Bellingham, WA
June 22, 2024
by Rich Scheck
In a compelling summary of Israel’s current crisis, former presidential
candidate and Pastor, Chuck Baldwin, turns to an in depth analysis by
Scott Ritter that outlines the pending demise of (Christian) Zionism.
https://chuckbaldwinlive.com/Articles/tabid/109/ID/4587/Scott-Ritter-The-Zionist-Experiment-Is-Finished.aspx
I believe Ritter’s insights are highly accurate, especially to the
extent he describes Israel’s ability to stay on its current course
as being vulnerable to the political realities in the US.
That means, despite the overwhelming support of both parties,
most of Congress and all three top presidential candidates, the
forces lining up against the Zionist government are about to
overtake it….arguably in biblical fashion.
It’s a must read, including for those who strongly agree with Bibi’s
Old Testament approach to the conflict. Even if the US were not
significantly weakened by its own severe internal problems, the
embrace by Israel’s leadership of a morally dubious strategy for
combating the aspirations of the Palestinians created enormous
economic, political and military problems for the Zionists.
Even ignoring the contentious religious implications that motivates
Baldwin to challenge the belief system of Christian Zionist true
believers, the practical considerations outlined by Ritter provide
enough clarity to show why this experiment appears doomed.
We are far from the end to the killing as the momentum of ideology
propels the conflict forward into more death and destruction.
What needs to be emphasized from my perspective is that these
people are all driven by biblical prophecies which they rely on
to justify their behavior.
(That includes Baldwin as well as other Christians who reject the
Hagee interpretation implicit in the Scofield Futurists with its
“false doctrines of premillennial dispensationalism!”)
To me it borders on insanity and reminds me of what Frank Herbert
wrote in Dune: “It’s the prophecies that enslave us!”
That includes Islam as well as Judaism and Christianity. It probably
includes the Hindus, too, but the world is not on the brink of extinction
right now based on wars in India but in the Middle East where the
participants think it’s “Gog and Magog” versus Israel.
What does seem clear now through the fog of war is that those who chose
to endorse the Zionist agenda in the name of Judaism with support from
fundamentalist Christians are faced with a grim future rather than the
positive End Times vision embedded in their Bibles.
Lurking over the whole discussion is the Samson Option in which Israel
chooses to take down the rest of the world along with itself.
This possibility cannot be ignored in light of the extreme rhetoric of the
Zionist Zealots and their actions on October 7th when they deployed the
Hannibal Directive against Hamas and their own citizens (hostages) as
well.
It’s a more than troublesome situation with the need for spiritual
guidance and rational behavior by the key actors greater than ever.
http://stateofthenation.co/?p=234720