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THE BIBLICAL DESTINY OF IRAN _ The Truth about Iran Written in the Bible MOVIE · truthunedited

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  Speaker 1: Do you know that the country dominating headlines today Iran
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  Speaker 1: was mentioned in the Bible not once, not twice, but
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  Speaker 1: twenty nine times. That's no small detail about that For
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  Speaker 1: a moment in a world obsessed with global superpowers, the
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  Speaker 1: United States, a nation often linked with modern Christianity, is
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  Speaker 1: not directly mentioned in scripture, not by name, not even once.
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  Speaker 1: And yet Persia, which is modern day Iran, is not
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  Speaker 1: only named, but given a pivotal role in God's word.
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  Speaker 1: This is not just a footnote in biblical history. This
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  Speaker 1: is a divine thread woven through prophecy, deliverance, judgment, and
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  Speaker 1: the return of the King. What if everything happening today,
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  Speaker 1: every alliance, every threat, every movement was already seen and
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  Speaker 1: spoken of by God thousands of years ago. This is
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  Speaker 1: not about news headlines. It's not about partisan opinions or
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  Speaker 1: political alignments. This is about biblical clarity. God's word gives
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  Speaker 1: us a lens through which to understand the present and
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  Speaker 1: more importantly, the future. When we hear about biblical nations,
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  Speaker 1: we often think of Israel, Egypt, Babylon, or Rome, but Persia.
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  Speaker 1: Persia is often overlooked, yet it stands at the crossroads
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  Speaker 1: of prophecy and destiny. It was a nation named by God,
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  Speaker 1: a people used to free His chosen, fund their worship,
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  Speaker 1: protect them from annihilation, and in the last days, according
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  Speaker 1: to scripture, stand against them. It's a story with layers
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  Speaker 1: of grace, of judgment, of sovereignty Isaiah forty six. Ten.
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  Speaker 1: I make known the end from the beginning, from ancient times,
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  Speaker 1: what is still to come. I say, my purpose will stand,
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  Speaker 1: and I will do all that I please. Ecclesiastes one nine.
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  Speaker 1: What has been will be again, What has been done
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  Speaker 1: will be done again. There is nothing new under the sun.
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  Speaker 1: Persia is a key that unlocks prophetic understanding. To ignore
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  Speaker 1: it is to ignore a crucial part of God's end
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  Speaker 1: time revelation. The stage is being set, the pieces are
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  Speaker 1: in motion, and the script it was written long ago
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  Speaker 1: in the unchanging word of God. Let's dive in. To
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  Speaker 1: understand Persha's origin, we must go back to the beginning
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  Speaker 1: after the flood. Genesis ten presents a divine genealogy. It's
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  Speaker 1: not random, it's prophetic. The sons of Noah repopulated the earth,
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  Speaker 1: and each of their lineages shaped future empires. Genesis ten two.
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  Speaker 1: The sons of Jafith, Gomer Magog Madai, Javan Tubal Meshsh
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  Speaker 1: and Tiras Madai. The third son of Jafith, is the
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  Speaker 1: far of the Meds. This group migrated to the region
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  Speaker 1: that we now call Iran. History and archaeology confirm this movement.
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  Speaker 1: Madai's descendants settled in the mountainous regions north of Ilam
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  Speaker 1: and west of the Zagros Range. These were the early Meds,
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  Speaker 1: who later joined with another Indo Iranian group, the Persians,
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  Speaker 1: to form a dual kingdom that shook the ancient world,
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  Speaker 1: the Meadow Persian Empire. Why does this matter because Genesis
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  Speaker 1: ten isn't a list of random people. It's God mapping
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  Speaker 1: out the nations of prophecy. Every name, every line has meaning.
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  Speaker 1: At seventeen twenty six, from one man, he made all
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  Speaker 1: the nations, and he marked out their appointed times in
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  Speaker 1: history and the boundaries of their lands. Madai's bloodline would
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  Speaker 1: grow into a nation that not only ruled over Israel,
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  Speaker 1: but also protected and preserved God's covenant people. Persia's beginning
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  Speaker 1: was divinely guided from the line of Japhith, traditionally seen
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  Speaker 1: as the father of the Gentile nations. God raised up
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  Speaker 1: a people to serve his purposes. This alliance between the
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  Speaker 1: Medes and the Persians, officially formalized around the sixth century
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  Speaker 1: b C. Became one of the most powerful empires the
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  Speaker 1: world had ever seen. But unlike other empires, the meadow
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  Speaker 1: Persian Empire is remembered in scripture not merely for conquest,
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  Speaker 1: but for being used by God Proverbs sixteen four. The
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  Speaker 1: Lord has made everything for its own purpose, even the wicked,
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  Speaker 1: for the day of evil. From the beginning, Persia was
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  Speaker 1: destined to play a role in God's redemptive plan, not
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  Speaker 1: because they sought him, but because He appointed them. Imagine
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  Speaker 1: a prophecy so specific that it names a king over
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  Speaker 1: a century before he is born. That's exactly what we
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  Speaker 1: find in the writings of the prophet Isiah. During a
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  Speaker 1: time when the Babylonian Empire still thrived and Jerusalem had
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  Speaker 1: not yet been destroyed. Isiah wrote about a Persian king
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  Speaker 1: named Cyrus who would rise up and play a key
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  Speaker 1: role in Israel's future restoration. Isiah forty four twenty eight,
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  Speaker 1: who says of Cyrus, he is my shepherd, and shall
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  Speaker 1: perform all my pleasure, saying to Jerusalem, you shall be
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  Speaker 1: built and to the temple, your foundation shall be laid
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  Speaker 1: Isiah forty five one to four. Thus says the Lord
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  Speaker 1: to his anointed, to Cyrus. For the sake of Jacob
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  Speaker 1: my servant and Israel, my chosen, I summon you by
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  Speaker 1: name and bestow on you a title of honor. Though
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  Speaker 1: you do not acknowledge me. Isaiah calls Cyrus my shepherd
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  Speaker 1: and even my anointed, a title usually reserved for God's
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  Speaker 1: chosen ones. Cyrus didn't know God, he didn't serve the
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  Speaker 1: God of Israel. Yet God chose him to fulfill his purpose,
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  Speaker 1: and history tells us it happened exactly as Isaiah prophesied.
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  Speaker 1: In five hundred thirty nine b c. Cyrus conquered Babylon.
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  Speaker 1: One year later, he issued a decree allowing the Jewish
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  Speaker 1: people to return to Jerusalem and rebuild the Temple Ezra
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  Speaker 1: one one to two. In the first year of Cyrus
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  Speaker 1: king of Persia, the Lord stirred up the spirit of Cyrus.
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  Speaker 1: The Lord, God of Heaven, has given me all the
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  Speaker 1: kingdoms of the earth, and he has appointed me to
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  Speaker 1: build a house for him at Jerusalem. This wasn't just
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  Speaker 1: a random act of tolerance. It was the fulfillment of
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  Speaker 1: a prophecy spoken over a century prior. Cyrus even returned
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  Speaker 1: the sacred temple vessels that Nebucadnezzar had taken. God moved
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  Speaker 1: the heart of a pagan king to fulfill his covenant
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  Speaker 1: with his people. This demonstrates a critical truth. God is
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  Speaker 1: sovereign over kings, over empires, over history. Proverbs twenty one,
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  Speaker 1: verse one. The king's heart is a stream of water
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  Speaker 1: in the hand of the Lord, He turns it wherever
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  Speaker 1: he will. Persia's rise wasn't just geopolitical, it was prophetic.
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  Speaker 1: Cyrus was the first of many Persian kings to be
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  Speaker 1: used by God for the preservation and restoration of Israel.
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  Speaker 1: Under his successors, such as Darius and art Exerxes, the
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  Speaker 1: Jewish people would continue their rebuilding efforts. Persia wasn't just
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  Speaker 1: tolerated in scripture. It was divinely appointed to play a
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  Speaker 1: role in restoring the Jewish people to their land, funding
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  Speaker 1: the temple reconstruction, and securing their safety after captivity. While
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  Speaker 1: Babylon represents judgment, Persia represents mercy, a nation used by
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  Speaker 1: God to bless his covenant people. The lesson here God
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  Speaker 1: can use any one regardless of their background or beliefs,
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  Speaker 1: to fulfill his purposes. Kings may not acknowledge him, but
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  Speaker 1: they still serve his plan. Persia stands as a testimony
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  Speaker 1: that God writes history before it happens. Isiah fourteen twenty four.
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  Speaker 1: The Lord of Hosts has sworn surely, as I have thought,
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  Speaker 1: so it shall come to pass, and as I have purposed,
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  Speaker 1: so it shall stand. Roughly sixty years after Cyrus issued
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  Speaker 1: his decree, many Jews still lived throughout the Persian Empire.
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  Speaker 1: It was during the reign of King Xerxes the First,
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  Speaker 1: also known as Ahaswaras, that one of the most dramatic
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  Speaker 1: stories of deliverance unfolded. The story of Esther. The Book
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  Speaker 1: of Esther is not just a tale of pallace intrigue.
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  Speaker 1: It's a divine orchestration of events within a foreign empire.
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  Speaker 1: God's name isn't mentioned once in the entire book, but
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  Speaker 1: his fingerprints are on every page. Esther, a young Jewish woman,
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  Speaker 1: becomes queen of Persia, a kingdom that stretched from India
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  Speaker 1: to Ethiopia, covering one hundred twenty seven provinces ester one one.
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  Speaker 1: At the same time, a high ranking official named Hayman
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  Speaker 1: plots to annihilate the Jews after being offended by Mordecai,
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  Speaker 1: Ester's cousin. Hayman's plan was not just personal revenge, it
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  Speaker 1: was jenasidel. He convinced the king to sign a decree
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  Speaker 1: authorizing the extermination of every Jew in the empire. The
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  Speaker 1: entire Messianic line, the promise of a savior was at risk,
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  Speaker 1: but God had already placed his deliverer in position. When
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  Speaker 1: Esther hesitated to speak up, Mordecai reminded her, Esther four fourteen,
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  Speaker 1: who knows whether you have come to the kingdom for
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  Speaker 1: such a time as this? Esther chose courage. She risked
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  Speaker 1: her life by approaching the king uninvited, a crime punishable
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  Speaker 1: by death. Through a divinely orchestrated series of banquets, Esther
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  Speaker 1: exposed Hayman's plan. The King reversed the decree, Hayman was executed,
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  Speaker 1: and the Jews were saved. This deliverance became the foundation
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  Speaker 1: for the Jewish festival of Purim, still celebrated to this day.
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  Speaker 1: God used the courts of Persia not only to return
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  Speaker 1: his people to the land, but also to preserve them
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  Speaker 1: from extinction. Persia once again became an instrument of divine mercy.
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  Speaker 1: Even though the empire was pagan, God had placed his
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  Speaker 1: people in places of influence, ready to act when the
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  Speaker 1: time came Psalm thirty three, ten to eleven. The Lord
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  Speaker 1: foils the plans of the nations. He thwarts the purposes
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  Speaker 1: of the peoples, But the plans of the Lord stand
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  Speaker 1: firm forever. The prophet Daniel received visions so specific and
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  Speaker 1: detailed that they have silenced critics and amazed scholars for centuries.
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  Speaker 1: Though he lived in Babylonian exile, Daniel's prophecies would reveal
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  Speaker 1: the rise and fall of empires long before they happened,
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  Speaker 1: including the Middo Persian Empire. In Daniel, too, the Babylonian
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  Speaker 1: king nebucad Nezzer dreams of a statue made of various materials. Daniel,
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  Speaker 1: under divine revelation, interprets the image Daniel two thirty two
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  Speaker 1: to thirty three. The head was of fine gold Babylon,
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  Speaker 1: its chest and arms of silver meadow Persia, its Bellian
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  Speaker 1: thighs of bronze Greece, its legs of iron Rome, and
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  Speaker 1: its feet partly of iron and partly of clay. Divided
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  Speaker 1: future kingdom. This vision portrays successive world empires that would
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  Speaker 1: rule the known world. The silver chest and arms represent
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  Speaker 1: the Meadow Persian empire, two arms symbolizing the dual nature
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  Speaker 1: of the alliance, with Persia ultimately becoming dominant. Then in
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  Speaker 1: Daniel seven, the prophet receives another vision, this time of
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  Speaker 1: four beasts rising from the sea. These represent the same
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  Speaker 1: empires seen in the statue, but from a heavenly perspective.
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  Speaker 1: The second beast, described as a bear raised up on
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  Speaker 1: one side with three ribs in its mouth, represents Meadow Persia.
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  Speaker 1: Daniel seven. Five, And behold another beast, a second like
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  Speaker 1: a bear. It was raised up on one side, and
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  Speaker 1: it had three ribs in its mouth, And it was
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  Speaker 1: told a rise devour much flesh. The bear raised on
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  Speaker 1: one side reflects Persia's dominance over media. The three ribs
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  Speaker 1: likely represent Persia's major conquests, Lydia, Babylon, and Egypt. Then
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  Speaker 1: comes Daniel eight. This is perhaps the clearest reference to
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  Speaker 1: Persia in prophecy. Daniel sees a ram with two horns
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  Speaker 1: charging westward, northward, and southward. No beast could stand before it,
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  Speaker 1: but suddenly a goat with a large horn Greece. Alexander
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  Speaker 1: the Great strikes the ram and destroys it Daniel eight twenty.
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  Speaker 1: The ram that you saw with the two horns are
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  Speaker 1: the kings of Media and Persia Daniel, late twenty one.
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  Speaker 1: The goat is the king of Greece, and the great
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  Speaker 1: horn between its eyes is the first king. This vision
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  Speaker 1: was fulfilled in staggering detail. Alexander the Great's conquest of
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  Speaker 1: Persia was swift, unexpected, and world changing. The fact that
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  Speaker 1: Daniel saw all of this two centuries before it happened
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  Speaker 1: is proof of divine authorship. Isiah forty two nine. Behold,
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  Speaker 1: the former things have come to pass, and new things
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  Speaker 1: I now declare before they spring forth, I tell you
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  Speaker 1: of them. What's the takeaway? Persia's role in Biblical prophecy
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  Speaker 1: wasn't only historical. It was foretold by name, its conquest described,
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  Speaker 1: and its fall predicted. God gave Daniel and us a
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  Speaker 1: blueprint for world history to remind us that he alone
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  Speaker 1: writes the future. When Jesus was born, Gentiles were among
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  Speaker 1: the first to recognize and honor him. Not Roman senators,
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  Speaker 1: not Jewish rulers, but wise men from the east. These men,
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  Speaker 1: known as the magi came bearing gifts and worship, But
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  Speaker 1: who were they really Matthew two one to two. Now,
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  Speaker 1: after Jesus was born in Bethlehem, magi from the east
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  Speaker 1: came to Jerusalem, saying, where is he who has been
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  Speaker 1: born King of the Jews? For we saw his star
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  Speaker 1: when it rose and have come to worship him. The
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  Speaker 1: Megi were not random travelers. Historically, the magi were part
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  Speaker 1: of the priestly caste of the Medes and Persians, highly
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  Speaker 1: respected scholars, astronomers, and religious authorities. Many scholars believe they
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  Speaker 1: originated from the region of Persia now considered this. Daniel,
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  Speaker 1: centuries earlier, had been made chief of the Magi in
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  Speaker 1: Babylon Daniel two forty eight. Then the king made Daniel
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  Speaker 1: ruler over the whole province of Babylon and chief over
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  Speaker 1: all its wise men. It's possible that Daniel's prophecies, including
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  Speaker 1: the seventy Weeks of Daniel nine, which predicted the timing
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  Speaker 1: of Massaiah's arrival, were preserved and passed down through generations
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  Speaker 1: of magi. By the time of jesus birth, These Persian
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  Speaker 1: scholars could have been anticipating a heavenly sign based on
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  Speaker 1: Daniel's writings, and when they saw the star, they acted.
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  Speaker 1: They traveled a great distance to bring prophetic gifts, gold
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  Speaker 1: for royalty, frankincense for divinity, and myrrh for suffering and
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  Speaker 1: burial Isaiah sixty six. The wealth of the nations shall
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  Speaker 1: come to you. They shall bring gold and frankincense, and
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  Speaker 1: shall bring good news the praises of the Lord. These
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  Speaker 1: Persian magi became the first recorded Gentiles to worship Jesus.
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  Speaker 1: They honored the new born king with gifts and humility,
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  Speaker 1: while others in Israel remained unaware or indifferent. What a
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  Speaker 1: powerful irony that the same region, now so hostile to
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  Speaker 1: the Gospel was once home to men who sought the
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  Speaker 1: Messiah Romans nine twenty five. Those who were not my people,
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  Speaker 1: I will call my people, and her who was not beloved,
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  Speaker 1: I will call beloved. God used Persian gentles to confirm
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  Speaker 1: the arrival of the Savior. The testimony of the magi
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  Speaker 1: reminds us that no nation is outside of God's plan.
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  Speaker 1: He calls all people to himself. The prophetic role of
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  Speaker 1: Persia doesn't end with the Old Testament historical accounts. In fact,
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  Speaker 1: some of the most dramatic end times prophecies in scripture
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  Speaker 1: name Persia directly as a central figure in the final
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  Speaker 1: rebellion against Israel and against God himself. This prophecy is
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  Speaker 1: found in Ezekiel thirty eight to thirty nine, a pair
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  Speaker 1: of chapters known for their apocalyptic imagery and clear outline
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  Speaker 1: of a coming war in the latter years. Ezekiel thirty
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  Speaker 1: eight five Persia, Cush, and put will be with them
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  Speaker 1: all with sh yield and helmet. Here Persia is listed
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  Speaker 1: among a coalition of nations led by Gog from the
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  Speaker 1: land of Magog, often associated by scholars with the territory
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  Speaker 1: of modern day Russia. This coalition also includes Meshek and Tubul,
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  Speaker 1: often linked to regions in modern Turkey, Goma, Beth Togama, Kush,
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  Speaker 1: modern Sudan, Ethiopia, and Put Libya. Together, this alliance marches
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  Speaker 1: against a reborn and secure Israel, a condition not fulfilled
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  Speaker 1: until the modern state of Israel was established in nineteen
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  Speaker 1: forty eight. Ezekiel thirty eight eight. After many days, you
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  Speaker 1: will be called to arms. In future years, you will
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  Speaker 1: invade a land that has recovered from war, whose people
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  Speaker 1: were gathered from many nations to the mountains of Israel.
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  Speaker 1: This clearly points to a regathered Israel, something that never
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  Speaker 1: existed until our modern is Er. We are the first
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  Speaker 1: generation since ancient times to see this prophecy potentially fulfilled.
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  Speaker 1: What's more staggering is how this invasion is stopped not
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  Speaker 1: by Israel's military strength, not by global diplomacy, but by
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  Speaker 1: the direct supernatural intervention of God Ezekiel thirty eight, nineteen
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  Speaker 1: to twenty two. In my zeal And fiery wrath, there
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  Speaker 1: shall be a great earthquake. I will summon a sword
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  Speaker 1: against God. I will execute judgment on him with plague
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  Speaker 1: and bloodshed. I will pour down torrents of rain, hailstones,
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  Speaker 1: and burning sulfur. God destroys this vast coalition, not merely
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  Speaker 1: to defend Israel, but to reveal his glory, Ezekiel, thirty
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  Speaker 1: eight twenty three. So I will show my greatness and
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  Speaker 1: my holiness, and I will make myself known in the
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  Speaker 1: sight of many nations. Then they will know that I
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  Speaker 1: am the Lord. In chapter thirty nine, the aftermath is
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  Speaker 1: described in graphic detail. It takes seven months to bury
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  Speaker 1: the dead. The devastation is so massive that it reshapes
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  Speaker 1: global politics. But again, this is not merely about earthly war.
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  Speaker 1: It is about divine justice and prophecy. Fulfilled Persia, once
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  Speaker 1: used by God to deliver his people, is now part
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  Speaker 1: of an alliance destined for judgment. This isn't a contradiction,
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  Speaker 1: It's a divine pattern. Nations can shift from being instruments
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  Speaker 1: of mercy to instruments of rebellion, but through it all
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  Speaker 1: God's purposes remain unchanged Revelation nineteen eleven. With justice, he
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  Speaker 1: judges and wages war. This prophecy reminds us that Iran
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  Speaker 1: Persia is not just a historical footnote. It is a
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  Speaker 1: prophetic actor, and the drama of Ezekiel thirty eight is
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  Speaker 1: not past, it is future. While Iran's government aligns with
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  Speaker 1: the prophecy of Ezekiel thirty eight, something extraordinary is happening
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  Speaker 1: beneath the surface, something the news rarely reports. A spiritual awakening.
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  Speaker 1: Despite being one of the most repressive regimes toward Christianity,
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  Speaker 1: Iran is home to one of the fastest growing underground
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  Speaker 1: churches in the world. This revival isn't fueled by Western
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  Speaker 1: missionaries or church buildings. It's driven by dreams, visions, and
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  Speaker 1: direct encounters with Jesus Christ. Joel to twenty eight, and
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  Speaker 1: it shall come to pass afterward that I will pour
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  Speaker 1: out my spirit on all flesh. Your sons and your
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  Speaker 1: daughter shall prophesy. Numerous testimonies from former Muslims tell of
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  Speaker 1: men and women, especially young people and women, who are
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  Speaker 1: receiving visions of Christ. Some report dreams where Jesus appears
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  Speaker 1: to them in white robes, calling them to follow him.
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  Speaker 1: These believers often gather in secret house churches, hiding from authorities,
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  Speaker 1: risking imprisonment, torture, or death. Yet the church continues to
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  Speaker 1: grow Matthew sixteen eighteen. I will build my church, and
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  Speaker 1: the gates of Hell shall not prevail against it. This
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  Speaker 1: dual reality is sobering. The government of Iran stands poised
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  Speaker 1: to fulfill end time prophecy as an enemy of Israel,
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  Speaker 1: while the people of Iran are encountering Jesus in increasing numbers.
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  Speaker 1: This reflects a biblical pattern. While God judges nations, he
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  Speaker 1: also rescues individuals from within them. Sect. Two Peter three nine.
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  Speaker 1: The Lord is not slow in keeping his promise. He
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  Speaker 1: is patient with you, not wanting anyone to perish, but
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  Speaker 1: everyone to come to repentance. As Iran's regime aligns with
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  Speaker 1: nations like Russia and Turkey, exactly as Ezekiel described. The
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  Speaker 1: spirit of God is moving behind the scenes, transforming hearts.
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  Speaker 1: Our response should be one of urgency, compassion, and prayer,
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  Speaker 1: not fear. These believers are part of God's remnant, just
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  Speaker 1: as He always preserves for himself a people, even in
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  Speaker 1: the darkest places Romans eleven five. So too, at the
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  Speaker 1: present time, there is a remnant chosen by grace. The
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  Speaker 1: story of Persia is not just about a nation. It's
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  Speaker 1: about a God who rules over nations. From Genesis to Revelation,
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  Speaker 1: Persia modern Iran is a prophetic thread, reminding us that
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  Speaker 1: God alone directs the course of human history. Proverbs twenty one,
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  Speaker 1: verse one. The king's heart is in the hand of
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  Speaker 1: the Lord, like rivers of water. He turns it wherever
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  Speaker 1: he wishes. God raised up Persia to deliver his people
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  Speaker 1: through Cyrus. He preserved Israel through Esther in the Persian court.
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  Speaker 1: He revealed world history through visions given to Daniel during
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  Speaker 1: the Persian era. He brought gentile Magi from Persia to
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  Speaker 1: worship the new born Christ, and in the end, he
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  Speaker 1: reveals that Persia will join a rebellion that will ultimately
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  Speaker 1: end in divine judgment. This shows us something vital. No
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  Speaker 1: nation is fixed in its role forever. Persia has been
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  Speaker 1: used by God for mercy and will be judged for rebellion.
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  Speaker 1: The same could be said for any nation Daniel four
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  Speaker 1: thirty five. All the peoples of the earth are regarded
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  Speaker 1: as nothing. He does as he pleases. No one can
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  Speaker 1: hold back his hand or say to him, what have
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  Speaker 1: you done. This is not about national pride or geopolitical forecasting.
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  Speaker 1: It's about recordgizing God's hand in world events. It's about
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  Speaker 1: reading the signs of the times with open Bibles and
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  Speaker 1: open hearts Matthew twenty four to six. You will hear
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  Speaker 1: of wars and rumors of wars, but the end is
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  Speaker 1: not yet. We must not be deceived or distracted. The
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  Speaker 1: role of Persia is a warning, a sign post, and
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  Speaker 1: a call, a call to watch, a call to pray,
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  Speaker 1: a call to preach the gospel to every nation, especially
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  Speaker 1: those that seem most resistant Matthew twenty four fourteen. And
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  Speaker 1: this Gospel of the Kingdom will be preached in the
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  Speaker 1: whole world, and then the end will come. Persia's story
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  Speaker 1: proves that God is always in control and when the
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  Speaker 1: final chapter is written, every knee will bow not to kings,
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  Speaker 1: not to empires, but to Jesus Christ, the King of kings.
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  Speaker 1: Philippians two ten to eleven that at the name of Jesus,
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  Speaker 1: every knee should bow, and every tongue acknowledge that Jesus
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  Speaker 1: Christ is Lord to the glory of God the Father.
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  Speaker 1: This is not just the story of Persia. This is
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  Speaker 1: the story of prophecy, the story of redemption, the story
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  Speaker 1: of the kingdom that is coming, and it's unfolding in
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  Speaker 1: our time.