***Read all of the article and be inspired and rejoice for the massive influence the Gospel is having on the Iranian people and are coming to Christ!
Let all of Heaven and Earth rejoice for this wonderful report!
In the past two decades, there have been weekly reports of Christians in Iran imprisoned for leading house churches or being part of a house church. When the Iranian revolution of 1979 established a hardline Islamic regime, the next 20 years ushered in a wave of persecution that continues today. All missionaries were kicked out, evangelism was outlawed, Bibles in the Persian or Farsi language were banned and several pastors killed.
Just recently, appeals for two convicted Christians, Victor bet-Tamaraz and his wife Shamiram Isavi, were rejected with both receiving summons to report to Evin Prison. Victor was sentenced to 10 years and Shamiram, five years. Victor will celebrate his 66th birthday next month, and Shamiram tuns 65 in December. .
Hours before Shamiram was supposed to report to Evin Prison, the two fled their home country—representing the level of persecution Christians endure from the state in Iran that sees Christianity as a Western religion and a threat to the hardline regime. Since the Iranian revolution of 1979 established the Islamic Republic, Christians have been watched and monitored, often leading to arrests and imprisonments. In Iran, it’s illegal to be part of a house church and preach the gospel.
But there is another story being written in this “gateway to the East” that must be told. In the face of persecution, the church in Iran is growing exponentially.
A new report shows that the number of converts to Christianity may be as many as 1.2 million in Iran.
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Let all of Heaven and Earth rejoice for this wonderful report!
In the past two decades, there have been weekly reports of Christians in Iran imprisoned for leading house churches or being part of a house church. When the Iranian revolution of 1979 established a hardline Islamic regime, the next 20 years ushered in a wave of persecution that continues today. All missionaries were kicked out, evangelism was outlawed, Bibles in the Persian or Farsi language were banned and several pastors killed.
Just recently, appeals for two convicted Christians, Victor bet-Tamaraz and his wife Shamiram Isavi, were rejected with both receiving summons to report to Evin Prison. Victor was sentenced to 10 years and Shamiram, five years. Victor will celebrate his 66th birthday next month, and Shamiram tuns 65 in December. .
Hours before Shamiram was supposed to report to Evin Prison, the two fled their home country—representing the level of persecution Christians endure from the state in Iran that sees Christianity as a Western religion and a threat to the hardline regime. Since the Iranian revolution of 1979 established the Islamic Republic, Christians have been watched and monitored, often leading to arrests and imprisonments. In Iran, it’s illegal to be part of a house church and preach the gospel.
The story God’s writing
But there is another story being written in this “gateway to the East” that must be told. In the face of persecution, the church in Iran is growing exponentially.
A new report shows that the number of converts to Christianity may be as many as 1.2 million in Iran.
Complete Article
A spiritual revolution in Iran? New report finds 1 million+ Christian converts in Islamic country
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