The New Gospel

Several million [Americans] have succumbed to an extraordinary delusion … Jesus will return to Earth when certain preconditions have been met.  The first of these [is] the establishment of a state of Israel … The legions of the antichrist will then be deployed against Israel, and their war will lead to a final showdown in the valley of Armageddon.  The Jews will either burn or convert to Christianity, and the Messiah will return to Earth … Before the big battle begins, all “true believers” will be lifted out of their clothes and wafted up to heaven during an event called the Rapture …