Over the past 50 years Christian Zionism has gone mainstream, and is now very much on the radar of average Israeli Jews, who are grateful to have such dedicated friends, even if they don’t fully understand why all these foreigners love them. The more religious Jews do have a better grasp on the motivations behind Christian Zionism, but also remain somewhat wary of how different streams of Christian “end times” theology fit into the picture.
To better understand this delicate balance that religious Israeli Jews find themselves in, we spoke to Rabbi Israel Barouk, a respected Jerusalem-based rabbi who works with leaders and communities across the globe to study, understand and engage with “positive multiculturalism” and who it serves as a powerful mechanism for peace.
Rabbi Barouk noted that “there are many elements of Christian Zionism worth appreciating and celebrating. The sheer number of supporters, approximately 30 million in the United States, far outweighs the Zionism of the Jewish diaspora. The myriad impact of those millions of voices on American political and financial support for Israel has proven...
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3 responses to ““We thank God for Christian Zionists, but the relationship’s complicated””
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Quote: “..truly the essence of this [Christian] religion, is dependent on Zionism, the fulfillment of what Christianity perceives as biblical prophecy…”
I love Hebrews 1:1-3, describing God’s fulfillment of biblical prophecy: “God…has in these last days spoken to us by His Son, whom He has appointed heir of all things, through whom also He made the worlds; who being the brightness of His glory and the express image of His person, and upholding all things by the word of His power, when He had by Himself purged our sins, sat down at the right hand of the Majesty on high.”
I can attest to God’s cleansing of my sins through the shed blood of His Holy One, our Savior, Jesus Christ, and testify to God’s position of rulership in my life through His Holy Spirit.
I stand on God’s Word to us in Exodus 23:22, “..if you indeed obey His voice and do all that I speak, then I will be an enemy to your enemies and an adversary to your adversaries.”
Die christlichen Lehren müssen zunächst auf ihre Richtigkeit überprüft werden.
Ich habe erkannt, dass nur das richtig ist, was mit dem hebräischen Teil der Bibel überein stimmt. Vieles im sog. “Neuen Testament” ist erst in den Jahren 373 und 379 von den “Kirchenvätern” in diese Schrift aufgenommen worden. Die dabei gemachten Fehler darf man nicht ignorieren. Besonders Paulus hat Vieles verfälscht. Jesus oder Jeschua ist vor ca. 2000 Jahren aufgetreten, und seine persönlichen Aussagen sind wahr, was der Vergleich mit dem Tanach bstätigt.
Nonsense. Heretical.