1940-1950
World War II and Dispensationalism
Dispensationalists believed
that Jews are God's chosen people and heirs to all the prophetic
promises; but present Jews are under the power of Satan
and contributing to the decline of the present age. Therefore,
dispensationalists received news of the Holocaust with a
combination of horror, resignation, and hope.
They were among the first to warn
the world of the coming catastrophe; but while dispensationalists
condemned persecution of the Jews, they believed such things
were inevitable and were happening for a reason. God was
using them to increase the Jews' desire for a homeland of
their own in Palestine.
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