Interesting thread. Origionally about Iraq, but instantly goes to Israel/Palestine. What I find so interesting is how hot that issue is, and how the Bible tells us that Israel, after being re-formed (as it was some 50 years ago.... I'm bad with dates) will at some point be at the center of a war that brings about the end of the world. Now, I'm no turn-or-burn guy, or end times freak, but it is interesting that you mention Israel, and people get hot about one issue or another. That part of the Bible was written almost 2000 years ago. How relevant, even though most of the book of Revelation is too wierd for me to understand.
One more post, and I am at 100. Do I get a prize?