I'm not a Dispensationalist, although I agree with some of their framework. But from what I can understand about Dispensationalism, it holds that the Old Testament promises made to national Israel will be fulfilled to them in nationalistic terms (rather than in the transnationalistic City of God, the Church). There is debate among dispensationalists as to what the Church's role is in this fulfillment, but they believe in a literal fulfillment, nonetheless. Some of the promises God made, of course, are 1) that He will establish a Davidic seed as king upon the throne, 2) that He will rebuild the Temple and reinstitute Temple sacrifice, 3) that He will reconstitute them under the Mosaic Law, and 4) that He will secure their sovereignty and give them dominance over the nations. It is said that "only Dispensationalism clearly sees a distinctive future for ethnic Israel as a nation," and that "this future includes a restoration of the nation with a distinct identity and function."
For the sake of argument, let's assume they're right. My question is this - why in the world would dispensationalists not support the only presidential candidate who, being a Christian himself (though not a dispensationalist), agrees with them on the issue of Israel's sovereignty?! It seems to me that they would want our president to listen to the pleas from Israel's prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, petitioning our government to let them alone so that they can be sovereign. How are the promises of God going to be fulfilled for Israel if Israel continues to be submissive to another nation (the USA), even if that nation, purportedly, "has their best interests in mind."
So, my Dispensational brother and sisters, isn't it best to support Israel as "Christians" through other means rather than through the means of a baby-killing, warmongering, anti-Christian nation whose troops stationed in the Holy Land can now openly avow homosexuality? How could God be pleased with such trespassing in the land of promise? How could God be pleased with us telling Israel what they can and can't do and when and how they can defend themselves? Are we to be their protectors? Are we to supply their purse and pull the strings? They will never be free to be who God called them to be until we get out of their business. And, furthermore, why not support the candidate who will stop giving Israel's avowed enemies $20 billion a year - much more than we give Israel? That just doesn't seem very Dispensational to me.
Food for thought. I'll take mine with some milk and honey.
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