Why People Are Turning to Christ in Iran with Blake Bozarth
The Becket Cook Show
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🗓️ 6 March 2026
⏱️ 42 minutes
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In today's episode, Becket Cook talks with Blake Bozarth about the explosion of Christianity in Iran. We look at what it was like before the Islamic Revolution, what happened right after the Ayatollah took over, and then what’s happening today. God is moving in huge ways in Iran. Blake also shares a personal story on why last year he decided to go ALL IN for Jesus.
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| 1:08.0 | Hey guys, welcome to the show. |
| 1:09.7 | Today I have a special guest, Blake Bozarth, and we're going to be talking about Iran. Obviously, there's a lot going on in Iran right now, but we're going to be specifically focused on Christianity in Iran and what it was like to be a Christian before the Islamic Revolution in 1979, |
| 1:30.3 | what happened right after the revolution in terms of Christians, |
| 1:34.3 | and what's going on right now with the explosion of Christianity in Iran today. |
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