We three Iranians: Satellites stars and smart phones
As we prepare for another nativity, I've been considering the link between the Three Wise men from the East, probably Iran, and the thousands of Iranian believers today.
These three Iranians represent a massive prophetic promise. The first to come from far off to worship Jesus. Following a star, beginning a journey based on limited revelation, ending in submission to Christ and a total rejection of their old lives and world views. They point prophetically to the millions who have and will come to Christ from across Asia, from the Middle East, through Iraq, Iran, India and Pakistan. They are a foretaste of the many who will follow in their footsteps.
Today we don't hear stories of stars in the sky. However, there are many stories of Muslim background believers in the oppressive Iranian regime who have dreams and visions of Jesus. Many too who are stopped in their tracks by a satellite broadcast beamed into their homes, or a youtube clip about Jesus onto their smart phones.
Perhaps 60,000 Iranians around the world follow Jesus today. Three has become 60,000, just in our generation. A star has become a satellite, the outcome the same - a journey to find the truth about Jesus. The prophetic plan of God from the very beginning, to gather worshippers to Jesus from across the nations is accelerating.
These three Iranians represent a massive prophetic promise. The first to come from far off to worship Jesus. Following a star, beginning a journey based on limited revelation, ending in submission to Christ and a total rejection of their old lives and world views. They point prophetically to the millions who have and will come to Christ from across Asia, from the Middle East, through Iraq, Iran, India and Pakistan. They are a foretaste of the many who will follow in their footsteps.
Today we don't hear stories of stars in the sky. However, there are many stories of Muslim background believers in the oppressive Iranian regime who have dreams and visions of Jesus. Many too who are stopped in their tracks by a satellite broadcast beamed into their homes, or a youtube clip about Jesus onto their smart phones.
Perhaps 60,000 Iranians around the world follow Jesus today. Three has become 60,000, just in our generation. A star has become a satellite, the outcome the same - a journey to find the truth about Jesus. The prophetic plan of God from the very beginning, to gather worshippers to Jesus from across the nations is accelerating.
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