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Christian Zionism is a belief among some
Christians that the return of the
Jews to the
Holy Land, and the establishment of the
State of Israel in 1948, is in accordance with
Biblical prophecy. The term began to be used in the mid-20th century, superseding
Christian Restorationism.
[1][2]
Hippolytus[3] and
Irenaeus[4] foresaw a Jewish return from exile, despite their unbelief. Traditional Catholic thought did not consider
Zionism in any form
[5] and
Christian advocacy of the restoration of the Jews arose following the
Protestant Reformation. A contemporary Israeli historian suggests that evangelical Christian Zionists of the 1840s "passed this notion on to Jewish circles".
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Some Christian Zionists believe that the
gathering of the Jews in Israel is a prerequisite for the
Second Coming of Jesus. This belief is primarily, although not exclusively, associated with
Dispensationalism. The idea that Christians should actively support a Jewish return to the Land of Israel, along with the parallel idea that the Jews ought to be encouraged to become Christians, as a means of fulfilling a Biblical prophecy has been common in Protestant circles since the Reformation.
[7][8][9] Many Christian Zionists believe that the people of Israel remain part of the
chosen people of God, along with the "ingrafted" Gentile Christians. (See
[Romans 11:17-24] and
dual-covenant theology.)"
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And since the Jews rejected Jesus, off to Hell they go...
