Israel is integral to their eschatology. They can’t have Armageddon without certain conditions being met. Supporting Israel is intended to facilitate the the creation of those conditions.
I’ve never understood that. Like yes, I’m sure the rapture will be a wonderful thing when it eventually happens (especially given the conditions the Bible says it’ll happen in) but we’re literally told not to live to fulfill it. It’s not some endgame event we need to trigger, it’s a promise made for some point in the future we’re not meant to know (and certainly shouldn’t be trying to make it there). We should be living for God and helping our fellow man and trying to make the world a better goddamn place. Why the hell can’t people see that?
Israel is integral to their eschatology. They can’t have Armageddon without certain conditions being met. Supporting Israel is intended to facilitate the the creation of those conditions.
I’ve never understood that. Like yes, I’m sure the rapture will be a wonderful thing when it eventually happens (especially given the conditions the Bible says it’ll happen in) but we’re literally told not to live to fulfill it. It’s not some endgame event we need to trigger, it’s a promise made for some point in the future we’re not meant to know (and certainly shouldn’t be trying to make it there). We should be living for God and helping our fellow man and trying to make the world a better goddamn place. Why the hell can’t people see that?
Because most religious people are pretty fucking stupid when it comes to critical thinking the moment religion is involved?
Thanks for reminding me of every Thanksgiving since 1996.