FGN: 11-1-04 update, Israel and Evangelical Christianity

Summary: (3) part series avail. to listen free online, for about 15 more days. It's a fascinating discussion, and something you have to listen to more than once to understand.

Go to: http://www.oneplace.com/Ministries/bible_answer_man/Archives.asp

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FYI, I did a few shows recently about the Israeli/Palestinian crisis in Israel.

What does Evangelical Christian theology have to say about Israel? Are Jews God's chosen people? A lot of it depends on your theology, and there are different camps. One camp is relatively small, but it has the biggest influence. It's called "Dispensationalism."

There was an excellent interview by Hank Hanegraaff with the historian/author of the following book. It touches on "end times theology," interpreting the book of Revelation, the Left-Behind book series of books, rapture theories, etc.

Hardcover BookOn the Road to Armageddon:

How Evangelicals Became Israel's Best Friend Author:

Timothy WeberPublisher:

Baker Books:

Description (320 pages).

Seldom does a day go by without news coverage of violence-plagued Israel and American foreign policy regarding the Arab-Israeli conflict. The United States has been one of the biggest supporters of Israel since its formation more than fifty years ago, and American evangelicals have played a major role in that support. In On the Road to Armageddon, Timothy Weber explores the historic relationship between evangelicals and Israel, the relationship's dispensational theological roots, and implications for the future.

Weber begins with an examination of the dispensational movement of the nineteenth century, outlining its analysis of the coming apocalypse and the role that a formalized nation of Israel would play. He describes the Zionist movement and events that led to the formation of Israel in 1948, including the Balfour Declaration and the increased support for a nation of Israel following the Holocaust. His concluding chapter, "Self-Fulfilling Prophecy," speculates whether ongoing dispensational support for Israel may be helping prophecy to happen.
A major work on an ever timely theme, On the Road to Armageddon is recommended reading for anyone interested in American-Israeli relations, history, theology, and politics.

About the Author: Timothy Weber is currently the president of Memphis Theological Seminary. Before going to Memphis, he served as Vice President and Dean at Northern Baptist Seminary outside Chicago and taught church history at Denver Seminary and the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville, KY. He is also the author of Living in the Shadow of the Second Coming: American Premillennialism, 1875 to 1982.

...Bernie

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