Christian Zionism, Israel and Armageddon.

America is the most powerful Nation in the world.  To paraphrase George Galloway, a US even ably and reasonably lead, would excite envy and fear amongst the peoples of the world.  However, at the heart of US foreign policy is a large group of deluded souls who intend to wipe us all off the face of the planet.

The "Christian Right" is a powerful force in US politics; it was this group that fully supported the administration of George W Bush.  For these people, their fundamentalist view of the Bible shapes their political decisions.

Have you ever wondered why the US is such a staunch defender of Israel, a rogue state which routinely defies International Law?  It makes sense when you realise what powerful Christian Evangelicals believe.

They believe the Bible is literally God's word and that it is prophecy.  They interpret the Bible to foretell that when the Jews have again taken residence in Israel and that the Temple of Solomon is again built, that their messiah, Jesus, will rise again.

At that time, Armageddon will then ensue, wiping out all the unbelievers whilst the Evangelical "believers" will be taken up to heaven in the "rapture".    

And what of the Jews?  Evangelical Christians openly state that, unless Jews convert to Christianity, they too will burn in hell.

Beliefs can become a self-fulfilling prophecy, particularly if you are in a position to shape world according to them.  It is massively unfortunate that (as stated in a previous post) psychopaths seem to be able to rise to positions of power within our World.  Therefore, mentally ill souls such as Arthur Balfour, who made the famous "Balfour Declaration" and believed in Christian Zionism, was able to influence world events in line with his crazy beliefs.

The site of the Temple of Solomon, so Jews and Christian Zionists believe, was where the Dome of the Rock, a holy Islamic site, now stands.  So to rebuild the Temple, Israel will have to violate an Islamic holy place of worship - sound like a potential cue for Armageddon to you?

Suffice to say, there is no direct archaeological evidence that the Temple of Solomon ever stood there or, in fact, anywhere.

What is the answer?  Clearly, we must remove these crazies from positions of power before they take us all with them.

By the way, original Catholic belief did not consider Zionism in any form.  Is this just one reason why Catholic president John F Kennedy, openly critical of Israel's nuclear activities, was killed?