Israeli news site reports on ‘first Christian Zionist’

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By Stan Goodenough
June 24, 2007

Famous English physicist Isaac Newton, widely considered to be the greatest figure in the history of science, may also have been the “first Christian Zionist.”

This is according to a report at the weekend on Ynetnews the English-language website of the largest-circulation newspaper in Israel – Yediot Ahronot.

Newton, who lived from 1643 to 1727, was a master mathematician, astronomer, natural philosopher and alchemist, and was best known for discovering the laws of motion and universal gravity.

He was also a God-fearing, Bible-believing Christian who believed in the future restoration of the then widely-scattered Jewish people to their ancient homeland, and the rebuilding of the Temple in Israel which would precede the return of Jesus.

Ynetnews based its reports on a new exhibition of purportedly “secret writings” by Newton at the Hebrew University’s Jewish National and University Library.

According to the reporter – whose view of Newton may be common among Jewish people – the writings “reveal startling views held by Newton, which stray far from the scientifically pure [sic] image traditionally associated with him.”

In fact it is no secret that Newton wrote more on religion than on natural science, and “revelations” about his restorationism (Christian Zionism) and eschatology have been published before.

Still, Israelis have been increasingly interested in Christian Zionism in recent years as their country’s isolation has grown in a hostile world.

While Christian Zionism is not a new phenomenon, it has grown markedly in the last four decades, largely due to the pioneering work of Jerusalem-based Christians like Jan Willem van der Hoeven and organizations like the International Christian Embassy Jerusalem, Bridges for Peace and Christian Friends of Israel.

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