Christian Zionism

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Christian Zionism refers to a movement within Christianity which supports of the state of Israel based on the belief that the creation of Israel is a fulfillment of Biblical prophecy. Christian Zionists believe Israel's creation, and the eventual restoration of the Temple in Jerusalem (where the Dome of the Rock mosque currently lies) are prophecied events which must be fulfilled prior to the the Second Coming of Christ. This belief system is popular with many of the religious right in the USA, particularily in fundamentalist and evangelical Protestant churches.

[edit] Dispensationalism and prophecy belief

Christian Zionism in the United States is strongly related to dispensationalism and belief that we are living in the End Times. It was endorsed by Cyrus Scofield and Hal Lindsey, who in The Late Great Planet Earth thought that Armageddon would result from a final conflict between the Soviet Union and Israel. In 1981, Jerry Falwell said, "To stand against Israel is to stand against God. We believe that history and scripture prove that God deals with nations in relation to how they deal with Israel", proof-texting this to Genesis 29:21.

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