Brutal Actions by ISIS

Brutal Actions by ISIS: A United Nations envoy on sexual violence recently stated that “Teenage girls abducted by Islamic State fighters in Iraq and Syria are being sold in slave markets ‘for as little as a pack of cigarettes’” (The Guardian, June 8, 2015).

“Abducting girls has become a key part of the ISIS strategy to recruit foreign fighters who have been travelling to Iraq and Syria in record numbers over the last 18 months. ‘This is how they attract young men: we have women waiting for you, virgins that you can marry,’ Bangura [the UN envoy] said. ‘The foreign fighters are the backbone of the fighting’” (ibid.). ISIS’s blatant disregard for the life and dignity of young girls is almost inconceivable.

The Apostle Paul foretold that “in the last days perilous [terrible] times shall come… men shall be lovers of their own selves, covetous… proud, blasphemers… without natural affection… fierce [brutal]” (2 Timothy 3:1-6, KJV). The Bible reveals that when men reject the ways of the true God, they become “filled with every kind of wickedness, evil, greed and depravity… they are senseless… heartless, ruthless” (Romans 1:28-32, Amplified). The daily tragedies going on all over the Middle East call to mind the Bible prophecies about Ishmael: “he will be a wild man; his hand will be against every man, and every man’s hand against him…” (Genesis 16:12, KJV). God clearly hates the violent actions of debased men and will only tolerate them for so long. In fact, God prophesied of the descendants of Esau, “I will bring you down… and no survivor shall remain of the house of Esau” (Obadiah vv. 4, 18). For more on this sobering topic, read our booklet The Middle East in Prophecy.