Editing Left Behind (section)

==== Apocalypticism, conspiracies, and militias ====
The series' focus on apocalypticism, totalitarian conspiracies, and militias has been noted by writers including [[Gershom Gorenberg]], [[Michael Joseph Gross]], and Andrew Strombeck. They note themes such as fear of [[One-world government conspiracy|one-world government]] (in the form of the United Nations led by the Antichrist), global religion, and global currency – fought against by militias "structurally equivalent to Christians".<ref name=":0" /> University of Notre Dame religion scholar Jason Springs regards the series' apocalypticism as one aspect that would later feed into the evangelical adoption of [[QAnon]].<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |last=Springs |first=Jason |date=2021-06-16 |title=QAnon, Conspiracy, and White Evangelical Apocalypse |url=https://contendingmodernities.nd.edu/theorizing-modernities/qanon-evangelical-apocalypse/ |access-date=2024-08-04 |website=[[University of Notre Dame]]: Contending Modernities}}</ref>