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Thread ID: 5669 | Posts: 2 | Started: 2003-03-20
2003-03-20 18:27 | User Profile
I'm a Christian who has long been disgusted by the atrociously immoral behavior of the Israelis and their supporters, both in the Middle East and in the US. Because my conscience could never accept their murders, lies, and acts of collective punishment against the Palestinians, not to mention their proven treachery against the US, I found myself becoming increasingly interested in the role of Jews in international affairs as viewed from a religious standpoint. The central question in my mind became, Can the Israelis POSSIBLY be doing God's will?
The conclusion I've come to accept is that the Israelis and their American Jewish supporters are not even really "Jews" at all. They may be Jewish by race, but they certainly aren't "Abraham's children" in the Biblical, spiritual sense. Christ Himself told the Jews who were trying to kill Him that their father was not Abraham, but the Devil, since their actions made that clear. This is how I think of modern-day Zionists.
However, there are still Jews who seem to oppose all that the Zionists stand for. The most prominent of them are known as the Neturei Karta. They reject the existence of Israel, Zionist aggression towards non-Jews, and even Holocaust reparations payments. They seem to be quite sincere. My take is that if there are any REAL Jews (in the Biblical sense) left in the world, it is these people:
[url=http://www.netureikarta.org/]http://www.netureikarta.org/[/url]
I'm interested in other peoples' opinions regarding the Neturei Karta, both positive and negative. Thanks.
2003-03-20 19:44 | User Profile
Originally posted by Angler@Mar 20 2003, 13:27 ** Can the Israelis POSSIBLY be doing God's will?
I'm interested in other peoples' opinions regarding the Neturei Karta, both positive and negative. Thanks. **
The little I've read about the Neturei Karta has been really interesting, but probably the issue you're wrestling with has its roots in dispensationalism.
Gospel Plow has a pretty exhaustive look at it here:
[url=http://www.frii.com/~gosplow/disp2.html]http://www.frii.com/~gosplow/disp2.html[/url]
As a former Southern Baptist and current Methodist, I'm still somewhat conflicted myself. But I sometimes have to wonder at how those who wail about "replacement theology" are sounding increasingly "Frum"-like, at least to me.
Texas Dissident should probably weigh in on this one.