I think its has quite a bigger impact ( other than pop fiction) because it pushes those Christians masses to rethink their whole ideology based on it including being used to vote/support/fund these concept to redesign the middle east for rapture to happen

they are able to find Sadam in Bible and Iranian President, Ahmadinejad as well

for example https://www.amazon.com/Rise-Babylon-Charles-H-Dyer/dp/0842356185, Sadam interpreted through bible prophecies

https://www.amazon.com/Apocalypse-Ahmadinejad-Revelation-Nuclear-Prophet/dp/1601421028

I also wrote some thing along the lines

https://medium.com/illumination/god-does-not-bless-israel-and-there-is-no-rapture-coming-51325db02614