“Lobbying for Armageddon” by Sarah Posner begins, “In a perfect world, a reporter at last week’s press conference with George Bush and Tony Blair would have asked Bush, in the presence of his principal European ally, if he believes the European Union is the Antichrist.”
In a perfect world, the reporter would then turn to John Hagee, the subject of Posner’s report, and of Jon Basil Utley’s, “‘Dual Covenant’ Christians,” and say, “According to Ilan Chaim, in a frontpage story published by the Jerusalem Post on March 1 of this year, a fellow Texan who said he has worked closely with you for the past 25 years on matters related to Israel, the Rabbi Aryeh Scheinberg told him, that you and he had convinced the Rev. Jerry Falwell to accept the theology you often refer to as, “dual covenant,” whereby Jews will not be cast into hell if they refuse to convert to Christianity when Jesus Christ returns to earth, but will go to heaven.
However, in an article that he wrote, “A GRACIOUS CORRECTION OF THE JERUSALEM POST“, published the next day, Rev. Falwell denied ever supporting dual covenant theology. He said that you called him and told him that you had never made those statements “to the Jerusalem Post or to anyone else,” and that you would “contact the Jerusalem Post and request a correction.” He also said that you “indicated” to him that you “likewise” do not accept “dual covenant” theology. The world is anxiously awaiting your comment, Mr. Hagee.
I’ve watched enough of Hagee on television to say that he is a supporter of the “dual covenant” idea but that he does not believe all Jews will go upstairs. Rather, he says that no gentile knows what will happen. Why the gentile can’t get the answer from Jews who do know is beyond me.
It is also unclear how Jewish you have to be in order to be covered by the other covenant.
I never watch Hagee or his tele-cronies. When I want to hear from backwater shills who steal money from racists I tune into C-Span and listen to Congress.
But politicians aren’t nearly as good as speakers! lol