Miracle of Miracles: Satanic Church Co-Founder Finds Jesus in Incredible Life Transformation by Shawn A. Akers for Charisma News
Riaan Swiegelaar, co-founder of the South African Satanic Church, believed his recent transition to Christianity wouldn’t garner much attention. In fact, he figured that he would “quietly slip out the back door” and that people wouldn’t be interested in what he was doing.
Little did Swiegelaar know that his Facebook video would go viral and news outlets would tell the story of his miraculous transformation from the darkness to the light, from worshipping Satan to worshipping Jesus.
Swiegelaar says that until a couple of months ago, he had never in his life been shown unconditional love. It was then that he did an interview on the CapeTalk radio station—to promote the South African Satanic Church—and let the interviewer know in no uncertain terms that he did not believe in the existence of Jesus Christ.
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After the interview, Swiegelaar says the interviewer, whom he simply calls Amy, came up to him and gave him a big hug.
A week later, he discovered on WhatsApp that the interviewer is a Christian.
“After that interview, she held me in a way that I’ve never been loved. That’s all she did; she didn’t say anything,” Swiegelaar said. “I’ve never had anyone, let alone a Christian, do that. I’ve never had that kind of experience. I never knew a Christian could show that much love and could accept me unconditionally.”
What happened next, Swiegelaar says, was astounding.
“I had a meeting with council members after I had done all these interviews, and we affirmed that satanism is growing,” he says. “I had to do a ritual by myself to see what was the next step. How do I get more power and influence?
“I opened myself up, and Jesus appeared. I was extremely cocky and I said, ‘Whatever.’ I said, ‘If You are Jesus, prove it.’ He flooded me with the most beautiful love and energy, and I recognized it immediately because of what the lady at the radio station did for me. I recognized the love of Christ immediately.”
