Biblical / Christian Zionism

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Biblical / Christian Zionism
Focus On Jerusalem Prophecy Ministry
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Is the Lord in Zion?Sing us one of the songs of
Zion

• By the rivers of Babylon, there we sat down, yea,
  we wept, when we remembered Zion." (Psalms 1371)

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What is Christian Zionism?

• Christian Zionism is the fundamental belief of
  Christians that the return of a remnant of Jews
  to the Promised Land, and the establishment of
  the State of Israel (1948) is in accordance with
  Bible Prophecy and is a necessary and promised
  phase signaling the soon return of Jesus Christ
  and His reign in Zion.
• Biblical Zionism is the prayer of Christians for
  the Jewish people to finally realize Gods plan
  for Israel.

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Biblical Zionism

• Biblical Zionism - the longing of the Jewish
  people for their return to their own land of
  Eretz Israel and their love of the land and the
  city of Jerusalem - is indeed part and parcel of
  the Biblical revelation and experience of the
  Jewish people.
• It can be said that God is the greatest of all
  Zionists! "The Lord has chosen Zion ... " (Psalm
  13213) and, "The Lord loves the gates of Zion
  more than all the dwellings of Jacob." (Psalm
  872). The word "Zion" (referring to the land of
  Israel, Jerusalem, or the people of Israel) in
  fact occurs 161 times in the Bible

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Modern Zionism Has Some ultra Biblical Proponents

• Political Zionism founded in 1897 by Theodore
  Herzl (der Judestat) Sought a homeland for World
  Jewry through political machinations.
• Religious Zionism Judaic theocracy seeks
  legalistic hierarchy and New Messiah

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World Council of Churches

• Identifies Christian Zionism as Apartheid in the
  Name of God
• WCC SABEEL theologians, church leaders and
  peace activists denounce "Christian Zionism" as
  "heretical"
• WCC - Christian Zionism has become the most
  powerful and destructive force at work in
  America, shaping foreign policy on the ME and
  inciting hatred between Jews and Muslims.

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WCC- Armageddon Mentality

• The WCC and the liberal theology of Modern
  Ecumenism labels the literal interpretation of
  Bible Prophecy as fanatics, and are
• Disillusioned Escapist Visionaries
• Possessing an Armageddon Mentality
• An obstacle to Tolerance World Unity

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Pontifical Council on Inter-religious Dialogue
and Harmonic Convergence

• Central to Christian Zionism is a literal
  reading of the Book of Revelation (Rome says
  literal Bible interpretation is in error)
• PCIRDHC objects to Christian Zionism and calls
  upon Christians worldwide to liberate themselves
  from ideologies of occupation and pursue
  harmony world peace.

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United Nations Equates Zionism with Racism

• November 10, 1975 the United Nations General
  Assembly adopted Resolution 3379, which states as
  its conclusion
• Zionism is a form of racism and racial
  discrimination.
• The resolution also endorsed an August 1975
  statement by the Conference of Ministers for
  Foreign Affairs of Non-Aligned Countries that
• ...severely condemned Zionism as a threat to
  world peace and security and called upon all
  countries to oppose this racist and imperialist
  ideology.

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Middle East Peace Process

• After Persian Gulf War (1991) as hope rose for a
  New World Order via peace in the Middle East, UN
  Resolution 3379 was shelved. Israel
  preconditioned any confidence in the Process on
  United Nations voiding 3379. On September 23,
  1991, in a speech by President George H.W. Bush
  at the General Assembly of the United Nations,
  Bush stated
• ...to equate Zionism with the intolerable sin of
  racism is to twist history and forget the
  terrible plight of Jews in World War II and
  indeed throughout history.
• Israel made revocation of the infamous Zionist
  resolution a condition of Israel's participation
  in the Madrid Peace Conference. December 16, 1991
  the UN General Assembly finally revoked
  Resolution 3379 -- (Zionism is Racism)

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Anti-Zionism

• Ecumenism casts Christian support for Israel
  since World War II (political theological
  critics) as a kind of Christian-self-willed
  fulfillment (Zionist plot) of Bible prophecy.
  (ecumenism promotes Global Religious unity)
• Arabs/Muslims, Secular World Powers Replacement
  Theologians classify Zionism as a Colonialist
  Invasion and therefore a movement not worthy of
  Western support, especially in lieu of threats
  Islamic Warfare terrorism.

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United Nations Equates Zionism with Racism

• Psalms 1295 Let them all be confounded and
  turned back that hate Zion.
• Isaiah 348 For it is the day of the LORD's
  vengeance, and the year of recompences for the
  controversy of Zion.
• Zechariah 82-3 Thus saith the LORD of hosts I
  was jealous for Zion with great jealousy, and I
  was jealous for her with great fury.
• 3 Thus saith the LORD I am returned unto Zion,
  and will dwell in the midst of Jerusalem and
  Jerusalem shall be called a city of truth and
  the mountain of the LORD of hosts the holy
  mountain.

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ReStorationism The Root of Old Testament Prophecy
Christian Zionism is another name for
Restorationism. God promised to restore a
remnant of Israel in their own land in the Last
Days. Restorationism flourished in Great Britain
in the 17 18 centuries as a result of
Judeo-Christian studies, KJV Bible presence, the
Puritan Movement, and was a direct byproduct of
the anti-Catholic Reformation Period. America
was founded with a Restorationist concept, unlike
Old Europe, which was enslaved under Roman
Catholic anti-Zionist theology. (church is new
Israel)
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The Balfour Declaration

• The Balfour Declaration, issued on November 2
  1917 stated
• "His Majesty's Government view with favor the
  establishment in Palestine of a national home for
  the Jewish people, and will use their best
  endeavors to facilitate the achievement of this
  object, it being clearly understood that nothing
  shall be done which may prejudice the civil and
  religious rights of existing non-Jewish
  communities in Palestine, or the rights and
  political status enjoyed by Jews in any other
  country."

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Christian Zionism Recognizes the God of
Israels Divine Plan

• The Third International Christian Zionist
  Congress, held in Jerusalem in 1996 issued a
  proclamation which said
• God the Father, Almighty, chose the ancient
  nation and people of Israel, descendants of
  Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, to reveal His plan of
  redemption for the world. They remain the elect
  of God, and without the Jewish nation, His
  redemptive purposes for the world will not be
  completed. Jesus Christ is the Messiah and has
  promised to return to Jerusalem, and save Israel.
  
• The modern Ingathering of the Jewish People to
  Eretz Israel and the rebirth of the nation of
  Israel are in fulfillment of Biblical prophecies,
  as written in both Old and New Testaments.
  Christian believers realize Scripture teaches
  that God will undertake to Restore a remnant of
  the Jewish People in the Latter Days, before the
  Lord returns.

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Biblical Zionism is not Anti-Arab

• Christian Zionism is not the sanctioning of the
  Israeli government, nor that her leaders at any
  time carry divine authority (Romans chapter
  131-6) It is not a rejection of the Arab
  people, for the God of Israel loves ALL people
• It is not a belief that the ONLY criterion of
  Divine judgment on the nations is their attitude
  and treatment of the Jews.

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True Biblical Restorationism

• Recognizes that the Bible promises a future
  restoration of the Jewish people to their land,
  and restoration as a nation is part of God's
  end-time plan for the redemption of the whole
  world.
• Only Jesus Christ can bring Peace on earth and
  establish the Messianic Kingdom

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Biblical Zionism

• Compels upon Christians to pray for, and be
  involved in the up-building and wellbeing of the
  reborn nation, especially in view of the enemies
  around her who seek her destruction.
• Shows that God blessed America (WWII) at the time
  that He re-gathered Israel

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Abrahamic Covenant Still Valid

• Recognizes that God is committed to defend
  Israel, despite her disobedience, and remembers
  the Abrahamic covenant Ezekiel 1659-62 For
  thus saith the Lord GOD I will even deal with
  thee as thou hast done, which hast despised the
  oath in breaking the covenant.
• Nevertheless I will remember my covenant with
  thee in the days of thy youth, and I will
  establish unto thee an everlasting covenant.

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Biblical Zionism Teaches

• that the full restoration of the nation of Israel
  will take place when she comes to a place of
  national repentance, cries out to her God, and
  recognizes her own Messiah.
• This is the completion of the restoration spoken
  of by Moses and the prophets, and as a result of
  which the whole world will be blessed. It is also
  referred to in the New Testament as the
  "fullness" and "acceptance" of Israel (Romans
  1112,15) (Ezekiel 37)

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Shall Israel be Restored / Reborn

• Thomas Brightman (1562-1607) the father of the
  British concept of Restorationism, wrote
• "Shall they return to Jerusalem again?" "There is
  nothing more certain the prophets do everywhere
  confirm it." Isaiah 668-10 shall a nation be
  born at once? for as soon as Zion travailed, she
  brought forth her children. Shall I bring to the
  birth, and not cause to bring forth? saith the
  LORD shall I cause to bring forth, and shut the
  womb? saith thy God.
• Rejoice ye with Jerusalem, and be glad with her,
  all ye that love her rejoice for joy with her,
  all ye that mourn for her

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Christians Are Gods Soldiers Marching Toward Zion

• Christian belief in the restoration of the Jews
  to the land of Israel, and their restoration as a
  nation, is a fundamental of Bible prophecy.
• A concerted assault is being made on Christian
  attitudes to Israel, and some Christian people
  are sadly becoming antagonistic to Israel. This
  conflict will no doubt intensify, powered as it
  is by Arab/Islamic forces, and Satanic
  anti-Zionism forces around the world.

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Zion The City of God

• Were marching to Zion, beautiful, beautiful
  Zion, Were marching upward to Zion, the
  beautiful city of God.
• This is Christian,Biblical Zionism

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Christians Should Support Israel

• God's call today is for Christians to understand
  the nature of God's covenant with Israel, and His
  purposes for both his people and his land.
  Historically, solid support for the Jewish people
  has been based on the Bible, not on transient
  world events, or even events within the land of
  Israel. A grasp of that Biblical basis is more
  important than ever today because
• Israels Time of Trouble is about to Begin

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The Day of Judgment will not come about until
Moslems fight the Jews, when the Jew will hide
behind stones and trees. The stones and trees
will say O Moslems, O Abdulla, there is a Jew
behind me, come and kill him. Mahdi is Coming!
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has called
on Islamic countries to mobilize against Israel
and "remove" the "Zionist regime". "The basic
problem in the Arab-Islamic world is the
existence of the Zionist regime, and the Islamic
world must mobilise to remove this problem."
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Destroy the Zionists

• Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad claimed
  Hezbollah emerged the winner in Lebanon and
  vowed We will destroy the corrupt criminal
  Zionists ....
• The World is confederated together
• DESTROY THE ZIONIST PIGS

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Christian Zionists-Servants of Satan

• Islamic Sheikh Kamal Hatib says Zionist
  Christians have 'adopted Satan as God, and want
  a Clash of Civilizations.
• Christians who support Israel are distorting
  their true faith, and obstruct religious harmony.
  
• Christians who support the return of the Jews to
  Zion and oppose the establishment of an Arab
  state on Jewish lands are apostates who worship
  Satan threaten world peace!

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Zion and Zions King

• Psalms 26
• Yet have I set my king upon my holy hill of Zion.
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• Zech 123 And in that day will I make Jerusalem a
  burdensome stone for all people all that burden
  themselves with it shall be cut in pieces, though
  all the people of the earth be gathered together
  against it.

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Mount Zion in Jerusalem