What is Christian Zionism?
Christian Zionism, which began in England, claims that the establishment of the modern state of Israel is the fulfillment of certain prophetic texts in the Bible. Many important political and religious figures, such as Arthur Balfour (of the Balfour declaration) were influenced by this approach and favored British support of political Zionism. Christian Zionism has become popular with many North American televangelists, such as Jerry Falwell and Pat Robertson and also had considerable influence on former President Ronald Reagan and President George W. Bush. The state of Israel and the Israeli lobby depend upon economic and political support from Christian Zionists throughout the United States. Christian Zionists generally follow a modern type of Biblical interpretation called futurist premillennialism, which essentially sees scriptures as having a literal future fulfillment. In the Christian Zionist scenario, history is moving toward a final battle at Armageddon (the plain of Megiddo i
