Have you noticed what's going on in the world the past few days? While evangelical Christians met with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sissi, signaling an ever-growing relationship between Egypt and the West, Russian President Vladimir Putin was in Tehran for key meetings with the Ayatollah Khamenei and Iranian President Hassan Rouhani. While discussions in Egypt centered around …
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Despite the chaos in the Middle East...or perhaps because of it...the Holy Spirit is moving, drawing Israelis, Palestinians, Jordanians, Syrians, Iraqis and others to Himself. However, with persecution of Christians more widespread than ever, many have either perished over the past few years, or have fled the country. With all that is going on in …
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Yesterday, Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sissi welcomed a delegation of evangelical Christians, led by Joel Rosenberg, to the presidential palace in Heliopolis. The scheduled 1-hour meeting stretched to 3 hours, as both the President and Christian leaders pledged to work together for the benefit of all. The news is just breaking in Arab and Israeli media …
Following World War I, British Foreign Secretary Arthur James Balfour (a Christian Zionist) authored a declaration to restore a national homeland for the Jews. It was clear by that point that the Ottoman Empire, which previously ruled the area, would be unseated and the League of Nations would give Britain the mandate to assist in building …
Continue reading Celebrating 100 Years of the Balfour Declaration
