An Iranian pastor has been freed after spending nearly five years inside one of the country’s most brutal prisons because of his Christian faith.
Farshid Fathi was recently handed down an extra year in prison not too long ago, but an early Christmas miracle seems to have been granted to the preacher.
Via the ACLJ:
Christian Pastor Farshid Fathi has been released from an Iranian prison after spending almost five years in jail for his Christian faith.
World Watch Monitor announced this morning that the Iranian pastor was freed yesterday, despite having recently had his sentence extended:
An Iranian pastor has been released early from prison, just six months after he failed to appeal a sentence to an extra year in jail and 74 lashes for allegedly possessing two litres of alcohol in his prison cell.
Farshid Fathi was serving a six-year prison sentence – extended to seven years – for “action against the regime’s security, being in contact with foreign organizations, and religious propaganda”. Due to be released in Dec. 2017, he was then told by prison officials in early July that he would be released this year – at that time they said on 10 Dec.
A church group working to secure his release said “We are overjoyed and celebrating!” at the news of Fathi’s release.
The married father of two was originally arrested on Dec. 26, 2010, with dozens of other Christians in the Iranian capital of Tehran.
Comment: What do you think of the pastor’s early release from an Iranian prison? Is this a Christmas miracle?
FB – Overjoyed and celebrating.
I’m sure he feels it’s a miracle and i am happy for him. Makes me wonder what their motivation was for letting him out early. If someone in power over there just did the right thing, then yes it’s a miracle.
Yes, it is a miracle for God is the doer!
I have been watching different news on Tv for last 12 hours. There is nothing on about this.
Hoping against hope Pastor Saeed could be released as well; we’ve not had any news of him lately- – does anyone know how he is doing?
Unfortunately, no…might check ACLJ’s website.
I was hoping that was who it was. Disappointing to say the least.
In July the President announced that the United States would be lifting sanctions on Iran. In July Iran told Pastor Farshid Fathi that he would be released in December. How could there possibly be a connection between America lifting sanction and the release of a prisoner with ties to America? Duh.
Trump didn’t cause it, because he had just announced and was still trailing Jeb Bush. Unless you want to believe that Allah was giving the Iranian Aitollah prophesies about American politics.
Thanks to the ACLJ and many Christians he is now free…. Not for anything that Obama ever did, for he detests all Christians… Wish he was removed by ACLJ….and American Christians….
Thank you ACLJ….and everyone else that helped…Merry Christmas Pastor and to your family. Stay Safe.
I can hear it now, what a wonderful job O is doing, not..he had nothing to do with it..we are happy you’re out of that hell hole and we wish you a merry Christmas..blessings to you pastor..
Fear of Trump. The world is starting to recognize he will be the next president and will be doing some clobbering. The Muslim in chief will be gone so it’s time to make nice with the west!
No thanks to Obama who hates Christians.