Dr. Corné Bekker, dean of the School of Divinity at Regent University, shares his ideas on the Biblical significance of America's new embassy in Jerusalem
An overwhelming majority of America's evangelical inhabitants helps Israel as a result of they imagine the Jewish state is vital to fulfilling end-time prophesy.
A ballot by LifeWay discovered that 80 % of evangelicals imagine the creation of Israel in 1948 was a "fulfillment of Bible prophesy that shows we are getting closer to the return of Jesus Christ."
Many additionally imagine president Trump's choice to open a new embassy in Jerusalem is in keeping with Biblical historical past.
"We must recognize that Jerusalem has always been the capital of Israel for more than 3000 years," Dr. Corné Bekker, the dean of the School of Divinity at Regent University in Virginia Beach, Va. instructed CBN News. "There's been a uninterrupted Jewish presence in the city for at least 3000 years. With this move, America is on the right side of history."
The LifeWay ballot additionally discovered that report numbers of Christians imagine that the "Bible says God gave the land of Israel to the Jewish people" and 80 % of respondents agreed with the assertion that "When God promised Abraham and his descendants the land of Israel, the promise was for all time."
"Jerusalem is central in the theology of the Old Testament as well as in the New Testament," Bekker mentioned. "It is the place that God said He has chosen to pour forth His blessing. It is also said that the descendants of David will rule on the throne of Israel, in Jerusalem, forever."
God made a promise to Abraham relating to Israel in Genesis 12:three saying. "I will bless those who bless you, and whoever curses you I will curse."
"From a Biblical perspective, I believe that it positions the United States for greater blessing," Bekker instructed CBN News. "This puts America at the right side of history, but it also puts it at the right side of God."