Want to understand Bible prophecy? Then keep your eyes on the Middle East. This presentation will provide the "Cliff" notes for the United Arab Emirates.

1. United Arab
Emirates
(UAE)
Sunni Islam

2. The U.A.E. is located
in the S.E. part of the
Arabian Peninsula.
Bordered by Saudi
Arabia, Oman, Qatar,
& Iran.

3. Population
1.4 million are
Emirati citizens
7.8 million are
expatriates

4. The country is
a federation of
7 Emirates:
Abu Dhabi, Ajman,
Dubai, Fujairah,
Ras al-Khaiman,
Sharjah, & Umm
al-Quwain

5. Each Emirate is governed by an Absolute Monarch. One of
the monarchs is the President of the U.A.E.
Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan
President of the U.A.E.
Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum
Prime Minister of the UAE

6. The Emir of
Dubai is also
the V.P. &
Prime Minister
of the U.A.E.
Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum

7. The Emir of
Abu Dhabi is
also the
President of
the U.A.E.
Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan

8. The Emir of
Ajman
Humaid bin Rashid Al Nuaimi

9. The Emir of
Fujairah
Hamad bin Mohammed Al Sharqi

10. The Emir of Ras
al-Khaiman
Saud Bin Saqr Al Qasimi

11. The Emir of
Sharjah
Sheikh Sultan III bin Muhammad Al-Qasimi

12. The Emir of
Umm al-
Quwain
Sheikh Saud bin Rashid Al Mu'allah

13. The U.A.E. was established in 1971. They have the 7th largest oil
reserves in the world.

14. The U.A.E. outlawed
online mockery of its
government or
attempts to organize
government protests
via social media.

15. The U.A.E. along with Pakistan & Saudi Arabia were the only 3 countries to
recognize the Taliban as Afghanistan’s legitimate government.
The U.A.E. maintained diplomatic relations
with the Taliban until 9/1/1

16. The U.A.E. spends more money than any country in the
world to influence U.S. policy.

17. Flogging is legal for
offences such as
adultery,
premarital sex, &
alcohol
consumption.

18. Stoning is legal. Ex
pats have been
sentenced to
stoning deaths for
committing
adultery.

19. Current News…

20. The U.A.E.
recently
downgraded its
relations with Iran
over the Saudi
Embassy incident!
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-saudi-iran-arableague-idUSKCN0UO0GX20160110
"Iran has to decide what kind of neighbor it wants to be:
a good neighbor or a chaotic neighbor and so far it
behaves like the latter."
-UAE Foreign Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed al-
Nahyan

21. 14 year old emirate
girl sentenced to 3
months in prison
for sexting! The 16
year old boy was
sentenced to 6
months
imprisonment.
http://www.breitbart.com/middle-east/2016/01/12/emirates-teenager-sentenced-to-prison-for-sending-
naked-picture-to-boy/ X20160110

22. Israel plans to
open a diplomatic
mission in Abu
Dhabi. The office
will consist of a
diplomat assigned
to the renewable
energy agency.
http://www.newsmax.com/Newsfront/israel-mission-open-united-arab-emirates/2015/11/27/id/703698/

23. The Emirates ID is
required at all times & it
contains an electronic
chip with vital information
such as: photo &
fingerprints. Eventually
this card will replace
your debit card, driver’s
license & health insurance
card.
http://gulfnews.com/guides/life/law-finance/ask-the-law/passports-visas/emirates-id-all-you-need-to-
know-1.1504070

24. Is the UAE in the
biblical text?

25. Arabia is
mentioned in the
NASB version of
the Bible 8 times!
https://www.blueletterbible.org/search/search.cfm?Criteria=ar
abia&t=NASB#s=s_primary_0_1

26. In the first century
AD, Christianity
reached Arabia
through the
Apostle Paul.
https://www.blueletterbible.org/search/search.cfm?Criteria=ar
abia&t=NASB#s=s_primary_0_1

27. By 630 A.D., Islam
had spread through
the N.E. tip of the
Arabian Peninsula.

28. Today, the U.A.E. is
predominantly Sunni
Muslim, with a
minority Shiite
population.
Christianity & other religions are tolerated in the
U.A.E.

29. Keep Your Eyes on
the Middle East

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