Senator Ted Cruz recently stated that anti-Semitism is on the rise in the US. This is so sad. Many blame the nation of Israel for influencing the US to enter into this unpopular war with Iran.
If you believe this military adventure was a mistake, there is plenty of blame to go around. Personally, my focus is not on Israel. Instead, my concern is primarily directed to current Headline Theology Christian leaders. Many (if not most) of American Christian fundamentalists promote Prediction Addiction theology.
Unfortunately, this mental aberration also resides within the Sabbath-keeping Church of God movement.
It all started with William Miller (not a Sabbath keeper) in 1843. After Miller's prophecies failed 183 years ago, several groups rose out of the ashes of what history books call "the Great Disappointment." Two of these groups were the Seventh Day Adventists (SDA) and the Church of God Seventh Day (CG7).
I can't speak to the history of SDA and its current teaching. But I do know that CG7's early days included a lot of silly Headline Theology. Praise God, many (if not most) in CG7 have repented of this error. As a member of CG7, my observation is that most in our group today are more focused on the Sermon on the Mount and Exodus 20 than on Headline Theology.
The bad news is that CG7's main offshoot, the Worldwide Church of God (WCG), embraced this prophetic nonsense fully and completely. (For more information about this, go online and read their booklet, "1975 In Prophecy.") I believe WCG currently rejects this doctrinal aberration, but its offshoots totally embrace it.
I mean, they love it! It is their main tool for proselytizing and resulting income. Sadly, so much of these WCG offshoots' sermon time and evangelical efforts are saturated with this filth. Like their Headline Theology brothers who are Christian fundamentalists, the WCG offshoot groups share a lot of the responsibility for what has happened in Iran.
The current administration knows that these church groups with twisted prophecy are their key supporters. Those in charge of the White House knew that this Iran adventure would have their full support.
And why would a Prediction Addiction Christian embrace a war in the Middle East — a conflict that could lead to WWIII? Because these religions want to bring Armageddon down on the world. They want to see the nuclear bombs fall all over the globe. They want plagues to fall upon the world. All this, while they either get raptured or go to the Place of Safety.
This is sick.
So let's stop blaming Israel for what's going on in Iran and put a big chunk of the blame on the Christians who enthusiastically promoted this war — wetting themselves at the very thought of worldwide human suffering.
Yes, as Christians, we should pray "Thy Kingdom come." But let's not try to rush Jesus' return by encouraging politicians to make questionable and dangerous decisions. Our heavenly Father has a timeline that we cannot affect. Let's put our faith in Him.
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