Marjan was born in Iran. She was a devout Muslim, of the majority Twelver Shi'ism. She would never miss daily prayers and fasting. She wanted to follow Allah religiously to the tee in all that she did.
She later moved to Germany, which was a very lonely and depressing time for her. She even contemplated suicide. She met a Christian lady there who told her about Jesus. Marjan desired the peace and joy her friend had following Jesus, but Jesus was only a prophet for her. Marjan accepted prayer, because she desired the peace that she lacked. That same evening she slept really well and had great peace. In the morning, as she was getting breakfast at a cafeteria in the refugee camp, she said to herself: Jesus, if you are God, I believe in you. That's when she felt her whole body tingle as if rain was pouring all over her.
That night, her daughter had a dream. The dream was very unique, as she dreamt that in the darkness she saw a light. And the light said that 'I am a thief, I come to steal you'. How can a thief be light? But when Marjan shared this dream with her Christian friend, she was shocked to learn that there's a similar verse in the Bible where Jesus said He is coming like a thief in the night on the Day of Judgment. The dream was a confirmation for Marjan that believing in Jesus was the right choice and had no further doubts.
Marjan has a simple request to anyone watching her testimony: simply let go of your prejudices. Many people have a fixed idea of who Jesus is and are unwilling to let go of that mindset. This is the verse from the Bible she wants to share with people:
Isaiah 40:28-31
Have you not known? Have you not heard? The Lord is the everlasting God, the Creator of the ends of the earth. He does not faint or grow weary; his understanding is unsearchable. He gives power to the faint, and to him who has no might he increases strength. Even youths shall faint and be weary, and young men shall fall exhausted; but they who wait for the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings like eagles; they shall run and not be weary; they shall walk and not faint.
Please watch her testimony in Farsi with English subtitles here.
Shah was born and raised as a Shia Muslim originally from northwest Iran. His mother tongue is Azeri which is spoken in Azerbaijan, but he also learned Farsi, the Iranian national language. He followed the Muslim rituals because he wanted to avoid hell. But it did not give him any peace. He disliked having to regurgitate prayers in Arabic, a foreign language that he wasn't familiar with.
Over time, there was a Christian acquaintance that told him, did you know that Jesus loves you? That touched Shah, but he felt unworthy of God’s love. This Christian man kept on showing him unconditional love and inviting Shah to church. Shah had never gone to church. But after declining multiple times, Shah finally went and was immediately surprised at the worship that took place at that church. Shah read the lyrics of the songs being played. Then he mediated on what he heard, that Jesus is the prince of peace. It was then that Shah had a vision seeing his life story in a minute, all in black and white images. And he realized that in his life, he had not found any peace and it made Shah weep. Then he heard and re-read the words from Matthew 6:33 – “But seek first the kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all these things will be added to you”. He had never read a Bible before. But the words of that verse blew him away with God's peace. Every day he asked God for peace and his prayer was answered.
Shah started to compare the Bible and the Qur'an. He found out that there was actually no comparison because the Bible was far superior. Shah fell in love with Jesus' teachings. Although Shah found peace in Christ, he struggled with the concept of the trinity, that God the Father, God the Son and God the Holy Spirit where three in one. He then received a dream, and saw that he was dead and inside a casket. Then he saw a cross making him alive. It was then that Shah realized that Jesus Christ to be his Lord and Saviour. The dream was clear. Shah was dead, but the cross brought him to life. This dream was a definitive answer to Shah's prayer. Listen to Shah's testimony here!
Fatima was born to a Muslim family in Iran. Allah was the only God that she knew. But Allah was a distant creator, never a personal God. She had a big burden that she could feel that wouldn't go away. She needed to know God. So Fatima kept on seeking for God and was desperately in tears looking for the real God by looking at the sun or even reading coffee grounds. Until one day, she had a dream of Jesus and her walking in a garden. Jesus asked, do you want to follow me? Fatima didn't really understand. How could she follow someone she only knew as a prophet of old?
Fatima moved to the US. She continued to had dreams of her and her family attending old churches, modern churches. She had a friend that accepted Jesus and he shared with her the peace and joy that he had with Christ. She wanted that.
One day she went to a church. And someone asked her if she believed Jesus is God. She said - sure, I will find out if He is not eventually. So she prayed and accepted Jesus. That's when the burden she lived with for many years, finally went away. Today, Fatima's mother, brother and 2 sisters are also following Jesus. Listen to her testimony!
This girl grew up in Iran and Turkey with her dad in prison since she was a young age. But when she was 9, Jesus appeared to her father in a dream/vision. Jesus called her father to repent from his sins and He would forgive him.
This girl used to be normal/active, but later this girl got paralyzed because of an infection that blocked her nerves. It caused her to lose control of her hands and feet. It was a traumatic experience.
When she was a teenager, her dad wanted her to go to church. Her mother opposed, but they went anyway. Instead of feeling like a piece of meat, she now felt loved. People loved her as a person made in the image of God. People prayed for her.
Her mother said that she would believe if her daughter was miraculously healed. She went to bed, praying to Jesus. She hoped to be healed so that her mother could believe. That night, she had a dream. A man in white with a shiny face walked into the room. He said: 'Do you want to get healed?'. Ok then - be healed. He put a cross on her hand and left. The next morning, she was so happy! They went to check at the hospital, and the doctor was shocked. The disease was gone. When her mom heard that, she bowed to her knees and believed in Jesus.
She believes in Jesus - someone who resurrected and is alive and promised eternal life.
Listen to the story of Muhammad from Iran. Muhammad did not agree with people being killed in his home country through the government. After he went to study abroad in Europe, he came back and was tortured for dancing at a wedding in Iran. The wounds almost claimed his life, but he survived. He left Iran for good and got married. 20 years later, his wife left him and Muhammad was devastated.
Muhammad knew about Jesus, although he never went to church before. So he prayed for help. Jesus appeared to him through a vision with an unexplainable warmth and grasping his outstretched arm. Later Muhammad got an invitation from a pastor to go to church. He didn't connect the two together at a time, but then Jesus appeared to him again. This time in a dream. Jesus told Muhammad: 'Son, you asked for help. So, go to church.'
You can ask anything, and you shall receive.
Mehdi is from Iran. He followed to the traditions of Islam for years. But he was open to have people pray for him. He was open to watch the Jesus Film. He was open to making friends that were not Muslims. He saw genuine love and hospitality.
He had a decision to make. Instead of reciting foreign Arabic prayers 5 times a day, he simply asked God for the truth. And he got his confirmation through a dream!
This is the story of Nahid from Iran. She faced a lot of adversity in life as she moved to Turkey. But something special happened there. As she was dealing with depression, she met a family that was desperate in need of leaving the country. This connected her to a priest from an Armenian church. And then she got an amazing dream that made her weep incessantly. Listen to how this miraculous dream from God led her to Jesus. Enjoy!
Listen to the powerful testimony of this Iranian man. God kept on opening doors that weren't there. God faithfully shows up. He answers prayer. This is just one of many people having dreams of Jesus in a small town in Iran.
Do you live in a place where people cannot openly share about who Jesus really is? But would that stop God from revealing Himself to you? People like Marzieh are among many Iranians who met Jesus in a dream, and it changed her forever. The love she felt from God had no comparison.
Iranians are truth seekers. I hope you will seek and find the truth. God bless you.
Listen to Maryam, how she came to accept Jesus as her Lord and Saviour, and her testimony of enduring hardship from a prison in Iran.
Found myself watching this testimony with my mouth wide open. Can you believe that Jesus appeared in a vision to a former Iranian Hezbollah? A man that participated in hanging non-Muslim infidels, a man that taught the Qur'an to his cell mates, a man that dwelled deep into Islam. Listen to this fantastic testimony.
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