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The Padlocked Door in Tehran

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In 2018, Iranian authorities raided an apartment in Tehran where nine Christians had gathered for worship. They confiscated Bibles, arrested the host, and padlocked the...

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Scripture References

Revelation 11:19a; 12:1-6a, 10ab

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