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"the final consolidation of Jewish power" vs." the final destruction of the Jews"

 
 
Reply Thu 6 Aug, 2015 03:35 am
Well, it seems I am so unfamiliar with Christian theology that I find "the final consolidation of Jewish power" contradicts with" the final destruction of the Jews." Because I literally read "Jewish power" as "the power of Jews." You can't consolidate and destruct it at the same time.

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such comparisons, however. The degree to which religious ideas still
determine government policies-especially those of the United
States-presents a grave danger to everyone. It has been widely
reported, for instance, that Ronald Reagan perceived the paroxysms
in the Middle East through the lens of biblical prophecy. He went so
far as to include men like Jerry Falwell and Hal Lindsey in his
national security briefings. It should go without saying that theirs
are not the sober minds one wants consulted about the deployment
of nuclear weaponry. For many years U.S. policy in the Middle East
has been shaped, at least in part, by the interests that fundamental-
ist Christians have in the future of a Jewish state. Christian "support
for Israel" is, in fact, an example of religious cynicism so transcendental as to go almost unnoticed in our political discourse. Fundamentalist Christians support Israel because they believe that the
final consolidation of Jewish power
in the Holy Land-specifically,
the rebuilding of Solomon's temple-will usher in both the Second
Coming of Christ and the final destruction of the Jews. Such smiling anticipations of genocide seem to have presided over the Jewish
state from its first moments: the first international support for the
Jewish return to Palestine, Britain's Balfour Declaration of 1917,
was inspired, at least in part, by a conscious conformity to biblical
prophecy.
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oristarA
 
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Reply Fri 7 Aug, 2015 02:56 am
@oristarA,
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McTag
 
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Reply Fri 7 Aug, 2015 03:09 am
@oristarA,

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I find "the final consolidation of Jewish power" contradicts with" the final destruction of the Jews." Because I literally read "Jewish power" as "the power of Jews." You can't consolidate and destruct it at the same time.


Apparently in the Bible, near the end (and I am no expert on this, being an atheist) it is foretold that the Jews will come back into dominance of the ancient holy lands prior to the end of the world. (The Rapture?) Fundamentalist Christians, especially in the USA, are fervent supporters of Israel for that reason.
I didn't know it was God's final plan to destroy all non-Christians at that time, but as I said, I am no expert.
oristarA
 
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Reply Fri 7 Aug, 2015 11:41 pm
@McTag,
Thanks.
Does "Jewish power" refer to "power of Jews"?
McTag
 
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Reply Sat 8 Aug, 2015 02:10 am
@oristarA,
Collectively, yes. Political, social, military too I suppose.

But bear in mind, most thoughtful writers are careful to separate the terms "Jewish" and "Israeli". And also, come to think of it, "Israeli" and "Zionist".
McTag
 
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Reply Sun 9 Aug, 2015 03:14 am
@McTag,

That's it?
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