Ted Cruz And The Danger Of Dispensationalism
Bad theology doesn’t just rot in forgotten seminaries and cluttered bookstores. Sometimes it puts on a suit, walks into the Senate chamber, and starts crafting policies that get young men killed.
Last week, Senator Ted Cruz appeared on Tucker Carlson and did something far more dangerous than just misquote a verse. He weaponized Scripture. He invoked Genesis 12:3—“I will bless those who bless you and curse those who curse you”—and claimed that America has a divine mandate to protect the modern State of Israel. Even if it means war.
Think about that: A sitting U.S. Senator used a mangled Bible verse to justify sending our soldiers into combat. This is not theology. It’s idolatry with a chapter-and-verse taped to its chest.
Genesis 12 was not written to defend a secular nation founded in 1948. It was spoken to Abraham and fulfilled in Christ alone. Paul tells us—explicitly—in Galatians 3:16 that the promise was made to one Seed, not many. That Seed is Christ. And if you are in Him, you are Abraham’s offspring. You are the heir. You are the Israel of God.
That means the blessings of Genesis 12 belong to the Church, not a government that denies the Messiah and tramples His covenant. The Church is the Bride. The Church is the Body. The Church is the new Jerusalem, the heavenly Mount Zion, the nation born of Spirit and fire.
But Cruz—and those who think like him—don’t see that. They see two peoples. Two plans. Two salvations. They believe God has one kingdom for the Christians and another kingdom for the Jews. So they elevate the flag of Israel while ignoring the cross of Christ.
And in doing so, they trade the Gospel for geopolitics. They exchange baptisms for bombs. They bless what God has judged, and build foreign policy on the back of a broken hermeneutic. This isn’t just a theological mistake. It’s a national disaster.
Misreading Genesis 12 leads to bloodshed. Misreading Revelation leads to body bags. This is not harmless speculation. It is deadly confusion. And it has real consequences.
Because when you think Revelation is about a future antichrist invading a future Israel, you miss the whole point. Revelation is not a military playbook. It’s a covenant document. It’s not about war in the Middle East. It’s about the victory of the Lamb, the fall of Jerusalem, and the rise of Christ’s Kingdom.
The weapons of our warfare are not tanks and treaties. They are Word and water. Bread and wine. Preaching and prayer. The kingdom does not advance by airstrikes. It advances by the Spirit of the Living God, transforming hearts, families, and nations.
So no, Senator Cruz, you do not get to send our sons to die in the desert for a misread verse. You do not get to invoke the wrath of God against America for failing to prop up a secular nation that crucified His Son. And you do not get to curse the Church in order to bless those who have rejected her King.
The Church is Israel. Christ is the Seed. And the future belongs not to the fantasies of dispensationalism—but to the reign of the crucified King, whose blood speaks a better word than missiles ever could.
This is why theology and eschatology matters. Because when you get it wrong, people don’t just get confused. They get killed.
