This year, a center for a One World Religion will open in Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). The Abrahamic Family House will consist of a mosque, church, synagogue, and educational center. The purpose as described by its founders, is to be “a beacon of mutual understanding, harmonious coexistence, and peace among people of faith and goodwill. Through its design, it captures the values shared between Judaism, Christianity, and Islam, and serves as a powerful platform for inspiring and nurturing understanding and acceptance between people of goodwill.” The Noahide Law is the underlying, universal belief system which must be followed by all!
The vision for the Abrahamic Family House originated after the signing of the Document on Human Fraternity by Pope Francis and Grand Imam Ahmed Al-Tayeb in February 2019. The founder’s document continues, “This landmark will be a place for learning, dialogue, and worship – open to all and a true reflection of the UAE’s belief in tolerance and hospitality. Within each of the houses of worship, visitors will have the opportunity to learn about religious services, listen to holy scripture, and experience sacred rituals.”
Sounds harmonious and peaceful — right? Not so fast! Following are some of the underlying facts:
- Although the UAE constitution guarantees freedom of religion, Sharia Law which is strictly followed, prohibits a Muslim to convert to another religion. Many Muslim clerics believe that coverts (apostates) should be killed.
- Teaching that Jesus is the Son of God and the only God is considered an insult to Allah or the Prophet Muhammad and offenders can be subject to imprisonment for more than five years and fined up to half a million dollars.
- The UAE has adapted a U.N. resolution, prohibiting teachings against Islam, including Biblical teachings, which is considered offensive. Biblical Truth and doctrine is the loser here!
THE JEWISH AND WORLD NEW ORDER?
by Robert Jurjevich
Our Bridge partners, the American—Dutch couple, Robert and Sandrina Jurjevich, have for several decades been living and serving the Lord in the Muslim section of the capital city of Sarajevo, Bosnia.
To learn more about their them and their ministry, go to:
https://www.bridgeinternational.org/category/bosnia/
Isaac Newton once said, ‘If I have seen further, it is by standing on the shoulders of giants.”
Rabbi Judah Alkalai (1798 – 1878), born in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Hercegovina, throughout his life prophetically spoke, wrote and worked toward the re-establishment of the land of Israel. He was the rabbi of Simon Loeb Herzl and Jakov Herzl, respectively the grandfather and father of Theodor Herzl, the founder of modern-day Zionism and the ‘Visionary of the State of Israel’. Theodor Herzl stood upon the shoulders of Rabbi Alkalai and saw the restoration of Israel.
The political world order was mainly framed according to the strength and ambitions of various kingdoms and empires. Yet all would change with the assassination in Sarajevo of the heir to the Austro-Hungarian throne, Archduke Frans Ferdinand, on June 28, 1914. The centuries old imperial world order crashed and there emerged the rise of nationalistic statehood. The prophetic seed that Rabbi Alkalai of Sarajevo had begun planting nearly a century beforehand, broke through the bloody soil of WWI and it seemed that the establishment of Jewish statehood was within reach. Yet the spirit of imperialism was not defeated, and it reorganized itself to not only prevent the rebirth of Israel, but to try and exterminate its children during the holocaust of WWII. The prophetic seed of Jewish nationalism seemingly was dead, yet with resurrection power the dream became a reality on May 14, 1948, with the declaration of Jewish statehood – Israel was once again a nation.
The League of Nations was created after WWI, yet it could not maintain peace in the world. At the end of WWII, the United Nations was formed for the same purpose yet has also failed like its predecessor. The present Russian-Ukrainian conflict again exposes the weakness of the UN structure and threatens to draw the nations into WWIII, possibly even into nuclear exchanges. Once again, the world order is shaken to its core and exposed to coming drastic changes. Amid much turmoil, the Gospel of Yeshua (Jesus) as the Messiah continues to be increasingly heard and received both within Israel and the nations.
Will the United Nations be able to continue in its present form and structure, or will it be supplanted by a new international order? If so, from where does that promise of world peace arise from? Over the last 20 years, a movement has begun to emerge within Israel whose aim is to replace even the political usage of the United Nations and to create a uniformed spiritual platform that all peoples, regardless of their religious differences, can be identified and unified by together within a new world order. This ‘new’ world order is a globalism based on ‘old’ Biblical yet universally accepted concepts.
In October 2004, a rabbinic organization was formed to be the transitional phase toward re-establishing the Sanhedrin (www.thesanhedrin.org) – the Jewish religious ruling body based on the Mosaic Law that aims to replace through its 70 Nations initiative, not just the Knesset (the legislative branch of Israeli government), but the UN itself to establish world peace www.theseventynations.org. The benefits for Israel are the rebuilding of the Jewish temple in Jerusalem, the reinstatement of the Jewish priesthood with the animal sacrifices, and the replacement of a secularized government with the Sanhedrin. The benefit for the non-Jewish nations (Gentiles) is a recognition by the Sanhedrin for ‘righteous’ status based not upon the Mosaic Law but upon the Noahide Law (www.noahideworldcenter.org).
What is the Noahide Law? Alleged basic laws of God given to Noah, which applies to all mankind, to all nations – except to Israel, which is given the higher standard of Torah (Law of Moses). There are seven principles which, if a non-Jew will pledge themselves to, the Sanhedrin will declare him as a ‘righteous son of Noah’, meaning Righteous Gentile:
- Do not worship idols
- Do not blasphemy God
- Do not murder
- Do not commit adultery
- Do not steal
- Do not eat flesh torn from a living animal
- Submit oneself to courts of justice (Sanhedrin)
The preparations for this modern-day Sanhedrin fortunately has no authority presently in Israel. He would have the ability to declare any non-Jew giving allegiance to the Noahide Law to be declared ‘righteous’ before God; likewise, any non-Jew not giving allegiance to the Noahide Law would be declared ‘unrighteous’ and face the judgment of death by the Sanhedrin. For Jewish people, the standard for ‘righteousness’ is strict compliance to the Mosaic Law (temple worship with priesthood and sacrifices) once it can be fully reinstated. Messianic Jews (Jewish believers in Jesus the Messiah) would be declared ‘unrighteous’ and face death.
The Noahide movement has gained momentum over the last few decades. Every US president since Ronald Reagan has signed a declaration of US recognition of the Noahide Law. This ‘new’ Sanhedrin movement has established a synagogue beneath the Western Wall in Jerusalem to where foreign leaders can come to sign onto the Noahide Law. The Abrahamic Family House project, which is a complex built in Abu Dhabi housing a synagogue, mosque, and church (www.forhumanfraternity.org) is evidence of the growing focus on removing religious barriers to create a uniform religious identity. Noahide religious centers and fellowships have increased and begun networking together worldwide.
As one who loves Jesus and loves the Jewish people, my heart cries out for an outpouring of God’s Spirit and blessing upon Israel and the nations. At the same time my heart breaks because of the rise of deception, division, destruction, and death (the four horsemen of Revelation 6:1-8) among the nations. We must stay alert, as watchmen upon the wall, standing in the gap through our prayerful intercession for Jerusalem, Israel, and the nations.
From R.K.’s Corner
We are at war! No, here I am not referring to the current war incited by Russia in Ukraine, but a far larger, world wide war. It is an ideological, economic, cultural and spiritual war waged by a global elite of the rich and powerful against Western civilization which fostered prosperity, individual freedom and liberty via the democratic process built on the Judeo-Christian world view. The bulwark which stands as a protection of freedom against tyranny is the Truth, anchored in the moral principles of the Bible. Today, we see a full assault against the cornerstone of Biblical faith – Jesus Christ and the Triune God! The Christian faith must be eradicated for the new Global Reset to take place.
Lack of space here makes it possible to only give a brief introduction to some of the aspects of tyranny which are emerging in a perfect synchronism for the elite to endeavor controlling all human activities, their thoughts and faith, as well as the world’s resources. Please do your own research and ask the Lord where you fit into the ranks of this battle.
The World Economic Forum and the Great Reset
This month, 2000 individuals from among the richest and most influential people in the world will be gathering at the WEF—World Economic Forum’s Annual Meeting in Davos, Switzerland. Klaus Schwab, its Founder and Executive Chairman is the architect of the ideology that the world is entering a Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR) requiring a “Great Reset.”
This “New World Order” requires a fundamental revolution in governance of the world’s population “For the Better Good.” Instead of individual countries governed by democratically elected leaders, “Stakeholder Capitalism” will effectively redefine human beings, not as citizens— free individuals or members of living communities—but rather as secondary participants in a business whose profitability is the only aim in a global, borderless world. At the center of this new governance is WEF, a self selected global coalition of hand-picked and unelected individuals from multinational corporations, governments and civil society organizations whose duty is not to serve the public, but to impose the rule of the 1% on that public with as little interference as possible. The end goal is Global Fascist Totalitarianism, and their tools are many:
1 The new technologies of 4IR rolled out via 5G enable new forms of surveillance to gain full control over all human activities and thoughts: Transhumanism via artificial intelligence, smart tattoos, implanted microchips, biological computing, custom designed organisms
- Covid-19 with its worldwide draconian measures was a special gift—a dress rehearsal for what is to come.
- The new Abrahamic Family House —a One World religion without God!
- Climate Change—rule the masses with controlling regulations and fear of future!
- Equity and Gender—redefinition of the basic structures of the Judeo-Christian family unit: husband, wife, children. Redefinition of what is a human being — what is a man, what is a woman. Dividing the population by redefining the value of a human being based on skin color, rather than his or her character.
- Marxist Fascism—dividing the population in two groups: The Oppressor and the Oppressed based on skin color.
HOW ARE WE, THEN— TO LIVE?
Let us not fear, but stand firm in our faith and convictions, follow the Lord and obey His Word, and be encouraged by scripture verse in James 12:1 Blessed is the one who perseveres under trial because, having stood the test, that person will receive the crown of life that the Lord has promised to those who love him.
“Good evening friends! Please pray for us! You can’t even imagine what’s going on here! My family and I are in the church on the left bank. By the grace of God, we are alive, The city is simply wiped off the face of the earth, it is completely destroyed. There is no electricity, there is no gas as the gas pipeline is blown up. People go out on the rubble in the streets to cook their own meager food over open fire, but there is no water. The streets are broken, shops are smashed and looted, guns are fired, cannons, aircraft, bombs just fall around us just a few meters from the church, but God controls this distance. Only our windows are blown out, but we are alive. Now the generators are turned on, so we can cook quickly and charge our phones as we briefly have a network connection. I keep writing faster until it disappears.
Our truck is packed down with oil, flour, sugar, noodles, canned food, wet wipes, power banks, and other things deemed useful. Time for a short sleep and to hit the road to Ternopil, Ukraine. I appreciate your prayers, as do all the guys who are going and all the folks we are going to meet. Pray especially for those who will go as far as eight hours further East than I will on this trip.
Yesterday, we arrived safely in Ternopil. In addition to a longer stop at the border, we beat the route well. We were only questioned longer at the checkpoint before entering the city.
In the evening, we visited YWAM (Youth with a Mission) in Ternopil. We met Sasha, who is the director of the organization in this city. With tears in his eyes, he told us about what is happening in Ukraine, with the same faith and confidence that after a short or long time this situation will change. There are 32 evangelical churches in Ternopil. They organize 22 shelters, where they take in 3500 refugees a day, along with providing food, clothing and finding a new home for the refugees in Europe.
We are spending the night at another church in Ternopil. I awake at 3:00 am at the air raid sirens blaring. I can see the lights from people’s flashlights outside the window that they make their way to shelters. My roommates and brothers are sound asleep. One is snoring louder than the sirens. I don’t think I’ll wake them up just yet. These people live through this every night. “Lord, bring an end to this violence. Rise up and show yourself strong!”
The three vehicles are unloaded. We will probably try to move on before curfew, but I’m not sure. Might stay here for the night. Our team is separating ways today. One of our guys is going to the Romanian border to pick up people who are waiting for him to take them to Toruń. Another is bringing people from Ternopil to Przemyśl to return back to Ukraine tomorrow. I’m heading back to Warsaw with four women and a child. They will be in our home for a few days. Good. They need family. They need a clean and safe place to be. They need the Word of God ministered to their hearts and minds.
The trip would take eight hours by car under normal conditions. The wait at the border could be at least 14 hours or as long as a day. We need endurance, they need comfort. These ladies have escaped a city up North which has been surrounded, bombed and under siege. They don’t speak English and I don’t speak Ukranian. Not a problem. He’ll figure it out. I want to be a blessing to them.
War brings out the worst and best in mankind. Through the mainstream media and the web we are all daily, 24/7 being bombarded with horrific real-time images and video footages of inhuman atrocities and suffering on a massive scale.
My wife, Jeannette and I were born and grew up in the Netherlands. As a young businessman and newly married, Jeannette and I immigrated to Melbourne, Australia where we made our home, raised three children and built a thriving automotive business. Being active believers in the Lordship of Christ, we were ready to serve others with the blessings we had received.
In 2001 God showed me a vision: A large map of the whole former Soviet Union while a finger appeared and drew a big circle on the map. All five …stan countries of Central Asia and a very large chunk of Russia were in this circle. Our church blessed us to return and pioneer something very new: A healing ministry based on the work of our senior pastor at the time. See: https://www.careforcelifekeys.org/default.as
We have hundreds of great ministry friends in Russia as well as in Ukraine. We find that, since 2014, it has been nearly impossible to talk with many of our Russian friends about the Ukrainian situation as they are ignorant about the reality on the ground in the country. The reason is that factual news in Russia are carefully controlled and being blocked by the government in favor of their propaganda and disinformation. 
Many Russians living in Ukraine are unable to convey to their relatives back in their homeland that there even is a war Ukraine—they are simply not being believed! The general consensus by the public in Russia is that Putin’s invasion is a “Geopolitical Problem”, and with that, totally ignoring the loss of life and the suffering of the people, due to a war that was started by Russia (in my opinion) in 2014. The 2022 war is a continuation and escalation of the same conflict which now is a full scale invasion.
My problem is not with the Russian people, as they are victims, as well. This is not their war, it is a war waged by Putin’s evil regime.
RUSTAM: I was born on December 24, 1982 in the city of Dushanbe, Tajikistan. I had a very difficult childhood. We were five children, but when my parents fell into despair because of unemployment, my father became very aggressive and began drinking. When he was drunk he was violent and beat us. Often, we did not have bread at home because Dad drank away all the money. Often as a little boy at 5:00 am I would I leave my home and walk through the garbage heaps in the city looking for something to eat. When my mother contracted tuberculosis we were removed from our home by the authorities and placed in an orphanage. I was five years old. 
Then, my older sister came to know about a church nearby. During the visit she heard the Gospel and became the first in my family to believe in Jesus Christ. She then asked me to join her. We began attending the church regularly, and gradually I came to faith in Jesus Christ. Learning that God loves me and is my heavenly Father brought me much happiness. 
On October 1, 2000, a tragedy took place in our church. More than 350 believers were gathered for worship service. Suddenly, during the collection two bombs exploded among the people in the midst of the sanctuary. It was carried out by Islamic radicals. Just before the explosion, I had gone to the bathroom so I was not in my seat when one of the bombs went off, only two meters from where I had been sitting! I miraculously survived but there were 11 dead and 48 wounded among my brothers and sister in Christ. One brother who was my friend died right there. The church survived—to the Glory of God, and became stronger and grew, as we kept fasting and praying. 
I had a deep desire to play the guitar and God helped me quickly learn how to play correctly. After a while I began to play in a worship group and kept praising God for this gift. Later, I started two courses in the church for those interested in learning to play the guitar; many joined and became quite good. We began the study sessions with praying and sharing the Word of God with each other. As time went on we also began studying and learning the Word together. I led two groups, one for young men and one for young women.
Many years ago, I dreamed of having a good family and a good ministry. Today, the Lord has fulfilled everything that I dreamed of. He has given me a good wife in Zamira.
We do what we love doing among the Kyrgyz, Kurds, Gypsies and Russians peoples: serving with the love of Jesus widows, orphans, families, and parents who have lost their jobs. 
The Lord has given Zamira the gift of healing. When she prays and lays hands on the sick, people often receive physical healing, which demonstrates God’s power and love to the unbelievers and encourages the faith of the believers. My dream is that as many orphans of widows and families as possible learn about Jesus Christ and accept Him as a personal Savior in their hearts. Thank you brothers and sister for your prayers and love for us and our people!
ZAMIRA: I was born in 1984 as one of four children to a Muslim family in the capital city of Dushanbe, Tajikistan. My parents were devout Muslims, so we learned the Surah from the Qur’an at an early age and knew the entire biography of the Prophet Muhammad. Every night we would gather to recall what we had learned from the Qur’an. The required 40 day fasting according to Muslim custom was also part of our lives. 
I locked myself in my room and secretly began reading the booklets. Something happened to me as I read that Jesus loved me and what a good God He is. The presence of God filled me with such an overwhelming sense of the awareness that He loved me personally that I began crying and I kept saying, “You are so kind, so very kind, Jesus. I want to believe in a God like You, I want to accept You as my Savior.” I knelt and prayed the prayer of repentance printed at the end of one of the booklets and simply invited Jesus Christ into my heart.
From that day on, big changes took place in my life. The Lord Jesus is never late, He comes on time. He found me and came to me, as His mission is to seek and find the lost. 
I told my grandmother about Jesus. At the time she was a Muslim who faithfully read the prayers in Arabic from the three books of the Qur’an which had been left by my grandfather who had been a Great Mullah. When I told my grandmother about Christ and that God loves her very much, she listened very carefully. In the evenings, when I read the Bible to her, the Holy Spirit touched her and she would cry. Her leg and knee were painful. The day she agreed to pray with me, her leg was healed. She accepted Jesus as her Lord!
TAJIKISTAN is a country in Central Asia surrounded by Afghanistan, China, Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan . Tajikistan has the smallest amount of land among the five Central Asian states, but in terms of elevation it has the highest mountains of any other country in the region, with nine-tenths of the territory being mountainous, half reaching over 10,000 ft above sea level. It is the poorest country in the region. Dushanbe is the capital city. In 1991, Tajikistan became an independent sovereign nation as the Soviet Union collapsed. Almost immediately after independence, a civil war broke out between ethnic groups, lasting five years, causing much death and destruction. Since then, some political stability was reached, but under the present authoritarian regime led by President Emomali Rahmon who has been in power since 1994, there is still extensive corruption and widespread violations of human rights, including torture, arbitrary imprisonment, worsening political repression, and a lack of religious 
