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Islamists In Nigeria Promise Christians This Month Will Be ‘Bloodiest Yet’, 300 Suicide Bombers Ready To Attack Churches

06/21/2012 Leave a comment Go to comments

Revelation 13:15, “And he had power to give life unto the image of the beast, that the image of the beast should both speak, and cause that as many as would not worship the image of the beast should be killed.”

Acts 14:22b, “… ‘We must through many tribulations enter the kingdom of God.’”

ICC – “International Christian Concern (ICC) has learned that members of the Nigerian Islamic group, Boko Haram, plan to make the month of June ‘the bloodiest month yet’ in terms of attacks on Christians and promise more bloody attacks on Christians in the coming days.

The Islamists revealed their plan in their statement to Sahara Reporters, a New York based online news agency yesterday. In the past three weeks alone, more than 100 people have been killed in suicide bomb attacks by Boko Haram and the ensuing clashes between Christians and Muslims.

‘I can’t dismiss the rumor and I can’t 100 percent accept that it will happen. But because of the trend of events, there is every possibility that something like that will happen,’ said Rev. Lawi P. Pokti in an interview with ICC. Rev. Pokti is the chairman of the Christian Association of Nigeria in Bauchi state.

‘We should pray and watch. We should also remember that Jesus said in the world there is tribulation but with Him there is peace,’ said Rev. Pokti in his message to Christians in Nigeria.

Addressing the Nigerian security officials, Rev. Pokti said, ‘My message for Nigerian security is that they are called to serve the Nigerian nation so they should do it without religious bias. They should defend the nation irrespective of one’s religion so that peace will prevail in the nation.’

ICC’s Regional Manager for Africa, Jonathan Racho, said, ‘This latest threat by Boko Haram to mass murder Christians is extremely alarming. The Nigerian government has utterly failed to protect its citizens from attacks by Boko Haram. It has been years since Boko Haram declared war against unarmed Christians. Where is the Nigerian government when the country is descending into a devastating civil war? It is high time for Nigeria to deploy all its military forces to crush Boko Haram. Boko Haram must be destroyed before it is allowed to destroy Nigeria. We also call upon our supporters to call Nigerian government officials and strongly urge them to prevent the attacks by Boko Haram.'” Source – ICC.

Allah Has Spoken: Islamists In Nigeria Tell Christians To Follow Islam ‘Or There Will Be No Peace’ – “A militant Islamist group claimed responsibility Monday for bombings the day before that the Nigerian Red Cross said left 50 people dead at three Christian churches in Nigeria… ‘Let them know that now it’s the time for revenge God willing,’ the group said in a statement. ‘From now on, they either follow the right religion or there will be no peace for them.’” Read more.

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    06/21/2012 at 3:13 PM
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    Pray for them. Actually, does the story of Samson create the possibility of Christian martyrhood bombers?

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  2. ICA's avatar
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    06/21/2012 at 4:15 PM
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    Columnist, “does the story of Samson create the possibility of Christian martyrhood bombers?”

    No. Our duty is to protect life, not take it unlawfully. Those in authority (police, military) are given the prerogative and responsibility to seek out and apprehend the enemy, to defend the defenseless, to serve justice where justice must be served. Not us. As a solider, Samson was one who was given that authority and responsibility, and what he did was an act of war. He was a soldier “who through faith conquered kingdoms, administered justice, and gained what was promised; who shut the mouths of lions, quenched the fury of the flames, and escaped the edge of the sword; whose weakness was turned to strength; and who became powerful in battle and routed foreign armies” (Heb 11:33-34). By taking the lives of his enemies, many of his people’s lives were undoubtedly saved. But he paid with his life in doing so. “Greater love has no one than this, than to lay down one’s life for his friends” (John 15:13).

    If it is a matter of life and death where we ourselves or our loved ones come face to face with an imminent mortal threat, then we ought to do whatever is necessary to defend life, even if that means taking a life to eliminate the threat. But justifying a “martyrdom operation” is not defending life. It is defending death.

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