Myles and Eugene from Back to Jerusalem return with another free-range conversation exploring the gospel in closed countries, touching on topics like the Body of Messiah in Iran, Chinese missionaries in the Muslim world, the future of Gaza, Israel’s military strategy, and the intersection of the spiritual and natural realms.
Believing in Biblical prophecy and End Times as it relates to the war between Israel and Iran might make you a racist, or at least that is the idea one walks away from when reading CNN’s latest article entitled “Prophecy, not politics, may also shape America’s clash with Iran.”
Eugene Bach reveals the untold spiritual story behind Iran's current crisis and why millions are turning to Christ despite persecution. Discover the real battle happening in Iran right now.
There has been a massive–and seemingly permanent–shift in international missions. Eugene is seeing unprecedented scrutiny related to funds being used for missions... and it's not only in the most restrictive closed countries that you may be thinking of.
Eugene is often asked this simple question, "how did the church in China grow so big?" In a country full of persecution and crackdown on practicing Christianity, how are thousands of Chinese being saved every single day?
Two years ago, Iranian pastors requested secure communication. Now, Eugene was able to deliver the first BTJ Black Phone—developed by one of our BTJ hackers—to support safe connections for underground church leaders.
During Eugene's last trip inside of China he saw something that he has not seen in a very long time: a gathering of over 300 pastors and leaders for training. Why is this so exciting and shocking?
Eugene has a few thoughts to share after a recent trip to Bhutan with a group of our BTJ GateKeepers and supporters.
BTJ’s latest book reveals China’s most controversial missionary, preacher, and government spy and it is bound to shake the foundations of what you think you know about missions in China.
Banu joins us again on the podcast to discuss some disturbing news coming out of India. There has been a call for 5,000 Hindu extremists to attack Christians in central India on March 1.
“The other day I was in Barns and Noble bookstore. I looked at a NLT Bible by Tyndale and saw that it was printed in China. I was surprised since the country is against Christianity. Maybe Bibles are being secretly sent out there or is China just profiting from Christianity.” So many honest Christians, like the one who wrote this letter, are confused. Aren’t Bibles illegal in China? If so, then why is my Bible made in China?
In case you missed it, there was an earth-shattering debate between Billy Carson and Wes Huff and it was heard around the world. The debate wasn’t a big deal in and of itself, but it turned into a David and Goliath event that no one saw coming. Perhaps the debate exploded all over the internet because it is indicative of the spiritual battle that we are seeing in the world today in a way that directly impacts Christians.
Rabbi Myles Weiss and Eugene Bach discuss numerous current events including the ongoing conflict in Gaza and what it means for the future of the region.
Eugene just spoke with our Chinese partners working inside of Syria and the information he has might be a little different than what you're hearing in the news.
Eugene gives an update on global persecution: imprisoned pastors, Syria’s oldest Christians facing new cycles of suffering, and reflects on Christmas beyond Western traditions.
In this episode, Eugene shares his thoughts on COP 29 (a climate change conference recently hosted in Azerbaijan) and an interesting insight about the nations most effected by climate disasters and those funding the response.
Eugene and Abdull have been working together for about two decades, but only met each other face-to-face a couple of years ago. After briefly meeting in a small airport in Athens they caught up again at a remote seaside cafe and spent hours talking and sharing stories. During that time, God knitted their hearts together and Abdull shared amazing things with Eugene that had never told anyone. Some of those stories are now our new book, JIHAD: The Day I Died.
Eugene wanted to take a few minutes and announce our "last call" for the 2025 BTJ Hackers Conference. If you're a gamer, web developer, coder, inventor, manufacturer, or hacker, we'd love to have you join us in January 2025!
Our friend, David Johannes, joins Eugene on the podcast from Thailand which is experiencing record-breaking rains and floods.
In this episode, Rabbi Myles Weiss joins Eugene to discuss the state of Iran, connecting the physical war in the Middle East to the ongoing supernatural battle. They delve into the history of Iran and how God is moving within its underground church.
In this episode, Pastor Chris joins Eugene to discuss his new book *Hate Evil*. They explore the idea that love and hate must work together to combat the growing evil in the world. Pastor Chris shares his personal challenges and argues that failing to express righteous anger weakens the fight against darkness.
Eugene has been living in China for over 25 years and just did something he's never done before... he entered China without a visa. On this episode, he breaks down how he did it and explains why the travel restrictions into China are the least stringent in decades.
Will and Eugene are on the road in the USA and reminisce on a few powerful stories from our tours over the years, including a selfless act by a homeless man at one of our meetings.
Bethany joins Eugene on the podcast to talk about the latest book from BTJ, JIHAD: The Day I Died. This compelling story takes you into the dark world of the grandson of a radical Ayatollah in Iran who gave his life to Jesus.
You may have seen Telegram in the news lately. Eugene wanted to share why BTJ is an active user on Telegram and how it aides in missions.
Eugene has an exciting update to share with you. Every year, in early February, BTJ brings together hackers from around the world to collaborate on novel ways of spreading the gospel in closed countries. We just had a mid-year, online check-in with our hacker friends and Eugene wants to share what they're working on!
Since 2020, we have been reporting that China's economy has been going down. But everything you've seen on mainstream media says that China's economy is going up, until now.
We are excited to share a new book release from Underground Publishing. Bethany from the UK joins Eugene to talk about it! Each of the personal stories in this book is sure to touch on how the Gospel reached even your nation and tribe. Be inspired by courageous men and women of God who single-handedly transformed nations and changed the trajectory of entire people groups forever.
In this episode, Eugene is joined by Pastor Joshua Jones to discuss the Sabbath, sparked by Joshua's recent Facebook video. Joshua shares about his church's recent study of Acts and their current exploration of the days of creation.
Eugene and Bethany have a new book to share with you from Underground Publishing! The first Protestant missionaries arrived in China more than 200 years ago. After many setbacks, the missionaries were determined to not allow the next generation of missionaries to experience the same difficulties. So, in the 1890s, they met together in Shanghai and compiled the "China Missions Handbook".
