OH, WEALTHY DUBAI!

Saturday, 01/24/26 at 13:30
Sammy Omosh
Kenya 🇰🇪

Background Information

The very first time I traveled to this Gulf country after the economic crisis, I was told that many business owners had dumped their cars within the airport vicinity and taken flights back to their countries of origin. The same trend was witnessed among foreign expatriates doing professional jobs. The business environment was uncertain and dull.

I remember visiting a car bazaar, and the prices were ridiculously low—especially in a Muslim country where taxes are null and void. When I visited the Gold Street in Deira, the shops were open at night, but there were no buyers. When I visited Jumeirah, the story was the same.

This is a region with very tall skyscrapers and home to the famous Burj Khalifa—the tallest building in the world, with a helipad on the very top floor. This is where wealthy tourists land every time you look up from a vantage ground position.

Nearby is the Emirates Mall, where you can buy anything you want. I saw a compartment where they have created winter-like weather complete with snow—all inside the mall. There is also the Dubai Mall, covering 1.1 million square meters with about 1,200 stores, a Dubai Aquarium, an underwater zoo, and an Olympic-sized ice rink.

If you like venturing under the sea, there is a seven-star hotel—one of its kind in the world. The Dubai International Airport is a world-class, glamorous airport with all the facilities you could think of. The washrooms are automated—there is a hand sign 🖐️ where you place your hands, and it automatically flashes. There are mosques inside the airport for prayers.

When I met Kenyans there, they told me they lived in groups of four or five to share costs. Rental costs are extremely high, so cost-sharing is the way to go. However, food is much more affordable. I remember going to eat African dishes in downtown Deira at 2 p.m. This place is owned by an Arab who employs African chefs making African cuisine, and lunch used to be a buffet.

If you get a window seat, you can tell how wealthy this country is ten minutes before landing while still in the air. I have not mentioned the artificial beaches, the desert safaris, or the mega projects in Sharjah (where the world’s largest airport was being constructed at the time).

On my second trip, I went with my former workmate, whom I visited last month. When we met to go to the airport, he had no luggage at all and looked like he was escorting me. So I asked him, “Are you traveling?”
He replied, “Yes.”
I then asked, “Where is your luggage?”
He replied, “There is everything I need in Dubai, and I will purchase clothes, a traveling bag, etc., while there.”
And his prophecy was fulfilled.

Dubai, you are the epitome of wealth. There is nothing wrong with being wealthy. Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, Joseph, Job, and Cornelius were men of substance by the standards of their time.

Recently, I was watching on YouTube the testimony of an Arab man from the royal family. He mocked Jesus for about 45 minutes before a crowd. Shortly after that “hilarious show,” one day while he was in a meeting, Yeshua appeared to him. He fell on his knees—every knee shall bow—and everyone present was shocked by this turn of events.

I have nothing against this beautiful country; that is why I have painted this picture of Dubai. A paradise indeed in this world, as some describe it. I do not want to appear as though I am passing judgment on this country.

Nevertheless, there are many Kenyans living and working here in every sector of the economy. In fact, the entire world meets here.

Now, this is what I saw on 20/1/26 at 3:55 a.m. I was transported to that airport. I had just landed from my flight and was waiting for either the yellow or orange cabs to take me where I was going. I waited for a long time, and there were none in sight. The airport looked deserted and resembled a ghost facility.

The economy will be hit big time—more than it was before.

While I was working on this message, a friend of mine called to inform me that the computer system had crashed. Was Yah passing a coded message? At their workplace, there was a lot of idle time after the crash.

The UAE is one of the world’s financial hubs, alongside London, New York, Tokyo, and Hong Kong. If the UAE is hit, what makes you think the rest of the world will be doing well? The world’s financial system is intertwined and interconnected, making a global financial crisis a real possibility.

I talked about a financial collapse way back around 22/2/22.

James 5:1–5
“Come now, you rich, weep and howl for the miseries that are coming upon you.
Your riches have rotted, and your garments are moth-eaten.
Your gold and silver have corroded.
You have laid up treasure in the last days.
You have lived on the earth in luxury and self-indulgence.”

Psalm 20:8
“They collapse and fall, but we rise and stand upright.”

Nahum 3:16
“You increased your merchants more than the stars of the heavens.”
(Indeed, the whole world does business in Dubai.)

Alas! Alas! Dubai is going to sink into an economic downturn never seen before.

May the people of Dubai not worship wealth—which has no eternal value—but worship the living Christ. The financial markets, the gold streets, and all of it will soon close shop, but not the work of the Cross.

Choose this day whom you will serve.