Waiting for Armageddon

{{Short description|2009 film directed by Kate Davis, David Heilbroner and Franco Sacchi}}

{{Infobox film

| name = Waiting for Armageddon

| image = Waitingforarmageddom.jpg

| director = Kate Davis, Franco Sacchi, David Heilbroner

| producer = Franco Sacchi
David Heilbroner

| distributor = Q-Ball Productions Inc
Eureka Film Productions LLC

| released = {{Film date|2009|1|28|New York Jewish Film Festival|2010|1|8|United States}}

| runtime = 74 minutes

| country = United States

| language = English

| music = Gary Lionelli

| budget =

| gross =

}}

Waiting for Armageddon is a 2009 American documentary film{{cite news |last1=Burr |first1=Ty |title=Movie Review: Waiting for Armageddon |url=http://archive.boston.com/ae/movies/articles/2010/01/29/baptism_by_fire____and_then_some____in_waiting_for_armageddon/ |website=Boston.com |date=January 29, 2010 |accessdate=20 August 2020}} that studies Armageddon theology and Christian eschatology.[https://www.metacritic.com/film/titles/waitingforarmageddon?q=Waiting%20for%20Armageddon MetaCritic.com – Waiting for Armageddon] 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.

Interviews

The documentary interviews Christians, Zionists, 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.

Structure

The documentary is structured around four stages of the apocalypse: 1) Rapture; 2) Tribulation; 3) Armageddon; 4) Millennialism.[https://www.variety.com/review/VE1117941850.html?categoryid=31&cs=1 Variety.com – Review of Waiting for Armageddon]