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Could We Lose the War on Terror?

A quarter century ago a nation in some ways not that different from the United States and Britain lost a war on terror. What lessons can we learn from that conflict so history does not repeat itself?

by Melvin Rhodes

Jesus Christ taught His followers to pray, "Your kingdom come" (Matthew 6:10). The central message of His ministry was the "gospel [good news—the title of this magazine] of the kingdom of God" (Mark 1:14). He made it clear that this Kingdom "is not of this world" (John 18:36) and that His followers would one day "reign on the earth" (Revelation 5:10). This would follow His return as "KING OF KINGS AND LORD OF LORDS" (Revelation 19:16).

Christians should pray fervently for the Kingdom of God for many reasons. One of the most important is the worsening problem of terrorism.

Increasingly, as the war on terror continues, I'm taken back to a terrorist war I witnessed firsthand—one that ended almost a quarter century ago.

It took place in a country I had moved to from my native England. The country had a culture similar to that of Britain and the United States. The names of the people were the same—Smith, Martin, Rhodes, Harvey, Young. The language was English, though the accent differed somewhat.

Read the full article at www.gnmagazine.org/issues/gn53/warterror.htm


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