Dr. John R. Rice Rejected Zionism And Modern Israel

Romans 2:28-29, “For he is not a Jew, which is one outwardly; neither is that circumcision, which is outward in the flesh: But he is a Jew, which is one inwardly; and circumcision is that of the heart, in the spirit, and not in the letter; whose praise is not of men, but of God.”

Dr. John R. Rice Rejected Zionism And Modern Israel

Galatians 3:16, “Now to Abraham and his seed were the promises made. He saith not, And to seeds, as of many; but as of one, And to thy seed, which is Christ.”

Quotes about Zionism and Israel by Evangelist John R. Rice...

“Some think that the little nation over there now, established after the War of 1948, is the promised restoration of Israel. It is not. Zionism and Christianity are two entirely different things. ZIONISM IS JEWISH PATRIOTISM WITHOUT ANY REFERENCE TO THE BIBLE... a bunch of infidel Jews turning down the Gospel, and going on in their infidelity and sin is not the restoration promised in the Bible.” —Dr. John R. Rice (1895-1980), “God's Covenants And Christ's Coming,” p. 13; ©1979, Sword of the Lord Publishers

“...Israel is now scattered and is under the disfavor of God. Today you will hear much about the little nation of Israel. But the Israelites there, as elsewhere, are infidels. They do not love the Lord. They do not accept the Lord Jesus. They go their own way. And there is no promise of God to unconverted Jews going on in their sins.” —Dr. John R. Rice (1895-1980), “God's Covenants And Christ's Coming,” p. 16; ©1979, Sword of the Lord Publishers

“These Jews took their guns and demanded other people's property and got their [the Palestinians'] land. I hope it can be settled so that Jews will have another homeland. But don't think God is for all the murder and stealing and taking of other people's property by which the Jews got that land.” —Dr. John R. Rice (1895-1980), “God's Covenants And Christ's Coming,” p. 16; ©1979, Sword of the Lord Publishers

“While I have no sympathy with Arafat and the many murders by the Palestinian guerilla forces, yet I do have sympathy that the Arabs lost their land and had to flee for their lives. That has to be dealt with if we are to have peace in the Middle East, of course.” —Dr. John R. Rice (1895-1980), “God's Covenants And Christ's Coming,” p. 16; ©1979, Sword of the Lord Publishers

“The present nation Israel and Palestine have no place in Bible prophecy. It is not the fulfillment of the Scriptures about the restoration of Israel.” —Dr. John R. Rice (1895-1980), “God's Covenants And Christ's Coming,” p. 20; ©1979, Sword of the Lord Publishers

“I will read in Deuteronomy 30, and other Scriptures which show very clearly that the restoration promised has not yet come to pass, that the Jews were cast out of Palestine because they were unregenerate and did not accept the Messiah.” —Dr. John R. Rice (1895-1980), “God's Covenants And Christ's Coming,” p. 20; ©1979, Sword of the Lord Publishers

“In 1948 when Palestine was under the mandate of the British, a group of Jews started the rebellion. A war began to seize part of the country. A new Israel, a part of Palestine, was started. The Jews took away from the Arabs their homes and lands by murder and whatever else was necessary. In war and rebellion they took part of the land now called Israel. These Jews say that God has given that country to Israel, and many Christians back them up... But this is not the Bible restoration of Israel... the promises cannot be fulfilled to any Jew while he remains an unconverted rebel against God.” —Dr. John R. Rice (1895-1980), “God's Covenants And Christ's Coming,” p. 21; ©1979, Sword of the Lord Publishers

Amen and amen! I fully agree with Dr. John R. Rice. Present day manmade Israel is NOT the fulfillment of Bible prophecy. Pastor J. Vernon McGee (1904-1988) agreed with Dr. Rice. It is disturbing that so many carnal churches today, particularly Baptists, support fake Israel.

Zionists and corrupt Zionist churches pervert the true meaning of God's promise to bless Abraham in Genesis 12:3. This promise was made exclusively to Abraham, not to Jews as a whole. God chose Abraham because the Lord knew he would train up his children in the ways and commandments of the Lord (Genesis 18:19).

In Exodus 19:5-6, and in Deuteronomy chapters 28-30, we plainly see that God's promise to bless the Jews was CONDITIONAL upon their obedience to God's statutes and commandments. Israel rebelled and divorced God (Isaiah 50:1). God did not divorce Israel, the Jews divorced God. God asked where were Israel's divorce papers from God, because they didn't exist. The Jews abandoned the Lord!

God gave Israel into the hands of Babylon in 586 BC to be carried off into captivity for 70 years. Since that time the nation of Israel has not existed, nor does it today. What exists today is a manmade imitation, not the fulfillment of Bible prophecy.

The true goal of Zionism is to usher in the demonic New World Order, which will be the Beast system of the coming Man of Sin, that is, Antichrist. Satan imitates the things of God (2nd Corinthians 11:13-15). The Antichrist will be an imitation of Jesus Christ. Israel today is an imitation of true Israel. The New World Order will be Satan's imitation of Christ's Millennial Kingdom. The Devil is a beautiful liar!

Abraham's Covenant Is Christianity, Not Judaism