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Jews. 926 Some 20 years later Time magazine reported the findings of a
survey undertaken in 1989 which showed that 18% of Israelis thought it was
time to rebuild the Temple. 927 A similar Gallup poll conducted just seven years
later in 1996, to assess opinion on Israeli sovereignty over the Temple Mount,
found that 58% of Israelis now supported the Temple Mount Faithful and the
rebuilding the Jewish Temple. On the assumption that Arab Israelis would
have opposed such a plan, the proportion of Jewish Israelis in favour must
therefore have been significantly higher. Indeed, this was allegedly the largest
show of support any organisation has ever received in Israel on any subject.
Significantly, the highest percentage of support came from young Israelis. 928
Contemporary Christian Zionists who have written on the rebuilding of
a Jewish Temple include Thomas Ice and Randall Price, 929 Grant Jeffrey, 930
Hal Lindsey, 931 Tim LaHaye 932 and Dave Hunt. 933 Their combined published
book sales exceed 100 million and are available in more than 50 languages.
Their views are therefore not marginal or obscure, indeed, Grace Halsell
speculates that 10% of Americans support this movement. 934 Other Christian
Zionist leaders, including James DeLoach, Terry Risenhoover and Doug
Kreiger, have been influential in gathering significant American financial and
926 John F. Walvoord, ‘Will Israel Build a Temple in Jerusalem?’ Bibliotheca Sacra, 125,
April (1968), p106.
927 Richard N. Ostling, ‘Time for a New Temple?’ Time, 16 October, (1989), p64.
928 Randall Price, The Coming Last Days Temple, (Eugene, Oregon, Harvest House, 1999),
p26; A simple Internet search of the words ‘Temple Mount’ reveal 351,000 web pages
using http://www.google.com (1st July 2001).
929 Thomas Ice & Randall Price, Ready to Rebuild, The Imminent Plan to Rebuild the Last
Days Temple, (Eugene, Oregon, Harvest House, 1992); Randall Price, Jerusalem in
Prophecy, (Eugene, Oregon, Harvest House, 1998); The Coming Last Days Temple,
(Eugene, Oregon, Harvest House, 1999).
930 Grant Jeffrey, Armageddon, Appointment with Destiny, (Toronto, Frontier Research
Publications, 1988); Messiah, War in the Middle East & Road to Armageddon, (Toronto,
Frontier Research Publications, 1991); Heaven The Mystery of Angels, (Toronto, Frontier
Research Publications, 1996)
931 Lindsey, Planet, op.cit., pp153-167.
932 Tim LaHaye & Jerry B. Jenkins, Apollyon: The Destroyer Is Unleashed, (Wheaton,
Tyndale, 1999).
933 Dave Hunt, The Cup of Trembling. Jerusalem in Bible Prophecy, (Eugene, Oregon,
Harvest House, 1995).
934 Grace Halsell, ‘Militant Fundamentalists Plot Destruction of Al Aqsa Mosque’ Lexington
Area Muslim Network, http://www.leb.net
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