Left Behind: Rise of the Antichrist (2023)

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Left Behind: Rise of the Antichrist (2023)

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PASTOR BARNES:

"With God,

all things are possible."

Matthew 19:26

Over the years, I've shared

that verse more times

than I could ever count.

But now for the first time,

I know it's true.

You see, six months ago,

something impossible

did happen down there.

One instant of time,

millions of people

just disappeared

without a trace.

Poof, gone,

just like that.

Well, if that's not impossible,

-then I don't know what is.

-[people clamoring]

Its cleanup efforts continue

in the aftermath

of the vanishings.

Single most catastrophic event

in all of human history.

And security forces work

to stem worldwide v*olence.

There's still more questions

than answers.

PASTOR BARNES:

Today, people still say

the vanishings came

without a warning

or any kind of explanation.

But that's just not true.

-[people clamoring]

PASTOR BARNES:

There were plenty of warnings

and explanations.

But there were also

plenty of closed minds.

FEMALE REPORTER 1:

While the President insists

that the greatest thr*at

to our country

is those clinging

to the conspiracy theory

that somehow God

had something to do

with the vanishings.

PASTOR BARNES:

And we all know

that a closed mind

is not an easy thing

to pry open.

But even after watching

all those people

just vanished into thin air,

most people

still had no interest

in the fact that all of it

was written down

thousands of years ago

in that dusty old book

on the shelf.

It's been six months

since tens of millions of people

suddenly disappeared.

And as far as we're concerned,

none of them

had been seen since.

PASTOR BARNES:

So, they hid

from the truth mostly,

dreaming up any answer

they could think of,

as long as it didn't involve

God, of course.

Solar flares, secret weapons,

-Little Green Men.

-[woman whimpering, sobbing]

PASTOR BARNES:

Nothing was too crazy

for a world

determined not to see the truth.

And, of course, one thing

you can always count on

when disaster strikes.

There are those

whose first thought

is how to seize the opportunity.

For Jonathan Stonagal,

while he seemed to have

his plan in place

before those empty clothes

that even hit the ground.

JOSHUA:

Now you understand,

Mr. Stonagal,

if it were up to me,

I wouldn't be questioning

any of this.

[Jonathan scoffs]

JONATHAN:

It is up to UN, all of it.

The board can't interfere

with what I'm doing

without unanimous consent.

You're not here to tell me

that you're turning

your back on me now.

Are you, Ed?

I've turned hundreds

into thousands,

thousands into millions,

millions into billions.

And still,

the bean counters think

that they know what's best.

We're losing millions

of dollars everyday now

with all of your new projects

and investments.

And even the biggest

social media platform in history

buying up every media company

you can get your hands on.

You don't need to be

the only source

of news and information.

And now, $400 million

to build a temple

in the Middle East?

-It's a nice temple.

-[intercom beeps]

JONATHAN'S SECRETARY:

Sir, your two o'clock is here.

I suggest you go

and give serious thought

as to what side of the table

you wanna be sitting on.

Something big is coming.

Trust me.

You wanna make sure

you're on the right team.

BUCK:

Does people grapple

with a new reality

Trying to accept the fact

that they may never see

those missing loved ones again.

Faith in our leaders is gone.

And frustration and anger

is in an all-time high.

Not only have violent crimes

risen dramatically,

but suicides are soaring

out of control.

But according

to mental health experts,

there is an explanation

to what's going on.

We're going to get into that

with one of them

right after the break.

[GWN music playing]

FEMALE VOICEOVER:

Tonight on GWN...

PASTOR BARNES:

I have to admit,

I was never a big fan

of Rayford Steele.

His wife, Irene,

had tried for years

to get him to join us

at New Hope.

But I guess church

just wasn't his thing.

When she did manage

to drag him there,

he'd either read

the sports news on his phone

or grab a quick nap

thinking everyone would believe

he's praying.

Irene had warned him

about the Rapture

over and over again.

Or at least

that's how it seemed to him.

RAY OVER RADIO:

I just can't control.

This is Pampam 257.

We have an emergency.

I repeat, we have an emergency.

JFK Control, listen to me.

We've lost passengers.

People have literally

disappeared from the plane

at 30,000 feet.

PASTOR BARNES:

So, when half the passengers

on his transatlantic flight

vanished that night,

he knew right away

what had happened.

He may not have fully understood

what it meant,

but Irene had told him

what would happen.

And it did.

[]

[groans]

PASTOR BARNES:

And so, at least Ray knew

one thing for sure.

He desperately wanted

to believe that Irene was right.

RAY:

I miss you and Rayme so much.

It's been hard.

I just keep thinking

about the things I said and did.

[chuckles]

Well, you know much I love you.

I just wish I could see you

one more time.

But I know I can't.

Yeah, I know I can't.

BUCK:

The world's obsession

with the vanishings

is still in full force.

And since we have no answers

from our supposed leaders,

that's not really a surprise.

And while the immediate panic

and acute terror

may have passed,

I don't think anyone can say

that the world

is not a completely

different place now.

In the past six months,

we've seen a dramatic,

even shocking increase

in virtually every metric

of human depravity.

Compared to the same time

last year?

Murders are up

by more than 300%,

and suicides

are up nearly 1,000%.

The violent crime, as*ault,

r*pe, robbery,

vandalism, looting, rioting,

they're all shattering records.

And mental health experts

are telling us

that the worst is yet to come.

I have with me tonight,

Dr. Ruby Kincaid,

who is leading

the multinational investigation

into what many are now calling,

"a pandemic of evil."

Doctor, thank you so much

for being here with us tonight.

So, I guess we should just get

right to the heart

of the matter.

What's going on?

In the case of the vanishings,

there's simply

no historical knowledge

-to draw on.

-[indistinct chatter]

So, people are triggered

into a prolonged

fight or flight reaction.

Uh, there is anger, fear,

mistrust, retaliation.

Those are powerful emotions,

and they need an outlet.

So, do you think world leaders

and our own government as well

should be doing a better job

at helping us understand

exactly what's happening?

I mean, I know we have no idea

where those people went,

but telling everyone

to stay at home,

stop asking so many questions.

I mean,

that can't likely be helping.

Uh, I think the root cause

is not the lack

of clear information,

but the abundance

of misinformation.

Our leaders need to do more

to stop people

from coming up

with conspiracy theories.

So, ignorance is bliss?

Uh, protecting people

from dangerous ideas

isn't making them ignorant.

We need to make it our priority

to keep people safe.

Keep them safe from

what exactly?

Another wave of vanishings.

[surprised chuckle] What?

Hold on.

A second wave of vanishings?

Well, we have been feeding

all of the data

we've managed to gather

about the vanishings

into a database.

We were then able

to use sophisticated

computer algorithms

to create predictive models.

And those models suggest

that a second wave

is not only possible,

it's almost certain.

So, computers figured this out.

That's right.

Do you yourself, personally,

believe more people

are gonna disappear?

Or do you think

that people are just better off

scared right now, you know,

to keep them more compliant?

I mean, we have a problem,

where people are so terrified

and confused

that they're becoming violent

and self-destructive.

And you think coming on here

and scaring them even more

is gonna somehow

make things better?

Are you saying that you know

for a fact

that it's not going

to happen again?

Not at all. Not at all.

I have no idea.

And I'm starting

to suspect that...

But at least

I'm not sitting here

pretending like I do.

I am talking about science here.

And some of the world's

top scientists

have studied the data

very carefully.

-And it suggests--

-Where did it come from?

-I'm sorry?

-The data?

Where did it come from?

All of the data

has been verified

by the United Nations.

It's all publicly available

in the UN's Vanishing

Accountability Project.

I'm asking you, where did they

get their information from?

I just told you

all of the data has--

GWN PRODUCER:

Cut it now.

Buck, wrap it up.

I'm sorry, but I guess

that is all the time

we have for tonight.

Thank you for coming on.

But I do want to encourage

our viewers,

keep demanding facts.

Don't just blindly accept

whatever the so-called experts

are telling us.

And I wouldn't be too quick

to sign up

for a vanishing's vaccine

either.

I'm Cameron Williams.

Up next is Victoria Jordan.

We'll see you in a minute.

GWN PRODUCER:

And we are out.

-Who k*lled that?

-[indistinct chatter]

We were not out of time.

[indistinct announcement]

Wow, Captain Steele.

-[chuckles]

-It's good to see you.

-CHLOE: Ooh.

-Hmm?

Captain, you're aware

that we do not encourage

unkempt hair for our pilots.

Are you not?

Unkempt? I just showered

last week.

And these pants,

those aren't standard issue,

are they?

Oh, and the next time we meet,

I want to see a shine

on those feet.

I'll see what I can do.

You look great, Dad.

Hey, and look, look,

at least it still fit.

-Mm-hmm.

-Yeah.

So, are you thinking of getting

into the pilot seat?

Yeah. Well, I was thinking

maybe I could do

a couple of runs for FedEx,

you know?

So, I'm going to be gone

for days on end.

You know, I was hated

being away so much,

you know, from you

and Rayme and mom so...

-Plus, no passengers.

-Yeah.

Plus, no passengers.

Okay, Captain.

I'm hungry.

Did you make me breakfast?

-Did you make me breakfast?

-RAY: Well, no.

What do you mean? You're the one

who's up before me.

CHLOE:

All right.

-Where's Ivy?

-IVY: I'm right here.

I can't believe you changed

the B-roll

without asking me first.

I didn't touch it

after you proved it.

I thought

you're in the control room.

I was. No one came in.

-Connor.

-Connor.

Don't get Connor fired.

He's just a kid.

You think I'm mad at Connor?

What is he going to do?

Say no to Plank?

-I would have.

-Yeah.

Well, I'm sure

that's why he didn't ask you.

Well, maybe it's because

there's only one guy here

that knows how to swap

the footage in a live broadcast

without setting

for the control room.

Did you really think

I would change your B-roll

in a live show

without your approval?

Of course not.

PASTOR BARNES:

Buck's relentless reporting

brought GWN

its highest ratings ever.

But it seemed the closer

he got to the truth,

the more his own network

pushed back.

Mr. Williams, I am so sorry.

Ivy had no idea that the B-roll

was gonna be charged.

Connor, it's fine.

I'm sure you weren't really

in a position

to argue with Mr. Plank, right?

Thank you

for understanding, sir.

-Plank.

-Be gentle.

You know me better than that.

Okay, Steve, I know

you have shareholders

to appease,

but I have a contract.

-And a pretty good one at that.

-And.

And it means I don't have

to give primetime exposure

to crackpot

conspiracy theorists like her.

You're a reporter, Buck.

Sometimes that means going

outside of your comfort zone

and interviewing people

that you don't always

agree with.

I'm happy to talk to anybody

with a news or the story.

It was fearmongering, Plank.

Plain and simple.

Computers.

Computers say more people

are gonna vanish.

Well, maybe she should spend

her time trying to find people

who already disappeared.

Are you done?

What was up

with that B-roll horror show?

Oh, I thought you'd be pleased.

I had our editors

and the new kid

dig up something

a little more sensational.

Sensational?

Plank, you showed a video

of terrified

and desperate people

jumping off of buildings.

It's not sensational.

It's just sick.

And using Connor?

I mean, the kid has only been

here a few months.

You're already teaching him

the art of fake news?

Come on, wake up, Buck!

Our m*llitary and our police

were decimated

with the vanishings.

Scared people stay

in their homes.

They lock themselves inside.

And that's what we need

right now.

Don't you think

that locking people

in their homes is gonna add

to the problem?

We grieve by sharing.

We have a lot of people

that need to deal with the fact

that they lost everything

that matters.

-Their wives--

-[door bangs]

-Yes, Erica.

-Did you see the UN story?

They're pushing

for the Romanian president

to be the new Secretary General.

-Carpathia?

-So?

So, it's just strange

he didn't even ask

to be appointed.

Did they overtake the UN

by force?

No, he hasn't even made

a statement.

Oh, then it's not news.

So, please,

go and find me some news.

Buck, the last thing

we need right now

are the streets overrun

with unstable and potentially

violent people.

So, until the authorities

can get their arms,

their fat arms

around this thing

it is our duty to do

what we can.

If you think that somehow

it's your civic duty

to terrify people,

I can't stop you.

But it's the last time

you're gonna do it on my show.

Oh, well, then maybe

it's time to think

about cancelling your show.

Yeah, I think we both know

that's not gonna happen.

Try me.

[birds chirping]

[sighs]

PASTOR BARNES:

It seems that Chloe Steele

spent most of her time haunted,

tortured by the memory

of her little brother,

vanishing right from her arms

as she hugged him.

How could she have done things

differently?

How could she have saved him

from whatever it was?

She was terrified

that he was lost forever.

And that somehow,

it was her fault.

UN SECURITY OFFICER:

It's always been my position

that we should take advantage

of every crisis

to make the world

a better place.

With each disaster,

storm, or w*r,

comes the opportunity

for all of us to do better.

As our climate gets hotter,

as we become more

interconnected,

as pandemics race

across the globe,

something is coming.

Some crisis will strike

all of us.

And we should welcome

whatever it is with open arms.

Because only then

will the world finally

come together and create

a truly global union.

A single world government

founded on peace and unity.

[cellphone ringing]

DIRK OVER PHONE:

Buck, what's going on?

Hey, remember that guy, Davos,

last year talking about

opportunity and catastrophe?

DIRK OVER PHONE:

Well, that was almost

all of them.

True. Well, this guy's name

is Cothran.

He owns Dominator Analytics.

And I think he may be--

DIRK OVER PHONE:

Whoa, whoa, whoa,

let's not do this

over the phone.

Let's just say

it's a rabbit hole.

I do love a good rabbit.

I'm on my way.

[]

[]

[chuckles]

[]

Please. Pleas no.

Please let me go.

Please let me in. Let me...

No. Let me in!

Chloe, wake up.

-CHLOE: [speaks indistinctly]

-Hey, hey, wake up.

-[breathes heavily]

-Are you... are you okay?

Yeah, I'm fine.

That must have been

quite a dream.

It was just really real.

You know, like,

it was like a nightmare,

but it's like I was losing him

all over again.

We all have different ways

of dealing with things

that we don't understand.

But I think it's time

to focus on the future.

As hard as it is,

we have to stop looking back.

Well, then where am I

supposed to look?

Because back is where

we lost them.

I know. I know.

You're not the only one

who needs to find

a new approach.

We have both been hiding

for too long.

Mom and Rayme,

they're counting on us

to do the right thing.

What do you mean

they were counting on us?

No. No.

I mean, they are counting on us.

And what makes you so sure?

Because mom told us.

Okay.

What, because mom said so?

That didn't even work

when I was 12.

Besides, mom's Rapture theories

are already been proven wrong.

So, do you think Mom was stupid

or just gullible?

What? I never said that.

Then don't you think

that we owe her

the courtesy of considering

the fact that she told us

it was going to happen?

Sure, it was easy to dismiss it

before it happened.

But doesn't it seem strange

that it's still so easy

to dismiss it now?

Even though we saw it

with our own eyes?

[]

-[keyboard clicking]

-[computer beeping]

-[knock on door]

-Enter.

[indistinct chatter]

Unless you're gonna at least

try to stop acting

like a crazy

conspiracy theorist.

Well, who are you calling

a conspiracy theorist?

Oh, so you're just admitting

to being crazy?

Yes. I'm quite comfortable

with that.

-[indistinct chatter]

-Shut the door.

[door squeaks, closes]

Here. So Cothran,

and his Dominator Analytics

provides virtually

all the raw data,

the UN compiled all of it;

surveys, research studies,

polls.

These guys do it all.

And they've got

the market cornered.

So, you're saying

they can just stand up

and tell the world anything

they want?

And they'd be able

to back it up with fake stats?

-Yep.

-What about the vanishings?

All those reports

about the year's total mass

not changing that day,

statistics about how many people

disappeared, who they were,

how they might have been

different from the rest of us.

-Those?

-Yep.

All of it came

through Dominator.

Wow.

Well, at least we know

what Cothran's agenda is.

He's at crisis to get us

to accept changes

that we wouldn't have otherwise.

When you have complete control

over the narrative

like that guy does,

I mean, you can turn anything

-into a crisis.

-That's all true.

But Cothran is not the guy

calling the sh*ts.

-He's just another suit.

-So, who's calling the sh*ts?

These are interconnected

corporations.

Fifteen television networks,

120 individual stations,

almost 300 newspapers.

Remember newspapers?

Let's see,

two Hollywood Film Studios,

14 of the top 20 magazines.

Believe it or not,

the two biggest

pharmaceutical companies

in the world.

That's why we got rich of COVID.

Look, here's one

you might find interesting.

-He's your boss.

-GWN? No, that's not right.

GWN is owned

by the Dornan family.

Oh, and have you ever met

the Dornans?

No.

That's because

there is no Dornan family,

never was.

Jack Dornan never married.

He didn't have a family.

He's been dead for 30 years.

All of these companies

are run directly or indirectly

by one man.

Jonathan Stonagal.

-What? The Eden guy?

-One in the same.

He's been pushing

something called

the Great Reset for years,

a true New World Order

globalist.

I've been having a hard time

getting his message out.

I mean what?

Even though it already

has five billion users.

-No, it's 6.5 now.

-Sheesh.

What's amazing is that

he tripled his wealth

during the COVID pandemic.

And he tripled it again

in the aftermath

of the vanishings.

Let's go.

-So? Where were you?

-Sorry?

Where were you

when it happened?

Oh, I was in a plane halfway

across the Atlantic.

Ah, I was right.

-About what?

That you would have a cooler

story than I do.

[indistinct chatter]

BUCK:

Best and worst day of my life.

-Way out of your league.

-[Buck chuckles]

Never let a crisis go to waste.

-Right?

-Yeah.

-WOMAN: Hi.

-Hey.

So tell me, that her

boyfriend disappeared?

What? How depraved

do you think I am?

No, he didn't disappear.

He was hit by a driverless bus.

[both chuckles]

Hang on a second.

Come here.

Hold this and keep an eye out.

Oh, it's heavy. Made of lead?

Not made of. No.

But coated with.

The Fed's devices

that can download

your entire hard drive

from ten feet away.

-Ever heard of a safe?

-Yeah.

It's in the office

filing cabinet

bolted to the floor.

Let's go.

You know, one day,

I'm gonna stumble

into the wrong minefield

and the Feds are gonna clean up

my office, including the safe.

BUCK:

What are they gonna find?

DIRK:

A hard drive

full of encrypted files.

And if they keep out

long enough,

they'll cr*ck the encryption

and get the grand prize.

BUCK:

Which is what?

DIRK:

Thirty seasons of the Simpsons.

BUCK: [chuckles]

That's gonna tick them off.

DIRK:

Or maybe not. It's Blu-ray.

BUCK:

Nice.

[]

PASTOR BARNES:

Chloe couldn't help

but wonder if her dad was right.

What if mom and Rayme were lost

because of something

in that book?

All she could do was wish

her mom had never opened

that stupid Bible

in the first place.

[cellphone ringing]

...Somehow I can hear you

You will take away my mind

[sighs]

[]

PASTOR BARNES:

Buck and Chloe met on the day

of the Rapture.

Buck had been a passenger

on that flight piloted by Ray.

Many romantics would say

it was fate

that brought Buck and Chloe

together.

-Autograph.

-Oh. Hey.

PASTOR BARNES:

But I now know that there was

a far greater force at work.

-They needed to be together.

-[camera shutter clicks]

PASTOR BARNES:

God had a plan.

I know it's not just

about Plank, though.

It's the whole network,

the whole business, really.

I honestly don't wanna do it

anymore.

Are you kidding?

You have the biggest audience

in cable news.

Yeah. Well, that would be

a good thing

if I didn't have to put

air quotes from the word "news."

[indistinct chatter]

Hey, look at these people,

right?

They know who you are.

They trust you.

They trust you even

if they've never met you.

See, that's the problem.

They trust me

to tell them the truth.

But news is no longer

about truth.

It's about a message and facts.

It don't even matter anymore.

I go on that show

every single night

and lie to them

as if we're too afraid

they can't handle the truth.

-Hi.

-Hey. Yeah.

-[camera shutter clicks]

-Great.

I used to love my job.

I was an investigative

journalist for ten years.

You know what I did?

I investigated things

that needed to be investigated.

And then I actually told people

about what I found.

Poof. [laughs]

-And now?

-Now, I'm more like an actor.

I do my lines.

And depending on whatever story

we decide to report,

I try to convince the world

that things are way, way better

or far, far worse

than they actually are.

I just feel like my audience

is smarter than that, you know?

They're not a bunch

of religious wackos

who are only looking

for easy answers

and don't require facts

or two seconds

of their own thought.

Wackos like my mom?

Chloe, no, I'm--

I didn't mean that.

I just--I'm trying to process--

-[alarm blaring in distance]

-[cell phone ringing]

-Are you seeing this?

-BUCK: What is it?

WOMAN:

No, I can't believe it.

BUCK:

Second wave? Here we go.

I think I need to get

to the studio.

-Are you okay?

-Yeah.

Okay. I'll call you later.

MAN:

Let's go.

BUCK:

Although there are plenty

of rumors and internet chatter,

tracking down eyewitnesses

has actually been harder

than we expected.

One notable witness

was apparently Senator,

Arthur Brandon.

But while he has issued

a statement,

he has so far been unwilling

to speak to the media.

In fact, we've been having

a hard time tracking down anyone

who's actually witnessed

the new vanishing.

It's like, everybody knows

there was a second wave,

but nobody's actually seen it

happen.

So, Anna, while we wait

for our coverage

of the UN press conference,

what do you think about

all this?

I believe him.

He's a senator,

and he's a good man.

Why would one of our own

government officials

make something like that up?

Just to scare us?

It's ridiculous.

Well, just like last time.

I mean, there weren't any

reports of unusual activity

in the skies

around the Earth's orbit.

So, are you still sticking

with the UFO theory?

Of course.

What else could have done

something like this?

Many of the scientists

I spoke to

Seem to think

that this is not the first time

these vanishings have happened

on this planet.

Certainly, the first time

any of us noticed.

We're talking millions

of years ago,

long before people

were recording history.

In fact, it's probably

why there are gaping holes

in the fossil record

showing the totality

of human evolution.

Well, maybe the UFOs have been

here many times.

But then why has nobody

seen them?

You just said

there was no one here

to report the visits

millions of years ago.

Okay. Reverend Pinkus,

what do you think?

I mean, you originally stated

that the vanishings

were the Christian Rapture.

-I mean, is that so right?

-That's true.

It was actually a bit scary.

But so many Christians

are still here,

and including hundreds

from my own church.

There's no way that it could

have been the Rapture.

Now, that doesn't mean

that God didn't have his hand

in it, though.

The Bible does teach

that God will send

a powerful delusion

in the last days.

And I personally believe

that this whole vanishing thing

is part of that.

Well, let's all try our best

not to add to those delusions.

What about you, Buck?

What do you think?

Well, the way I see it,

there's only one explanation

that doesn't require an appeal

to an imaginary power,

or unseen force.

It's simply a new technology.

I mean, you think we'd stop

being so surprised

at what the human race

is capable of creating

at this point.

We all watched people disappear

on "Star Trek" growing up,

communicators, translators,

Androids, robots,

they're all realities now.

So, why not

the transporter beam?

So, you're saying

this is a man-made w*apon?

I never said it was a w*apon.

I said technology.

Arthur C. Clarke once said

that any sufficiently

advanced technology

is indistinguishable from magic.

What I'd take away from that is

we don't need to look for magic

just because we don't understand

how something works.

[indistinct radio chatter

over headphone]

I just got report

that we are about to begin

our coverage

of the UN press conference.

JONATHAN:

Less than a year ago,

if someone had told me

that millions of people

were just gonna disappear,

I, like you,

would have said they were crazy.

Fast forward to today,

and the unimaginable

has become real.

And with the news

that the vanishings

were not simply

a one-time event,

we should all be reminded

that we have no choice

but to face

this unprecedented thr*at

together.

Not as individual nation states

divided by rivers or mountains

or thousands of years of w*r,

but as one people

united at last.

-[journalists applaud]

-[indistinct chatter]

Fellow citizens of the world,

welcome to the future.

Welcome to a new reality.

A great reset, where we move

from a tribal mentality

to united and unstoppable force

ready to face any challenge

because

there is no greater power

in the universe

than a unified human race.

[journalists applaud]

As you already know,

the second wave of vanishings,

even though the extent

is not yet known,

has thrown

the financial markets

back into chaos.

And while the major

stock exchanges quickly closed,

the losses

were already catastrophic

from panic selling

in every country in the world.

The World Monetary Fund

has also issued a formal warning

that more than 100 countries

will likely be bankrupt

within 60 days.

And within a year,

more than 90%

of the world's citizens

will be living in poverty.

Fortunately, we have a solution.

[journalists applaud]

PASTOR BARNES:

And there it was,

surreal moment to say the least.

One of the most powerful men

on the planet

Standing in front

of the world

and promising

a one world economy,

a one world currency,

and a path

to peace and prosperity.

Exactly the system the Bible

told this was coming.

And unsurprisingly, the people,

and especially the news media,

just gobbled it up.

Today,

under emergency conditions

and with a nearly

unanimous consent,

the United Nations has voted

to approve and mandate

the electronic

payment technology known as OTM.

Created by Israeli

Nobel Prize winner,

Dr. Chaim Rosenzweig.

Now, the reason

I'm part of this announcement

is that Eden, the largest

social media platform ever,

has agreed to make

all our resources

available to the UN

free of charge

in order to ensure

that we can implement

Eden Pay worldwide

in a matter of weeks.

[journalists applaud, cheer]

Let me introduce the inventor

on The Mark

Digital Technologies,

Dr. Chaim Rosenzweig.

GWN PRODUCER:

Buck, you'll be the

first interview.

Stand by.

FEMALE VOICEOVER:

Ready studio

in three, two, one.

Dr. Rosenzweig, so good

to see you again.

Mr. Stonagal, thank you so much

for taking the time

to be with us tonight.

Now, this is a lot bigger news

than I think most people

actually realize.

I mean, Mr. Stonagal,

you must have jumped through

a lot of hoops to get this

to where it is at the UN,

correct?

Well, there are some very

smart people

and extremely powerful

positions around the world.

And they see the need

and wisely recognize Eden Pay

as the best solution.

Now, you said that you had

essentially unanimous support

from the UN membership.

Can I assume

that essentially unanimous

is different from unanimous?

Well, a few of the members

have questions.

And that's to be expected.

Fortunately, none that

we can't answer.

Do you mind telling us

who the holdouts are?

All nations have formally

agreed with two exceptions;

Romania and Israel.

Interesting.

Dr. Rosenzweig,

I'm a little confused by that.

Why would Israel

be holding out?

I mean, isn't Eden built

on Israeli technology?

Israel has not signed

the agreement yet

because there are deal terms

to be negotiated.

Are those financial terms?

Oh, no, no,

nothing of that sort.

There are other issues involved,

including ongoing peace talks.

We want to ensure

that Eden ushers in an era

of peace for Israel,

and indeed for the entire world.

So, we actually have peace

in the Middle East as a dealter.

Wow. [chuckles]

No. No. No way.

Could you just get the victim

to come on camera and--

No. All right, then we'll go

with the fake Jesus guy

and make sure you get him

on camera taking credit

for the new vanishings.

Look, I got to go.

I've got to walk the dog.

What's it to you? Goodbye.

Tough day

at the ministry of truth?

[groans] Can't you tell that

I'm not in the mood?

I hate to be the one

to break it to you, Steve,

but you always look like that.

So... [grunts] ...to recap,

two days, after I have a guest

come on my show

and predict

a second wave of vanishings,

we have a second wave

of vanishings.

It wasn't a prediction.

She was simply reporting

what the model said.

Computer spit out data,

people make predictions.

Anyways, long story short,

I decided to look

into her claims

a little more carefully,

like I would have done

before the show

had I actually known

that you were gonna have her on.

But thank you for that,

by the way.

She's an interesting lady.

I'll give you that.

She works closely with a man

named Joshua Todd-Cothran,

who have actually heard

give his message on

how he wants to introduce

a new world order.

These people are obsessed

with the idea

of having a one world government

that somehow will solve

all poverty and wars.

How dare they?

Road to hell is paved

with good intentions, Steve.

So, their plan

for several years now

has been to create

an infrastructure

for global order by it,

and this is the important part,

by waiting

for a global catastrophe.

And then they're gonna use

all the fear and uncertainty

in the world to get people

to accept changes

they never would have accepted

before the crisis.

There is nothing new there.

And it certainly isn't news.

Well, I'm not finished yet,

either.

And then I have Dr. Kincaid

come on my show

and said she has computer models

that are pointing towards

a second wave of vanishing.

So, she was right.

I guess you owe her an apology.

Yeah. You think so.

Except,

I'm not entirely convinced

anyone vanishes this time

around.

You see I was able to find

the source of the data

that was

used to make that prediction.

Ninety percent of it

came from one firm,

Dominator Analytics,

owned by Joshua Todd-Cothran.

So, we have a guy

who thinks we need to scare

the hell out of people

now scaring the hell

out of people.

Buck, you don't have facts.

You're spitballing.

He's not alone.

He's got a partner.

Jonathan Stonagal.

[chuckles] Yeah.

So, these guys

whose fundamental mandate

is to terrify people

not only announce a second wave

in advance and then use their

own stats to back it up,

but are now telling us

that they're gonna take over

the World Bank.

And we don't have a choice,

except to just go with it.

Bottom line.

I think

these new vanishing counts

That we so proudly display

on all the screens

during every broadcast

are probably fake.

[exhales]

-Is that it?

-No, definitely not.

I haven't even started

digging yet.

You're not going to.

Buck, I know.

You've got

your beloved fan base.

Yeah, you give them something

to chew on.

But you say it every day

of the week.

We are not

in the conspiracy business.

Okay, Plank,

this isn't a conspiracy.

This is the biggest news story

since the vanishings themselves.

No, no, that is not

the big news story.

The big news story is that

the world is suffering

and we are teetering

on the brink of mass insanity.

You start questioning the facts,

the only facts,

the few facts

that we actually have,

and you just make

everything worse.

Okay Plank, listen to me.

No, you know what,

you listen to me.

You drag this line of nonsense

into the public eye.

You and I, we're both finished

in the news business forever.

I don't wanna hear another word

on this.

You don't share any of it

with the staff.

This conversation is over.

Are we clear?

You're wrong about this one.

Are we clear?

[door opens, closes]

[exhales]

[indistinct chatter

in distance]

[deep sigh]

[]

Oh, finally.

[]

[soft grunt]

Oh, come on. This is crazy.

[scoffs]

PASTOR BARNES:

I'm glad Ray didn't find

what he was looking for

on Irene's phone.

God's hand was on him,

and he ended up right

where he needed to be.

Jesus told us in the last days,

the world would hate Christians.

The first rocks

through the window

at New Hope came only about

an hour after the Rapture.

[]

So, why do people

who don't even believe in God

suddenly hate him so much?

Because they have no one else

to blame it on.

[birds chirping]

[]

[]

[]

[]

[]

[]

RAY:

Hello?

[]

[Pastor Bruce grunting]

[]

PASTOR BARNES:

Sometimes the hate exploded

into v*olence.

And you know what?

Maybe I deserved it.

If Ray hadn't shown up that day,

who knows if I would have found

my way?

Pastor Barnes?

PASTOR BARNES:

I may have given up on God,

but I'm humbled to know

that God hadn't given up on me.

How is it going, Ray?

[indistinct chatter]

[birds cawing in distance]

[sirens wailing in distance]

[breathes heavily]

-No! No! No!

-Let go!

-[screams]

-[thief grunts]

[]

[screams]

[]

[breathes heavily]

PASTOR BARNES:

But even in total darkness,

God can find a way

to light the path,

even with the faintest glint.

[]

[wind howling]

It's the only thing

I could find.

Thanks.

-What happened here?

-A bunch of hooligans.

Who can blame them?

They're scared.

-So, are you okay?

-Yes, just my jaw.

Yeah.

So, what do I owe

this pleasure?

It's not like you've ever been

a big fan of this place.

[chuckles]

Shouldn't I be the one

who's surprised

-to see you here?

-I supposed so.

What is it, Ray?

[scoffs] Was it the Rapture?

Yes. Yes, it was.

Are you sure?

I mean, are you really sure?

You know

what finally convinced me?

When I saw it happen.

-So, Irene and Rayme?

-They're fine, Ray.

They're in heaven for eternity.

-But then...

-Go ahead, Ray. You can ask.

Why are you still here?

Because I asked God

to leave me behind.

I'm not done living my life

down here.

So, I didn't want to leave

too soon.

Is that good enough for you?

It would be if it were true.

[doorbell dings]

[birds chirping]

-Chloe.

-Hi, Dr. White.

-AMANDA: Hi.

-I just--

What? Oh my.

Oh! Goodness,

what happened to you?

-Come inside.

-Thank you.

AMANDA:

Come on upstairs.

Well, this looks pretty angry.

But it's fairly shallow.

No stitches required.

I'll just give it a good rinse

and apply

some topical antibiotic,

which should also help

with the pain.

-Thanks, Dr. White.

-Aw. Amanda.

-[Fern coughing]

-Oh.

Hi, Fern.

Chloe, this is Fern.

Fern, this is Irene's daughter.

Mmm. [chuckles]

Honey, I'm on borrowed time.

So, I'm just gonna say it.

You messed up big.

PASTOR BARNES:

Ray wanted to talk

about prophecy.

And who could blame him?

His wife told him the Rapture

was going to happen.

And it did.

So, of course, he was curious.

Me, on the other hand,

I guess I was just still

pouting and feeling sorry

for myself.

But Ray managed to drag me

into his little Bible study

with what he would later admit

was an intentional mistake.

-Seven.

-Huh?

It's not six years, it's seven.

Oh.

PASTOR BARNES:

Tribulation doesn't start

when the Rapture happens.

The seven-year clock

doesn't start counting down

till there's a signing

of a seven-year peace agreement

between Israel

and their enemies.

And you know what else

you find out on that day?

What?

Who the Antichrist is.

He's the one that confirms

the treaty.

Until then,

his identity is anybody's guess.

So then,

who is this Antichrist?

-I mean, is it Satan?

-[chuckles]

Not exactly.

The Antichrist

is Satan's counterfeit, Jesus.

He was sent here

to lie and deceive.

He'd say one thing

and then he'll--

you know what, forget it.

I can't do this.

What do you mean?

Who am I to tell you

what to believe?

You know this stuff.

I never believed it.

None of it.

I talked about God all the time.

I guess I was just

one of those false teachers

that the Bible says

who show up in the last days.

We both made mistakes.

So, how about we unmake them?

All right.

Look, I think

we both believe this now.

We missed our chance.

But so did everyone else

who's still here.

They need to know the truth.

Look around, no one comes here.

No one's been here in months.

They don't want the truth.

One of them might.

That should be enough.

You're right.

Start with this.

PASTOR BILLINGS ON TAPE:

Hello.

My name is Vernon Billings,

and I'm the lead pastor

at the New Hope Church.

I'm recording this as a message

for all those left behind

after the return of Christ

in the air

to call his church home

in the Rapture.

For all of you

who lost loved ones,

among the millions

that vanished,

please, be assured,

they are fine.

You have my word on that.

CHLOE:

Are you trying to scare me?

-Perhaps, Chloe--

-Perhaps, Chloe, what?

Needs everything sugar-coated

for her?

I think that's what got her

here in the first place.

-I'm sorry?

-FERN: You should be.

Don't you act all tough with me,

Chloe Steele.

I had a mama

who worshipped to drink

and throw me out on

the street at 12.

-Okay, what exactly did I do?

-FERN: Do?

Oh, I'm so glad

you asked that question.

Your mom was a friend of mine.

And she made it her mission

to ensure that we all know

the answer to the question

that everybody is asking now.

I just never thought

I would see the daughter

of Irene Steele left behind.

I see.

So, if you both listened

to my mom,

then why are you still here?

[Fern laughs]

Oh, child. You in it now.

PASTOR BILLINGS ON TAPE:

The Apostle Paul

wrote to the church at Corinth,

"Behold, I tell you a mystery.

We shall not all sleep,

but shall be changed in a moment

in the twinkling of an eye."

Unfortunately,

if you are watching this

after the Rapture,

then you are either in

or soon to be in.

A seven-year period

of darkness, tribulation,

And terror like the world

has never seen.

Please, I beg you, abandon

your self-centered ideals.

No matter what you have to face

on Earth, it's not too late.

You can still spend eternity

in heaven.

Turn to the Bible.

Turn to God, not because

you have no other choice,

but because

this is the right choice.

Turn to God. I beg you.

Take this opportunity

and embrace these words.

Get on your knees and thank God

for this second chance.

[]

PASTOR BARNES:

Ray knew

that studying Bible prophecy

was not enough.

Heck, I was living proof

of that.

I knew that stuff inside out.

I could have written a book

about the Rapture.

And yet, there I was.

The gift of salvation is free.

You can't earn it.

You can't deserve it.

You just have to ask

and receive.

I'd have laughed if you told me

that one day Rayford Steele

would be leading me

to the altar.

Thank you, Jesus.

I want you to repeat

these words,

and to think about each word

as you say it.

Lord Jesus,

I know I am a sinner.

TOGETHER:

Lord Jesus,

I know I'm a sinner.

But I also know

that you have offered me

the gift of your forgiveness.

TOGETHER:

But I also know

that you have offered me

the gift of your forgiveness.

You gave your life for me,

and then rose from the dead

on the third day.

TOGETHER:

You gave your life for me,

and then rose from the dead

on the third day.

I gratefully accept

your offer of salvation.

TOGETHER:

I gratefully accept your offer

of salvation.

Please, Lord,

come into my heart

as my Lord and Savior.

TOGETHER:

Please, Lord,

come into my heart

as my Lord and Savior.

Thank you, Jesus.

Amen.

Amen.

Well, what about

the main server?

-Any luck?

- No way.

Not without password.

Well, we'll keep trying anyway.

Come on, come on, come on.

-[computer beeps]

-Aha. [exhales]

sh**t, sh**t, sh**t,

sh**t, sh**t.

[dial tone ringing]

Hey, Chloe, where are you?

I didn't even know

your mother's place

is still running.

Oh, no, no, I'm fine.

I'm fine.

I just wanted to do a talk

about something.

I know you might not be ready

for this.

But I saw something today.

And I really want you

to see it too.

Well, what if it is about God?

I mean, what does--

Chloe, please.

[sighs] Okay, yeah, fine.

I'll call you tomorrow.

Yeah, I love you too.

Don't you think

your dad would wanna know

you got hurt?

I need a doctor. Not a priest.

Girl, you need to honor

thy Father.

[cellphone beeps]

[cellphone beeps]

[soft grunt]

And what is this?

What do you want?

[chuckles]

[]

Yes. [chuckles]

[doorbell rings]

-Hi, Ray.

-Hattie.

How are you?

[stutters] I'm good.

So, please-- I'm sorry,

why don't you come on in inside?

I'm so glad to see

that you're all right.

Oh, yeah.

I mean, I'm better than

all right.

-It's been good.

-RAY: Yeah. Oh.

I just really wanted to see you.

You know, I've been thinking

so much about you

and I've been thinking about us.

Yeah. You know,

I meant to call but--

It's okay.

You don't owe me an apology.

Can I get you a drink,

or something?

I would love one. Thanks.

-What can I get you?

-Whatever you have.

I left the airline.

Really? To do what?

I got a job at the UN.

I'm gonna be working

with the Romanian Ambassador,

Nicolae Carpathia.

-Wow. That sounds great.

-[Hattie laughs]

I mean, it could be great

for both of us.

You know, the UN is having

trouble getting negotiators

and diplomatic teams out

fast enough,

and they're short on pilots.

Oh, I'm not looking for a job.

-But thanks.

-Seriously?

I mean, they're paying so well.

You'll help the world get back

on its feet.

Not to mention

you'll have an amazing co-worker

with a lot of benefits.

Hattie...

I can't.

I've got to stop living

in the past, Ray.

You have to stop worrying

about the vanishings

Those weren't vanishings.

It was a Rapture

just like I told you.

The plane the night

that it happened.

It wasn't the Rapture.

The Rapture was debunked

on the first day.

And there's been more

vanishing since then.

Do you know anyone

who's gone in the second wave?

Not personally.

It's because the Raptures

weren't debunked.

And someone on TV told you

that they were debunked

and you just accepted it.

What almost happened between us,

it doesn't--

it doesn't matter now.

Well, did I ever matter?

Okay, that's not what I meant.

Hattie,

I've accepted Jesus Christ

as my Lord and Savior.

And just trust me on this.

You cannot find the truth

without him.

You know?

I really should have suspected

that you take

the coward's way out.

You know you didn't feel guilty

when your wife was here.

But now, you feel guilty

that she's gone?

And so, you're running to God

for forgiveness?

I mean, who cares who you hurt

along the way, right?

If I hurt you?

And I'm sorry, I really am.

But accepting Christ

is not cowardly.

It's far from it.

What was cowardly was being

too afraid of the truth

to even want to hear it.

-Hattie...

-No.

Goodbye, Ray.

[]

[dial tone ringing]

BUCK OVER PHONE:

Hey.

I got in.

BUCK OVER PHONE:

Seriously?

Yeah, and it's insane.

I mean, it's gonna

take some time.

But this thing is huge.

I mean,

the biggest single program

I've ever seen

maybe 100 million lines of code.

BUCK OVER PHONE:

So, what are you saying?

I'm saying

that this is more than

some kind of electronic pay app.

BUCK OVER PHONE:

How'd you get in?

Let's just say

someone on the inside

thinks the world needs

to see this.

And so do you.

[]

[crowd cheering]

FEMALE REPORTER 2:

Well, Megan, as you can see,

this place is going

absolutely crazy

as we anticipate the arrival

of the United Nations

peace phenom, Nikolai Carpathia.

This is the kind of reception

you might have expected

for a movie star.

But for a politician,

I haven't seen

anything like this since Obama.

I mean, listen to that crowd.

After all the incredible work

he did in Romania

after the vanishings,

the world is looking

for someone they can trust

to get us all back on track.

And I'm not sure

there's been a world leader

who has earned that trust

more than this man.

CROWD: (CHANTING)

Nicolae! Nicolae! Nicolae!

Anyone see you come in?

I took the stairs.

What did you find?

I got a look inside

the Eden Pay platform.

And it's a whole lot more

than a glorified bank card.

In fact, the whole financial

part is maybe ten percent.

-What's the rest of it?

-A combination of things.

Surveillance, tracking,

biometric reporting,

social credit.

I mean, they may be planning

to start with the money.

But whoever has control

over this system has control

over the whole world

and everyone in it.

When you said social credit,

which means they're gonna force

you to either conform

or be kicked out of the system.

Yeah. And if you lose access

to Eden Pay,

then you can't even buy food.

They're gonna pretend like

it's not mandatory.

Act like we actually

have a choice

to download the app,

or starve to death.

Pretty powerful

marketing campaign.

Yeah. My guy on the inside,

says he is the smoking g*n

that connects all this

and a whole lot more

directly to Stonagal.

And he's willing

to hand it over.

Do you trust him?

He says I have to agree to make

the whole thing public.

He even wants to do

a media interview

to document the evidence.

So, it seems like

he's on our team.

He's our only lead.

I say we go for it.

I don't think you should go.

Think about it.

If this is the FBI or CIA,

or whatever,

If this is a setup

for my hacking,

then they've got both of us

and the story dies right there.

Let me go.

I'll bring a camera man.

We'll tape the interview

and then you run it.

What if you'd get arrested?

Well, then you still have

all this.

Hopefully,

there'll still be enough

to blow the lid off

to Eden hoax.

Okay. Yeah, let's do it.

[keyboard clicking]

[indistinct chatter]

Where is he?

Closed-door meeting

since I got in.

I haven't heard him yell once.

Something is up.

Got the images with the one

where I'm interviewing

Carpathia.

It's going global.

I swear

she's trying to take my job.

Yeah, obviously.

Okay. So, I found

a treasure trove of evidence

to bury this guy.

And I mean, I'm talking atomic

level bombshells here.

Whoa. Gimme, gimme, gimme.

Have Sam run and search

through the archives,

anything related

to Dominator Analytics

have a start back

about two years or so.

And then take a look

at those file,

and you see

what I'm talking about.

I'm on it.

[indistinct chatter]

NICOLAE OVER TV:

We have a couple over times...

Okay.

NICOLAE OVER TV:

...the world of nations

and states.

The divided world.

But in the heart of it all,

we're still the world.

One world, one people,

one future.

That's not just

a hopeful mantra.

That is the only way forward.

And the only way

to ensure the survival,

not only of our species,

but of this incredible planet

that grew and evolved

against incredible odds

in this marvelous place

that we call home.

Progress is not something

that happens gradually.

It becomes invisible starts,

sometimes for the better,

sometimes for the worse.

So, it is absolutely critical

that we utilize

the opportunities

that existential crisis offers.

It's Erica Miller.

Get me someone

from Dominator Analytics.

NICOLAE OVER TV:

...word crisis is represented

by two characters

taken separately.

Those two characters mean

danger and opportunity.

I don't think

I could be more clear, Buck.

I said I was speculating.

So, I brought you back proof

this time.

And this? This isn't proof.

Well, there's a lot more.

-Where?

-It's coming.

-And your source?

-You know I can't do that.

But I know him and I trust him.

Oh, but you don't trust me.

I know who it is.

It's that crazy professor, huh,

who thinks that 9/11

was a false flag operation?

You know what,

it's your choice, Steve.

But I'm greenlighting this story

with or without you.

It's not that simple.

This isn't just about me.

So, then call corporate.

Talk to the VP of censorship.

See what they say.

Let's see if they really care

about the narrative.

Or if they care more

about having the biggest

cable audience on news TV.

It's what you said

the numbers, right?

I mean, ratings, advertisers.

[chuckles] Come on, man.

[indistinct chatter]

[cellphone vibrates]

Hey, Dad.

Hey, Chloe,

are you still at the hospice?

Yeah.

I need you to come see me.

There's something

I want to show you.

I can't come home

right now, Dad.

No, I'm not at home.

I'm at New Hope.

You're at the church right now.

Why?

Yeah. Well, I found something.

It's the answers.

Pastor Barnes is here.

Well, maybe that should

tell you something

if the pastor is still here.

No, no,

it's not what you think.

Look, if you could just give

him a chance and he--

Look, I'm kind of tied up

here right now.

And I'm really not in the mood

for church.

So, I'll talk to you later.

Say hi to Pastor Barnes from me.

Yeah, but--

Amanda, get my chair

and pull the band around.

There's an emergency.

AMANDA:

Fern? What is it?

What?

I wanna be baptized

at your church.

I heard rumors Pastor Barnes

is available.

-All right. All right.

-[chuckles]

Okay. You know what,

if you're too scared to find out

what's actually going on,

then I'll just do it

without your help.

-No, you won't.

-[sighs]

What do you mean,

"No, I won't"?

What I mean is,

you will not pursue it.

Period. As in you're done.

Your show has been cancelled

effective immediately.

Are you seriously threatening

to cancel

the number one rated news show

at GWN

because I want to cover a story.

It's not a thr*at.

It's already done.

And believe me, like I said,

this is way beyond me.

This is corporate.

We have had a surge

of complaints

about your divisiveness.

Divisiveness?

You've become a symbol

of mistrust, of division

for the people.

And it's one conspiracy

after the other.

Conspiracy, conspiracy.

Your buyout is being papered.

It'll be delivered

to you tomorrow.

In the meantime,

I suggest that you go home

and get some rest.

And these fine gentlemen

will show you out.

[indistinct radio chatter]

[door opens]

Oh. Hey, Ray.

These flyers are great.

There's boxes of them

back there.

Pastor Billings

had those printed a while ago.

-I had nothing to do with that.

-Yeah.

But it explained everything

that's going on

in the world right now.

We should be handing these out

to everyone.

No, no.

Then we'll do a service.

No to a service.

Yeah. You and I know

what's going on,

what's really going on here.

We can't just sit here

and do nothing.

-Hi, Dad.

-Hey, Chloe.

It's good to see you.

-Pastor Bruce Barnes?

-Yes, I'm Bruce.

Well, I hope

you don't mind, Pastor.

But we have some questions

for you.

Well, come on in.

I hope I have some answers.

[wind howling]

DIRK: [stutters]

I may have something.

There are three dates and times

in this line of code.

Okay. The first is the day

everyone vanished.

The second is yesterday,

the date of the new vanishing.

And the third is two days

from now.

-So, what does that mean?

-I don't know.

But the code itself

was written three days

before the new vanishings.

So, they knew beforehand.

How's that...

how's that even possible?

Well, I don't know.

Either they knew something

that the rest of us didn't,

or they were involved

in the vanishings.

Here's a third option.

What if the new vanishings

never happened?

The numbers are pretty high

for it to be rumors.

No. I know it sounds crazy,

but I don't know anybody

who knows anybody

who disappeared. Do you?

Yeah, sure.

It's all over the news.

But it's always somewhere else.

Let's try something more, right?

-Go back into the Eden system.

-Mm-hmm.

Type these three names.

Michael Parker, Josh Walker,

and Aaron Hewitt.

So, who are these?

Uh, they disappeared

in the second vanishing.

Okay.

There are several documents

with all three names in them.

This is an email that was part

of an internal memo

sent in the IT department.

Wait, this memo was sent

before the second vanishings

were reported?

Over a week ago.

That's it. That's our answer.

It was faked.

My guess is these people

never even existed.

We need to see your guy,

and I'm coming with you.

This might be my last chance

to talk to him

before word gets out

and I lost my show.

Wait, you lost your show?

My guy should be here.

[indistinct chatter]

[]

Connor.

Thanks for doing this, man.

CONNOR:

Yeah, thanks for thinking of me.

Of course.

Hey, look, I want to make sure

that we do a real-time upload

of the interview to the cloud.

Make sure

we don't lose anything, okay?

Okay.

Dirk, Connor. Connor, Dirk.

-DIRK: Hi.

-Hey, Connor.

Nice to meet you, yeah.

You have everything you need?

Yeah, let me just double-check

this box,

make sure I have

the right cable.

I have eyes on the vehicle.

Both targets confirmed.

Yes, sir.

We have a couple more bags.

Would you mind putting

the seats down?

-You got it.

-Thanks.

-So, you're through?

-Yeah.

[b*mb beeping]

It's a b*mb! Run! Run!

[]

No!

What about all the evidence

debunking the Rapture theory?

Lots of Christians still here.

Lots of non-Christians gone.

And don't forget this,

this didn't happen

in the twinkling of an eye.

In fact,

it's still happening now.

-They're lying.

-Who's lying?

Anyone who tells you this

wasn't in the Rapture.

That's who.

PASTOR BARNES:

When the disciples asked Jesus

on the Mount of Olives

what life would be like

in the last days,

his first words were,

"Take heed

that no man deceive you."

So, how do we know

who we can trust?

Trust God.

Trust Jesus.

Trust the Bible.

And for literally,

everyone else,

take what they're saying to you

and weighed against the word.

And then you pray, pray,

pray for God's help

not to be led astray.

So, if this is the Rapture,

then what happens

to the rest of us

who didn't make the cut?

Well, hopefully,

we survive tribulation.

That's what the Rapture

was all about.

Jesus taken his church

to heaven to protect them

from what is to come.

And what is that exactly?

Well, we don't want to go

into the gory details.

-Let's just--

-No, I want to know.

When it is all over,

half the world will be dead.

AMANDA:

Wow.

So, I don't know whether

I'd be more afraid of God

or the Antichrist.

God, definitely.

You can hide

from the Antichrist.

What about all the people

who claim that the Rapture

isn't even in the Bible?

Can you show me where it is?

First Thessalonians,

Chapter Four.

"For the Lord shall descend

from heaven with a shout,

with the voice of the archangel,

and the dead in Christ

shall rise first.

Then we,

which are alive and remain,

shall be gathered up with them

in the clouds

to meet our Lord in the air.

And so shall ever be

with the Lord."

Sounds good to me.

I can't wait to see

my dearly departed, George,

waiting for me.

-I'll be back tonight.

-Where are you going?

Just have an old friend

I need to check on.

[door shuts]

Well, I don't understand.

Why wouldn't you support

the Eden Project?

NICOLAE:

First off,

I love the technology.

I mean, you've done

a brilliant job.

It's incredibly intuitive.

Any man or woman almost

anywhere in the world

will master it almost

from the first touch.

Brilliant.

CHAIM:

Much appreciated, Nicolae.

And you, Jonathan,

for your foresight

and financial backing

to make it happen.

Without you, none of this

would have been possible.

Chaim, if you could give us

a minute, please.

Of course.

I know it all sounds

a little scary.

A little scary?

Then what would a lot scary

found like?

So, when does all this happen?

I mean, are stars gonna fall

from the sky the moment

the peace treaty is signed?

No, we still have a little time.

The judgment won't start

until the midpoint

Of the Seven Years

of Tribulation,

then the Antichrist

will declare himself as God.

I know these political fellas

have pretty high opinions

of themselves.

But claiming to be God seemed

like a stretch even for them.

-You would think so.

-FERN: Mm-hmm.

But the entire world

will buy into it.

They will fall down

and worship him.

Really?

PASTOR BARNES:

Buck may have lost

one of his oldest friends

that day.

But he knew there was no time

to waste feeling bad about it.

FBI AGENT 1:

First of all,

nobody gets in here.

PASTOR BARNES:

The stakes were much higher

than one man's death.

And Buck knew that

he had to get Dirk's computer

before the FBI found it

and buried it

in a warehouse somewhere.

You know the one.

When he arrived

at the university,

They were still cleaning out

Dirk's office

and probably trying to cr*ck

that safe.

Had almost managed to give Buck

a smile. Almost.

Right now though,

all that matters

was getting that laptop

and making sure Dirk's death

was not going to be in vain.

[elevator dings]

MAN 1:

Track his buddy.

He's in this building somewhere.

BUCK:

sh*t.

-There he is.

-MAN 2: We got him.

[elevator dings]

[grunts]

Stairs.

[breathes heavily]

Out of the, Hercules.

[both grunts]

HERCULES:

The dumpster?

MAN 1:

Just in case.

[g*nshots]

Let's get out of here.

Let him get away.

[Chloe grunting, coughing]

[]

[dumpster squeaking]

[]

[grunts]

Great.

[indistinct chatter]

I love the platform.

It's just too dangerous.

But, Nicolae--

I trust you both

and I'm completely convinced

that the platform will provide

the hope that you say it well.

And you had me

at a disadvantage, friend.

Why the hesitation?

You're a good man, Jonathan.

I know this.

And believe me,

I'm a very good judge

of character.

And if I wasn't

completely convinced

that your motives were pure,

I would have never considered

any of this.

Well, I appreciate the trust.

But?

What if this were to fall

in the wrong hands?

What do you mean?

Something were to happen to

you,

do you have a successor

in place?

Now I understand.

You'll be pleased to know

that I've already chosen

a successor.

And no one can persuade me

otherwise, not even you.

My choice is final.

And might I ask,

who would that be?

Well, you, of course.

[glasses clink]

[Buck pants]

VOICEMAIL:

You have one new voice message.

-First message.

-[tone beeps]

CONNOR OVER VOICEMAIL:

Mr. Williams, there's something

going on here.

Erica Miller is dead.

They say she OD'd

or something had drowned her

in her bathtub.

But I know that's not true.

This place

is swarming with Feds.

They're clearing out

her office.

The Feds

don't investigate accidents.

Ivy thinks Erica stole her files

and was digging into Stonagal

and Dominator Analytics.

And now, Mr. Plank--

well, he has the whole team

drumming up a story

that Dr. Burton

was a su1c1de bomber.

Look, I'm guessing

this is gonna get me fired.

But I feel like

I have to say something.

Everything that's happening

in the world right now

was predicted in the Bible.

That's where you'll find

the answers.

[sighs]

-Hey, Ray.

-Hey.

Could we talk for a minute?

Yeah. Of course. [chuckles]

So you and I,

we're both married

to true believers.

Can I ask you, what stopped you

from hearing it?

Oh...

Well, you know, I made

a lot of mistakes in my life.

But blaming Irene's faith

for my own bad decisions

is the biggest one

because she was right.

But you couldn't have

known that then.

I would have if I'd listened.

[chuckles]

It's easier to see that now.

Well, you know, not for most

people, it seems.

So, Irene did her job.

Yeah, she did. She did.

I knew it was the Rapture.

But I still didn't learn

my lesson.

And what lesson is that?

Oh, trying to find someone else

to blame, you know?

It's never gonna lead you

to find the truth.

I spent once blaming her

for not trying harder.

But I know

if she had tried harder,

I would have just walked out.

And you're absolutely right.

Irene did do her job.

And now, it's up to me

to show her

that her words

weren't wasted on me.

So, your turn.

Oh... [chuckles] Same story.

Different excuses.

I was just never able

to get there.

Get there.

To the cross.

I just could never let go

of my doubt.

So, what was I supposed to do?

[chuckles]

Go up there

and kneel before God

and lie to him?

And tell him that I believed

when I knew deep in my heart

that I wasn't sure?

Well, far be it for me

to lecture anybody about faith.

But I do know this.

Faith isn't about

having no doubt.

That's not faith.

That's knowledge.

Faith is about taking that walk

to the cross in spite of it.

So...

do you no longer

have any doubt?

Well, I saw some flaws.

I think that's human nature.

You know, when I first got down

on my knees

and asked for forgiveness,

I thought that I would,

you know,

I have to meet Jesus halfway.

But I was scared that--

I'm scared that I couldn't even

get there halfway.

I'd say I remember that we had

this picture of Jesus

that we hung at home.

It was up there forever.

And it said, "Behold,

I stand at the door, and knock."

I never knew what it meant,

but I do now.

He's knocking at your door

right now.

You don't have

to meet him halfway.

You just have to open a door.

[sobs, chuckles]

[Chloe grunting]

BUCK:

Chloe?

[panting]

BUCK:

When you told me

to meet you here,

You didn't mentioned

we'd be digging someone up.

Are you sure

you want to do this?

CHLOE:

I don't want to. I need to.

BUCK:

I understand.

I just-- digging up a grave

like this is just a little--

CHLOE:

What, crazy?

I was gonna say extreme.

Well, I can say the same thing

about Stonagal.

At least the grave I'm digging

isn't my own.

Chloe, I know what you hope

to find in here.

But what if it's just--

Then at least I'll know.

[sighs]

Okay. Okay.

Are you ready?

[]

PASTOR BARNES:

Chloe got what she needed

that night, proof.

Not just proof of the Rapture,

but something much bigger.

Proof that the Bible was right,

that God was real,

that Jesus was real.

It was undeniable.

And she truly believed

that she had been gifted

with a miracle.

That Buck was there

to see it with her.

CHLOE:

Even you have to admit,

this is getting pretty hard

to deny.

PASTOR BARNES:

Those who are gone,

they knew the truth.

Brothers, sisters,

we can no longer hide

from the truth.

We must commit here and now

to accepting the truth,

and accepting our role

and sharing it

with as many people as we can.

We have lied to ourselves

for too long.

Join me.

Join us.

The road I travel

is the road I chose

That new ways I never find

Hey, aren't you ready?

Look, I can't get saved

as a favor to you.

This is the only way.

You should go.

I have to make a quick call.

I'll be back.

[Indistinct chatter]

PASTOR BARNES:

Let us pray.

Lord, we thank You.

We know that we are rebuilding

our church, Lord,

and we ask for Your guidance

as we go forward.

We accept You into our hearts,

Lord.

And we are graciously thankful

for Your presence with us today.

[indistinct chatter]

[dial tone ringing]

Hi. It's Cameron Williams.

Buck, how are you my friend?

Yeah. Look, I'm fine.

I don't have a lot of time.

-Are you alone?

-Yes.

I'm calling to warn you.

I have clear evidence

that Jonathan Stonagal

is not who he appears to be.

I'm doing some digging

on the guy.

He's been k*lling people

for asking too many questions.

What?

He's taking the entire

Eden Pay Project

and piggyback all kinds of

extras into it.

Spyware, for lack

of better terms.

-But how?

-Trust me. He's done it.

And as far

as the recent vanishings,

all faked by Stonagal.

I have proof that he's been

using you and Nicolae

for his own ends.

I don't know what to say.

Look, I'm gonna come to you

now.

I'll bring the evidence.

But I need you to tell Nicolae

and I need you to do it now.

[]

[knock on door]

Nicolae, I just had

a very disturbing call

from Cameron Williams.

He says he has proof

that Stonagal is setting us up,

and that he has k*lled people

in the process.

Do you trust him?

Cameron Williams?

I have known him for years.

He's always been

completely honest.

[indistinct whispers]

Then we have to bring him in.

I need to confront

both of them in person.

I'll call an emergency meeting

of the Security Council

tomorrow.

Good.

[]

I'm sorry, I was so stubborn.

I guess now we both know

how mom has to fall.

Yeah.

I just got off the phone

with Chaim Rosenzweig.

We're going to confront

Stonagal

with everything Dirk found.

Hopefully, stop him

from turning the world

into a dystopian nightmare.

-I'll see you soon.

-Wait, Buck, wait.

You really should take

a look at this first.

All right, I've seen

all this stuff before.

It's just heads and horns

and beasts could mean anything.

No offense to the rest of you.

I just don't happen to believe

our future is preordained.

So, please,

let me just finish--

Just let you ignore it?

Because it doesn't fit

your narrative?

No Chloe I--

2THES2, that was the password

Dirk used to get into Eden.

Okay, I'm listening.

Okay. So, according to this,

we should be expecting

a Jewish Temple,

which would replace

the Dome of the Rock,

which would pretty much

seem impossible

if it wasn't

for this peace treaty

that gives Israel

the UN's protection.

And such a treaty

would also seem highly unlikely

if it wasn't for this guy.

Right.

So, you actually think

Jonathan Stonagal

is the Antichrist?

Well, if I had to guess right

now, I'd say yes.

Or what if that's what

he wants you to guess?

But why?

What if he's trying to get

the entire world

to think he's here to save it?

I mean, you're the one who said

everyone is gonna worship

this guy.

Well, what about

Nicolae Carpathia?

I mean, certainly,

he gets good crowds

behind him.

No, Nicolae could care less

about having people love him.

So, why would he pretend

to be the--

Buck, we're not talking

about anyone

pretending to be the Antichrist.

We're talking about someone

being the Antichrist.

Now, I can't make you

believe anything.

No one can.

But don't turn this

into a conspiracy

just because you want

to avoid the truth.

Okay. Okay, I have seen

what's inside

the Eden Pay Project.

And believe me,

it's not a pretty picture.

If this guy gets in control

of the entire world's

money supply.

I mean, think about

what that would mean.

Well, I can tell you exactly

what that's going to mean.

He causes all

both small and great,

rich and poor, free and sl*ve

to receive a mark

on their right hand

or in their foreheads.

And that no one may buy or sell

except one who has the mark.

[cellphone vibrates]

Chaim just talked to Nicolae.

We're going to meet first thing

in the morning.

I have a lot of work to do.

I got to go. Bye.

[kisses]

Pray for me.

That boy is gonna need

a whole lot more than prayer.

Buck!

Are you even listening

to a word they said?

You can't go there.

I heard the same thing you did.

Well, it doesn't look

that way to me.

Chloe, you found

what you're looking for.

And I'm so happy that you did.

But that was your answer.

Not mine. I'm still looking.

That wasn't my answer.

That was the answer.

-I understand.

-No, I don't think you do.

I know. I have to go.

I'll be very careful.

I promise.

Okay. Just...

at least take this.

I love you, Chloe Steele.

I love you, too.

[indistinct chatter]

[deep exhale]

I'm sorry to drop all this

on you at the last minute.

I just--

These are high stakes, Buck.

I understand that.

And so does Nicolae.

We have to do it properly.

And we will.

God is with Israel, remember?

Yeah. I just hope the peace

accord with Israel

can still happen

without Stonagal.

If God wants it to happen now,

it will happen now.

But this is not just about

the peace treaty.

I have long dreamed

of finally having the Temple

rebuilt on the Temple Mount.

And when Stonagal agreed

to finance it,

it was the happiest day

of my life.

Well, what about

the Dome of the Rock?

Are the Arabs really just gonna

let you tear it down?

No. Of course not.

Stonagal's team located

the foundations

of the original temple.

It's beside the dome,

not under it.

-So, we can have both.

-Yes.

And peace in the Middle East.

Arabs and Jews worshiping

side by side in harmony.

And even though

the initial peace treaty

will only be seven years,

I think-- what's wrong, Buck?

-Did you just say seven years?

-Yes.

I just need a minute.

-[breathes heavily]

-[indistinct chatter]

[]

It's all real. It's all real.

[]

I didn't want to believe

in you, God.

But I was wrong,

and I'm so sorry.

Please forgive me, Jesus.

I just know that I need you.

And I do believe...

[sobs]

I love you, dear Jesus.

[breathes heavily]

Show me what to do.

PASTOR BARNES:

Jesus promised

that where two or three

gather in my name,

there I am with them.

We gathered and we prayed.

And I felt his presence

for the very first time.

BUCK OVER VOICEMAIL:

Hey, Connor, it's me, Buck.

I got your message.

I just wanted to let you know

you were right.

I found the truth

in the only place

-it can be found.

-Oh thank you, Jesus.

BUCK OVER VOICEMAIL:

I'm gonna need your help

with something.

[indistinct chatter]

BUCK:

Connor.

Good, you have my message.

PASTOR BARNES:

Buck still had his focus

clearly on his journalistic duty

to expose Stonagal's lies.

But he also knew

there was a very real chance

that no matter what evidence

he brought to the table,

old Steve Plank

would never let that news

see the light of day.

Connor was Buck's insurance

policy against being censored.

And he hoped their faith

would be enough to keep them

from being deceived

by Stonagal,

even if he was working

for the devil himself.

-Hi. I'm--

-Mr. Cameron Williams.

Good morning.

Please see a member

of the security team

on your way in.

-They'll show you the way.

-Thank you.

PASTOR BARNES:

Ephesians Chapter 6 tells us

to put on the full armor of God

so that you can take your stand

against the devil schemes.

Well, Buck may not have

known it.

But when he walked into the room

that day, he was ready.

Ready like he had never

been before.

He hit them with everything

he and Dirk had uncovered,

exposing beyond the shadow

of a doubt

Stonagal's evil plan

to deceive the world.

As soon as he was finished,

he felt a huge flood of relief.

He had managed to get the truth

to the people

who needed to hear it.

BUCK:

To enslave...

PASTOR BARNES:

Or so it seemed.

So as you can clearly see

this diabolical plan,

not only take over

the money supply,

but to enslave the world

in a technocratic nightmare.

It was all set up

at the highest levels.

-MAN: What is he talking about?

-Thank you.

[indistinct chatter]

NICOLAE:

Thankfully,

Mr. Williams' investigation

has put the pieces together

showing all of us

that Jonathan has plotted, lied,

and m*rder*d,

not only to gain control

of Eden currency,

but the entire global

financial network.

[indistinct chatter]

That's ridiculous.

What's going on here?

That is the question.

The question each of us

has been asking.

What is really going on?

Mr. Williams, for example,

he has employed his skills

to draw certain conclusions

about you.

But in fact, if he thinks

about it hard enough,

he'll have to ask himself

who was on the inside

that gave him access

to what exactly.

A highly convenient file

full of evidence

implicating Jonathan

of all he's been accused of

here today.

I half expected you to see

right through that.

And, Chaim, your fervent dream

to bring peace to Israel

has been granted,

if only you understood the cost.

And, Jonathan,

this goes much deeper for you,

doesn't it?

Beyond your endless thirst

for more control

and material gain,

you really see yourself

as a great man

rebuilding the world

in your own image.

You certainly needed no help

for me to see that.

You have paved the way.

That is your contribution

to history.

[scoffs] This is preposterous.

You can't just come in here

make these baseless allegations.

And think you can take

what I built, what is mine?

How do you think

you're gonna do that, Nicolae?

Let me tell you

what is about to happen.

An assassin masquerading

as a security guard

Will draw his g*n

intent on k*lling Mr. Stonagal

and myself.

And a hail of g*nf*re,

Mr. Cothran and Stonagal

will be fatally wounded.

I'll barely escape with my life.

Thanks to security guards

who quickly returned fire.

You're insane.

What makes you think

you can get away with this?

By... simply k*lling you.

[g*nsh*t]

You see, Jonathan,

there will be peace.

But not with you.

-Nicolae.

-[g*nsh*t]

-NICOLAE: Your time is over.

-[gasping]

But mine has just begun.

-[g*nshots]

-[grunts]

[]

And now, now I am devastated

by the loss.

Yet, forced...

to take up the mantle

of his leadership.

MAN 3:

Oh, my God!

MAN 4:

We need to get some help.

-[indistinct chatter]

-[people clamoring]

[]

Chaim, are you okay?

It was awful.

One of the security guards

started f*ring.

Hey, did you see what happened?

Yes. Poor Nicolae.

I mean, who want to k*ll him?

[indistinct chatter]

[]

Mr. Williams, this is crazy.

Did you see it?

I think I know

what really happened.

Come with me.

[cellphone vibrating]

Buck, are you okay?

Hey, what's going on?

Yeah, yeah, okay.

[pants]

[grunts]

[]

[van engine starts]

Yes.

[]

[indistinct chatter]

Ladies and gentlemen,

my name is Nicolae Carpathia.

And I come to you tonight

with a heavy heart.

BUCK:

Good afternoon.

My name is Cameron Williams.

I'm here to tell you a story.

Story about lies

from the media, m*rder,

story about the only truth

that matters.

Nicolae Carpathia

is the new Secretary General

of the UN.

Right now, he's making a speech.

Well, I'm here to tell you.

It's all lies.

Looks like Cameron Williams

finally found the truth.

AMANDA:

Yes.

He's gotta be on this floor.

BUCK:

He told you that the vanishings

came with no warning,

with no explanation.

That there was a second wave

of vanishing.

And worst of all, he told you

that the Rapture

had been debunked.

Take a picture of your screen

right now--

Turn it off!

BUCK:

And no matter what you may hear,

it's not too late to let

Jesus Christ set you free.

I'm proof of that.

PASTOR BARNES:

When Buck's broadcast

went out to the world,

it felt like a huge victory.

But the Bible warned us

it wouldn't be as easy

as just telling everyone

the truth.

But I've always thought,

and now I believe

that even if a single soul

is saved,

then your efforts

have not been in vain.

Right now though,

the impact of Buck's message

would have to be analyzed later.

He knew some people were bound

to disagree

with what he had to say.

-[g*nf*re]

-[indistinct chatter]

[]

RAY:

Get those there. Thanks.

[]

[]

[plane engine whirring]

CHLOE:

Buck! Buck! Run!

[pants]

-Are you guys okay?

-CHLOE: Yeah.

[tyres screeching]

[]

BUCK:

We made it just in time.

CHLOE:

You've got to stop

doing this to me.

-Everyone okay?

-CHLOE: Yeah.

PASTOR BARNES:

All good.

They were all so anxious

and even excited

to start sharing the word

with the world.

It was wonderful to see.

But they'd only been

studying prophecy

for a few days.

The reality

of the final seven years

before the return of Christ

hadn't started sinking in

just yet.

Jesus told us these last years

would be worse than anything

the world had ever seen.

Right, here's a good spot,

all right?

PASTOR BARNES:

God gave us an exemption

if we wanted it.

But for those of us

who chose not to take it,

those of us

who were left behind,

well, we'll just have to see

what happens.

[indistinct chatter]

PASTOR BARNES:

I know there's nothing

we can do

to stop what's been prophesied

from happening.

But that doesn't mean

we just give up.

Not even close.

There are souls to be saved.

And as long as there are,

our mission is clear.

[indistinct chatter]

Look what it says.

-Are you reading this?

-PASSERBY 1: That's incredible.

PASSERBY 2:

Oh, my goodness.

Raise me up

on eagle's wings

Give my soul

Your bigger dreams

Breathe Your life into me

A battle cry is in my lungs

Singing out

"Your kingdom come"

Fall in us,

pour out Your love

I stand here at Your feet

I'm laying down the fear

in me

And as Your child,

claiming peace

Oh give this heart,

Your victory

I stand here

I stand here

My weary bones

they come alive

With the sound of You

Restoring hope

in my anxious spirit

Forever new

Raise me up

on eagle's wings

Give my soul

Your bigger dreams

Breathe Your life into me

A battle cry is in my lungs

Singing out

"Your kingdom come"

Fall in us,

pour out Your love

I stand here at Your feet

I'm laying down the fear

in me

And as Your child,

claiming peace

Oh give this heart,

Your victory

I stand here

I stand here

Away from brokenness

into your promises, Lord

I'm standing,

I'm standing here

Away from brokenness

into your promises, Lord

I'm standing,

I'm standing here

I stand here at Your feet

I'm laying down the fear

in me

And as Your child,

claiming peace

Oh give this heart,

Your victory

I stand here

I stand here

I stand here

Oh Lord, I stand here
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