Michelle Bachmann reveals: Religious Right actually wants to see Israel destroyed. [View all]

[DetlefK]

http://www.salon.com/2015/08/12/michele_bachmanns_creepy_end_times_fantasies_why_the_religious_right_yearns_for_world_war_iii/

They’re convinced because they interpret foreign affairs through the prism of Bronze Age biblical prophesy. Without getting bogged down in the colorful details of Christian eschatology, the story runs something like this: In order for Jesus to return and establish his Kingdom, the state of Israel must first be conquered by an invading army (preferably Persian or Arab) – because God says so. The unfortunate part (if you’re Jewish, at least) is that before Christ descends from the clouds, a holocaust of sorts must occur, resulting in the deaths of 2/3 of Israel’s people. For certain Christians, then, Israel must exist as a state (which is why they defend it so passionately), but it must also suffer immensely so that Christians can escape physical death in the form of the Rapture.

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Bachmann called the nuclear agreement with Iran “the most important national security event of my lifetime.” Not for geopolitical reasons, of course, but because it fulfills God’s prophesy: “All the nations of the world signed an agreement that slams the door against Israel.” Even better, she continued, the agreement prepares the way for Israel’s ruination “with the United States leading that charge.” Which apparently is also part of God’s plan,

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The Religious Right don't care about Israel for political reasons. Or for humanitarian reasons. Or because Judaism and Christianity are both abrahamitic religions.

They want to see Israel protected until the perfect moment has come to destroy it.






We should ask the GOP presidential candidates what they think about the Rapture and the destruction of Israel being necessary to save the Christians.