Rapture Ready Pastor Creating Pro-Israel Lobby To Hasten Armageddon
John Hagee, a Texas pastor with a congregation of 20,000, is in Washington DC spearheading his pro-Israel Christian lobby this week. He's signed up thousands of Zionist Christians and evangelical leaders to join his crusade. Hagee hopes to "institute an annual 'Night to Honor Israel' in every major American city to assure Israel and Jews everywhere that 'you do not stand alone.'" Of course, he also believes the Rapture won't occur until Israel is a completely sovereign theocracy, this being the real impetus of his support. Even more troubling, Hagee actually has lots of fans and has written extensively about an inevitable war with Iran. [From the American Prospect]
Pastor John Hagee, the author of an incendiary new book purporting to show that the Bible predicts a military confrontation with Iran... Hagee’s book, Jerusalem Countdown, [has] sold nearly 500,000 copies. It had occupied the No. 1 position on the Wal-Mart inspirational best-seller list, showed up on Wal-Mart’s list of top 10 best sellers for seven weeks, and made the USA Today top 50 best-seller list for six weeks.
Hagee spoke with All Things Considered recently, articulating why he feels compelled to support Israel unconditionally:
"It's a direct commandment that Christians should be supportive of Israel [even though they will all burn in hell if they don't convert]," Hagee says. "It's the only nation that God ever created [and the Rapture will happen once the Jews have complete control of Israel]. It’s the only nation that Christians are told to pray for, and therefore, because the Bible is the compass of our faith, we do what it says."
Listen to the All Things Considered report here.
Related:
· 2000 Rapture Ready Evangelicals Leaders Promise To Convert Lobby For Israel...
· Pastor Strangelove - Promotes Invading Iran to Hasten Rapture
Bill McCartney
