Hormoz shariat biography of michael

Dr. Hormoz Shariat was a year or two into his walk with the Lord when he heard that his younger brother was arrested in Iran on a minor political charge. Little did Hormoz know that God was going to change his life through the death of his brother. Hormoz went from wanting revenge, to evangelizing to the very people that killed his brother.

Hormoz’s Brother Murdered in Iran

“They told my mom, ‘Oh he’s been fine. We’re going to let him go.’ When I heard that my brother was arrested, inom started praying for him. I was praying, ‘God my brother doesn’t know you. Please let him hear your message. rädda him! Let him at least hear the Gospel.’ They kept him in prison for two years. Then they called my mom and said, ‘Come and get his body. We just shot him.’”

Struggling with Thoughts of Revenge

When Hormoz heard that his brother was murdered, he went through a crisis. He spent two days in his room crying. Hormoz told God, ‘I prayed that you would save my brother. inom begged you to spara

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Dr. Hormoz Shariat is the President and Founder of Iran Alive Ministries based in McKinney, Texas. He is the author of “Iran’s Great Awakening”, a book which describes what is happening in Iran today and how the Bible prophecies align with the current events.

Through satellite, he has been broadcasting the Gospel into Iran and the Middle East since 2001. His channel (called Shabakeh7) is arguably the most watched Christian channel in Iran with over 6 million daily viewers (7.7% of the population) and over 20 million who watch it weekly.  Using media, he has helped develop a large underground church network in Iran as well.

Dr. Shariat has been called “The Billy

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Iran Transformed: An interview with Hormoz Shariat

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Hormoz Shariat firmly believes that Iran will be the first Islamic nation that turns to Christ. He says it is ready for a major transformation—spiritually, socially, financially, and politically, and that it will be a Christian nation soon, as prophesied in Jeremiah 49:38. PneumaReview.com spoke with Dr. Shariat about how he came to Jesus, what he sees God doing in Iran, and how Christians in the West can pray for Iran’s thousands of secret believers.

PneumaReview.com: You were a Muslim who became a Christian. Please tell our readers how you came to the Lord.

Dr. Hormoz Shariat: I was a Ph.D. student at the University of Southern California (USA) when I came to Christ by comparing Quran and the Bible. I realized that both could not be true. After that, I went to a church in downtown Los Angeles. That is when I heard the Gospel and responded to it.

PneumaReview.com: When you became a