The 21 Coptic Martyrs | Faith in the Face of Death ✝️ In February 2015, 21 Christian men—20 Egyptian and 1 Ghanaian—were taken by ISIS and led to a beach in Libya. There, with cameras rolling, they were given a choice: deny Jesus or die. Every one of them chose Christ. As the waves crashed behind them, they whispered the name of Jesus with their final breath. One of the men, not a Christian before that day, reportedly accepted Christ on the spot—moved by the unshakable faith of the others. The w