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<blockquote data-quote="LotusBud" data-source="post: 1018707" data-attributes="member: 1123">For us, and many evangelical Christians across the country, it was our duty to defend and support Israel. Israel was God’s “<a href="https://vimeo.com/148431713" target="_blank">chosen</a>” nation and the formation of the country in 1948 was understood to be a fulfillment of end-times prophecy — specifically the second coming of Christ. The message we heard in church was that end-times prophecy was unfolding in front of our eyes and God needed our help to speed up the process toward an apocalyptic Armageddon that would ultimately culminate in the return of Christ. Those that opposed Israel would stand with “the Antichrist” and their blood would flow in the valley of Megiddo, all the way up to the horses’ bits (Revelation 14:20). This is not a fringe metaphorical fantasy, but a widespread evangelical belief tied to real political happenings here in the U.S. and in Israel-Palestine.[URL unfurl=&quot;true&quot;]https://sojo.net/articles/evangelical-support-israel-fueled-apocalyptic-hopes[/URL]</blockquote>

[QUOTE="LotusBud, post: 1018707, member: 1123"] For us, and many evangelical Christians across the country, it was our duty to defend and support Israel. Israel was God’s “[URL='https://vimeo.com/148431713']chosen[/URL]” nation and the formation of the country in 1948 was understood to be a fulfillment of end-times prophecy — specifically the second coming of Christ. The message we heard in church was that end-times prophecy was unfolding in front of our eyes and God needed our help to speed up the process toward an apocalyptic Armageddon that would ultimately culminate in the return of Christ. Those that opposed Israel would stand with “the Antichrist” and their blood would flow in the valley of Megiddo, all the way up to the horses’ bits (Revelation 14:20). This is not a fringe metaphorical fantasy, but a widespread evangelical belief tied to real political happenings here in the U.S. and in Israel-Palestine. [URL unfurl="true"]https://sojo.net/articles/evangelical-support-israel-fueled-apocalyptic-hopes[/URL] [/QUOTE]

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