OZman
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Back in July of 2000, Christian economist Dr. Gary Northwrote an essay explaining why Christian fundamentalists support Israel. This bizarre and disturbing message exposes the twisted hatred behind the concept of the Rapture.![]()
The full article may be found at Preterist Archive or at Lew Rockwell.com.
Here’s the short version:
"We can avoid death, but only because two-thirds of the Jews of Israel will inevitably die in a future holocaust. America must therefore support the nation of Israel in order to keep the Israelis alive until after the Rapture."
Here, North describes the basics of Christian eschatology — end-times doctrine. To sum up, the Bible refers to Jesus’ reign of 1,000 years on Earth before the Judgment. This is “the Millenium”.
- Premillenialists believe that Jesus will return before the Kingdom is established, and will reign from a literal throne in Jerusalem. That is, Jesus will do it, people aren’t capable.
- Postmillenialists believe Jesus will come after the Kingdom has been established by people on Earth. That is, people have to do it; “If we build it, He will come” might be their refrain.
- Amillenialists see the “Kingdom” as spiritual, not physical. This view, dominant among “mainstream” Christians since Augustine’s City of God,
differentiates between the spiritual and permanent “city of God” and the temporary cities and nations of men. They believe it can only come after Judgment, when the world is populated solely by sin-free Christians (everyone else being tortured for eternity in Hell).![]()
As Dr. North put it, Israel is key to the premillenialists’ desire to “get out of life alive”. He’s talking about the “Rapture”.
The concept of the Rapture has only been popular since the 1870s, but has captured the bizarre fantasies of millions of Christians worldwide; witness the success of the Left Behindseries, which has even spawned video games!
As it is said, “everyone wants to go to Heaven, but nobody wants to die.” They believe it because it’s what they want to believe.![]()
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