COVER • CONTENTS • ORDER JULY 2020 | Personal UPDATE
ARTICLE
Ron Matsen President, Koinonia House
AN OPEN OPPORTUNITY
I
n September of 2019, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) officially opened its doors to tourists. Previously, travel to the Kingdom was almost entirely restricted to expatriate workers, those with business visas, and religious pilgrims visiting the holy cities of Mecca and Medina. As soon as I heard of this new development, I jumped onto the KSA Visitor’s website and made my application to travel to this previously forbidden destination. The Importance of Independent Investigation Ever since reading Bob’s book, “Mountain of Fire” back in 2001, I have been exploring and examining every bit of information, articles, or pictures I could find concerning the evidence for the Biblical Exodus account. There are certain key events recorded in Scripture that provide the fundamentals for our faith in the Biblical narrative. The early Church pointed to the Cross and the Resurrection as irrefutable proof that Jesus Christ was the only one who provides our salvation. For the Jews, a “salvation” experience happened when they departed Egypt, crossed the Red Sea, and arrived at the foot of Mount Sinai. When you consider the traditional site in the Sinai Peninsula, these events have
VOLUME 30 | ISSUE 07 |
21
