Many of my Christian brothers and
sisters are somehow convinced that the modern state of Israel is the equivalent
of the children of Israel in the Old Testament and thus uniquely authorized by
God to demand and receive military and political aid, privileges, and
concessions. They also believe God will, at the return of Christ, reestablish
the theocracy that was Israel 2000 years ago, complete with temple worship and
animal sacrifices. To those brothers and sisters I say with the prophet Isaiah,
“Come let us reason together.”
Let us assume, for the sake of
argument, that God has a vested interest in the physical existence of the
essentially atheistic, militaristic, geopolitical state of modern day Israel.
Let us assume that God is therefore on their side politically and militarily. My question
is this. If God is intent on establishing an earthly kingdom with headquarters
in Jerusalem, does the Ruler of the universe need special concessions ,
military aid and financial help?
And, if the state of Israel is “God’s People” to whom all of Biblical prophecy applies, what am I, chopped liver?
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