and most Wesleyan churches) that began earlier. None of these observations makes the view wrong; they simply warn us not to assume that the view is as self-evident as those who have been schooled in it sometimes assume. Left Behind theology’s vigorous promotion on a popular level differs starkly from its treatment at a scholarly level. It was promoted first by the Scofield Reference Bible and prophecy conferences, later by Hal Lindsey’s Late Great Planet Earth and most recently by LEFT BEHIND novels