Posted on December 3, 2007 - by Calvin L. Smith

Christianity and Modern Israel: Poll Result

On the Midlands Bible College website this semester we’ve been running a poll on how Christians view the modern state of Israel. Though the poll is not truly scientific (we can’t be totally sure we have a true cross section of views from across the Evangelical spectrum) nonetheless the high number of votes cast (311) gives some indication of opinion that seems to tally with other much larger polls on the subject. Anyway, the question and results are as follows:

Which of the following statements best describes the modern state of Israel theologically? 

A. Modern Israel is, without doubt, the fulfillment of end times biblical prophecy, so we must be in the last days.  169 votes (54.3%)     
 
B. Some or all of ethnic Israel will be restored eschatologically, but we cannot say with certainty that the modern state of Israel is the fulfillment of those prophecies.  77 votes (24.8%)   
 
C. Modern Israel has nothing whatsoever to do with biblical Israel, and thus is no longer significant theologically.  26 votes (8.4%)     
 
D. Modern and biblical Israel are one and the same entity. There is no theological difference whatsoverer.  23 votes (7.4%)     
 
E. I don’t know.  16 votes (5.1%)     

I would be interested in follow up responses to the following questions (whether through the blog or by email). If you voted for A, what is your biblical basis for reaching this conclusion? Is it possible for modern israel to be the fulfillment of Scripture and us not be in the last days? If you agree with or voted for B, what are some of the problem Bible passages with such a view? If C, how can you be so certain that modern and biblical Israel are completely non-related? What is your theological basis for such a view?  I would also ask this last question to those who voted D.

Thank you for your vote. We have a new poll on the college website, so please consider voting on that issue.

Visit the Midlands Bible College’s Christians and Israel resources page.