“Let’s all do what Scripture calls us to do: pray—for peace, for freedom, and for hearts to turn to God,” urged Laurie.
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In an accompanying video, Laurie retold the biblical story of Esther, who played a pivotal role in circumventing a plot to destroy the Jewish people during the rule of the Medo-Persian Empire, adding, “And here we now have modern Persia, now known as Iran, who is still trying to destroy the Jewish people. Their leaders have said repeatedly over the years that their objective was to wipe Israel off of the face of the map.”
“Well, they have not succeeded,” Laurie said. “And now the United States of America has stepped in with her ally and friend Israel to put a stop to this.”
“Our prayer now is that this war comes to a conclusion. Our prayer is that this regime is out of power once and for all. And our prayer is that a new day dawns for the people of Iran,” Laurie continued, alluding to reports of Muslims who have come to faith in Jesus through visions and dreams.
“We pray the gospel will be preached in Iran like never before, and many will come to believe in Jesus Christ. And we pray that same spiritual awakening spreads over to Israel,” he added.
“You know, sometimes people say, ‘You Christians, you just want this all to lead to Armageddon so you can all go to heaven,’” Laurie said. “We don’t want it to lead to Armageddon. We want peace. Jesus said, ‘Blessed are the peacemakers.’ And so we want to see peace, and we pray for peace in that part of the world.”
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“But we also want to see the people have freedom and not be oppressed and not be put to death for putting their faith in Christ. And so we pray that there’ll be justice and peace and a spiritual awakening,” Laurie said. “Yes, a political revolution is being called for by many. But the best thing that we could see in that part of the world, in Iran, is a spiritual revolution—a Jesus revolution.”
Some people say Christians are happy about war in the Middle East because we want to see Armageddon happen. Nothing could be further from the truth.
We want peace. In fact, the Bible specifically tells us to “pray for the peace of Jerusalem.” Our desire is not conflict, but that… pic.twitter.com/BkdKtcf8RI
— Greg Laurie (@greglaurie) March 4, 2026
