''Waiting for Armageddon'' is a 2009 American documentary film that studies
Armageddon
According to the Book of Revelation in the New Testament of the Christian Bible, Armageddon (, from grc, Ἁρμαγεδών ''Harmagedōn'', Late Latin: , from Hebrew: ''Har Məgīddō'') is the prophesied location of a gathering of armies ...
theology and
Christian eschatology. Some
evangelicals in the United States believe that
bible prophecy predicts events including the
rapture and the Battle of Armageddon. The documentary raises questions regarding how this theology shapes United States and Middle East relations and how it may encourage an international
holy war
A religious war or a war of religion, sometimes also known as a holy war ( la, sanctum bellum), is a war which is primarily caused or justified by differences in religion. In the modern period, there are frequent debates over the extent to wh ...
.
Interviews
The documentary interviews Christians,
Zionist
Zionism ( he, צִיּוֹנוּת ''Tsiyyonut'' after '' Zion'') is a nationalist movement that espouses the establishment of, and support for a homeland for the Jewish people centered in the area roughly corresponding to what is known in Je ...
s, Jews and probes the politics and alliance between Evangelical Christians and Israel. This alliance is believed by some to set the stage for
World War III
World War III or the Third World War, often abbreviated as WWIII or WW3, are names given to a hypothetical worldwide large-scale military conflict subsequent to World War I and World War II. The term has been in use since at ...
.
Structure
The documentary is structured around four stages of the
apocalypse: 1) Rapture; 2)
Tribulation
In Christian eschatology, the Great Tribulation ( grc, θλῖψις μεγάλη, thlîpsis megálē) is a period mentioned by Jesus in the Olivet Discourse as a sign that would occur in the Eschatology, time of the end.
At Book of Revelation, ...
; 3) Armageddon; 4)
Millennialism.
Variety.com – Review of Waiting for Armageddon
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See also
*'' Left Behind: The Movie''
*Tel Megiddo
Tel Megiddo ( he, תל מגידו; ar, مجیدو, Tell el- Mutesellim, ''lit.'' "Mound of the Governor"; gr, Μεγιδδώ, Megiddo) is the site of the ancient city of Megiddo, the remains of which form a tell (archaeological mound), situa ...
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2009 films
American documentary films
Apocalyptic films
Apocalypticism
Christian eschatology
Films about evangelicalism
Christian fundamentalism
Films about religion
Prophecy in Christianity
2000s English-language films
Films directed by David Heilbroner
Films directed by Kate Davis
2000s American films
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