Many people do not understand what is meant by the term “Christian Zionism.” It doesn’t seem to make sense, but there are some Evangelicals who believe that the establishment of Israel as a nation is the fulfillment of a biblical prophecy and is a prerequisite to the Second Coming as they interpret the Book of Revelations.
Christian Zionists usually refer to the Occupied West Bank as Judea and Samaria, the old biblical names for the area and do not support a separate Palestinian state. This reflects much of the right wing Israeli government thinking, albeit for obviously different reasons. Following our election, bulldozers are again destroying Palestinian homes.
No matter how one feels about the election results, Israeli expansion into the West Bank and its annexation will only create more violence. People will not live under occupation forever, especially when they are denied all rights, not to mention hope. This tinderbox will explode, and our support for Netanyahu government policies will be the match.
Prayer for the Day
Why is it, O Lord, that your children cannot live in peace,
Only seeking to destroy each other while calling out your name?
How is it, O God, that posing as true religious faith,
We are so tied up in an ideology of death, not life?
Open us, Holy One, to a faith embracing all,
For we are all your children, brothers and sisters.
In the name fo the One who embraces us all,
Even Christ Jesus our Lord, Amen.
Thoughts for the Day
There’s no such thing as an Arab country on the land of Israel. The fact that there’s been many attempts over the years to do something different is irrelevant. So we’ve got a very unique situation now … to really have literally a new Middle East, and readjust everything.
Daniel Luria, with Arteret Cohanim, which supports evicting Palestinian families
This is state theft. They are thieves and they are bluffing everybody. It's not a security wall, it's the future frontier of the state of Israel.
Hanna Nasser, Mayor of Bethlehem
When the oppressor is no more, and destruction has ceased,
And marauders have vanished from the land, then a throne will be established
In steadfast love, in the tent of David, and on it will sit in faithfulness
A ruler who seeks justice and is swift to do what is right.
Isaiah 15: 4-5