"Do not lay up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy and where thieves break in and steal; but lay up for yourselves treasures in Heaven, where neither moth nor rust destroys and where thieves do not break in and steal. For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also." -Matthew 6:19-21

EDITOR'S NOTE: Just a reminder: try as ISIS might to destroy Christianity and its faithful, they cannot lay hands, bombs or knives on the Holy Spirit. Nor can they ever kill the King of kings because "He lives forevermore." As we've seen in China, the more persecution presses in, the stronger Believers' faith becomes. ISIS can never touch "Christ in us, the hope of glory." -Aimee Herd, BCN.

The Islamic State has destroyed a 2,000-year-old structure known as the "Gate of God" near Mosul as the terrorist group continues its campaign against religious imagery that it considers blasphemous. (Photo Credit: Flickr)

Local activists in Mosul who spoke to the Kurdish news outlet ARA News revealed that the terrorists demolished the gate, also known as the "Mashqi Gate", using military equipment.
 
The ancient gate was one of many that guarded the Biblical Assyrian city of Nineveh that dates back as far as the seventh century B.C. during the rule of Assyrian King Sennacherib.
 
A source at the British Institute for the Study of Iraq confirmed to The Independent that the gate had been attacked and condemned the heinous act.
 
"We naturally deplore all acts of vandalism and destruction of cultural heritage, and continue to monitor the situation to the best of our ability," the spokesperson from the British institute said. "In the absence of specific information it is not yet possible to comment on what has been destroyed."
 
Mosul, formerly home to thousands of Christians, has been occupied by ISIS since June 2014 and is considered to be the main stronghold for the terror group in the region. The recent destruction of the "Gate of God" is simply the latest in a string of attacks on Christianity's heritage, which the jihadist group is...

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