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Zionisme Christian: Map Road to Armageddon?

Zionisme find the strength of the differences in network organization monoteistis Christian lush and powerful, especially in the United States. Christian looked Zionis Israel as part of the provisions of the sacred be God, having peak at the coming of Christ for the second time. The number of them reach the tens of millions, and have sought political influence many generations the United States. However, the way they view the rest of the fundamental error in interpretation of holy book, which is contrary to the teachings of the Christian message pure.

WHY this day there is such a close relationship between the United States and Israel? Why is very difficult to find a U.S. congressman who are willing to criticize Israel in public? Although the actual Israel should be more subject to a number of resolutions of the UN Security Council in comparison with other countries in the world, the United States always veto nearly every section?

Why after nearly 40 years, Israel still occupies only Palestinian Territory and the Golan The Highest, while Syria has been forced to retreat from Lebanon? Why is Israel allowed to maintain biological weapons, chemical, and nuclear, while Iran were threatened with attack because preliminary attempts to develop nuclear technology?

Why Oslo Peace Agreement and fails to realize the Wye peace? Instead of getting agreement from Russia, European Community, the United States, and the United Nations, why not have faith to implement the political Peace Road Map (Road Map) and create a sovereign Palestinian state in the neighborhood?

Instead of provisions of the International Court, why Israel can still continue with the development of Wall separator without obtaining sanctions, and build a ghetto for the Palestinian people? Why the United States and UK as the majority of the doghouse the Arab world and became the target of action violence Muslims? Answers to all questions that remain most mysterious movement without considering the role that may be most at this time berpangaruh and most controversial in Christianity, namely Zionisme Christian.

The Christian Zionisme

In the most simple definition, is a Christian Zionisme Christian groups that support Zionisme. That is, this group is a political system of the same shape, confirming apartheid colonialism based on the Gospel, the rights of the Jews in Palestine over the rights of the nation, also claim exclusive rights over an area which until now has not been clear in the Middle East. In this case, basically Zionis Christians support the State of Israel.

Grace Halsell, for example, asked, "What is the meaning Zionis Christian? Say it like this: every action of Israel is in accordance with the will of God, and therefore should be pardoned, supported, and even praised by all of us. "1

Dale Crowley, a Washington herald a religious background, described the group as a 'sect's fastest growing in the United States':

Main members of this group is not "mad people," but middle-class American citizens to middle to top. They give millions of dollars each week to herald herald-in TV out the basic principles of this sect. They read the works of Hal Lindsey and Tim LaHaye. They have one goal: to become the hand of God to take them to heaven, free from all problems, and from there they will see the end of Armageddon-war era, and the destruction of the planet bumi.2

Meaning Zionisme Christian Movement

As a movement, Zionisme Christian is very different. At least, there are three elements that can be observed pembeda: evangelistis, apokaliptis, and politis.3

Zionisme spread mainly through the Christian denominations evangelistis, charismatic, and independent, including the Council of the Church of God, Pentecost, and Southern Baptist, and most mega-church (mega church) is independent. Crowley claims that the group is led by fundamentalist cleric 80,000. The view of the pastor was spread by 1000 Christian radio stations and 100 TV Kristen.4

Estimated, the overall movement has the support of 25 million to 100 juta.5 In March 2002, in a survey of opinion against the Christians, Pew Research Center found that 44% of Protestants and 72% American evangelical White Skin can be associated with the movement Zionis Kristen.6

Perhaps the Unity Coalition for Israel Zionis Christian network is the most involved in the organization brings together 200 Jewish and Christian Zionis different, including the International Christian Embassy, Christian Friends of Israel and Bridges for Peace. They have the support of the claims 40 million members aktif.7 organizations, with the range of different reasons and with a diverse, with the contradictions that exist, formed a coalition of the Christian coloring Zionis agenda today.

Although Zionisme Christian roots as a movement can be up to the early 19th century, and became known as Dispensasionalisme-thought that God has chosen two people: the Church and Israel, this new movement mengemuka since 1967, when the war between the Arab-Israel seen as the real existence of the Gospel of the forecast.

Without financial support and political Zionis Christians in the United States, which has ensured the availability of funds the government budget in the amount of large, highly doubt that the State of Israel can still survive since 1948, let alone continue to occupy and colonize Palestinian Territory since 1967.

Christian Zionisme Political Agenda

Zionis Christian shows the level of enthusiasm is different to implement the six basic confidence that comes from their literal understanding of the Gospel.
1. People Selected: Support Israeli Kolonialisme

Confidence that God made the Jews as' chosen people 'in some of the things that separate from the Church fully rooted in the strong Christian Zionisme. This is expressed with a variety of ways. In October 2000, for example, only a few days after Sharon provocative visit to Haram al-Sharif, an ad appears on the New York Times entitled 'Open Letter to the evangelical Christians from the Jewish people for Jesus.' Is in the evangelical urge them to show solidarity with the State of Israel at this critical time:

'Now is time on the side of Israel. Sister brother in Christ, we see the heart of the occurrence of violence and bloodshed in the Middle East .... Friends of Christian-friendly "do not blame the grace of God and call him" (Romans 11:29). Therefore, our support for Israel in bertahannya time this dark need not be debated again. Now is time Christians stand up for Israel.'8



Until the 1980s, U.S. policy towards the Middle East in general, not proportional to the threat of global policy on a more knowledgeable, who came from Soviet influence. The protection of Western Europe through NATO is the priority. However, tumbangnya Komunisme creating a vacuum of power in the Middle East, which is then filled by the U.S.. After the Gulf War to remove Iraqi troops from Kuwait, the Taliban's Afghanistan and Saddam Hussein's Iraq, it is clear that U.S. influence has been strengthened in the Middle East. At the same time, there was an increase in the wave of pro-Israel lobby. Consequently, the Middle East, particularly Israel, have become central to U.S. foreign policy. Is not because al-Qaeda attacks to New York and Washington.

In 1980, founded the International Christian Embassy in Jerusalem with the aim of directly coordinate the various activities of a political lobby work with the government of Israel. One of the main goals is witnessing discharge Palestinian delegation from Western countries and move the U.S. embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem.

In the event of Prayer Fasting National Open in February 1991, Ed McAteer, Religious Roundtable president, launched a Christian Israel Public Affairs Committee (CIPAC), imitate American Israel Political Affairs Committee (AIPAC) in power, who have already lobby-rights lobby on behalf of Israel .9 objectives CIPAC exactly with AIPAC. One of the first goal CIPAC is lobbying Congress to ensure that the debt guarantee availability of 10 billion U.S. dollars to fund the re-settlement regulation of the Jews in the former Soviet Union and Israel in the West edges.

Bush Government to guarantee debt berhentinya with the development of Jewish settlements in the West edges. Jan Willem van der Hoeven said the ICEJ's Jerusalem Post, that "the Christian community considers the government policy on debt guarantee at all that can not be accepted." He claims that 80% of American evangelical Christians support the security of debt tersebut.10 Perhaps this is the future days, George Bush Senior complained that "there in 1000 pelobi Hill at this time that the lobbying of Congress in order to provide debt guarantees to Israel, and I am just a small man alone ask Congress to delay consideration of pinzaman for 120 days." 11

Christian Zionis also very generous to provide financial support to Israel. Zeev Chafets, in his writings on the New York Times in 2005, out with a little cynical, how evangelical Christian groups have been working to pay Rabbi Yechiel Eckstein in Israel:

In the last eight years alone, it is estimated that 400,000 new donors have sent Eckstein about a quarter billion dollars to Jewish interests, it's like he used to do what. There are no Jews since the time of Jesus had ordered the glory of such ini.12



Zionis Christians also have the effect in the nerve that closer relations with Israel to facilitate pilgrimage of solidarity and a variety of educational visits to the Holy Land.

2. Restorasionisme: Facilitating Aliyah from the former Soviet Union

With the fall Komunisme in the former Soviet Union (Former Soviet Union-FSU) and Eastern Europe, since 1980, a coalition agents Zionis Christian has taken the initiative to encourage Jews to berimigrasi Israel, and considered as evidence of the forecast.

Perhaps Exobus is the first agent Zionis Christian doctrine Restorasionisme that change a reality and help the Jews in the FSU establish Aliyah. Exobus was founded in 1984 by Phil Hunter, director of Good News Travels Bus Company, bermarkas in Hull, England. Goal this agency is to facilitate transfer of the Jews in the FSU to Israel.

Exobus the first team sent to Ukraine in 1991, and claims that since that time this organization has helped 80,000 Jews to Israel berimigrasi with a strong cooperation with the Jewish agency. Perhaps at this time Exobus is the largest Christian agencies that facilitate Aliyah, consists of 80 team members from 13 countries and operates 40 vehicles. Exobus carry as much 1,200 Jews from 16 locations in the FSU each bulannya.13 main Exobus financial support comes from a partner agency called Christians for Israel International, which developed in the U.S. Exobus.

Since 1991, ICEJ also have to pay for transportation 40,000 immigrants, 15,000 of which was brought to Israel with 51 flights sponsored ICEJ. ICEJ Russian team members are especially active in the more remote areas in the FSU. As Exobus, ICEJ Bridges for Peace and describe their duties with the term 'fish fish' for the Jewish people, based on Jeremiah 16:16. They find the Jews, coax them to move, help them obtain documents that prove the origin of their Judaism, and distribute the pay package of humanitarian exit permits, passports, satisfaction of debt, transportation and accommodation during their processed by the Jewish agency in the Russian cities greater. Once arriving in Israel, ICEJ and BFP help immigrants with the cost of settlement, providing food, clothing, blankets, kitchen supplies and schools, and health equipment.

3. Eretz Israel: Supporting the Settlement edges West

For Zionisme, Jewish, Christian and religious, limit valid for Israel far more extensive than with the present debate with Syria, Jordan, and Palestinian Authority. Confidence that all the edges West is an integral part of Israel has made many Zionis Christian 'adopt' specific Jewish settlements to strengthen their claim on the area.

Christian Friends of Israeli Communities (CFOIC), founded by Ted Beckett in 1995, formed a working partnership with the Christian Friends of Israel (cfi) and the settlement defines as:

Sebidang land to the Jewish people to live a pioneer daredevil. Most established in the top of the hill berbatu empty, built to form the Jewish community that has not been there for thousands of years. Some, such as Shiloh, a settlement built on the site of the original Jewish kuno.14



So far, 'progress meter' CFOIC show that 39 illegal settlements in Israel has been 'adopted' by 50 denominations and independent churches in the U.S., South Africa, Germany, the Netherlands, and the Philippines.

In addition to facilitating Jewish immigration to Israel, a number of Christian agencies Zionis also active support to illegal Jewish settlements in the West edges. Program 'for the bus Peluru Anti Euphrates,' for example, also spent 150,000 dollars to buy a bus layers of steel to carry anti-missile settlement of incoming and outgoing edges of the settlement Efrat.15 West Bridges for Peace (BFP) have a similar scheme called 'Operation Ezra 'fund of more than 50 projects that failed sedianya threatened fields such as settlement, Sde Bar, near Beit Jala and Herodian.16

Anglicans for Israel represent a new face in Christian Zionis Website Inggris.17 they load a lot of articles that deny the Palestinians, menjustifikasi Wall separator and residential development,

During the Palestinian nation still hold on the understanding that they are mistaken "occupied," and Israel as "oppressor," they will not be responsible for the self sendiri.18

While Israel has not visited this long, I see the security fence in many events, and the fence is very long. With the exception of a small number of locations, and only to protect the motorcycle rider's not the sharpshooter-tembok.19



The effect pro-Israel lobby on American foreign policy on the settlement appears to produce results. During the Carter, settlements are considered 'illegal'; government under Reagan is seen as a 'barrier' peace '; when the Clinton government to be a complex of factors'; while in the George W. Bush, settlement is part of Israel.

4. Jerusalem: lobbying for the International Recognition

The core of support Zionis Christian claims against Israel on the region of confidence is that Jerusalem is and must remain a center of Jewish exclusive and not-for divided. So far, various efforts to reach agreement in the Arab-Israeli conflict is the more knowledgeable is restrained or stumble on the final status of Jerusalem. Zionis Christians reject any firm with any of the sovereignty or the establishment of joint central government in the Palestinian East Jerusalem.

Senator Bob Dole and then announced a legislation in the United States Senate ordered U.S. embassies rebuild Jerusalem before May 31, 1999, and passed 100 million dollars to finance the expenditure 'initial.'20 In October 1995 he stated, "Center of Israel is determined not on the table the process of peaceful negotiations, and move U.S. embassy to Jerusalem does not affect a bit to predict any results of negotiations in the future. "21 While deplores the failure of the U.S. President to the Senate ratified the decision, Dole said:

Jerusalem today, and have been since three thousand years ago, the heart and soul into the Jews. The city also must remain, forever, the center of the State of Israel is eternal and not-for divided ... Time has come ... to move more than just words, express support, and various resolutions of Congress. Time has come for legislation that can run the pekerjaan.22



In 1992, ICEJ sponsored various celebrations to mark the anniversary to the 25-event which they call the 'Reunifikasi Jerusalem.'23 In 1996, in the International Congress Zionis Christian, raised this idea back in 1500 before the participants signed a statement of attitude:

Because God is absolutely for the purpose of this city, the Jerusalem must remain divided, for, under Israeli sovereignty, open to all people, the state of Israel only, and therefore all nations need to agree and put their embassies here ... God is the absolute truth and Land that is written for people who dijanjikanNya he is not for disekat-sekat.24



ICEJ also provided support as a full page in the New York Times for the ad titled 'Christians called to Jerusalem for the Full. "

We, marked under the hand of this is the spiritual leader of the Christian sunday each serving more than 100 million American Christians, so proud to be able to join together to support the sovereignty of the State of Israel on the holy city of Jerusalem. We support the efforts of Israel to achieve reconciliation with the Arab neighbors, but we believe that Jerusalem, or any part thereof, should not be bargained in the peace process. Jerusalem must remain intact as the center of the eternal Yahudi.25



Readers also called:

Join with us in the sacred mission to ensure that Jerusalem will remain the center of Israel intact and eternal. 'They claim,' the war for Jerusalem has begun, and kinilah time people who believe in Christ to support their brothers the Jews and the State of Israel. When unity with the Jews has now arrived.'26



However, the more important it is for the Christian Zionis related dengang prediction that they believe is rebuilding Jewish Temple.

5. Temple: Religious Zionisme on the side

Christian Zionis now active help so many Jewish organizations that aims to rebuild the Jewish Temple proclaiming organizations Temple Mount, site search for the location of the Temple; facilitate the re-development program; multiply neat red and fund the financial institution.

Randall Price is a leading expert in the flow of dispensational re-development plans Jewish Temple in the near future. In the 735 page book, The Coming Last Days Temple, he presents the full details and addresses of all Jewish organizations that took part in facilitating the re-development of the Temple Yahudi.27 Gershon Salomon is a controversial figure in the movement and founder of The Temple faithful. When speaking as a guest ICEJ, Christian Zionis Congress in 1998, Salomon bersikukuh that:

Mission of the present generation is exempt Temple Mount and remove-I repeat, remove the tarnish-hatred that place ... the Jews will not be dismissed in the gate-gateway to the Temple Mount ... we kibarkan flag of Israel in our Temple Mount, which will stand without Golf masjidnya and stone, and that there will be only our flag and our Temple. That is to be implemented by the next generation kita.28



However, Sam Kiley wrote in The Times to provide another perspective. He claimed Salomon as the "most appropriate to face the various sects in this millennium." In an interview with Salomon insists that Muslims place of worship should be destroyed:

The Government of Israel must do so. We must fight. Akan many nations who oppose us, but God will lead us. I believe this is the test, and God expects us remove Golf without fear of the other nations. Al-Masih will not come by itself; we have to struggle with menghadirkanya.'29



Since 1967 there have been more than 100 armed attacks against the al-Haram al-Sharif by the Jewish militant, often led by the rabbinical. Not even the Prime Minister of Israel or the Sephardic rabbinical never criticize attacks itu.30 As Lawrence Wright had been, "Temple of the Jewish longing, hope Christian will be excitement, paranoia and vandalism against Muslim mosque they stirred in the middle of a bowl apokaliptik." 31

6. Future: Against Peace and hasten Armageddon

Hostility shown towards Christian Zionis any compromise on the division of land, or Jerusalem, or holy sites, not at all because of the inherent pessimism in their eskatologi.

USA-Israel Alliance

When Christian Zionis generally agreed to stand on Israel, there is a special close relationship between Israel and the United States. Jerry Falwell them are simple. God so good to the United States as' United States either to the Jews.'32 Mike Evans is one of the basics found evangelical about the relationship between Israel and the United States:

God would bless America and Israel ... If the collapse of Israel, the United States will not be able to keep more money ... demokrasinya Arabs used to control and affect many large companies in the U.S., so that makes the United States more and more difficult to oppose terrorism dunia.33



Zionis for Christians such as Jerry Falwell and Mike Evans, 'Sabuk Gospel' is seen as the United States' seat belts' Israel.34 United States is considered a savior of their role as the country in the world adidaya already predicted in the book and suci35 already be the Tuhan.36 critics warned the danger of this kind of logic because it is the eyes and looked dualistik and Manichaean of global politics. America and Israel together against a world of indecency.'37

Antipati against the Arab nation

Zionis is Christian lovers of Israel, and they rarely show the same feelings towards Arab nations. In fact, they often antipati very opposite of their empathy with Israel. Stereotype of anti-Arab prejudice and orientalis, commonly found in the writings mereka.38 According orientalis, the West is seen as a liberal, peaceful, rational, and able to accept the values of a 'real' while the Middle East do not.

Ramon Bennett explains how such prejudices still prevalent to this day to reflect the nation as a modern Arab nation 'barbar'39 He claims that' habits in their hospitality and generosity is only slightly changed in 4000 this year, customs begitupun attack other people (steal, be rough), self-praise, and the ferocity mereka.40 quote John Laffin, Bennett argued that the Arab nation is not cruel or a liar full calculation, they are the people who natural.41 When anti-Semitisme considered taboo in the United States, appears to be at is' hunting season 'for anti-Arab prejudice.

Ethnic Cleansing in Palestine

Dick Armey, former head of the Republic of the Senate, with the surprising news spread justify ethnic cleansing against the Palestinian nation from the area. In an interview with Chris Matthews on CNBC 1Mei 2002, Armey said that:

Most people who now inhabit Israel previously transported from all over the world to the land that has become their home. Palestinian nation can also do the same, and we'll be happy to assist fully Palestine to do so. We do not want to sacrifice for the sake of Israel on Palestinian land the nation ... I believe that Israel must take all edges West ... So many Arab nations that have land hundreds of thousands of hectares of land, land, and property, as well as the opportunity to establish a Palestinian state for the nation .'42



Matthews gave Armey several times the opportunity to mengklarifikasi statement that he is not currently recommend that ethnic cleansing of the whole nation from the Palestinian West edges, but Armey is not bergeming. When asked, "What you tell George Bush, the president of your country, Texas, on your opinion that the entire Palestinian nation must rise up and leave Palestine, and that is the solution?"

Armey replied, "Perhaps now is the kuberitahukan ... I believe that Israel must obtain land that is now dikuasainya and those who attack against Israel should be moved to other areas." 43

Armey opinion that the Palestinian nation have to 'go' is just the last part of the appeal of a series of major issues so that U.S. and British media about the ethnic cleansing against the Palestinian nation's Pendudukan.44 Region

Against Peace Process

Zionis Christian always justify unilateral Israeli claim over the area, while at the same time they oppose the aspirations of Palestinian nation to determine their own fate, because the opposite is true both of them. Many regard the agreement as a betrayal of peace in the will of God for the Jews. "Peace ... is a mistake and there are those who believe that is the root of evil." 45 Clarence Wagner of BFP also agree with these opinions. He also does not agree with the peace agreement:

We need to encourage other nations to understand God's plan, not the plans the United Nations, U.S., MEE, Oslo, Wye, and so on. coming from the minds of men. God is no set plan to seize Jerusalem Old City, including the Temple Mount and the Mount of Olives (Mount of Olives), and gave it to the world of Islam. Al-Masih will not return to the city, Muslims called Al-Quds, but to bring back, bring back the city Jewish, Yerusalem.46



Therefore, the discussion about peace is not only considered to dispose of waste of time, but also shows the very lack of faith, and the worst, is a rebellion against God's will. The statement came from such high-level leaders of the Christians, who so far is not the view of Muslim extremists who call 'holy war' against the West. Danger theology such separah appears not to cause death, but stories like 'chicken little,' so menular.47 Karen Armstrong is not alone in the proof of the validity War Cross in Zionisme Christian West. Based on pengamatannya, fundamentalist groups such as the now 'back to the concept of holy war and the era of ancient extreme.'48

Critical assessment of the Christian Zionisme

As has already been discussed, Zionisme as a Christian movement has caused many in the political consequences and the long term. Zionis Christians have shown varying levels of enthusiasm for implementing six teologis confidence arises from the fundamental understanding of their literal and futuris of the Gospel:

1. Confidence that the Jews remain God's chosen people who make Zionis Christian menjustifikasi military occupation of Israel on Palestine.

2. As the choice of the Lord, all the Jews return to Israel is actively encouraged and facilitated through partnerships between organizations and agencies Christian Jews.

3. Eretz Israel, from Egypt to Iraq, is fully owned by the Jews, therefore, the land must be taken over and pemukimannya be kept at the same time.

4. Jerusalem regarded as eternal and exclusive center for the Jews, and can not be divided, for the Palestinian nation. Therefore, the government's strategic countries in the West under pressure Zionis Christians must move their embassies to Jerusalem, which means recognizing the truth.

5. The temple must be built remain, kerahibannya purified, of start-up again. As Zionis believed by Christians, particularly dispensational, that this has been predicted, they provide various levels of support to a number of organizations Jewish Temple Mount which is committed mewujudkannya.

6. Because Zionis Christians believe that there will be a war between good and apokaliptis deterioration in the near future, the long-term peace between Arab and Jew can no longer be expected. Indeed, encourage Israel to compromise with Islam or coexistence with the Palestinians, means that nations make themselves with the people to be against God and Israel in the war of Armageddon is near.



It is clear that not all Christians believe Zionis sixth grains on the doctrine, or be convinced, and involve themselves with the same degree. However. As has already been discussed, in general, support without consideration of the consequences of the critical state of Israel, especially from the American evangelical circles, in fact very harmful, even for the Jews who claim as their loved ones.

Generally, Zionisme Christian was rejected by a number of major Christian denominations.

For example, in the International Koferensi Sabil to-5 in Jerusalem in April 2004, about 600 members from 30 countries issued a statement that as a criticism Zionisme Christian bid'ah:

Zionisme Christian is teologis and political movements that embrace modern ideological views about the most extreme Zionisme, therefore, be very harmful for a just peace between Israel and Palestine. Programs Zionis Christian perspective to present the way that the Gospel dinisbahkan on ideology empire, colonialism and militarism. In the form of ekstrimnya, understand this apokaliptis the various events that lead to the end of history, not the love of Christ and kadilan at the present time.

We also reject the form of Christian Zionisme a more dangerous, a policy slant of so many churches remain silent when they see the occupation of Israel on Palestine. Therefore, we firmly reject the doctrines of the Christian Zionis, reveal as false teachings that demean the message of love, forgiveness, and justice is in the Gospel ...

We reject the teachings of Christian bid'ah Zionisme facilitate and support this policy extremists. Rather than preach universal love, unity and Repentance taught by Jesus Christ, they are middle mengkampanyekan racial exclusivity and no war akhir.49

Christian Zionisme only the confidence of the future apokaliptik based on the understanding hermeneutik literally, with the promise menisbahkan mentioned in the Old Testament for the Jews in the ancient state of Israel at this time. The assumption that they literally menafikan any possibility for memaknai the Gospel in other ways, for memaknai history, or the results of peace negotiations a fair and long-term in the Middle East.

Finally, Christians must Zionisme rejected because without the critical attitude rasis agenda has exclusive rights to achieve political Israel. In addition, the lack of love to the tragedy Palestinian nation can not truly be pardoned. Whether intentionally or not, these groups have been legitimize oppression of the Palestinian nation in the name of God. Di saat yang sama, kepada kaum Yahudi, mereka memberikan masa depan apokaliptik yang jauh lebih mengerikan, bahkan lebih dari Shoah–Holocaust.[Stephen Sizer]

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