Actor Encounters God After Demonic Attack

Nick Shakoour, who has inspired millions through his portrayal of Zebedee in "The Chosen," is openly sharing his incredible faith journey. Shakoour told CBN News his new book, "Transformer: Awakening From A Spiritual Coma - A Nick Shakoour Autobiography" — which details his path out of darkness and into Christianity" — is a "tribute to God." Book: https://www.amazon.com/TRANSFORMER-Awakening-Spiritual-Shakoour-Autobiography/dp/B0DY84981X/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0 Shakoour, whose encounter with Christ came after he started working on "The Chosen," shared the details behind what unfolded, explaining how new Christian friends made during filming helped lead him into a true walk with the Lord. "I've always said 'The Chosen' was a conduit that God used to get me over to Texas," he said. "Lo and behold, I didn't think it would lead to a church conference invite with friends that I started to make with the construction crew, and then there are friends outside of the production." Shakoour continued, "I started running in all these, I'd say, believer circles. So, it amalgamated to the Holy Spirit encounter. But so much had to happen, as I talk about in the book, starting with my grandfather, Nicholas, who was a Greek Orthodox ... spirit-filled priest." The actor explains all of this in "Transformer: Awakening From A Spiritual Coma - A Nick Shakoour Autobiography," but it's his radical encounter with the Lord that is perhaps most eye-catching. "It happened after the church conference was over," Shakoour said. "We were in an empty arena. It was just me and pretty much nine people praying over me." The moment came at a key time in Shakoour's life, as the actor admitted he had reached a "climax of not understanding the point to life." Though he wasn't suicidal, he was deeply struggling and knew he needed something more. "For some reason, I was thirsty to know who God really was," he said. "I was growing tired of people telling me to refer to Scripture." The Bible had started speaking to him at the time, but Shakoour still had questions. "[I was like], if this is real, like, where is God? Where is God?'" he recalled. "On the way to the conference, I actually had a physically tangible, I guess you could call it low energy demonic attack ... where I felt like I was being swallowed alive and my body froze." Shakoour said he ended up terrified by the time he reached the conference, finding himself "completely broken, and disarmed, and desperate." He said he had no idea where life would be heading after the conference, but ended up leaving totally transformed. Want more news from a Christian Perspective? Choose to support CBN: https://go.cbn.com/ugWBn CBN News. Because Truth Matters™ Download the free CBN News App: http://cbnnews.com/app SUBSCRIBE to the CBN News Channel for more: http://youtube.com/c/CBNnewsonline/?sub_confirmation=1 SUBSCRIBE to the QuickStart Newsletter by visiting quickstart.news SUBSCRIBE to the Quickstart Podcast. New episodes every morning at 7am: cbn.com/cbnnews/quickstart What's coming up next? Have a look at our program guide: https://www.youtube.com/redirect?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww1.cbn.com%2Fcbnnews%2Fnewschann&redir_token=3Xja-7LE5ZQebEu1fn-B5ib34tN8MTU3OTg4MjMzMkAxNTc5Nzk1OTMy&v=P0mHVeNNfDw&event=video_description CBN features 24-hour TV news from a Christian perspective. The CBN News Channel provides independent news programming to an underserved audience to enlighten, entertain and inspire Christians around the world. Comments below do not necessarily reflect the views of CBN. Share this live feed with your friends and family: https://www.youtube.com/c/CBNnewsonline Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/cbnnews/ Like us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/CBNNews Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cbnnews/ Contact News Editors: https://www.youtube.com/redirect?q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww1.cbn.com%2Fcontact%2Fcontact-&redir_token=3Xja-7LE5ZQebEu1fn-B5ib34tN8MTU3OTg4MjMzMkAxNTc5Nzk1OTMy&v=P0mHVeNNfDw&event=video_description Questions about other CBN programs: Visit WatchCBNNews.com or call (888) 700-7000. Questions about supporting CBN News? Visit JoinCBNNews.com or call (888) 700-7000 for more information. Questions about Helping the Home Front? Call: 800-700-7000 https://www.youtube.com/redirect?q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww1.cbn.com%2F700club%2Fhelping-&redir_token=3Xja-7LE5ZQebEu1fn-B5ib34tN8MTU3OTg4MjMzMkAxNTc5Nzk1OTMy&v=P0mHVeNNfDw&event=video_description #breakingnews #politicalnews #christiannews #christian #christianity #church #breakingnews #cbnnews