Recently, over 200 Muslim men in Gaza have converted to Christianity after claiming to have seen Jesus Christ in their dreams. According to reports from Christian professor Michael Licona, who teaches the New Testament at Houston Christian University, miraculous conversions to Christianity are occurring amid the ongoing conflict in the region.
“God is working in the midst of war! This news coming out of Palestine from underground Christian ministries,” Licona proclaimed in a Facebook post. Licona detailed the great news he had received from the covert Christian operations in the predominantly Muslim region.
The Christian ministry explained that many of the fathers they have been working with have been devastated by the ensuing conflict, losing their family members. The underground organization claims to have aided these men and shared the Gospel with them when hundreds claimed to have seen Jesus in a dream during the same night. Naturally, the men became hungry for the message of Christ, seeking to convert to Christianity.
“Over the past two days, we have ministered to hundreds of fathers who have lost most, if not all, of their children in the war. As we moved these men to safety, we fed them, washed their clothes, and began to read the Bible to them — sharing the way of peace through Jesus. Then, a big miracle happened. Last night, Jesus appeared to more than 200 of them in their dreams! They have come back to us to learn more from God’s Word and are asking how to follow Jesus,” the report from the ministry read.
Licona then explained his stance in the Israel-Hamas conflict, pledging his support for the Israeli state. The professor noted that his siding with Israel is not rooted in religious belief but in the fact that Hamas is “pure evil.”
“I side with Israel in this war; not necessarily for theological reasons but because Hamas and those backing it are pure evil. Yet, I know that not all Palestinians support Hamas. In fact, they will be punished severely if even suspected of not supporting Hamas. Let’s pray that this war can be over soon and that Israel can eradicate Hamas so that Palestinians can be free . . . of Hamas!”
Apparently, the phenomena of Muslims experiencing Christ-related dreams is not unique to the instance Licona shared in his Facebook post. Assemblies of God News, a Pentecostal Christian organization, reported that many Muslims around the world are having similar dreams of Jesus, causing them to convert to Christianity.
“I would even say it’s the normal experience,” stated Dick Brogden, a missionary for the Assemblies of God, a Pentecostal Christian organization. “It would be accurate to say that Muslims are responding to Jesus in levels we have never seen, not in 1,400 years!” He continued, “Dreams are contributing to revelation … the process of evangelism and conversion.”
“So many Muslims reject Islam, but know that to follow Jesus will cost them everything. Dreams of Jesus encourage them along the way and give them the comfort that Jesus will be with them — though it cost them everything to follow Him,” Brogden added.
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