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It's because Israel is necessary for hosting the Apocalypse, and they are eager for it to happen so Jesus will return. I wish that was a joke, but its not, and

• amanaplanacanal 3mo ago
  Which is just weird. There is nothing in their holy book like that, they just made it up and now it drives foreign policy.
  • buellerbueller 3mo ago
    In whose holy book? Plenty of New Testament Biblical exegesis about the so-called "end times" involves things that could be interpreted as involving modern-day Israel (for example, the Jewish people returning to their homelands). So: Jewish holy book? You're correct. Christian holy book? Answer is dependent on the sect of Christianity you are talking about.
    • amanaplanacanal 3mo ago
      Every Christian picks and chooses the parts of the Bible they want to follow, and then adds their own "interpretation" to it. So you get Christian sects with all sorts of beliefs. The earliest Christians thought that Jesus would return while they were still alive. Other people have read all kinds of things into the texts which aren't really there.
  • pstuart 3mo ago
    "weird" is a polite term for it. "crazy" is more like it.