Clearly, the modern nation of Israel is a lone democracy surrounded by hostile despotic regimes. Israel is a friend to America, and well it should be. Politically, this is the right stance to take. Her values are much more closely alligned with ours than many other nations of the world. However, there is a problem in the contemporary Christian world. A number of prominent spokesmen have begun to advocate a theory that is best described as "Christian Zionism." Now, "zionism" is often used by haters of Israel as a perjorative. In some way, they think it describes an unjust occupation of Palestine. I am not using the term in any way remotely akin to this negative connotation. Rather, there are preachers who are totally misinterpreting the New Testament plan of salvation. They don't understand the difference between the Mosaic covenant and the New Covenant of Christ. The implications of their beliefs are very dangerous. In fact, this is a major heresy that must be answered.