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The same chunk of population "should" (??) think that the Israeli ancestors killed Jesus, and that the Jews will go to hell if they don't accept Jesus as their

The same chunk of population "should" (??) think that the Israeli ancestors killed Jesus, and that the Jews will go to hell if they don't accept Jesus as their savior - so - people are weird.

InsideOutSanta 1y ago
Surprisingly, it's internally consistent. Evangelical Christians don't support Israel because they like the people who live there. Instead, they support Israel because, based on their interpretation of Revelation 20, they believe that Israel must be rebuilt or restored as part of God's plan for the end times. This story does not end well for Israel or the people who live there.
graemep 1y ago
I am not no expert on the American evangelical version of Christianity so happy to hear better explanations, but not all evangelicals believe the same things so I do not think there is a reason to say they "should" believe those things. The argument that God's covenant with the Jews is still in effect implies the opposite, if anything. It looks to me that it is correlated with whatever this survey defines as "traditionalist": https://www.pewresearch.org/religion/2005/04/15/american-evangelicals-and-israel/ https://www.pewresearch.org/religion/2005/04/15/american-eva... Traditionalist applies across denominations with different traditions and theology so no idea whether it has a consistent meaning.
weatherlite 1y ago
Well in that case they "should" also believe that Jesus was Jewish just like the Israelis of today, no? If Israelis are blamed for killing him they should also be praised for creating him.
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dragonwriter 1y ago
They do; they have other theological reasons for supporting the State of Israel, despite often not being very well inclined toward the Jewish people or Judaism as a religion. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christian_Zionism https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christian_Zionism

The same chunk of population "should" (??) think that the Israeli ancestors killed Jesus, and that the Jews will go to hell if they don't accept Jesus as their savior - so - people are weird.

InsideOutSanta 1y ago

Surprisingly, it's internally consistent. Evangelical Christians don't support Israel because they like the people who live there. Instead, they support Israel because, based on their interpretation of Revelation 20, they believe that Israel must be rebuilt or restored as part of God's plan for the end times. This story does not end well for Israel or the people who live there.

graemep 1y ago

I am not no expert on the American evangelical version of Christianity so happy to hear better explanations, but not all evangelicals believe the same things so I do not think there is a reason to say they "should" believe those things. The argument that God's covenant with the Jews is still in effect implies the opposite, if anything. It looks to me that it is correlated with whatever this survey defines as "traditionalist": https://www.pewresearch.org/religion/2005/04/15/american-evangelicals-and-israel/ https://www.pewresearch.org/religion/2005/04/15/american-eva... Traditionalist applies across denominations with different traditions and theology so no idea whether it has a consistent meaning.

weatherlite 1y ago

Well in that case they "should" also believe that Jesus was Jewish just like the Israelis of today, no? If Israelis are blamed for killing him they should also be praised for creating him.

satanfirst 1y ago
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dragonwriter 1y ago

They do; they have other theological reasons for supporting the State of Israel, despite often not being very well inclined toward the Jewish people or Judaism as a religion. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christian_Zionism https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christian_Zionism