Why Beheadings? “If you are for me and will obey my voice, take the heads of the men, your master’s sons, and come to me at Jezreel by this time tomorrow.” – 2 Kings 10:6 The purpose of terrorism is to shock an enemy and through fear incapacitate them. The hope is that the fear instilled in an enemy will be greater than its will to resist. Terrorists are seeking to incapacitate through decapitation. It’s working. The modern day terror group ISIS (The Islamic State in Iraq and Syria) is already surpassing Al Qaeda in its recruiting and geographical gobbling up of territory. ISIS is doing this through the gruesome media imagery of decapitation. Few groups have risen to prominence as fast as ISIS and they are rising on the swipe of their swords and saws. Their brutality is proving to be an effective intimidation strategy causing whole cities to surrender to their demands for fear of the consequences. The vivid realities in the world today are not for the faint of heart. Media is bringing the gory blood lust of decapitation into our living rooms. No longer is such evil an isolated incident. Beheadings are something that have garnered the world’s attention. There is a sinister influence intertwined with these beheadings. Why beheadings? Beheadings tell us something about the state of the world. But beheadings may also tell us something about us. What might that be? Your invited to find out by reading the rest of this study on Pastor Claude’s teaching blog site at theshepherdofhope.blogspot . God help us to stand up with our persecuted brethren.
Posted on: Thu, 04 Sep 2014 18:10:40 +0000
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