The fourth of five programmes in which Iwan Russell-Jones examines the theology behind the belief that we are living at the end of time. All Roads Lead to Israel
For all premillennialists, Israel is the linchpin of God's plan, and of world events. For them, the prophetic clock started ticking when the state was formed in 1948. But there are several steps on the road to the Second Coming. The temple has to be rebuilt on the Temple Mount, and Jewish observance resumed exactly in accordance with the Old Testament.
A power from the north will invade
Israel, triggering Armageddon. At the end of this war, Jesus will return to the Mount of Olives and begin his reign on earth.