The film is based on the first book Left Behind, and it centers on the initial hours immediately after the Rapture attacks the globe. Millions of people disappear without explanation. In the blink of an eye, chaos and destruction spread around the world. In the most devastating event of human history, veteran pilot Ray Steele must struggle to defend his passengers that remain on his flight at the height of 30,000 feet, and attempts to navigate a safe way to land the damaged plane.