▁One ▁of ▁the ▁principal ▁Protest ant ▁teachers ▁who ▁promoted ▁the ▁bib lic al ▁doctrine ▁that ▁the ▁Jews ▁would ▁return ▁to ▁their ▁national ▁hom eland ▁was ▁John ▁Nelson ▁Dar by . ▁His ▁doctrine ▁of ▁disp ens ational ism ▁is ▁cred ited ▁with ▁prom oting ▁Z ion ism , ▁following ▁his ▁ 1 1 ▁lect ures ▁on ▁the ▁hopes ▁of ▁the ▁church , ▁the ▁Jew ▁and ▁the ▁gent ile ▁given ▁in ▁Gene va ▁in ▁ 1 8 4 0 . ▁However , ▁others ▁like ▁C ▁H ▁Sp ur geon , ▁both ▁Hor ati us ▁and ▁Andrew ▁Bon ar , ▁Robert ▁Murray ▁M ' Ch y ene , ▁and ▁J ▁C ▁R yle ▁were ▁among ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁prominent ▁pro ponents ▁of ▁both ▁the ▁importance ▁and ▁significance ▁of ▁a ▁Jewish ▁return , ▁who ▁were ▁not ▁disp ens ational ist . ▁Pro - Z ion ist ▁views ▁were ▁emb rac ed ▁by ▁many ▁evangel ical s ▁and ▁also ▁affected ▁international ▁foreign ▁policy . ▁ ▁The ▁Russian ▁Orth odox ▁ide olog ue ▁Hi pp ol yt us ▁L ut ost ans ky , ▁also ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁author ▁of ▁multiple ▁ant is emit ic ▁tract s , ▁ins isted ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 1 ▁that ▁Russian ▁Jews ▁should ▁be ▁" help ed " ▁to ▁move ▁to ▁Palest ine ▁" as ▁their ▁right ful ▁place ▁is ▁in ▁their ▁former ▁kingdom ▁of ▁Palest ine ". ▁ ▁Notable ▁early ▁supp or ters ▁of ▁Z ion ism ▁include ▁British ▁Prime ▁Minister s ▁David ▁Lloyd ▁George ▁and ▁Arthur ▁B alf our ,