I mean given their religous history, and particularly its place in "end times prophecies". After all, Israel has a huge role in Revelation events, and there Israel is, reborn!
2006-11-24 14:00:44 · 25 answers · asked by curious_inquisitor 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Israel is alive and well, period!
2006-11-24 14:04:57 · update #1
Its as if you are denying something thats right in front of your face!
2006-11-24 14:07:01 · update #2
I guess this is like asking the blind if scary pictures bother them.
2006-11-24 14:10:55 · update #3
Curious, it is just amazing how much fulfilled prophecy there is in the Bible.
The existence of Israel should indeed make any atheist or agnostic antsy.
2006-11-24 16:32:48 · answer #1 · answered by frenzy-CIB- Jim's with Jesus 4 · 0⤊ 3⤋
Spiritual Israel! All Christians are Israel. Think about it, it makes so much more sense in that context. Then you don't have to worry about what is happening with Israel and Palestine not that I don't care but you don't have to let Israel do whatever they want in the middle east in order to fulfill prophecy. It has nothing to do with the bloodline. "I will cut a new covenant with the house of Israel, and with the house of Judah, not according to the covenant which I cut with their fathers...which they broke..." (Jeremiah 31:31-32). That agreement is over, so it is not the same one back again. It is with people who act with faith and obedience like Abraham did, not people who live near the mediterranean or have curly hair.
2006-11-24 22:11:56 · answer #2 · answered by The GMC 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
actually the state of Israel, is not made up of very many Jews of genetic ancestry which I believe is what the Biblical prophesy refers to. Zionista are for the most part like the Samritans of old. They are Khazars which came from a Rusian tribe called the Khazars. Their leader wanted to give them some sense of morality and made it the tribe religion. None of these were Jews during the time that the prophesies were made.I would say that these are not the Jewish nation of prophesy but in a way pretenders. Note also this group was aggressive as far back as I studied them. Genetically Jews as a rule do not believe in having a nation as God advised them against this undertaking b4 Davids kingdom and perhaps they learned.
2006-11-24 22:12:31 · answer #3 · answered by icheeknows 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Yes, I'm a bit uncomfortable, but not in the way you mean. I am not at all worried about Jesus coming back, or any of the supposed prophecies of Armageddon. I don't believe those prophecies are truth, and have any power to change physical laws or the natural unfolding of the universe. However, I do recognize that many people believe them to be true, and are acting in ways that may make some aspects of the prophecies be self-fulfilling. And that is one reason for the rise of religious terrorism, and could even lead to the outbreak of major wars. I hope we come to our senses before we kill ourselves over a myth.
2006-11-24 22:10:05 · answer #4 · answered by Jim L 5 · 4⤊ 1⤋
Only in the sense that a lot of evangelicals have given money to the cause because they want to see the "prophecy" come true. A lot of support has come from the west based on the desire to fulfill Revelation. It is as absurd for me to say I am a prophet because I predict that the next sentence I type will have one word starting with the letter "I". Idiot.
2006-11-24 23:01:17 · answer #5 · answered by Sketch 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
No, because like I said before: the prophecies are about another time, not now. People really need to read some stuff on the Intratestamental Period before they start arguing all of this.
2006-11-24 22:03:17 · answer #6 · answered by The Doctor 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Your short-sightedness is absolutely astonishing. Do you think that the universe revolves around you and your little Christian religion? Do you have no concept that there is no such thing as prophecy? Magical thinking does nothing to help you promote your religion. You float along on a cloud of smugness without recognizing that the present state of Israel has about as much to do with ancient Israel as modern Rome has to do with ancient Rome.
2006-11-24 22:28:44 · answer #7 · answered by NHBaritone 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Nope, because the messiah still hasn't come. The prophecies of the founding of a Jewish nation are that *ALL* Jews will return there. Since I know many jews here in the USA, the existence of Israel actually bodes poorly for the Christian version of the end of ages.
2006-11-24 22:02:30 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
Well, it sure should. But most forget that Israel did not exist 60 years ago. Back in 1948 when Israel became a nation- a lot of old Bible Scholars were able to say..."I told you so...". God really blessed them for their faith. Can you imagine the excitement they must have felt. They were probably more excited that the Jews were.
2006-11-24 22:07:23 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Atheists do not believe the words that are written in the bible. So no it does not make us even a little uncomfortable
I used to be a christian. You should know that the Israel that is reborn is the spiritual Israel.If you do not understand this and you consider yourself a christian I suggest that you try to educate yourself in theology and biblical studies. How can you decide to believe what you do not understand?
2006-11-24 22:02:47 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 0⤋
It makes me uncomfortable because it's created perpetual conflict in the region which may well escalate to other parts of the world. It's also costing me a bundle because way too much of my tax money goes to that greedy little place.
No, I don't believe in any of the ridiculous prophecies, but if enough religion-addled people do they can make a whole lot of trouble for the rest of us.
Religion is a crock of nonsense and needs to be strictly controlled for the sake of civilization itself.
2006-11-24 22:14:31 · answer #11 · answered by hznfrst 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋