"One thing is for sure—one day every knee will bow and every tongue will confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father." –Franklin Graham
Rev. Franklin Graham has said that ISIS' brutal massacre of 30 Ethiopian Christians will only strengthen the faith of those living in the country and has encouraged Believers to remember Jesus' promise that the gates of Hell would not prevail against His Church, in reference to Matthew 16:18. (Photo via Gospel Herald/BGEA)
In a Facebook post on Monday, Graham, who is the President of the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association, wrote, "We learned yesterday that Ethiopian Christians were beheaded by ISIS in Libya. Once again we are reminded of the brutality that emanates from Islam. Our deepest sympathy goes out to the Ethiopian families who have lost their sons, their fathers, their husbands, their brothers-we are praying for you. I was just In Ethiopia a few weeks ago and met with some of the wonderful Christians there. This will only strengthen their faith. Jesus said that the gates of Hell would not prevail against His Church."
Graham's comments were made just after ISIS released a 30-minute video titled "Until There Came to Them Clear Evidence," which showed two groups of men, one in orange jumpsuits and the other in black, being killed at different locations in Libya, according to the video's narrator. The men in one of the groups were apparently shot to death, while the others were beheaded.
"God's Word tells us that there will be a final battle one day, but it will result in the defeat of satan and all those allied with him," the preacher said on Facebook.
"One thing is for sure—one day every knee will bow and every tongue will confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father."
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