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At 74 minutes, this is a slim volume of information on Christian Evangelicals and their pathway to Armageddon via the Rapture and Tribulation and so on. It will be a very good guide for those who know nothing much about how certain evangelical Christians (the "Pre-Milennialist" kind, though the film only brings up "Post-Modern" theory) and especially their link to Israel. The way it goes is this: certain Bible-thumpers are very concerned about what happens to Israel because during the Rapture, Jesus will return and then certain things will happen - such as the mass wipeout of anyone who is not of a certain persuasion. Like, say, who is Jewish.

There is more to it than that, and the film focuses really on this separation between these hardcore Christians and Orthodox Jews (Islam and Muslims aren't given much screen time, but that might be another documentary altogether). What we get is mostly looks at families and couples who believe in the Rapture and Tribulation and Revelations, and some of them believe, very seriously, that their children won't live to see their high school graduation. The world is a bad place and it needs an ass-kicking Jesus to come back thanks to the Rapture in Israel. This, coupled with footage form John Hagee's Post-Modern church, makes for some viewing that is open to interpretation: truthful on this very specific sect, and pretty terrifying for those that don't even go that far much less don't believe the Rapture.

If there is a main problem it's the length. There's just so much more the filmmakers can go into here on this subject, and the documentary, while competently made and featuring some interesting interviews and takes on the subject, only scratches the surface. Especially on the front of politics it only goes up to a certain point, which is fine, though at 74 minutes it just stops short of digging deeper into what is a very American-based phenomenon with these Rapture-folks (one of them being Sarah Palin) and how it goes into politics. For what it's worth it's decent to see as a rental or on netflix (it'll likely wind up on their streaming service). But for a theatrical viewing it just needs something more, or more than just personal testimony. Hell (pun intended) a documentary TV show could be made on just the history of Christians and Jews on the Rapture alone.

Wow. This gave me the greatest insight to people we walk with everyday. 50 million of them. Of course, no one knows how this life will play out, the end, and all of that, but this view is interesting. Keep an open mind, my friend. I don't agree with anything in this movie and i was born and raised catholic. I can't believe anyone would believe in Christ/God and want to foresee an all out war/destruction. There is a part about Armageddon separating the "good" people from the bad and those not with them will die. Not very Christian- to not forgive. In conclusion, this world has many versions of reality and this is obviously a version of many, not mine though. Movie was boring, but worth it to understand people around you.

Made in 2009, I would like to hear what the interviewees think today and it should be noted, these End Times Christians are a subset of mostly American Evangelicals and Pentecostals. It's also quite new inside Evangelicalism. And even the millennialists themselves are split on just which comes first: the Tribulation or the Rapture. The Rapture dogma is based on one paragraph in a letter from Paul of Tarsus.

The folks highlighted in the film are typical though of making precise predictions using more than an inerrant reading of the Bible, but taps into a Crusader warrior, medieval-like magical beliefs coupled with American nationalism. They seem convinced the New Earth begins with them.

Historically, fundamentalism that second guesses biblical prophecy has been treated by mainstream Christianity as nonsense or heresy.

This film doesn't try to shock you. It invites you to sit in with a church as they make their pilgrimage to The Holy Land. Creepiness ensues. The filmmakers focus on de-contextualizing ordinary attitudes from suburban American Christian culture by presenting them to a general audience, peppering the Cinema-Verite with commentary from a slightly biased semetic cast of scholars.

The criticism touches on the subject's historical ignorance and penchant for violence but focuses more on the general hubris of Christianity in America. The judgement is delivered quietly, giving the viewer a feeling of coming to his own conclusions.

Bias aside, there is a fantastic scene where the Christians are talking loudly outside the Dome Of The Rock about apocalyptic prophecy. The attendants of the holy tourist attraction apprehensively approach the offenders and beg them to please be quiet. You don't need a scholar providing commentary to lead you to any conclusions here.

Oddly, you can't tell if the director approves of his subjects and their wacko ideas. It is very rare to find anything so neutral on the subject of religion.

This movie is a bit like listening to a group of children play make believe. It turns the camera on various lower than average IQ Americans and lets them ramble on about what they think about Jesus, the coming end of the world and world events, and just lets it run. There are no experts or professionals. There is no discussion of the validity of the various claims.

You get to see holy land tourists dawning white robes and dunking themselves in a small dirty stream which turned out to be all that is left of the storied Jordan River. You get to ride on a tour bus in Israel and hear the patter. The subjects chatter to each other about their fantasies, looking for reassurance in the eyes of fellows, rather than in anything objective.

The main problem with the movie is it like watching security footage. There is almost no editing or cohesion. It needs a drastic pruning.

There are a few shocking moments, like when the pilgrims fantasise about blowing up the Dome of the Rock, the second holiest shrine of Islam, and claiming it had no right to be there even though it has been since 691 AD. There is also some gratuitous Islam bashing. They thought highly wicked that Islam wished to convert everyone on earth, as if they did not want the same thing for Christianity.

There are some clips of various US presidents making some highly sectarian comments, which raised my eyebrows. I thought presidents avoided cheerleading for specific fundamentalist claptrap.

These are Rotarians. They are deadly dull, and not very well informed about their own cults.

WAITING FOR Armageddon was so disturbing, on so many different levels, that it is hard to take seriously, yet, I still think that it is 'Must See' cinema. For the very simple reason that all informed Americans should know exactly what the enemy is up to. This film provides a terrifying look at a particular facet of America's Christian Fundamentalists Movement which appears to be largely populated by nitwits too weak to live in the real world who spend ungodly amounts of time fantasizing about 'The End of Times'. They seem to be largely ignorant of the New Testament's message of love and understanding, yet chock full of power-point presentations as to how the 'Book of Revelations' is just about to occur. Who cares about Global Warming or the mountain of debt, both personal and public, because Jesus will be here momentarily.

Send these clowns on a one way trip to Branson Missouri.

They totally misrepresented and edited what my pastor (Dr. Dean) said and here is his rebuttal in part: In 2006 I, along with several members of my church, toured Israel where we were interviewed for this documentary. We were originally told the purpose of the film was to explain the strong support for Israel among evangelicals in the U.S. to foster greater dialogue and understanding between the political left and right. The filmmakers verbally assured us that we would be able to preview the final film before it was released for our approval. This did not happen. When we did see the film, I sent an eleven page list of suggested and necessary changes which were not implemented.

I and those in my congregation who participated in this film were appalled at how the editing made us appear to hold views very different from those we actually hold.

See his whole rebuttal at 'Dean Bible Ministries" to see how far off these filthy truth twisters are! They have no right twisting what others say to their own agenda!

If until now you were not sure whether religions are dangerous and destroying this world, then you'll be sure of it after watching this movie. If until now you thought Christianity is just about love and peace, then you'll revise your views on it after watching this movie.

What puzzles me the most is how it can be that in a country like the US, a developed nation, that has many of the best universities of the world, 50 million (!) people believe that things that were written 2,000 years ago (and more) must be taken literally. This is beyond me. Don't forget: 50 million in the US alone. How many Evangelicals do you think there are around the globe? There are 800,000,000 Protestants, and many of them believe the Bible should be taken literally!

I live in Europe, and if someone here said things like the ones people in this movie say we'd immediately think this person is crazy, would avoid them at all costs and probably call a psychiatric hospital for an ambulance or something!

What's so scary about this is that these people are able to elect people like Ronald Reagan and George W. Bush, who are Bible literalists - and can press buttons.

If you haven't yet, watch also Jesus Camp (2006). The perfect combination.

Good night. And good luck.

Honestly this documentary was not very interesting and the choice of topic's chosen by the film makers were also quite biased.

I mean it was still fun to watch a bunch of pretty simple minded people try and explain magic but this was quickly over shadowed by the fact that there was not much substance to this documentary.. There was no reel point to this film, apart from putting these evangelists in the lime light..

The views of the actual experts were few and far between, and even then you could tell that the film makers methodically chose what to include or exclude..

I just find it funny how fanatical Christian's believe that they are right and not the other religious fanatics. Do religious people not understand irony??

Anyway this documentary was pretty bland but if you want a couple chuckles at the expense of some dumb dumb's give it a quick watch. But be warned it's not very entertaining nor interesting.

The Apostles asked HIM, our Lord, what is the demon's greatest power. HE replied "lies" ... "he is the father of lies." Therefore, in my humble faith based view, if it professes lies among truths then it is deception. Deception is the fruit of the evil one. As soon as one of the pastors offered complaint comments about how the world is trying to emasculate Western European type males, a most unbiblical complaint, I instantly recognized this as the work of evil. There's more of this unbiblical commentary throughout. For example, John Hagee, in his baritone faux preacher voice, calls for a nuclear strike on Iran. Politics! Politics are not biblical. In fact, Yeshua tells us 'give to Ceasar what is Ceasar's, and give to GOD what is GOD's'. Clearly, world governments and their politics are as much Ceasar's in the 21st Century as they were Ceasar's in the first century. Not to mention, what is a popular and infamous televangelist doing advocating a nuclear strike on a population to cause massive death? Does this televangelist not care about the faithful followers of Jesus that are certain to be murdered in such a nuclear strike? You, the reader, answer whether calling for a nuclear strike to annihilate a people, whose majority are moslems, is biblical? Then, you, the reader, answer whether Yeshua (Jesus) himself would ever call for such a strike, let alone condone such a strike? If your answer for any of the two preceding questions is yes, then you are not a follower of Jesus and you do not believe the teachings of the Holy Scriptures are GOD inspired true words. Christ's reply to the two previous questions would certainly be "of course not!