As iron sharpens iron,
one person sharpens another. (Proverbs 27:17)
“U.S. adults under 30 express much more favorable views of the Palestinian people (58%) than of the Israeli people (32%)…. Republicans under 30 see both groups similarly – a sharp reversal from a few years ago, when they were much more likely to favor Israelis.” -Pew
Several times in recent years, I have heard people who hold firmly to Zionism and traditional dispensational theology speak about the subject of replacement theology in a manner that I find somewhat perplexing.
While well-intentioned, they seem to think that this is a new doctrine that is now suddenly sweeping through our churches. I desire to deal with this matter here in as simple a format as possible. In order to do so, we must ask, and answer, the following questions:
“Who are the biggest losers of Trump’s Memorandum of Understanding, signed last week with Iran? Well, it’s a long list. First and foremost is, almost certainly, the Iranian people….But the absolute unquestioned loser of the agreement is Israel” - Persuasion
Everywhere we turn, it seems that Israel is in the news—often in a negative light.
Some celebrated commentators have come nefariously close to laying all the world’s problems at the feet of Israel and the Jewish people. This is becoming a common allegation in our day.
Others take a contradictory approach and question whether there are any true Israelites left, promoting the fantasy that charlatans have replaced them in an endeavor to execute one of the greatest frauds in history.
“Antisemitism, hostility toward the Jewish people, is evil…. Antisemitism has various motives, including religious, social, political, ideological, and racial. Throughout history, it has been reflected in bigotry, blood libel, conspiracy theories, pogroms, confiscation of property, and even genocide.
“The ultimate solution is to embrace the hope of Christ and the New Covenant he offers to both Jew and Gentile, to the people of Israeli and of Palestinian descent as well as to Muslims.
“This Book Review is part of our Biblical Covenants and the Conflict in the Middle East series, in which we bring together scholars with differing views on the relationship between the Biblical covenants and examine how their views affect the current conflict in the Middle East.
“Younger Evangelicals are less inclined to systematic Dispensationalism, and seminaries that once stressed it no longer do. Personally, I rarely if ever meet Dispensationalists under age 50.” - Mark Tooley
“A little over a week has passed since the start of the U.S.-proposed ceasefire aimed at ending two years of war. U.S. President Donald Trump said the ceasefire remained in place and ‘we want to make sure it’s going to be very peaceful.’” - RNS
“If it did, is Donald Trump the Anti-Christ? At first, this title just looks like click bait, but it’s a question that has flashed across the minds of many dispensationalist Christians in the last week.” - P&D
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