Posted on 11/25/2016 6:25:52 PM PST by freedom44
The underground church movement in Iran is growing despite the regime's crackdown on Christians. Hundreds are being baptized in large ceremonies and people are praising Jesus for saving them from despair and suicide, according to Christian ministries working in the region.
Elam Ministries reported earlier this week that more than 200 Iranians and Afghans were baptized in a large service just outside the Islamic Republic of Iran, with eight different Persian-speaking churches attending.
The group said that 20 years ago, estimates put the number of believers in Iran at only 2,000–5,000 people, but new statistics are saying there could be anywhere between 300,000 to 1 million Christians in the country.
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Great ministry, leading 10s of thousands to Christ.
Jesus is drawing ever nearer to the world.
My hope is that Trump can negotiate a deal between the Palestinians and Jews to allow them to rebuild the Temple and hasten the rapture.
Awesome.
If this is the spot on the Lord’s schedule for it, it would look like Donald Trump would be involved.
“Although He was with a rich man in His death.”
The greatest impediment to the spread of Christianity and the salvation of the world is the decadence of Western Civilization.
This is a nothingburger to the Lord. If “His people” will not praise Him, He will make the stones cry out.
The Western world should not consider itself so important. It should consider the danger of shrugging off personal participation in the salvation of Christ however.
Praise God! There is a revival throughout the Middle East.
Pray America woke
As you correctly point out, God's Gospel and His Spirit are unstoppable.
I’ll be that crazy guy over there with the harp singing to beat the band.
“My hope is that Trump can negotiate a deal between the Palestinians and Jews to allow them to rebuild the Temple and hasten the rapture.”
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I suspect God already has His timeline set down and isn’t going to have His hand forced by Trump or any other human.
Thank you, Lord. Jesus Christ, and not Allah, is the only hope for anyone including Iranians.
. . . This verse has been in my head since before the elections . . .
“1 Corinthians 15:52King James Version (KJV)
52 In a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trump: for the trumpet shall sound, and the dead shall be raised incorruptible, and we shall be changed.”
Trump has said that he (and his administration) would not forcefully impose on Israel to accept any kind of agreement, and honor their sovereignty; we will see what comes of that. Agreed, God is the “I AM” and He alone will decide what comes of the philistinians and His People as it is written in His Word, no matter how the rebellious masses on Earth move government leaders like pieces on a Chess board.
Ezekiel 38-39, I believe is about to take place. Russia has set all of its assets in place (noted in news now troops in Egypt) including the nations who will fight with Putin, and I also believe the arson fires set all over Israel are meant as a diversion and to attempt to spread thin the IDF.
But no worries, The Lord God Almighty, the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob will wipe out the entire enemy forces by scaring them so badly that they will turn their weapons on each other, and God Himself will send upon them blood and pestilence (plagues), overflowing rain, hail, fire and brimstone (Ezekiel 38:19-23). He will then strike the enemy troops on the mountains of Israel, and Russia’s heart, and destroy them (Ezekiel 39:1-6).
Revelation 22:20-21 “He which testifieth these things saith, Surely I come quickly. Amen. Even so, come, Lord Jesus.
21 The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all. Amen.”
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