• • • • Welcome to the Middle East. Report your connection to truthful reporting on Israel, • the Middle east and • what's going on there in that part of the world. We connect you to the people, places and the land of Israel and we bring you the truth • of what's happening in that part of the world. Because • • truth is hard to find these days. You have to dig really, really deep because there is so much deception happening out there when it comes to things in the Middle east and Israel and the Jewish people. • • • But today we're going to talk about a country that is in the news a lot. • • It seems like they're always in the news. And that country is Iran. • And we hear how Iran is uh, the chief sponsor of terrorism. They want to wipe out Israel. I mean they're constantly saying that death to America. So we have all of that. We got a lot • • to talk about with this country. But in the midst of all of that, God is doing something amazing. God is moving in the country of Iran and we're going to talk about that and • • • what's happening in our country when it comes to • • this Islamic invasion • • • that's happening. We got a special guest with us here on American Family Radio, Shah Ahmadi. Shah is with uh, Iran Alive, an incredible organization. • • • They • use uh, satellite TV to go directly into • • • Iran. They bypass all the government authorities there and they • • • preach the gospel, they share the gospel. They support the underground church there. Shah, thank you for joining us today.
It's honor, Jon, thank you for having me.
I love what you guys do at Iran Alive. And it's amazing • • to see how God is moving in that country even in the midst of all the • • darkness. So we're going to be talking about that and so many other things. You actually are Iranian, • • you uh, • • • were born in Iran?
Yes, I born in Iran, 1983. • • So I went to mosque when I was age 8. In age 13 I memorized most part of Quran. So I was a very committed Muslim. • • So I left Iran when I was age 22, heading to England. And for 17 years I lived in England. • • • That's where I came to Christ. That's where I heard the gospel for first time. • And three years ago I moved to Dallas. I'm living in state and serving as a director of strategic alliance with • Dr. Hormos, founder of Iran Life Ministry.
Well, I'm glad you got out of Europe, uh, • • • because when you think about • • Europe, • • • • you have to think about this Islamic invasion that has happened in Europe.
So • • • • since you mentioned Europe • and you uh, know you mentioned England and • • what's going on there, In Europe, uh, we hear a lot about the Islamic invasion. And you know exactly what's happening there.
Ah, yeah, we should change the name of London to Londonistan because • • Europe is no longer Europe. And because of the, • • as you mentioned what happened over there, because of the lack of wisdom of the political • • • people whom they make a decision. Unfortunately, because of unwise decision they made • • last 20 years, we see the result happening right now. Over 2,000 mosques. All over • • United Kingdomnomics, • • more mosques. Uh, they are • • planting, they are buying, they are turning the church • to the mosque. And in unusual way, nine mayor of the big city in England, they are Muslim. • • And not just only they are Muslim who they are in politics, they are using their power • • to invasion. So that is for them. I say to • many people in our audience in America and uk, • • • those Muslims • • • they are in politics or they looking for the agenda. They using Western democracy • • • not as a goal, they using as a door for their own agenda. So I say democracy • • for them is not the goal, is a door. • • They can misuse that • • • to do what they agenda, what is the agenda? Uh, they want to see • Islam take over the world. And they did it in London, they did it in UK • they there's 800 Sharia court in there. In some area in London you can't walk without hijab proper. • • The Islamic way of that. Can you imagine? • • So if some Christian they are preaching the gospel, they would arrest • street evangelism and others. • • In England I faced the same thing. I lived there, I was preaching, sharing the gospel. And uh, many area Muslims they were • • not just only against us, but the police didn't want to do anything. But same Muslim they had freedom • to spread • • • • • uh, the Quran in city center of those city. We were • • • forbidden to do so. So can you imagine Christian country • • used to send this m machinery. • • Right now they become • • • • fastest growing Islamic country in the world. • •
Welcome to England and Europe. You mentioned about German, you talk about • • France, you talk about Belgium, talk about just mention. And there are • • • 50 • million • • Muslim in Europe right now.
Yeah, there is a solution • in. • • And I think • • • • we're going to talk about that solution and maybe what the church can do, because I know that's a heartbeat. You work with pastors • • across the United States. • • • • •
But as we think about what's happening in our country • • • • and as we want to pray for this, we have to understand • • • that it's spiritual. It's a spiritual demonic warfare. Am I right?
100%. You know, Islam is • • not the religion, it's a political • • • • • • movement • • • • system which is In Ephesians, • • uh, 6, 11, 12, we read it said our • • uh, fight • is not against flesh and um, blood, against spiritual authority, powers. • So when we're talking about that power, this is the one of those demonic movement, demonic power. • They try to rule. When you hear the name Allah or Allah Akbar, each time you feel fear, • • • • • people, they don't understand why I feel like anxious or fearful. If that is like saying God is big, • • • • God is great, why you should feel bad or feel that. So we are saying, • • imagine when you are talking about Jesus, the dead become life. When you're talking about Allah, life become dead. • • • So what is different? You could see that which one is light, which one is the darkness, • which one is • • from the Lord, which one is demonic. So exactly as you said, this is spiritual warfare. And we need to learn, • • • take authority, • pray and • say God, I want to bond any demonic power, any • • foreign God. As Jesus said, uh, to people of Israel, when you go to promised land, • • • don't let the foreign God to dwell among you. Why he was doing that? Because he knows • those demonic influences. So church should understand • spiritual warfare. • • Continue praying, • • applying the blood of the Lamb, asking heavenly angelics to come. That's the power of prayer • intercessions. Even each church is doing during the week, 10 minutes, five minutes, just specifically, Lord, • • sanctify my land, sanctify my church, sanctify my area. I took a sorrow. I don't allow any demonic power in any sort to arrive. • • So we are mentioning those things like spirit of Islam, you Don't have any right, • • • any demonic. So you don't have a right to come to my state, to my home, to my church, to my region. • • And then we are continue praying and next step how we are acting as an equipment which is • • we saw these uh, needs and as Iran alive • we prepared • • course and curriculum • which is practically we going along to the church. • We saying • we will help you from A to Z • • of what is Islam who are Muslim. • • If you see someone how to start conversation. We call that sharing through conversation. • • Very practical way. They don't need to be expert, they don't need to understand Quran. We going around and we saying what are the barrier? • How you can pray, how you can open the conversation, how you can follow up. • And we've given them every resource they need. That is what I'm saying is • • • God given us a tool, God given us a solution. Same city I lived in Liverpool. • • British pastor invited me to church. I got saved • • • and uh, they discipled me and many other people. As a group we saw over • • 1200 Muslim came to Christ. We baptized over 700. • • • So I say to them we should be in the place of offense not defense. We are the one attacking those spirit. • • Bible said • • that I built my church on the uh rock and the gate of hell will not prevent what that means. • We as a Christian has a power. So when church are • • awake for who they are • • and equipped • to do what God called them, they will see the result • • we are seeing in book of acts. So I encourage • • • • one for spiritual warfare. Second • • • just learn, you know as we learn from west churches • • how to do mission work, how we do like many areas God been blessed. I think there's some lesson they can learn from you know underground church. • Because • in most • darkness place which is Iran • • • now last 3 years fastest growing church in the world. • • • So I think um, we see the power of God in first place. He said okay, • if that happened in the country of 98% Muslim • • turn • • • to the • fastest growing church in the world. How about in America?
That's amazing. •
And I want to circle back for just a moment. You mentioned a curriculum • • that • • • churches and groups can get a hold of that will help guide them through this. • • • Um, can you just dive into that a little bit more Because I want people to go to iranalive.org • iranalive.org • • • • pastors, • • churches, • • uh, organizations that care about this and we all should • • can get this curriculum and • it will guide them, it will help them in these areas.
I love what you said. • • We all should care. The reason is 2 billion Muslim in the world. • • • So if we are called for great commission, • • • • we have to think about our strategy to reach the world. As Jesus said, go to the world • • and now uh world is coming to us. • • And the uh, great • theologian said the missionary is not someone sees the • • • uh, crosses the sea • mission is that someone sees the cross. • • • • So when those • people they are in our land, this is not means we should open our border. I'm talking about when they are already in our land. • • • We have a responsibility • • first • • pray and equipped to reach them. • • • So • • if we are equipped, • • we are able to help our community. • If they are in minority • • • today get safe. So they would be one. They say, oh, I don't want to arrive in that area. • • • Because they know how to reach these people. When we were in Liverpool, we in England northwest of the. • • We heard many Iranian family they pray in their children or family to not ended up in our city. • • Do you know what's the reason? Because many of them they were coming to Christ. • • • • That is the power of that curriculum. We are talking so in curriculum we are literally talking about • • what is Islam. • • For example, one thing in many • • areas they say Islam is mean peace. • • But that is lie because the word Islam means submission. • • • • • So like we going from very practical things. So like what are • are Muslim think about God, • • • what we think about God are the same God like Allah and this is same God. We talking about, you know, how the God of Allah and God. We talking about the salvation, • • how they think about salvation. You know, for example salvation in Islam based on the work. If you do good work • • you go to heaven. If you do bad work, you go to hell. In Christianity all about Christ finished work. So we • • equip churches, we say • ask this simple question. • • If you die today, • • what place do you think you will ended up? • • People Muslim all day say I don't know. • • Because definitely no one knows. Because even Muhammad committed the sin in Quran. They say he doesn't know where he's gonna end up. • • So we say • • to those people, okay, right now you can introduce the Lamb of God • • • • • who came • • • • for sacrifice. Why? Because Muslim believe • • • • • atonement. They believe they should sacrifice the • • uh, lamb • which they do every year in the day of atonement, which • • • Jewish people used to do in Leviticus 16:17. • • So we say okay, come here. • • • • When they already believe that, just say, • • how about if you find one lamb • • who would pay for all your sin? • • They would say • is any that ah lamb? Because we have one lamb every day. Every year we took for one year. So yes, Christ as a ultimate who take away the. • • So these are the Somewhat practical way which is engaging those conversation and people say, wow, • • they want to respond. Or • sometime we sow a seed, • • we pray. Year later we build relationship communication. So this is the curriculum • • practically. I shared a few tips about that.
That's amazing. • • • I want to encourage you to go to iranalive.org • iranalive.org • and you can find out about this curriculum. You can find out about what Iran Alive is doing • • to share the gospel in the country of Iran. You'll see stories of lives that are changed there in • • Iran. And if you're a pastor, • can I just challenge you? • • • • This may be a little bit on the edge for you, • but we have to understand • • these issues and Iran Alive is helping you to do that through this curriculum. You can get this, you can share this. It's all centered on um, the powerful word of God. • So go to iranalive.org you can get more information about that there. • • Shah. I'm just so thankful for everything that you guys do. What a powerful ministry. • • You guys are just • asking, uh, • • • the Lord just to be • led by him daily for what you do there, • • uh, in Iran and of course now here in this country and what you're doing, you know, to engage people here in this country and literally around the world. And we're so grateful • • • and I know • • • we um, need to ask people right now to pray for you guys because you guys are a target of the enemy. You are fighting • this demonic entity out there, • • Islam and all the things that are going on in Iran. And I know there's constant attacks on the ministry on what you're doing. So • • I just want to ask people to cover you guys up with prayer.
Thank you so much for having us. And • • one more thing, our curriculum are free. • • • • When the church • want us to go, we cover our own expense. • • We don't ask for gift. That's • • only for one reason. Because • • the amount of blessing the west blessed Christianity in Middle East. We feel • we should pay our part to bless American churches. • • So we take anything would hinder pastor leader • • • to regarding of invitation and say, oh, we are a small church, we maybe • • uh, you will not able to come. We say it doesn't matter the church of 20 to 100 to 800,000 • • • just reach out to us and send your request. We have group over there. We say we heard about, you know, you guys can come • • and even share about what God is doing in Muslim world. • • Even share about what God is doing or if they need, you know, critical • • area we can help and serve so they can have us in the church. We accept invitation. • We go to the state and we serve them • • • according what they need.
I want to challenge church leaders and pastors who are listening to this edition of the Middle East Report to please get in touch with Shah Ahmadi and his team there at Iran Alive. Bring them into your church, • • he said. They will come to any church across the country, • • large or small, and you can contact them and reach out to them to get all the details on that. Iranalive.org • • • • • • • • • • • We've got to wake up here in our country to this Islamic invasion • that's happening here in the United States. That's the Middle East Report. I'm, um, Jon Reilly. Thanks for listening to the podcast of the show. Wherever you get your podcast, we're on all the major podcast platforms or afr.net.
