Iran History & Geography
Map of Persian Empire which included modern day Iran.
Map of Iran today.
Below is the Message Audio followed by typed Notes.
Iran is one of the oldest nations in the world, with a history dating back tens of thousands of years. It’s area was formerly referred to as Persia. The country's first great city, Susa, was built near the Tigres & Euphrates River and near the Persian Gulf around 3000 B.C. The Persian Empire followed the Babylonian Empire which followed the Assyrian Empire.
In 559 B.C., the Persian Empire which included modern day Iran and conquered the Mesopotamians and Egypt. The empire eventually extended from the Mediterranean Sea to what is now Pakistan. It was conquered by the Alexander The Great in 330 B.C.
The Bible History and Geography referring to Abraham and the Land of Promise.
Abraham’s Journey to the Land of Promise.
God’s call to Abraham who dwelt in Ur of the Chaldees along the Euphrates River in the 18th century BC. Genesis 12:1-3. “Now the Lord had said unto Abram, Get thee out of thy country, and from thy kindred, and from thy father's house, unto a land that I will shew thee and I will make of thee a great nation, and I will bless thee, and make thy name great; and thou shalt be a blessing. And I will bless them that bless thee, and curse him that curseth thee: and in thee shall all families of the earth be blessed.”
Abraham is referred to as the Father of Nations. He became the father of Jews and Arabs through his sons Isaac and Ishmael.
God’s promise that “in thee shall all families of the earth be blessed” was fullfilled in the coming of Jesus Christ who came to reach out to redeem sinful humanity by dying on the Cross. God would raise Him from the dead on the third day and He would instruct His Disciples to “Go ye into all the world and preach the Gospel to every creature.” Mark 16:15.
Below is the map showing the trips of the Apostles of Jesus to Preach the Gospel throughout the Middle East, North Africa and even Europe.
Mission accomplished by the Apostles of Jesus.
The Apostles spread Christianity to Damascus and to Antioch Syria where the church launched missionaries to Asia Minor and to Rome.
Thomas went east through Syria, Iran and went to southern India.
Bartholomew is said to have gone to Armenia.
Matthew went to Ethiopia in Africa.
James the Elder sailed to Spain to preach the Gospel in a country in Europe
Peter is said to have launched the church in Rome reaching to Europe.
Paul traveled throughout Asia Minor and founded five churches including Galatia, Philippi, Thessalonika, Corinth and Ephesus. Paul wrote 13 of the New Testament books 8 of which were to churches he founded.
Below is the underlined link to the Notes pdf.