Acts 14:22 (EXB) | 22 ·making the followers of Jesus stronger [L strengthening the souls/lives of the disciples] and ·helping them stay [L encouraging/exhorting them to remain/persevere] in the faith. They said, “We must ·suffer many things [endure/pass through many trials/persecutions] to enter God’s kingdom.” A SHAME IN THE FACE OF THREATS SOME WILL TURN TO A FALSE GOD! YOU WILL MEET THE REAL GOD! The Horror Before the Beheadings ISIS Hostages Endured Torture and Dashed Hopes, Freed Cellmates Say By RUKMINI CALLIMACHIOCT. 25, 2014 The story of what happened in the Islamic State’s underground network of prisons in Syria is one of excruciating suffering. Mr. Foley and his fellow hostages were routinely beaten and subjected to waterboarding. For months, they were starved and threatened with execution by one group of fighters, only to be handed off to another group that brought them sweets and contemplated freeing them. The prisoners banded together, playing games to pass the endless hours, but as conditions grew more desperate, they turned on one another. Some, including Mr. Foley, sought comfort in the faith of their captors, embracing Islam and taking Muslim names.
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