Do you have to support Israel no matter what?

[MarcBee]

Originally Posted by seekerman

Is modern day Israel really a nation, and a people, established by God? If so, God has established an antichrist nation-people....

Great point. Most USA Christians, influenced by TV blurbs showing the Wailing Wall, suppose Israel is a very religious country. Rather, Israel is a politically secular nation that is ever-aware of their Jewish traditions and history. So, this is to be distinguished from having any kind of "faith in God." Only about 75% of Israel claims to be any sort of Jewish. Of that 75% nominally "jewish," only 53% attempt to keep any kind of Sabbath observance (just one benchmark for identifying what we think of as jewish. ) Or, out of that 75% Jewish, 35% do not believe in God. So, Jewishness is very loosely defined in Israel, and it may only refer to what one's grandparents claimed. You will find a bigger population of "God's Chosen People" in New York City. So, maybe that's where the Messiah will next appear, in NYC, on the east side of Megiddo Street.

Israel is to be supported because they try to protect civil liberties, unlike the Arab mindset of their neighbors. Israel is a defacto secular nation, unlike their neighbors. It should be all about protecting freedom, and not religion. Your biblical interpretations are only that--interpretations.