God is And Will be Reclaiming the Iranian People in These Very Days

So, I had originally named this message, “The Strait of Hormuz Prophetic Fulfillment”, but then after some consideration I thought that it would be more like God to focus on the human element of a demonically carried out agenda. Satan uses anyone who gives him permission to do so. Who might they be you ask, well it would first and foremost be the make-believers, fake-believers, non-believers, and those stuck in the valley of indecision. And in every attempt to be non-offensive I will say that this very large people group gives satan permission to lead them around by their spiritual nose. Yes, in my message titled, “Serve and Worship God Or You Will By Default Serve And Worship Demon Empowered False gods”, you have learned that in life you only have two choices as to whom to will be a slave to. Oh, I know another controversial term, but let’s look at how God uses these to describe two people groups: 

Rom 6:16-18 – 16 Do you not know that to whom you present yourselves slaves to obey, you are that one’s slaves whom you obey, whether of sin leading to death, or of obedience leading to righteousness? {notice the only two choices people have}

17 But God be thanked that though you were slaves of sin, {we are all born into sin} yet you obeyed from the heart that form of doctrine to which you were delivered. 18 And having been set free from sin, {this happens through the born again experience discusses in John 3:3-7} you became slaves of righteousness.

See again in Romans:

Rom 6:22 - 22 But now having been set free from sin, and having become slaves of God, you have your fruit to holiness, and the end, everlasting life.

So quickly and in a nut shell, you are either serving satan through your sinning, or you are serving, that is voluntarily submitting yourself a slave to God so that you no longer serve satan through sin, and thus reproduce righteousness, which by the way is impossible to achieve outside of being a slave to God and His kingdom rule.

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Hello, this is Kenya Podcast Preacher. Welcome back to my Podcast Deep Father. This podcast is brought to you by My Strengths Ministry, where we believe working together in our strengths is the effect of working out the willing calling of God and into our lives. Thanks for joining me. Let's open up in prayer. Blessed be the God and Father of your Lord Jesus Christ who has blessed you with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places in Christ, just as he chose you and him before the foundation of the world, that you should be holy and without blame before him in love, having predestined you to adoption of the Son and daughter by Jesus Christ to himself, according to the good pleasure of his will, which he purposed in himself, to the praise of the glory of his grace, and which he made you accepted in the beloved. In him ye have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of his grace which he made to abound towards you in all wisdom and prudence, having made known to you the mystery of his will, that in the dispensation of the fullness of the times, he might gather together, in one, all things in Christ, both which are in heaven and which are on earth in him. And set the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, to give to you the spirit of wisdom and revelation, and the knowledge of the mystery of him, and to the deepest knowledge of him that you are willing and able to receive, that the eyes of your understanding would be open wider, and that you would be enlightened to who he is, that you may know what is the hope of his calling, what are the riches of the glory of his inheritance in you, and what is the exceeding greatness of his power towards you who believe, according to the working of his mighty power, which he worked in Christ when he raised him from the dead and seated him in his right hand in the heavenly places, that he would grant that you would be strengthened with might through his spirit in the inner man, and into your spirit and heart, and that you would be able to stand against your flesh, this world, and the devil, and into any and all temptations. I pray that your love may abound more and more in all discernment, that you may approve the things that are excellent, that you may be sincere and without offense until the day of Christ, being filled with the fruits of righteousness, which are by Jesus Christ, to the glory and praise of God. I ask that you may be filled with the knowledge of his will and all wisdom and spiritual understanding, that you may walk worthy of the Lord, fully pleasing him, being fruitful in every good work, strengthened with all might, according to his glorious power, in all patience and long suffering with joy, giving thanks to the Father who has qualified you to be partakers of the inheritance of the saints who walk in the light. I pray that your hearts may be encouraged, being knit together in love and unity, and that you would attain to all the riches of the full assurance of understanding, both of the Father and of Christ, in whom are hidden all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge. I thank my God always concerning you for the grace of God which has been given to each of my listeners by Christ Jesus, that you are enriched in everything by him, in all utterance and all knowledge, so that you do not come short in obtaining or operating in your calling and purpose, nor in using any spiritual gifts or talents, eagerly waiting for the continued revelation of our Lord Jesus, who will confirm you to the end, that you may be blameless in the near coming day of our Lord. God is faithful by whom you were called into the fellowship of his Son Jesus. Okay, so now therefore, my sisters and brothers in Christ, when things get tough, think about whatever things are true, noble, just, pure, lovely, and whatever things are of a good report. If there is any virtue, and if there is anything praiseworthy, meditate on these things alone. I pray that in these very days that you would let your love be without hypocrisy, hate and loath what is evil, cling to what is good and righteous, be kindly affectionate to one another with brotherly love, in honor, giving preference to one another, not lagging in diligence, fervent and fully engulfed in spiritual fire, serving the Lord, rejoicing in hope, walking in the peace of God, patient in tribulation, continuing steadfastly in prayer, distributing to the needs of the saints, that is each other, and that you would be given the hospitality. May the God of patience and comfort grant you to be like minded towards one another, according to Christ Jesus, that we learn to be of one mind in one accord, operating completely and fully in love and unity, always striving for the working out of God's specific will for each of our lives, while working in partnership with each other, within the church and the Holy Spirit, as he manifests his miracles, signs, and wonders through the daily activities of our ministry and kingdom work, and while we also go out preaching the gospel in word and deed. Let us love and serve one another, our enemy, and those who wouldn't expect us to do so, considering each person better than ourselves. Bind up any words or thoughts that are contrary to the love of God or which would set you back in your Christian walk. Ah, step out in faith today and walk with God, being assured that nothing will separate you from him as long as you abide in him. Call those things that don't exist as though they do. For remember he that is in you is greater than he that is in the world. Be more than a conqueror today, submitting to the will of God and everything. Let each of us express uncompromising love towards one another in humility while maintaining a teachable spirit. I pray that God will give you the revelation within this message that He intends you to receive with the understanding. Now thanks be to God who always leads us in triumph in Christ, and through us diffuses the fragrance of His knowledge in every place. In Jesus' name we pray, amen. The title of this message is God is and will be reclaiming the Iranian people in these very days. So I had originally named this message the Strait of Hormuz, prophetic fulfillment, but then after some consideration, I thought that it would be more like God to focus on the human element of a demonically carried out agenda. Satan uses anyone who gives him permission to do so. Who might they be, you ask? Well, it would first and foremost be the make believers, the fake believers, the non believers, and those stuck in the valley of indecision. And in every attempt to be non offensive, I will say that this very large people group gives Satan permission to lead them around by their spiritual noses. Yes, in my message titled Serve and Worship God, or you will by default serve and worship demon empowered false gods. You have learned that in life you only have two choices as to whom you will be a slave to. I know another controversial term, but let's look at how God uses these to describe two people groups. Romans six sixteen eighteen. Do you not know that to whom you present yourselves slaves to obey? You are that one slave whom you obey, whether of sin leading to death or of obedience leading to righteousness. Notice the only two choices that people have. Yet you obeyed from the heart, that form of doctrine to which you were delivered, and having been set free from sin, this happens through the born again experience discussed in John three, three through seven, you became slaves of righteousness. See again in Romans, Romans six twenty two, but now having been set free from sin and having become slaves of God, you have built fruit to holiness, and the end everlasting life. So quickly and in a nutshell, you are either serving Satan through your sinning, or you are serving, that is voluntarily submitting yourself a slave to God, so that you no longer serve Satan through sin, and thus you reproduce righteousness, which, by the way, is impossible to achieve outside of being a slave to God and his kingdom rule. Though this is really an insufficient or maybe just too short of retreatment on the two slave masters, God or Satan, you can read the book of Romans to really get into the idea that you are technically not roaming this earth in any kind of sort of freedom. That is why Jesus could say this in the following scripture and be one hundred percent right. Luke four eighteen through twelve, the Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he has anointed me, to preach the gospel to the poor, he has sent me to heal the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and recovery of sight to the blind, to set at liberty those who are oppressed, to proclaim the acceptable year of the Lord. And John eight thirty six, therefore, if the Son makes you free, you shall be free indeed. John eight thirty two, and you shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free. Galatians stand fast therefore in the liberty by which Christ has made us free, and do not be entangled again with a yoke of bondage. Another way of saying that is do not be entangled again with sin which always leads to bondage. Second Corinthians three seventeen Now the Lord is the Spirit, and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is liberty. And if you cannot see how much Christianity gives you an unfair advantage over the sin slave master Satan, look at the benefits of serving him, and keep in mind a no to God is an absolute yes to Satan. ten the thief, that is Satan, does not come except to steal and to kill and to destroy. I, that is Jesus, have come that you might have life, and that you may have it more abundantly. Yes, I modified the scripture to make it more personal, but you can look up John ten to get it as it is written. It's a no brainer to anyone who is not negatively emotionally charged up, which we often see them short circuit when they try and detach from their old taskmaster, Satan. Okay, one more for the intellectually challenged. And by the way, it isn't your intellection that keeps you from accepting the best plan for your life, but spiritual blindness and deafness that keeps you from seeing, hearing, or encountering the truth that sets you free. John five nineteen. Then Jesus answered and said to them, Most assuredly I say to you, the Son can do nothing of himself, but what he sees the Father do, for whatever he does, the Son also does in like manner. The hinge word is see John twelve forty nine fifty, for I have not spoken on my own authority, but the Father who sent me gave me a command, what I should say and what I should speak, and I know that his command is everlasting life. Therefore, whatever I speak, just as the Father has told me, so I speak. The operative word here is two of them say and speak what I should say and what I should speak. Matthew thirteen eleven. He answered and said to them, Because it has been given to you, that is his disciples, to know the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it has not been given. That is the make believers, fake believers, nonbelievers, and those stuck in the valley of indecision. Okay, so back to the one more example for the intellectually challenged Matthew twelve thirty. He who is not with me is against me, and he who does not gather with me scatters abroad. Luke nine fifty. But Jesus said to him, Do not forbid him, for he who is not against us is on our side. There is a side, his or Satan's side, period. And but now just as many in America have chosen to dwell in sin slavery with their master being Satan, many in other countries have also fallen into the trap of doing the same thing. Again in my message titled Serve and Worship God, or you will by default serve and worship demon empowered false gods, it defines at a deeper level how there are only two sides to this epic battle, which has become all consuming for all of mankind. I was going to just get right into the actual purpose of this message, but I feel compelled to be sure that you really understand the significance of the salvation and freedom option. Luke four six and the devil said to him, That is Jesus, all this authority I will give you and their glory, for it has been delivered to me, and I give it to whomever I wish. Satan could never give anything away that didn't belong to him. So how is it that he was able to offer Jesus, as stated in verse five of Luke chapter four, all the kingdoms of the world in a moment of time, unless someone gave it to him. We, through our sin, gave him all authority over our lives, and of course it began with Eve and Adam back in the garden. When they sinned, they gave what God gave to them to manage, anything and all things earth to Satan through their sin. Listen, Second Corinthians four four, whose minds the God of this age has blinded, who do not believe, least the light of the gospel of the glory of Christ, who is the image of God, should shine on them. If you don't believe in God, or you are a make believer, faith believer, nonbeliever, or stuck in a valley of indecision, that scripture is yours. Your mind has been blinded by Satan, so that you can't see or hear God. That should concern you more than hanging on this idea that God doesn't exist. That idea also comes from Satan. Yes, he's in your head. Now bright shiny bulbs, you see how it is that you cannot see or hear the truth of God. Satan, not your choice, but Satan through your sin, which removes your choice, and gives Satan permission to blind you to the truth, to God, to seeing him and his works tangibly, and he keeps you from hearing him. So you do not reject God by choice alone, but by your sin, of which you are a slave to. Please don't misunderstand me. All will be accountable for our choices, but what I am expressing here is that because you choose to remain unrepentant regarding your sin, that is the very choice that takes away your choice to choose righteousness. You don't directly reject God, but do so through your Satan empowered sin. Ah, we are no match for Satan or for God, but God can and will draw the repentant and or humble soul that tires of their current taskmaster unto him. Your opening is to consider God and the truth that you are in bondage and being kept from him that is from God by Satan on purpose. You do not need to outsmart Satan as you cannot. You need to seek the truth of God until he draws you to him. Now in this next scripture set, note the hope you have if you position yourself for escaping the evil one's grasp. No one can come to me, that is Jesus, unless the Father who sent me, draws him, and I will raise him up at the last day. You did not choose me, but I chose you and appointed you, that you should go and bear fruit, and that your fruit should remain, that whatever you ask the Father in my name, he may give you. Ephesians one four through five, just as He chose us in Him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and without blame before Him in love, having predestined us to adoption as sons by Jesus Christ to Himself, according to the good pleasure of His will. Second Thessalonians two thirteen. But we are bound to give thanks to God always for you, brethren beloved by the Lord, because God from the beginning chose you for salvation through sanctification by the Spirit and belief in the truth. Romans eight twenty nine thirty, for whom he foreknew, he also predestined to be conformed to the image of his Son, that he might be the firstborn among many brethren. Moreover, whom he predestined, these he also called, whom he called, these he also justified, and whom he justified, these he also glorified. Acts thirteen forty eight. Now when the Gentiles heard this, they were glad and glorified the word of the Lord, and as many as had been appointed to eternal life, believed. This is why Jesus is the only way to the Father, not Buddha, Muhammad, Jim Jones, Son, my young moon, Marshall Applewhite, and David Koresh, to name but just a very small, short list. They all died and stayed dead. John twelve forty four. Then Jesus cried out and said, He who believes in me believes not in me, but in him who sent me. John fourteen six. Jesus said to him, I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me. Acts four twelve, nor is there salvation in any other, for there is no other name under heaven given among men by which we must be saved. Timothy two five for there is one God and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus. I am the door, if anyone enters by me, he will be saved, and will go in and out and find pasture. What separates Jesus from all of those who try to claim perfection and even some claiming deity or divineness? Matthew twenty eight one seven. Now after the Sabbath, as the first day of the week began to dawn, Mary Magdalene and the other Mary came to see the tomb, and behold, there was a great earthquake, for an angel of the Lord descended from heaven, and came and rolled back the stone from the door, and sat on it. His countenance was like lightning, and his clothing as white as snow, and the guards shook for fear of him and became like dead men. But the angel answered and said to the women, Do not be afraid, for I know that you seek Jesus who was crucified. He is not here, for he is risen. As he said, Come see the place where the Lord lay, and go quickly and tell his disciples, that he is risen from the dead, and indeed he is going before you into Galilee. There you will see him. Behold I have told you Mark sixteen one seven. Now when the Sabbath was passed, Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James, and Salome, bought spices, that they might come and anoint him. Very early in the morning, on the first day of the week, they came to the tomb when the sun had risen, and they said among themselves, Who will roll away the stone from the door of the tomb for us? But when they looked up they saw that the stone had been rolled away, for it was very large, and entering the tomb they saw a young man clothed in a long white robe sitting on the right side, and they were alarmed. But he said to them, Do not be alarmed. You seek Jesus of Nazareth, who was crucified, he is risen, he is not here. See the place where they laid him? But go tell his disciples and Peter, that he is going before you into Galilee. There you will see him, as he said to you, Luke twenty four eight. Now on the first day of the week, very early in the morning, they and certain other women with them, came to the tomb bringing spices which they had prepared, but they found the stone rolled away from the tomb. Then they went in and did not find the body of the Lord Jesus. And it happened, as they were greatly perplexed about this, that behold, two men stood by them in shining garments. Then, as they were afraid and bowed their faces to the earth, they said to them, Why do you seek the living among the dead? He is not here, but is risen. Remember how he spoke to you when he was still in Galilee, saying, The Son of Man must be delivered into the hands of sinful men, and be crucified, and the third day rise again. And they remembered his words. Now the first day of the week Mary Magdalene went into the tomb early, while it was still dark, and they saw that the stone had been taken away from the tomb. Then she ran and came to Simon Peter and to the other disciple, whom Jesus loved, and said to them, They have taken away the Lord out of the tomb, and we do not know where they have laid him. Peter therefore went out, and the other disciple, and were going to the tomb, so they both ran together, and the other disciple outran Peter, and came to the tomb first, and he, stooping down, and looking in, saw the linen cloth lying there, yet he did not go in. Then Simon Peter came, following him, and went into the tomb, and he saw the linen cloth lying there, and the handkerchief that had been around his head, not lying with the linen cloths, but folded together in a place by itself. Then the other disciple, who came to the tomb first, went in also, and he saw and believed, for as yet they did not know the scripture that he must rise again from the dead. Then the disciples went away again to their own homes. But Mary stood outside by the tomb weeping, and as she wept she stooped down and looked into the tomb, and she saw two angels in white sitting, one at the head and the other at the feet, where the body of Jesus had lain. Then they said to her, Woman, why are you weeping? So she said to them, Because they have taken away my Lord, and I do not know where they have laid him. Now when she had said this, she turned around and saw Jesus standing there, and did not know that it was Jesus. Jesus said to her, Woman, why are you weeping? Whom are you seeking? She, supposing him to be the gardener, said to him, Sir, if you have carried him away, tell me where you have laid him, and I will take him away. Jesus said to her, Mary. She turned and said to him, Ravoni, which is to say teacher. Jesus said to her, Do not cling to me, for I have not yet ascended to my father, but go to my brother and say to them, I am ascending to my father and your father, and to my God and your God. Mary Magdalene came and told the disciples that she had seen the Lord, and that he had spoken these things to her. And while as you should already know, how I roll, if God wants to turn a corner for a minute, I will lean into the turn. So in finishing this portion of the message, which by the way, does actually support what is coming next, I leave you with this final thought, just in case you don't believe the few eyewitnesses and those four gospels. Moreover, brethren, I declare to you the gospel which I preach to you, which also you received and in which you stand, by which also you are saved, if you hold fast that word, which I preach to you unless you believed in vain. For I delivered to you first of all that which I also received, that Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures, and that he was buried, and that he rose again the third day according to the scriptures, and that he was seen by Cephas, and then by the twelve. After that he was seen by over five hundred brethren at once, of whom the greater part remain to the present, but some have fallen asleep. If three people today saw someone get up out of the grave, the entire world would believe it, even knowing that it could all be a farce due to technology having the ability to falsify anything or any event. Yet back in those days they had no such technology, and so we have to be careful not to apply today's experience and technology to a time when it would have been impossible to falsify such an event. And but wait, over five hundred people saw him, and yet today we still doubt the event of all time? Can you see why God calls those people who take a stand against the obvious evidence that all of these things are true to be fools and simple minded? Psalm fourteen one. The fool has said in his heart, There is no God, they are corrupt, they have done abominable works. There is none who does good. Okay, okay, let's define fool so that we have biblical context. The phrase appears in Psalms fourteen one and is repeated in Psalm fifty three one. Definition of fool in the biblical context, a fool often refers to someone who is morally deficient, arrogant, or ignores God, rather than someone with low intelligence. Meaning it implies that rejecting God is a willful, self destructive and immoral decision, frequently associated with a desire to live without moral restraint. Does that sound like today's world? Hello hello. The heart the phrase in his heart suggests that this denial is a personal choice or desire, not necessarily a purely intellectual conclusion. Okay, so more math. There are over twenty five hundred prophecies, or for those of you that don't like that word, we can say predictions. Now what are the odds that let's say forty five of the twenty five hundred were to come to pass precisely as stated? The odds of forty five out of twenty five hundred specific, independent and low probability predictions coming to pass precisely as predicted are statistically infinitesimal, often described as beyond the realm of chance or mathematical possibility. two thousand have come to pass of the remaining twenty five hundred. Who can argue against such evidence? And but a better question is why would God make it so easy for us to know that the Bible can be a reliable source document for our lives? Because he knows our fears, doubts, and propensity to disbelieve what we ourselves do not see. And even crazier is when we see something and still choose not to believe. The odds of two thousand out of twenty five hundred specific independent predictions coming to pass, exactly as predicted by chance, are incalculably low, often described as less than one in ten to the two thousandths. That's a one followed by two thousand zeros. The scenario is mathematically treated as functionally impossible through random chance alone, requiring a level of precision that exceeds the statistical probability of almost any conceivable random event. To put this in perspective, one in ten to two thousand is significantly smaller than the total number of atoms in the known universe. Now, pow wow, we get to the prophetic scriptures that talk about the current war and who started it and how it will end. Okay, so I would need to define some words and statements all along the way as I am reading this scripture so that you understand the God intended meaning. Jeremiah forty nine, thirty four through thirty nine. The word of the Lord that came to Jeremiah the prophet against Elam in the beginning of the reign of Zedekiah, King of Judah, saying, Thus says the Lord of hosts, behold, I will break the bow of Elam, the foremost of their might. Against Elam I will bring the four winds, from the four quarters of heaven, and scatter them towards all those winds. There shall be no nation where the outcasts of Elam will not go, for I will cause Elam to be dismayed before their enemies, and before those who seek their life. I will bring disaster upon them, my fierce anger, says the Lord, and I will send a sword after them, until I have consumed them. I will set my throne in Elam, and will destroy from there the king and princes, says the Lord. But it shall come to pass in the latter days, I will bring back the captives of Elam, says the Lord. Google states in the Bible, Elam primarily refers to an ancient nation and people group located east of Mesopotamia in modern day southwestern Iran. Descended from Shem's son Elam, Noah's grandson, the Elamites were a significant regional power, often associated with Persia, mentioned frequently in prophecy regarding judgment and future restoration. The key biblical aspects of Elam include geography and history. They're situated between Media and Persia. Its capital was Shushan, or Susa, where Daniel had visions and Esther became queen. Biblical mentions appears thirty times, first in the Table of Nations, Genesis ten twenty two, and in battles, Genesis fourteen. Prophetic significance, Jeremiah forty nine, thirty four through thirty nine provided a delicate oracle against Elam, promising it will be conquered but eventually restored. New Testament, Elamites are mentioned in Acts 2 9 as present in Jerusalem during Pentecost. Okay, so did you just hear that? Iranian people, Elamites, were present during the day of Pentecost. Other usages, the name also appears for individuals, including a son of Shem and two men whose descendants returned from exile. Other things we need to know to be sure we understand the people group that God is addressing is how they fight. Listen to what God states. I will break the bow of Elam. So what is the bow and how does it translate into today's weapons of war? The statement I will break the bow of Elam in Jeremiah forty nine thirty five signifies God's judgment and destruction of Elam's military power, as bows were their primary weapon. Historically, this meant overcoming a region's strength, while prophetic interpretations suggest it represents God curbing the military prowess of ancient Persia slash modern day Iran to demonstrate his sovereignty. Key aspects of that prophecy context Elam was an ancient kingdom situated to the east of Babylon in modern day Iran, renowned for its skilled archers and strong military, meaning of breaking the bow in ancient Near East, this was a common idiom for dismantling an enemy's power and bringing them into subjection. Significance God expressed control over international affairs, indicating that even powerful nations are subject to his will. Judgment and scattering. Beyond destroying their weapon, God declares that he will cause Elamites to be scattered to the four winds, global exile, and bring severe disaster upon them. Future restoration. Despite this harsh judgment, Jeremiah forty nine thirty nine, not say promise to restore the fortunes of Elam in the latter days, indicating that the devastation is not necessarily the end. So what about the significance of the bow, podcast preacher? We must again go to Google and define why an army used a bow and arrow. Armies historically use bows and arrows for long range, rapid fire damage, while modern forces may use them for specialized, silent operations. They provide significant tactical advantages, such as overwhelming enemies with volleys, destroying horse cavalry, and stealthily operating at close range. The key reasons for the historical and niche modern use of bows and arrows, long range firepower, medieval archers could accurately hit targets over 200 yards away, and unleash ten or more arrows per minute, often turning battles before close combat began. Psychological and physical impact, the constant raining barrage of arrows caused fear, confusion, and injuries in armored knights. Armored penetration. Specialized arrows, like Bowkin points, were designed to penetrate gaps in armor, and massive volleys could overwhelm defenders. Stealth and silence. In modern warfare, specialized units sometimes use modern bows or crossbows for silent assassinations or ambush scenarios. Mobility and tactics, different types of bows served different tactical needs. Long bows for heavy armor damage and shorter composite bows for horse mounted archers. Logistics and cost. Compared to early gunpowder weapons, bows were cheaper, easier to produce, and sometimes more reliable. Do you see why militaries used a bow and an arrow back in the day and even today? Well, let's convert bows and arrows to today's weapons being used by Iran, that is Elam, to see if their tactics and strategies have remained unchanged throughout time. Iran is utilizing a diverse, domestically produced arsenal focused on saturation attacks, to overwhelm defenses, primarily employing long range ballistic missiles, cruise missiles, and one-way attack drones, UAVs. Key weapons include the Fata 1, hypersonic missile, the Kibar Shikan, and Shahab III missiles, along with Shahid series kamikaze drones, targeting Israel and US regional bases. Key weapon systems, ballistic missiles. Iran has the largest missile arsenal in the Middle East, including over 3,000 missiles. Intentional? Yes. Will God then use this battle to break the bow? Yes. Now based on this statement in Jeremiah, there shall be no nation where the outcast of Elam, that is Iran, will not go. We can expect to see a greater mass exodus from Iran. To back up just for a minute, the four winds represents an army or armies coming from four different directions, so we can accurately assume, I know, an oxymoron, but we can, with some predictability, know that others will enter into the war until the bow is completely destroyed. Now are they leaving their country as this scripture states that they will? Yes, many Iranians are leaving Iran, driven by a combination of severe economic crisis, political repression, and as of early 2026, intensified conflict and military strikes. Thousands are fleeing to neighboring countries like Turkey, with a significant brain drain involving educated professionals and a rising trend of immigration due to a lack of hope for the future. Key reasons for leaving as of 2026, conflict and safety following US Israel strikes, many Iranians are fleeing due to fear and a lack of security, infrastructure collapse, people are leaving to access the internet and escape near total communication blackouts. Economy, a long running economic crisis, high inflation and unemployment are forcing citizens out. Repression, continued government crackdowns on dissent, particularly following protests, have caused many to seek safety abroad. Key trends, high immigration rates. Reports indicate that even before 2026 conflict, immigration had increased, with an average of sixty five thousand people leaving annually. Refugee trends, hundreds are fleeing across the border, particularly to Turkey to escape the escalation of violence. Internal displacement, beyond leaving the country, hundreds of thousands to millions are displaced internally within Iran due to the ongoing conflict. Braindrain, the country has suffered long term loss of skilled, educated, and young professionals. What we should be doing in these days is looking for a mass exodus as things get worse for the Iranian people. Okay, so now let's look at verse thirty eight. I will set my throne in Elam and will destroy from there the king and princes, says the Lord. Has this also happened? A series of US and Israel airstrikes in early 2026 significantly dismantled Iran's senior leadership, starting with the death of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khameni on february twenty eighth, twenty twenty six. Over forty high ranking officials and Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps commanders have been killed, creating a massive leadership crisis. Key figures killed include Ayatoli Khameni, Ali Larijani, Majid Kademi, Ismail Katib, Mohammed Pakpur, Abdurahim Musavi, Golamreza Solomani, Ariza Tengsiri, Hossein Jabal Amilan. Targeted strikes have decimated both political leadership and military commanders across Iran's security apparatus. Okay, so let's look at the statement in verse thirty eight. I will set my throne in Elam and find out what that little ditty means. It means that, like in other times, when God was set up his throne, it was a permanent setup. So this begs the question, whose throne was there originally? Or well for about twenty six hundred years. How about this scripture? Ephesians six twelve, for we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this age, against spiritual hosts of wickedness in the heavenly places. Satan has had his way with the Iranian people long enough, approximately twenty six hundred years, and God is going to set things in order. What? I thought they hated us, making sweeping claims like kill all Christians or similar, and exterminate the Jews. Look, this is not a battle against terrorism, but it is against Satan using an unsuspecting nation of people to carry out his kill, still and destroy agenda against God's chosen people, John ten ten. It is not even about a religious war. Christianity is not just a religion, but a new, a brand new and new creation way of living. Nothing offers this promise or potential. Second Corinthians five seventeen. Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. Old things have passed away. Behold, all things have become new. Okay, so in finishing we need to find out what this portion of the scripture means. thirty nine but it shall come to pass in the latter days I will bring back the captives of Elam, says the Lord. Bring them back, I thought God hated them as much as they hated us, or as much as I might have hated them. No, but we should know that God desires that all men be saved. Timothy two four six Who desires all men to be saved and to come to the knowledge of the truth? For there is one God and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus, who gave himself a ransom for all, to be testified in due time. Second Peter three nine. The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some count slackness, but is long suffering towards us, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance. Ezekiel eighteen twenty three. Do I have any pleasure at all that the wicked should die, says the Lord God, and not that he should turn from his ways and live? Ezekiel thirty three eleven. Say to them, as I live, says the Lord God, I have no pleasure in the death of the wicked, but that the wicked should turn from his way and live. Turn from your evil ways, for why should you die, O house of Israel? John three sixteen. For God so loved the world that he gave his only begotten son, that whosoever believes in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. Okay, so yes, we are in the end of the end of times, and these are the days. I have done other messages on the four horses that have been and are right now being released as each seal is being opened. On march twenty sixth, two thousand twenty six, I did a message titled There's a Rapture, but not before these end time events take place, which will provide further insight into where we are at in these very days. The book of Revelation has been active and will take us all the way to the end of a very wild ride. So in what country is a revival of epic proportions occurring right now? You see, I knew you would ask that. I asked Google and I got this response. Yes, many reports indicate that Iran is in the midst of a significant, quiet and rapid spiritual revival, with one of the fastest growing Christian populations in the world. Despite strict Islamic laws and severe persecution, millions of Iranians are reportedly abandoning Islam for Christianity, driven by a desire for change and disillusionment with state enforced religious leadership. Key aspects of the Iranian revival? Rapid church growth. Since the 1979 revolution, the number of Christians in Iran has grown from a few hundred to over one million, with many even scholarly sources citing it as the fastest growing evangelical movement. Underground house churches lacking official recognition, believers gather in hidden private house churches, which are growing rapidly despite risks of imprisonment or death. Disillusionment with Islam. Many Iranians are turning away from the state's Islamic mandate, with some studies suggesting Islam is the fastest shrinking religion in the country, driven by technology. Despite bands, digital media, satellite radio, and online content such as Persian language scriptures are helping spread the faith. Intense persecution. The government actively persecutes converts, with dozens of Christians receiving heavy prison sentences in 2024 and 25. This revival is occurring against a backdrop of deep political and economic crisis, with many citizens seeking new forms of spiritual hope. Let's see if any other articles can be found about the Christian or Jesus side of this war. The following is taken from Transformiran.com. Amid Iran's political upheaval and Khomeini's succession, Transform Iran's president and CEO, Lena Silk, reveals how the underground church is growing. Supernatural encounters are drawing thousands to Christ, and ministry strategies are adapting to humanitarian crisis. In interviews with Fox News, CBN, World News, Charisma Magazine, Kala Radio, KLYT Radio, and The Lion, Silk describes a nation experiencing both deep humanitarian crisis and one of the fastest growing Christian movements in the world. Despite intense political turmoil, acts of war, government surveillance, and persecutions, millions of Iranians are exploring Christianity, joining underground fellowship and encountering Jesus through digital ministry platforms. At the same time, protests, leadership struggles, and economic collapse are reshaping the country's future. Amid these dangers, the Underground Church is not only surviving, it is expanding in ways few outside Iran can imagine. Many will say Iran is the fastest growing church in the world today, but this revival is happening in one of the most hostile environments imaginable. The following highlights from Silk's media appearances offers a closer look at Iran's humanitarian situation, the growth of the underground church and the hope many Iranians hold for the country's future. Growing up under the Islamic Republic, she recalls a daily pressure to conform chanting slogans at school, navigating religious restrictions, and witnessing the consequences faced by those who dare to challenge the regime. Yet even under these conditions, faith continues to spread. Are you concerned about gas prices? Really? About the future outcomes of this war? Nope, you should not be. God is bringing in a harvest from this very war. A people group that I cannot imagine that few Americans ever prayed for, let alone the majority. I know it is hard to pray for extremely and intensely bent on everyone believing in their murderous false god and man made religion, but that is what Jesus told us to do in no uncertain terms. Matthew five, forty four. But I say to you, love your enemies, bless those who curse you, do good to those who hate you, and pray for those who spitefully use you and persecute you. Still don't believe God is back of everything? You would basically have to call history, today and the future a big fat liar, as we are right now seeing these things stated in Jeremiah, but also in Daniel eight two, ten thirteen, Isaiah twenty two, six, and Ezekiel thirty two twenty four happening, which can be witnessed on our TV and social media, whatever platforms. This is not just a random skirmish to end evil thinking people. That objective would be impossible. It is God establishing and setting his throne up where Satan has been allowed for way too long to rule and reign. God is rescuing the Iranian people from the sin taskmaster Satan, who has blinded them for way too long. Now that's God's love fully expressed in humanity. So now with that backdrop, let's again read Jeremiah forty nine thirty five through thirty nine with some updated language to end this message. Behold, I will bring to ruin their battle strategy of using long range, rapid fire ballistic missiles, cruise missiles, one way attack drones, the Fada one hypersonic missile, the Kibar Shechkan, and Shahab III missiles, along with Shahid series kamikaze drones of Iran, the foremost of their might. Against Iran I will bring the four winds from the four quarters of heaven, that is military powers from the four quarters, and scatter them towards all those winds. There shall be no nation where the outcasts of Iran will not go. There will be a mass exodus, for I will cause Iran to be dismayed before their enemies, and before those who seek their life. I will bring disaster upon them, my fierce anger, says the Lord, and I will send a sword after them, until I have consumed them, I will set my throne in Iran, removing the evil, demonic principalities that have been long established there, and the And I will destroy from there the king and princesses, such as the Ayatollah, Kameini, Ali Lajaranan, Majid Kadamini, Esmil Katib, Muhammad Pakpur, Abdurahim Musavi, Galamarazah Solomini, Alareza Tengsiri, and Hussein Jabal Amilan. Heads, says the Lord. Verse 39, that it shall come to pass that in the latter days I will bring back the captives of Iran, through a great revival, says the Lord, and set them free in and through the blood of Jesus. Let us close in prayer. May the Lord make you increase and abound in love to one another and to all, so that he may establish your hearts blameless in holiness before your God and Father at the coming of the Lord Jesus Christ with all his saints. Now may the God of peace, the one in whom we call wonderful, counselor, mighty God, everlasting Father, the Prince of Peace, may He Himself sanctify you completely. And may your whole spirit, soul, and body be preserved blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ. To our Lord of Lords and our King of Kings, to our high and lifted up great high priest, who has, once and for all, paid the price, that you might see and hear God, may He hear and respond to our prayers. To our God we stand and pray as He too always lives to make intercession for you while seated at the right hand of the Father. May the God of peace who brought up our Lord Jesus from the dead, the great shepherd of the sheep, through the blood of the everlasting covenant, make you complete in every good work to do his will, working in you what is well pleasing in his sight. Through Jesus Christ to whom we glory forever and ever. In Jesus' name we pray, Amen. Well that's it for today. 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