re: Why do so many religious right wingers have such a hard-on over Israel?

Full Disclosure: I had to look up eschatological because I didn't know what the 5$ word meant.

As someone who has read a bit of Revelation and listen to others more learned in biblical prophecy..The western world is really not mentioned AT ALL in the end times. Many have taken that as a sign that the west has so little power/no influence , or it has been destroyed and is controlled by another world faction.

If that is possible I would not want to usher in the "end times"

just food for thought.