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Note:There are so many good parts of this testimony it was hard to choose the limited paragraphs allowed. I encourage reading the entire testimony from this former Jihadist Muslim who converted to Christianity
THE VALUE OF life was not always something understood by Javid. When he was eight, his home in Abadan, Iran, was bombed, and his journey to Islamism began. Told by his grandfather that the West had destroyed everything he owned because he was a Muslim, Javid committed himself entirely to Islam and the Islamic regime’s doctrine of martyrdom.
“We had been completely desensitized to the value of life itself. Life for them [Islamists] doesn’t mean much… What is actually glorified is death, especially for a cause for jihad, for a holy war, to be a martyr,” he said as he explained the mentality among the regime’s supporters and how hard it is for those with a Western mindset to understand this.
“I had a vision of Jesus Christ. I was in my room, praying, and a man appeared to me; his whole being was shining. It was beaming out of him, which scared me first, and I instantly knew that he is holy and just. I knew, no matter how much I prayed, how much I do these things, I have not been just. I have not been holy, and he has to kill me,” Javid claimed.
“But I didn’t want to die, so I asked for forgiveness. I kept repeating, ‘Forgive me, forgive me, forgive me,’ but I didn’t think he would or he could. Then I felt a touch on my shoulder, and he said, ‘I forgive you.’ And I felt, literally, the words penetrating, and I was just lighter.”
He recalled that immediately after the vision, he rushed to the mosque and tried to convince them to convert to Christianity, which led to attempts on his life. Despite this, he continued preaching about Christ, which prompted prison authorities to summon Iranian diplomats to speak with him.
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THE VALUE OF life was not always something understood by Javid. When he was eight, his home in Abadan, Iran, was bombed, and his journey to Islamism began. Told by his grandfather that the West had destroyed everything he owned because he was a Muslim, Javid committed himself entirely to Islam and the Islamic regime’s doctrine of martyrdom.
“We had been completely desensitized to the value of life itself. Life for them [Islamists] doesn’t mean much… What is actually glorified is death, especially for a cause for jihad, for a holy war, to be a martyr,” he said as he explained the mentality among the regime’s supporters and how hard it is for those with a Western mindset to understand this.
“I had a vision of Jesus Christ. I was in my room, praying, and a man appeared to me; his whole being was shining. It was beaming out of him, which scared me first, and I instantly knew that he is holy and just. I knew, no matter how much I prayed, how much I do these things, I have not been just. I have not been holy, and he has to kill me,” Javid claimed.
“But I didn’t want to die, so I asked for forgiveness. I kept repeating, ‘Forgive me, forgive me, forgive me,’ but I didn’t think he would or he could. Then I felt a touch on my shoulder, and he said, ‘I forgive you.’ And I felt, literally, the words penetrating, and I was just lighter.”
He recalled that immediately after the vision, he rushed to the mosque and tried to convince them to convert to Christianity, which led to attempts on his life. Despite this, he continued preaching about Christ, which prompted prison authorities to summon Iranian diplomats to speak with him.
Read Entire Testimony:
An Iranian dissident's journey from Basij executioner to devout Christian | The Jerusalem Post
IRAN AFFIARS: Iranian dissident Afshin Javid describes how the regime indoctrinates children to dream of martyrdom.
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