To: sea_urchin who wrote (11763 ) 2/21/2007 11:41:21 PM From: Cyprian Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 22250 If the Zionists claim to be Jews, and most do, then they should follow the dictates of the Jewish religion. Judaism is inherently Zionist. No one should follow Judaism any longer, since the Christ came who was foretold by Moses and the prophets and established the New Covenant. The Jews don't even bother to even read the Scriptures they claim to adhere to. Jeremiah 31 for instance: Behold, the days come, saith the Lord, that I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel, and with the house of Judah: Not according to the covenant that I made with their fathers in the day that I took them by the hand to bring them out of the land of Egypt; which my covenant they brake, although I was an husband unto them, saith the Lord: Obviously the New Testament is the new covenant that was promised to Israel and to Judah. Groups like Neturei Karta are not anti-Zionist as they falsely claim. They simply claim that Jews must not gather themselves into Zion, but rather that they should wait for the times of their Mashiach, (i.e. the Antichrist) to gather them, instead. For many centuries the Fathers of the Church have prophesied that at the end of the age the Antichrist will gather the Jews back into the land. Zionism is simply preparation for the enthronement of Antichrist, which must take place in Jerusalem. Jerusalem is destined to become the capital of the world, and Antichrist will be enthroned there. Certain holy fathers also teach that prominent (pseudo) Orthodox Patriarchs will participate in his coronation in Jerusalem. Just because someone calls himself a Christian doesn't make it so. Is Bush a Christian? Of course not. Just because someone calls himself Orthodox doesn't make it so either. Most of the "bishops" in the world calling themselves Orthodox these days have departed from the Church and are in apostasy. But these tumultuous times should not trouble those who are interested in the truth, because all this was testified to by Christ and His holy Apostles a couple thousand years ago. C.