Christian Zionism In The News
Israel's Vaccination Policies Create a Dilemma for Christian Zionists
April 27, 2021
An Israeli receives a coronavirus vaccine from medical staff at a COVID-19 vaccination center in Tel Aviv, Israel, Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021. AP Photo/Sebastian Scheiner.
Many Christian Zionists reject the use of COVID vaccines, and some believe the proposed introduction of vaccine passports could be the "mark of the beast" heralding the end-times in the Book of Revelation. Meanwhile, the State of Israel has been immunizing millions of its citizens, and has sharply curtailed travel to Israel to protect its citizens from COVID viruses. At present, Israel is refusing to admit travelers from other countries and has a strict quarantine requirement for Israeli citizens re-entering Israel after traveling abroad.
If Israel adopts a COVID vaccination requirement for foreign visitors, Christian Zionists wishing to Israel will be torn: Should they submit to being vaccinated and travel to Israel to welcome the end-times? Or should they avoid the vaccine and thus deprive themselves of the opportunity for such travel?
An article describing this dilemma was recently published in an American Jewish publication, The Forward. The article was written by Molly Boigon, a reporter on the journalistic staff of The Forward and associate producer and reporter for WGBH-TV in Boston.
To read Boigon’s article (click here): A COVID vaccination dilemma.