My mom is a zionist, she taught me my Bible at a very young age. Also encouraged me when I was older to read the whole thing. The Bible she gave me when I was a kid had these words written by her on the inside cover. "The Word of God will always prevail, may we always interpret it with Truth." She has been to Israel three times, and spent months there each time. She is 77 years old now.
We discuss this a lot, as she raised me to be a zionist and support Israel at all cost no matter what and can't question them; for they are God's holy people. The southern Baptist in me that I was raised believed the same thing as well for a very long time.
My mom's thinking is that because of Genesis 12:3 and Numbers 6:24 we should about face and support the nation of Israel 100% no matter what. She also believes that when Jesus returns, He will rule on His throne In Israel and in the soon to be built 3rd Temple I used to think this way too, but now I just don't know. I read my Bible daily and some things just don't add up with what the Word of God says and what the secular nation of Israel and our politicians are doing.
Actions speak very loud. Now I look at what is going on and attempt to make some kind of rational decision based on how people act verses what they say. This I can say for a fact, as I have witnessed it. For some reason, Israel is the only place in this country that you cannot call out. If one tries, they get ridiculed and labeled as a hateful anti-semite, or worse.
Why is this?