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The Book of Revelation – Write Number Nine
“He who overcomes, I will make him a pillar in the temple of My God, and he will not go out from it...
What does the Bible say about Corona
Amazingly we see it happen. A virus strikes worldwide. In the meantime, the Corona-outbreak...
Weekly Update: Times of crisis
The Coronavirus is dominating the news at the moment. Israeli PM Netanyahu has stated: “We are in t...
Israel protects its borders and welcomes Aliyah
These are complex times for all of us in the world and Israel is no exception. With the news filled...
Rabbi Sacks on the connection between Judaism and Israel
How can Anti-Zionism be the new antisemitism? Surely there’s no connection between them. A...
Separation – Land for Peace | In the Footsteps of Abraham with Johannes Gerloff #18
Increasing conflict marred the life in the Promised Land. The land was not able to bear the...
Eventful journey in turbulent times
From February 22-29, 2020, we had a week of fellowship in Ukraine with eight Dutchmen and five...
The Book of Revelation – Write Number Eight
“And to the angel of the church in Philadelphia write: He who is holy, who is true, who has the key...
Weekly Update: “ I will lift up my banner to the peoples”
Israel’s political crisis has not been resolved by the latest elections. It seems that the country i...
Changing the situation (Jeremiah 31 – part 8)
In the New International Version (NIV), it says that the Lord will “bring Judah back from c...
Journey to Egypt | In the Footsteps of Abraham with Johannes Gerloff #17
Was it a sin that Abram left the Promised Land because of economic hardship? Did he betray his wife...
Weekly Update: “I will harden Pharaoh’s heart”
As always, there are some positive and some less-than-positive developments to report this week...
The Missionary | In the Footsteps of Abraham with Johannes Gerloff #16
Abram preached the gospel of the one, true and only God. He “made souls” for this cause. So he bec...
The Book of Revelation – Write Number Seven
“To the angel of the church in Sardis write: He who has the seven Spirits of God and the seven s...
Analysis: Israel’s Security Situation
The assassination of Qassem Soleimani, the commander of the Quds Force of the Islamic Revolutionary...
Weekly Update: “My dwelling place will be with them”
There is a lot of discussion at the moment in Israel and around the world about the Trump peace...
Farewell to Elena
Early Tuesday morning, January 28, 2020, I received a phone call from Nataliya from Kiev: “Koen, we...
More than Sympathy
Food is desperately needed for the poor in Israel. Over one in five people live below the poverty...
An Altar | In the Footsteps of Abraham with Johannes Gerloff #15
Why did Abram build an altar to the Lord? To reconcile with God? To establish a relationship with...
From San Remo to The Hague – How the Global Community is Breaching its ‘Sacred Trust’
The international community is breaching the ‘sacred trust’ promised to the Jewish people 100 years...