Revelation 6:3-4 NCV When the Lamb opened the second seal, I heard the second living creature say, "Come!" Then another horse came out, a red one. Its rider was given power to take away peace (prosperity, rest) from the earth and to make people kill each other (butcher, slaughter, to maim violently, in streets), and he was given a big sword (assassins sword, terrorist, loud, mighty, sore afraid).
Three African Christians have been kidnapped by the Islamic terrorist group ISIS.
The group released photographs of the men bound and blindfolded along with pictures of their passports on various social media sites sympathetic to the terrorists.
The International Business Times says the three men were all migrants from other nations: Egypt, Nigeria and Ghana. A source told Reuters they were kidnapped in Noufiyah, an ISIS dominated town which was later confirmed by a government source.
ISIS has been attempting to strengthen their hold in parts of Libya, using the vacuum created by the governmental strife to swoop into areas not strongly controlled by the military. The terrorists have also attacked multiple foreign missions in Tripoli.
The capital city of Tripoli has been controlled by the rebel faction Libya Dawn since last year forcing the government to operate in exile.
Meanwhile, another kidnapping of Christians is believed to have taken place in Syria.
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights says that Friar Antoine Boutros, pastor of the Shahba parish, was kidnapped on July 12th along with his driver. The two men haven’t been seen or heard from since that date.
The Friar had just finished celebrating mass when he disappeared.
