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INSIDE THE REVOLUTION
By Joel C. Rosenberg, Writer - Tyndale Publisher
In Saudi Arabia– the epicenter of Islam due to its status as the home of Mecca and Medina—a dramatic
spiritual awakening is taking place. In 1967, Arab Christian leaders tell me, there were only a handful of Muslim
Background Believers [MBBs] in the entire country. By 2005, they estimated there were more than one hundred
thousand Saudi MBBs. They believe the numbers are even higher today, and they say that thousands more Saudis have
come to Christ in Europe and elsewhere around the world. Most are coming to Christ through dreams and visions
though often they first hear about the claims of Christ through gospel radio broadcasting, satellite television,
the Internet, or through Christians befriending them and giving them a Bible or a book or film about the life of Christ.
Consider one example. A Saudi woman—let’s call here Marzuqah [which means “blessed by God]—converted to Christainity.
But she had a brother who was dying of a terrible disease, and Marzuqah was deeply grieved. She loved her brother very much, and
she wanted to spend eternity with him in heaven. So she prayed fervently for God to heal and to save her brother.
One day, Jesus appeared to Marzuqah in a dream. “Your prayers have been answered,” He told her. ‘go tell your brother about Me.”
She did.To her astonishment, her brother prayed with her to receive Christ. Then his health improved briefly. The family—seeing his
physical improvement but not knowing about his conversion—asked, “Why is this happening?” The brother said, “It is because I
accepted Jesus as my Savior. And he is my healer, not physically but spiritually. You must take him too.” After explaining why he
had given his life the Christ, he died the next day. But first, he made the family promise not to harm Marzuqah for her faith.
They agreed. Though her family has not yet followed her lead, Marzuqah has become a devoted disciple. She studies her Bible two hours a day.
She has found other secret believers to meet with for prayer and Bible study. And she is sharing the gospel with her Muslim friends.
“There are so many people I must tell about Jesus!” she says.
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Inside the Revolution
By Joel C. Rosenberg / Tyndale House
From the best-selling author of Epicenter comes an up-close look at the winner-take-all battle for the hearts, minds, and souls of the people of the Middle East! Rosenberg offers incisive analysis of the radicals (followers of Jihad), reformers (followers of Jefferson), and revivalists (followers of Jesus), explaining the implications of each leader and movement. 300 pages, hardcover from Tyndale.
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