no time to change your mind
♫ The son has come and
you've been left behind
♫ The earth is filled with g*ns and w*r
♫ And everyone got trampled on the floor
♫ I wish we'd all been ready
♫ Children d*ed the days grew cold
♫ A piece of bread could buy a bag of gold
♫ I wish we'd all been ready
♫ There's no time to change your mind
♫ The son has come and
you've been left behind
♫ A man and wife asleep in bed
♫ She hears a noise and
turns her head, he's gone
♫ I wish we'd all been ready
♫ Two men walking up a hill
♫ One disappeared and
one's left standing still
♫ I wish we'd all been ready
♫ There's no time to change your mind
♫ The son has come and
you've been left behind
♫ There's no time to change your mind
♫ How could you have been so blind
♫ The father spoke
♫ The demons d*ed
♫ The son has come and
you've been left behind
♫ You've been left behind
♫ You've been left behind
♫ You've been left behind
(laughing)
- I look this guy over.
I mean, he must've been
straight from the farm.
He starts blushing.
I mean,
he was really looking miserable.
And I bet that creature thought
he was really getting through.
- What do you think about what he said?
- [Diane] Who?
- Guy who was preaching.
- Oh, I thought it was a bunch of bull.
- Some people get all strung out
over things that don't even matter.
I mean, I'm a Christian.
- [Jenny] You are?
- Well.
Not like he was Christian.
I mean, I go to church about every week.
I try to follow the 10 commandments.
I read my Bible once in a while.
And I try and help people if they need it.
- You're practically a missionary.
- What else is there?
- I don't know.
- [Diane] Come on, let's go on some rides.
- [Patty] Yeah, let's.
- You guys go ahead.
- What are you gonna do?
- I don't know.
Maybe I'll go back to the teen center
and hear a little more
about what he has to say.
- Oh, brother.
Look, I paid a bundle for these
and I wanna use 'em.
You can always get converted later.
Free.
- That's right, Jenny.
In a way, it is free.
What I mean is, it doesn't
cost anything but your life.
- That sounds pretty expensive.
- Well, it might seem that way.
Until you realize that
you're letting the God
who created you, the God who cares for you
more than any other person could,
that you're letting him take over.
There's no way you can lose.
- Did you find them yet?
- No.
I must've left them at home.
- Troubles?
- Hi.
- Guess I forgot some of my tickets.
- Hey, I've got a whole pocket full.
- No, that's okay.
I couldn't.
- Oh, yes she could.
Otherwise she'll be in
the mine all afternoon.
- Maybe you won't need them.
I'm Jerry.
- I'm Diane.
- And I'm Jim.
- And I'm just dying
to get on that midway.
- Going to church and trying
to follow the commandments,
well, all of that's okay.
But you can't confuse that
with true Christianity.
You see the Bible tells
us what we already know
about ourselves.
We just can't be perfect, Jenny.
And yet, our God is a perfect holy God.
But there's no way in his
present state or in ours
for us to get together.
- Hey, there's no way we're all gonna get
on this thing together.
This is your captain speaking.
Welcome aboard the first
fully automated flight.
Every system has been thoroughly checked
and the entire flight is
guaranteed not to fail.
Not to fail.
Not to fail.
- But he's done it for us, Jenny.
That's why he came to earth.
Jesus Christ was born a human being.
And he grew and lived the
life that God's holiness
demands of each of us.
And he was punished and k*lled.
Punished as though he was one of us.
- That seems so unfair.
- Whoever said love is fair?
When you begin to see
just how far God has gone
to bring us back to himself,
you'll begin to see what
the real meaning of love is.
(helicopter whirring)
- I love it, I love it!
I could just fly all day!
- Oh, stick with me, sweetheart,
and you'll understand what the
meaning of flying really is.
- I'm so scared of those things.
What if the motor stops or something?
- That's a chance you take?
- Oh God.
I know I've spent a long time of my life
just doing what I wanna do.
I haven't given much anything
about what you wanted.
And yet,
you have everything for me.
You gave your life for me.
If I were the only person on earth,
you would've done it just for me
so that my sins can be forgiven.
And you say you'll come now.
And live in my heart.
Oh, I want that, dear God.
I want to be forgiven and
I want you to live in me.
Take my life, dear God.
Amen.
- Now remember, Jenny,
God always answers prayer.
- He has.
He already has.
I feel it, I feel him.
I feel like if I had wings, I could fly.
- But you don't need wings now, Jenny.
(helicopter whirring)
- Do you have an extra key
for the ping pong room?
- Diane took mine.
- Well that's that, I guess.
- What do you mean?
- [Jenny] Have you seen the
new lifeguard at the pool?
- No.
- Well, Diane has.
- You know, that really surprises me.
I thought that guy she met at
the fair really got to her.
You know Jerry?
- Oh, I didn't meet him.
- Oh, that's right.
You went back to the
youth center at teen town.
Oh, that's too bad.
We met a couple really nice guys.
- No.
That's not too bad.
I met Christ.
- What?
- I met Jesus Christ.
I know what that guy was talking about.
I'm a Christian now.
- Well, that's great, Jenny.
I hope it works out well for ya.
- Has anybody said anything
to you about becoming
a Christian, Jenny?
Maybe given you bad time
about it or something?
- No.
Not really.
Of course I've only been a
Christian just a couple days.
- Let me tell you something.
Pretty soon you're gonna
run into difficulty.
I don't mean just people.
But Satan isn't very happy
about you deciding to
give your life to Christ.
He's just gonna do anything he can
to try and get you discouraged
and get you depressed.
He'll tell you that you're
not really a Christian
or tell you you can't
live a Christian life.
Or just anything he can
to try and get you down.
Christ will give you the
strength and the encouragement
that you need to overcome
all your difficulties.
If you let him.
Talk to him often,
Jenny, about everything.
Through Christ you have available to you
all the power of heaven to overcome Satan.
Isn't that neat?
- I'm glad I caught you all together.
- What's up?
- Well, Jim and I,
you know the guy I met at the fair.
We wanna go water skiing
Saturday at the dam.
We want everybody to go.
- [Diane] Sounds good.
- [Boy] Sounds great, I'd like to go.
(lively music)
- Hey, you know.
That new boyfriend of
yours isn't such a bad guy.
For a preacher.
- He isn't a preacher.
he isn't my boyfriend either.
- Well, isn't he the guy at the fair
who was making all that scary talk
about the end of the world and all?
- That's just something
Christians believe in.
- Well, do you believe all that?
- I really don't know enough about it.
- Hey, Patty, how's your
new boyfriend working out?
- Just great.
I really like him.
- Well, if you're going
to keep him, my child,
maybe it's time I taught you
a few of the facts of life.
Where are you going?
- Just for a walk.
- Why don't you stick around?
You may learn something.
- I'm sorry, Diane.
I just don't wanna hear that kind of talk.
- Well.
Maybe we'll have our little talk later.
After the children go to bed.
Hey, did you tell me your
guy was working in a zoo?
- Not in a zoo.
At the zoo.
He's studying to be a veterinarian.
So it's really good deal for the summer.
- Hey, that's wild,
Jerry's a pre-med student.
We got ourselves a couple of doctors.
- Well, what's Jerry doing?
- [Diane] He's an ambulance attendant.
- Oh, yuck.
- Well, he says it's
kind of gory sometimes.
But a lot of the time, he
just sits around all day
and waits to be called.
He says you never know
when it's going to happen.
- No one knows when it's going to happen.
And when they asked him,
Jesus said even he didn't know
the exact time.
But it's going to happen.
One of these days, it
could be any minute now,
Christ's just gonna come back for his own.
After that, it's gonna be
pretty awful here on earth.
- Like what?
- Well, for example,
the Bible says that right
now, the spirit of God
is holding back the full
force of evil in the world.
But after the believers
go, the spirit will too.
That means a whole new ballgame.
Only this time with no rules.
Evil will just take over.
And the evil one, the Bible
calls him the anti-Christ
or the beast, will rule supreme.
See, we just don't know
what it would be like
to live in a world like that.
The good around us still has the support
of the spirit of God.
After he goes, wow.
- You really believe all that?
- Yes, I do.
- Lots of luck.
- I'll say one thing.
Anybody that's left here is gonna need it.
- If you really believe that,
you couldn't even look at your watch
without wondering if it
was gonna happen now.
- Yeah.
But to the Christian, it's
something we look forward to.
The non-Christian is waiting
for the end of life and doom.
The believer's waiting to
meet the one who gave us life.
- The beast you talk about,
was he the one who goes
around marking people?
My grandmother told me about
a lot of terrible things
that are supposed to happen.
- The mark of the beast
is talked about, Patty.
It's probably some kind
of identification mark.
Based on the number 666.
It says in the Bible that
people won't be able to
buy or sell anything without it.
Kind of a super evil credit card.
Only it'll be on your hand or forehead.
- I wouldn't let anybody
tattoo my forehead.
- Diane, you know you have
to be around when it happens.
- Yes, yes, you do.
- Do I?
- Sure, because
I like you, sweetheart.
Can't you see that?
And I am the anti-Christ.
- Good, I was always a sucker for beasts.
(laughing)
- Well,
I don't know if all that's true or not,
but if it really is in the Bible,
then why doesn't our
minister ever talk about it?
- And so when one embarks
on an inquiry of this kind,
plain old and I might add,
God given, common sense
shows us immediately
that those differences
which manifold deemed worthy of death
are really dead horses.
Now to illustrate this for yourself,
ask yourself the simplest of questions.
Do these so called basic
tenants of Christianity
really affect me at all?
For instance, ask yourself,
would I appreciate beauty any less
if Jesus were not virgin born?
Or ask yourself, would I respect
the rights of others less
if he had not gone about the countryside
performing miracles?
Or ask yourself, could I
really be considered so gross
as to somehow be responsible for the death
of the son of God?
Would I be so harsh as to
condemn humanity to a fiery pit?
Could I be more merciful than God
who is reported to be love?
No.
You can see where we're led by these
simple obvious questions.
To insist that the Bible
is anything more than the
poetic expression of those
greater principles by
which man lives with man
is to box oneself in
with a wealth of opinion
and counter opinion which
really doesn't matter.
Because it really doesn't
affect the way we are.
What matters, my friends,
is what we can know about
man's relation to man.
Create the universe in
six days if you like.
But don't force me to
accept that myth as fact.
And make our relationship depend upon it,
upon my accepting it.
Believe in a real Adam.
Believe in a real Eve.
Believe in a real serpent.
(ominous music)
(siren blaring)
- Now, you just kind
of hang in there, Jim.
We got the best doctors in the country
lined up and twiddling their thumbs
waiting for you to get there.
(dramatic music)
(siren blaring)
- Why won't they let me see him?
- You heard what they said.
No one's allowed in.
- I know, I know.
But don't they have any
feelings in this place?
Is Jim Wright in that room?
- I beg your pardon?
- [Patty] Jim Wright's a friend of mine.
I thought maybe I ...
- [Doctor] I am afraid you
are not going to be able
to see him right now.
- Will he be all right?
- It's not possible to
fully evaluate the situation
at this time.
Your friend was bitten
by a large Indian cobra.
Now that's serious business.
- You mean, you don't have
anything to help him with?
- There's no serum to use in this case.
Your friend is allergic to horse serum.
And there's no commercial
medicine available.
- No serum?
What are you gonna do, is he gonna die?
- Well, there's very little time.
But we're hoping that a blood transfusion
will provide the necessary antidote.
Now, we've gotten a hold of a man
who owns a large snake farm
who's been bitten several times by cobras.
His blood has built up
the necessary antibodies
to fight this kind of poison.
- [Patty] Yeah, but how
long will that take?
(dramatic music)
(indistinct talking on radio)
- Dear Lord,
you said in your word
that everything works out
for the best to them that love you.
Be our strength.
Please let Jim make it if it's your will.
You know what the reason
is behind this crisis.
Give us faith.
Use it and give us the
courage to accept your will.
Please, Lord, let them get
here on time to save Jim.
- His pulse is weakened.
It's his blood.
- How's he doing?
- Would you like to take over?
- Yes.
- [Nurse] He wants you outside.
- Lord, grant this boy another opportunity
that even through this experience,
he might commit his life to you.
We would ask, dear Lord,
that you would speed the help
that is already on its way.
- We ask all this in Jesus' precious name.
Amen.
(exciting music)
(sirens blaring)
(rhythmic b*ating)
- Well, he's going to be all right now.
- Thank you.
(slow music)
How are you?
- I haven't felt this bad since
I ate my sister's first meatloaf.
- You had a rough time.
- Yeah.
I had a rough time.
- I'm glad.
Well, I'm glad you're okay.
I really am.
- You know,
there's a lot.
I mean, you and I ...
- Don't talk now.
We'll talk later when you feel better.
- [Woman] Wonderful time.
- [Jenny] Oh, I bet you did.
- I wish you could've gone with us.
- Well, maybe some time.
- We had beautiful weather.
- Jim.
- Hi, Jenny.
- Hi.
Mom, this is Jim Wright.
- [Jim] How do you do?
- Pleased to meet you, Jim.
- And this is my little sister, Susan.
- Susan?
- Are you the one that
got bit by the cobra?
- I'm the one.
- Is Patty here?
- No.
And I don't know exactly
why I'm here either.
Except that I was told
that you prayed for me.
And the pastor came to see
me before my transfusion.
It's really strange.
But I remember after he left,
I had a deep peace.
And something told me I was gonna make it.
I can't explain it.
And I don't really
understand what's happening.
- You came to the right
place to find out, Jim.
- I'm reading this morning
from Paul's first letter
to the Thessalonians,
chapter five, beginning at verse one.
These are the words that
we find in this passage.
When is all this going to happen?
I don't need to say
anything more about this.
For you know perfectly
well that no one knows.
The day of the Lord will come unexpectedly
as a thief in the night.
When people are saying all is well
and everything is peaceful and quiet.
Then all of a sudden
disaster will fall upon them.
As suddenly as a woman's
birth pains begin.
And these people will not be
able to get away anywhere.
There will be no place to hide.
Now how can we be sure
of all of these things?
You recall that last week
we talked about some of
the specific prophecies
that had to do with the second coming
of the Lord Jesus Christ.
Now this morning, I wanna talk to you
about some of the signs of the end times.
And one in particular, namely,
the sign of the anti-Christ.
When the time is right,
then the Bible tells us that a very great
and strong and powerful
leader will appear.
Now who will that leader be?
Do we have any indication
in the scriptures
as to who this person will be?
Yes, the Bible has an answer for that.
The apostle John tells us
in first John these words.
Indeed many rightly will
call him the anti-Christ.
The Bible further teaches
that this individual
will be instrumental in
bringing about a season of peace
in the world.
Although his ultimate end
will be a revenge against God.
He will be a very evil person.
Now some think that if Christ
were to come back in 30 years,
that this individual could be living
at this particular moment.
And actually if Christ
comes back before 30 years,
then it's altogether possible
that this man is active in
government even this very day.
I've talked to many of
my Christian friends.
About the rapture, that moment
when Christ will come back
to receive all believers unto himself.
And I'm simply amazed
at the number of stories
that I've heard of people
who have had the experience of thinking
that the rapture had already taken place.
I'm reminded of a neighbor
that I had back in Nebraska.
Who got up one night in
the middle of the night,
took off his pajama tops,
and went downstairs for some ice tea.
In the meantime, his wife
awakened out of her sleep
and discovered that her husband was gone.
Turned on the light.
Found his pajama tops and
was immediately convinced
that the rapture had taken place
and that she had been left behind.
Well, from our studies of past few weeks,
we can conclude that we're
living now in the end times.
The days in which we live
are seeing many prophecies
being fulfilled.
That we have never seen fulfilled before.
And surely this serves to remind all of us
that the time is short at best.
And if we would be
followers of Jesus Christ,
we must join his band now.
- Mom, I'm home.
Sandy had to go to her aunt,
so I came home early.
Mom?
Mom?
Mom?
Mom?
Mom?
(screaming)
- What's wrong?
- I thought you were gone.
- [Woman] What's wrong?
- I thought you were gone.
- Gone where?
- I thought you were gone.
- Gone where?
- I thought you were gone.
- It's all right honey,
you'll be all right.
- I knew for a long time I
should ask Jesus into my heart.
But I thought I could do it any time.
And then today ...
- You'll be all right, honey.
- I wanna ask to let Jesus
into my heart right now.
- You've heard it plenty times before,
you know how to do it.
- Dear Lord Jesus,
please come into my heart.
I know you d*ed for me.
And please forgive me for all my sins.
- [Man] Watch out.
- [Woman] Have a good trip.
- [Man] Take care.
(romantic music)
- [Woman] Drive safely.
- The best of luck to both of you.
Bye now.
- Bye.
- [Crowd] Bye!
(slow music)
- [Reverend] And I pray that
Christ will be more and more
home in your hearts.
- Would you doctors of
religion like some nourishment?
- Oh, thank you.
- What do you think about all this, honey?
- It's all beyond me.
I've been raised in the church.
Taught to do the best I can.
To believe in God and hope for the best.
What else is there?
I mean, I'm good.
I don't lie.
I don't cheat.
I'm as good as the next person.
Maybe better.
- God made us for himself.
That he might enjoy us.
And that we might enjoy him.
And also that we might enjoy each other.
But we, well, actually you,
broke that relationship when
you didn't choose Christ.
- I never made that choice.
- Have you ever chosen for him?
- Well.
Maybe not.
But my minister says we
don't have to get all hung up
on that theology stuff.
God is love and he's
not going to destroy us
because we can't help doing wrong, is he?
- It's true that God is love.
And that God is holy.
But God will also punish sin.
- I think I understand.
But where does love fit in?
How could a God who loved me
cause me go to through what I did?
- Well, Jim, you have to understand,
that there are times when God uses
circumstances in our lives
to bring us into a close
relationship with himself.
Look at it this way,
what chance did you have of
making it after your accident?
- Well, not too much.
- None at all.
There was no way that your body
could produce the antibodies
that were needed to fight that poison.
- But someone else had been through it.
His blood had the cure.
- Exactly.
His blood had the cure.
And all you had to do was receive it.
When you received his blood,
that saved your life.
- That's interesting.
I'd never thought of it that way before.
- Jim, the Lord Jesus Christ loves you.
He d*ed on the cross for you.
He shed his precious blood for
you that you might be saved.
All you have to do is accept.
Just like you did in the
emergency room in the hospital.
When that man came in
and gave you his blood,
you had to receive it.
If you hadn't received it,
you would be dead this very moment.
Think about that.
The Lord is offering you eternal life.
An abundant life with him.
You have everything to gain.
And absolutely nothing to lose.
All you have to do is ask.
- Man.
Things sure have been
happening fast for me lately.
But if this is the way God works,
it sure is powerful.
The way he used a crisis
to bring on something good.
I believe it.
I believe it.
I'm ready to accept Christ.
- Oh boy.
Could we lick the beaters
when you get done?
- Yeah, you can lick the beaters.
- I hope I get a corner
piece with lots of icing.
Swirly icing, and there would
be three sides with icing.
- Sue, would you run next
door and ask Mrs. Thompson
if I could borrow a stick of butter?
- Okay.
But you be sure to be
here when I get back.
- Don't worry, sweetie.
If I'm gone, you'll be gone too.
(ominous music)
(razor buzzing)
(motor running)
- [Reporter] Believe the situation.
Never before has an
emergency like this one
been contemplated.
Airports have stopped all flights.
In New York alone, three large
jets reported have crashed.
One at take off, k*lling
an estimated 56 persons.
In California, meanwhile,
traffic on all major freeways
has come to virtually a stand still.
Due to pile ups where drivers disappeared.
Leaving their vehicles to
the mercy of passengers.
This is just in from central news agency.
The UN has established a
special emergency committee
and will be making an
unprecedented worldwide radio
and telecast at noon today.
And the purpose of this broadcast
will be to assess the worldwide situation
and establish methods and
procedures in handling
possible problems and
danger facing the world
as we know it today.
Now be sure to tune in either
your radio or television
at 12 noon eastern time,
11 o'clock central time.
On UTN, the United Television Network.
- Ladies and gentlemen,
as I speak to you this day,
my words are being translated
into every major tongue
and dialect in the world.
This morning, the United Nations
met in emergency session.
And formed the organization
you see represented
by this symbol.
UNITE.
The United Nations Imperium
of Total Emergency.
The Imperium is designed
to exercise total power
for as long as the emergency exists.
And as yet, no final
judgment has been made
as to the exact nature of the emergency.
But UNITE is anxious that until
such judgment has been made,
all feelings of panic
and fear be held incheck.
The Imperium is made up of leaders.
From 10 major world powers.
Consisting of six committees.
From within those countries
of six members each.
You can be sure that the Imperium
are taking absolute
control over all government
during this emergency
will truly represent
your feelings and needs.
It is because of this potential thr*at
to our entire planet
that this one world government,
the Imperium has been formed.
And each member of the world council
wishes to assure those
of his fellow citizens
that as soon as the emergency is passed,
we will return to self
rule for all nations.
(dramatic music)
The Imperium in no way wishes to infringe
upon the rights of the
citizens of the world.
It is just a simple necessity
that each of us identify with UNITE
and fully support its
progress and strategy.
Before the emergency, we
were at each other's throats.
Let unity be the positive result
of our common dilemma.
Report today to your local
UNITE identification center
and show yourself a true
citizen of the world.
(dramatic music)
- [Man] Name.
- [Woman] Brit Matney.
- [Man] Address.
- 7110 Oliver Smith.
- Zone.
- 25.
- Back of the hand or forehead?
- Will it wash off?
- No, it's permanent.
- Back of the hand.
- Put it right there.
I'm not afraid to be a good citizen.
- Name.
- Ernie Gibhard.
- Address.
- 1334 East Old Park.
- Zone.
- Zone 50.
(dramatic music)
(people chattering)
(car honking)
- It can only be assumed by the Imperium
that those in civilized
centers of the world
who refuse to be identified
are working against the goals
and purposes of the Imperium.
Perhaps even in
cooperation with the forces
which brought about the emergency.
It is therefore been
declared by our leaders
that in the interest of world safety,
all people who do not
bear the mark of UNITE
are subject to arrest and
prolonged inconvenience.
The Imperium wishes all citizens to ...
- God.
Why didn't I?
It's all happening just
like I thought it would.
(door knocking)
(dramatic music)
- Oh, God.
Are you really gone?
Is your Holy Spirit really gone?
Are we alone?
- Reverend Turner.
- Patty.
Are you one of them?
- Them?
- UNITE.
- No.
- But you're still here.
Another one.
Oh God.
- Another?
- How many?
How many have I misled?
How many are still here because of me?
It was all there.
I read it, I studied it.
I preached it.
I preached it.
Really didn't matter.
How many?
Still here because of me.
I can't eat.
I can't sleep.
All I can think about are,
all I can see are those faces.
That were out there every Sunday.
God.
How many?
- You don't have a mark?
- I had it in my heart
before it ever happened.
- That's not good enough, let's go.
- You.
- [Patty] I swear!
(dramatic music)
- Now, young lady, what's your problem?
- What?
- They said that you
don't want to identified.
I suspect there's some
sort of misunderstanding.
- I know what's going on, and it's evil.
Maybe too late for me.
But I'm not going to join it.
- There now, you see there
was a misunderstanding.
Hey,
you're one of those
religious people, aren't you?
You think the emergency is
something called the rapture.
And UNITE's a world wide powerful evil.
The beast.
- You know about that?
- Oh, of course.
Over when the emergency happened,
every possible explanation
was explored by computer.
And frankly, that explanation
was high on the list.
That we've since ruled it out.
Does this look like a 666 to you?
- Look, I'm not that stupid.
I know that's a computer read out for 666.
- Well, Reverend Turner
doesn't believe that.
He's come to see that this
terrible evil doesn't exist.
- Reverend Turner?
- Certainly, we talked to
him earlier this morning.
And he's come to see that joining us
is really an everyone's
best and good interest.
- Reverend Turner?
- [Woman] You just come
along with me, young lady.
(dramatic music)
Guards!
Guards, guards!
(dramatic music)
- Diane.
(suspenseful music)
I don't know, downtown.
Yeah.
The dam?
How am I gonna get to the dam?
I don't even ...
Okay, Jerry, well, be ...
Okay, tell him.
Tell him I'll get there, just wait.
(suspenseful music)
(upbeat music)
(helicopter whirring)
(dramatic music)
(helicopter whirring)
(slow rhythmic music)
(helicopter whirring)
(dramatic music)
(helicopter whirring)
(dramatic music)
♫ Change your mind
♫ The son has come and
you've been left behind
♫ There's no time to change your mind
♫ How could you have been so blind
♫ The father spoke
♫ The demons d*ed
♫ The son has come and
you've been left behind
♫ You've been left behind
♫ You've been left behind
♫ You've been left behind
- Okay, all units, we've
got her safe in our arms.
- [Man On Radio] Roger,
we copy that, 10-4.
(dramatic music)
- [Man] These people will not
be able to get away anywhere.
And there will be no place to hide.
(dramatic music)
There will be no place to hide.
There will be no place to hide.
And these people will not be
able to get away anywhere.
And there will be no place to hide.
(ominous music)
There will be no place to hide.
- [Reporter] Reports keep coming
in from all over the globe
confirming it as true.
To say that the world is in
a state of shock this morning
would be to understate the situation.
The event seems to have
taken place at the same time
all over the world.
Just about 25 minutes ago.
Suddenly and without
warning, literally thousands,
perhaps millions of
people just disappeared.
- Jim!
- [Reporter] A few eyewitness accounts
of these disappearances ...
(razor buzzing)
(screaming)
Living on these earth last
night are not here this morning.
- Oh no.
♫ There's no time to change your mind
♫ How could you have been so blind
- [Reporter] The United Nations is in
a special emergency session
as other governments
of most of the countries of the world.
And reports coming in say
that there are some members
of nearly every government missing.
Bishop Franklin Sullivan, the chairman
of the church confederation
has proposed that this might
actually be the rapture spoken
of in some areas of the ...
- No!
No, no!
- [Reporter] Of course even
if it is something like
the rapture, we need not panic.
The very fact that we are
here and able to discuss it
is sign enough that it
is not all inclusive.
End of quotation.
- No!
- [Reporter] Christian
scriptures is described
somewhat in the gospel
of Matthew chapter 24
and verses 36 and on.
Jesus Christ is reported
to be the speaker.
And he says and I quote.
But of that day and that
hour knoweth no man,
no not the angels of
heaven, but my father only.
But as the days of Noah were ...
This is just in from central news agency.
The UN has established a
special emergency committee
and we'll be making an
unprecedented worldwide
radio and telecast at noon today.
And the purpose of this
broadcast will be to assess
the worldwide situation and
establish methods and procedures
in handling possible problems and danger
facing the world as we know it today.
Now be sure to tune in either
your radio or television
at 12 noon eastern time, 11
o'clock central time on UTN,
the United Television Network.
(clock ticking)
A Thief in the Night (1972)
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