Before the Wrath Docudrama Review
I work with the Deaf ministry at our church,and just over a month ago, our Sunday School leader came in and was VERY excited about a movie one of the Deaf students had let him borrow. He was soooo excited, in fact, that he planned that whole week's lesson around the movie's revelations. The name of the movie? Before the Wrath! So when I was offered the opportunity to review the same film just a few weeks later, I was excited to join the team!
Before the Wrath is a Docudrama narrated by Kevin Sorbo (you might remember him from God's Not Dead) and is the number 1 Christian movie in America right now. In addition to historical reenactments, it features interviews with the following modern day theologians:
○ Jack Hibbs - Theologist and host of “Real Life” on SiriusXM
○ Amir Tsarfati - Founder and President of Behold Israel
○ Jan Markell - Founder of Olive Tree Ministries
○ JD Farag - Theologist and Eschatologist
○ Scott McConnell - Exec. Director of Lifeway Research
○ Jay McCarl - Ancient Middle Eastern Anthropologist
○ Lizette Dillinger - Qualitative Director of LifeWay Research
The focus of the movie is on what the scripture says will happen "Before the Wrath" or the coming tribulation period and the parallels between the events surrounding a Galilean wedding of Jesus' time and the events described in scripture before the second coming of Christ, including the Rapture.
OBM says: I am a HUGE history buff, and I'm also a very visual person, so I LOVED this movie. I loved hearing the comparisons that were so specific to weddings in Galilee where Jesus' disciples were from. Context always is key with the scriptures and it's true that many times our more modern customs are so different from the way things were in those times that we miss subtle yet meaningful references that would have been obvious to those who read/hear them back then. I think we are also always called to be a Berean and research for ourselves, although certainly much of what is presented in the film just makes sense in light of the way Jesus used parables to and teach and familiar activities as object lessons. The only thing that bothered me was the slightly "sensationalized" way they try to hook you in the beginning, with lots of references to "newly uncovered evidence," etc. It's unnecessary, as the subject matter really is interesting enough without all that-like tingles down your spine interesting. And I truly love the way they end on a high note, encouraging pastors to keep doing the hard things and keep teaching end time prophecy because it is important, and also encouraging lay people to remember that the time is short, because Jesus is coming back for His bride! I finished watching with a new appreciation for the comparisons Jesus used in describing His return and with a renewed sense of anticipation and excitement for His coming when His father says it's time.
Click here for the Before the Wrath trailer or here for a 10 minute Before the Wrath sneak peek.
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