>>>Just to be clear I did not say the goal is to destroy Israel. I merely agreed that the destruction of Israel is MENTIONED in the Bible - as well as the destruction of many other people - including Christians. Twist it how you want - but - the destruction of Israel is not the goal!
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>>Howard,
>>"The Rapture" is the goal.
>>To attain "The Rapture" it is required that the Jews be present in the Holy Land.
>>At "The Rapture" the Jews (and yes, many other people too) will be grotesquely dismembered and otherwise annihilated.
>>So the Christian Fumdamentalists specifically, and maybe more, are doing whatever is necessary to keep Israel as a place that Jews can inhabit. Not because they want anything good for the Jews, but rather so that they, the Christain Fundamentalists, can attain "The Rapture".
>>It's hardly any different than keeping chickens because you need to eat them some day.
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>>Is that clear?
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>Uhhh...not really...the goal is to spend eternity with God. The rapture is the tool He has chosen to accomplish that. The tool is not the goal - unless you're meaning something else when you say "goal."
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>Also, I don't think that I can or need to do anything to keep the Jews in a certain place. Whenever God has determined for that event to take place, everything will be in its proper place - because He will make it so.


If this mythical God of yours were worth a darn, wouldn't he (or she, or it) want everyone to spend eternity with him? Sounds like kind of a cranky old dude to me if he only wants those who will bow at his feet and plans to obliterate everyone else. What a hoot.