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).
Pope Francis is standing up to the terrorist group Islamic State by heading to Albania for weekend services despite clear warnings the group intends to kill him.
He will be the first sitting Pope since 1933 to visit Albania when he arrives Saturday.
Iraq’s Ambassador to the Holy See has told the Vatican and local newspapers that ISIS had made it clear they want to kill him.
“What has been declared by the self-declared Islamic State is clear – they want to kill the pope. The threats against the Pope are credible,” Habeeb Al Sadr said. “I believe they could try to kill him during one of his overseas trips or even in Rome. There are members of ISIL who are not Arabs but Canadian, American, French, British, also Italians. ISIL could engage any of these to commit a terrorist attack in Europe.”
Al Sadr said when the Pope condemned the terrorists for their killings of innocents he basically put a target on himself. While the Vatican downplayed the threat, Al Sadr said it’s a very real danger.
“This band of criminals does not just issue threats,” Al Sadr said. “In Iraq, they have already violated and destroyed some of the most sacred sites of the Shiite faith. They have struck at Yazidi and Christian places of worship. They have declared that whoever is not with them, is against them. Either convert or be killed. And they are doing it it is a genocide.”
The Pope released a simple statement on the matter.
“I decided to visit this country because it has suffered greatly as a result of a terrible atheist regime and is now realizing the peaceful co-existence of its various religious components,” Pope Francis said.
Interesting… the catholic church said the same thing back in the dark ages…convert…or die! Sounds like the people that are threatening HIM! Many people were murdered in horrendous ways….was this of God? Does his WORD instruct us to kill anyone that wont convert, or believe…? Do we remember this…also NO FEAR of assassination….why?? All other popes took extreme care, using a lot of security, intelligence and no less……the pope mobile. If he were to suffer a known coming, mortal wound, and RE-COVER……..we will know who he really is. Not just some obscure Jesuit from Brazil, with European ties. We really have two living popes…..highly unusual, what timing! Satan can disguise himself as an angel of light…or goodness. Timing is suspect…..I’m just thinking out loud.