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Let us now reiterate an important point we made at the beginning
of this book: Of course not all Evangelicals or all neoconservatives share
these views. Indeed, the great majority has no desire to see a war that
will end in the devastation of the Middle East and harbor no hostility
toward Jews and Muslims. Indeed, the majority of them are people of
love who wish to build bridges between the faiths, who are striving
hard to do so and who feel a genuine love for Muslims and Jews.

It needs to be remembered that the Evangelicals described

herein, and who harbor a deep expectation of war, hold this view
due to misinterpretation. Since the purpose of this book is to
set out this error, the logical flaws inherent in the scenario of
war in which only 144,000 Jews will be left alive also need to
be revealed. The fact is that so long as they adhere to such a
belief system it will be next to impossible for these Evangeli-
cals to establish genuine unity and friendship with the Jews. For
the Jews meanwhile, the situation is perilous and uncertain. There
is no probability of a Christian with such a perspective ever

being able to regard a Jew as a true friend. At the same time,
Jews aware of this will inevitably doubt the sincerity and
friendship of Christians who believe in such a scenario
of slaughter against themselves. Under those conditions,
temporary alliances between representatives of the two
faiths will be mere window dressing, and a true alliance
will be impossible to forge, as is to be expected when one

group expects the other group to serve as little more than
kindling for their apocalyptic vision.

Of course, not all Evangelicals long to see a war that will
devastate the Middle East. Those who do desire it have
clearly misinterpreted Evangelical belief. That error may
result in terrible outcomes in the Middle East. Our
purpose here is to draw attention to it and indicate the
true path.

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