Why The Land of Israel Matters To God (And Why Christians Should Care)

So many people oppose Israel as a nation...as a land.But it's so clearly evidence that God is not done with Israel, and in fact has a special place in His heart for Israel.In this episode, we dive into one of our favorite chapters of Chris' book, Is God A Zionist, showcasing how the land matters to God and why it points to God indeed being a Zionist.There are 4 main objections or points of contention for Christian when it comes to holding this view, and we unpack each of those, and then go into the underlying theology behind why this is so hard for people to grasp...basically, that the importance of the physical world has been eroded due to forces like Neoplatonism and Gnosticism. If you're wondering why it matters that Israel is back in the land, join us.In This Episode:0:00 Intro1:45 (original 13:59) Why Do So Many Oppose A Jewish People in a Jewish Land?7:16 Foreign From Christian Storyline10:07 The New Israel13:08 Anti-Semitism18:44 Neoplatonism25:02 A Non-Biblical View of Heaven34:35 Israel's Restoration WILL Happen This Way37:51 The Hope for the Jewish People45:11 Epic Love StoryResources:Buy Is God A Zionist on Amazon: https://a.co/d/04QXsy0rBuy Is God A Zionist on Restore7: https://www.restore7.org/products/is-god-a-zionist-finding-god-s-story-in-a-world-obsessed-with-israel---The Israel Story: https://www.theisraelstory.org/Present Witness: https://www.presentwitness.org/Israel Story on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheIsraelStoryApp/Present Witness on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/apresentwitness/Chris's Substack: https://christopherkuehl.substack.com/Comments? Questions? Encouragement? We are here for it. Shoot us a text and let us know. We’d love to hear from you! The Israel Story: https://www.theisraelstory.org/Present Witness: https://www.presentwitness.org/Israel Story on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheIsraelStoryApp/Present Witness on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/apresentwitness/Chris's Substack: https://christopherkuehl.substack.com/