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Coptic Christian Refused to Deny Jesus Before ISIS Ruthlessly Killed Him
Christian Post ^
| Apr 4, 2017
| Samuel Smith
Posted on 04/05/2017 1:37:47 PM PDT by detective
A Coptic Christian father of two who was on a "kill list" and tracked for days by Islamic State militants in Sinai refused to renounce his faith in Christ when given a chance to "save" himself before being executed, his wife said.
The British news outlet The Sunday Times reports that the widow of 58-year-old Copt Bahgat Zakhar, one of eight Christians killed in the coastal town of Al Arish in just a three-week span in February, detailed the moment her husband met his fate.
Zakhar, who was a veterinary surgeon, was reportedly named on a jihadi "kill list" that was published online. As reported, jihadis have anonymously posted "kill lists" online that feature churches and prominent Christians across Egypt to target.
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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Egypt; Foreign Affairs; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: christians; murder; muslims; obamalegacy
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Jihadi kill lists of prominent Christians are apparently very common in that part of the world.
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posted on
04/05/2017 1:37:47 PM PDT
by
detective
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posted on
04/05/2017 1:41:13 PM PDT
by
Gene Eric
(Don't be a statist!)
To: detective
Another saint asking Jesus how long.
I hope that I have the bravery of this man if it ever comes down to it.
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posted on
04/05/2017 1:42:27 PM PDT
by
Luircin
(Dancing in the streets! Time to DRAIN THE SWAMP!)
To: detective
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posted on
04/05/2017 1:42:50 PM PDT
by
Puppage
(You may disagree with what I have to say, but I shall defend to your death my right to say it)
To: Luircin
I hope that I have the bravery of this man if it ever comes down to it.As do I, but I think his bravery was faith.
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posted on
04/05/2017 1:43:41 PM PDT
by
Puppage
(You may disagree with what I have to say, but I shall defend to your death my right to say it)
To: detective
It is really, really gonna suck to be them on Judgement Day......................
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posted on
04/05/2017 1:45:04 PM PDT
by
Red Badger
(Ending a sentence with a preposition is nothing to be afraid of........)
To: detective
That's courage! In the same situation I would have been inclined to *pretend* to deny Jesus with the hope of escaping death.
Would God have forgiven me? I hope so.
To: Puppage
Good point.
Well, in that case I hope I have the faith of this man.
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posted on
04/05/2017 1:48:10 PM PDT
by
Luircin
(Dancing in the streets! Time to DRAIN THE SWAMP!)
To: detective
You don’t beat the enemy by letting them kill you. You do what you have to do to stay alive long enough to kill the enemy.
Senseless death.
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posted on
04/05/2017 1:48:55 PM PDT
by
soycd
To: Luircin
Better to just have to worry about forgiveness for killing them first...
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posted on
04/05/2017 1:50:12 PM PDT
by
Axenolith
(Government blows, and that which governs least, blows least...)
To: soycd
Senseless death.
Absolutely disagree. The blood of the martyrs is priceless and powerful.
To: Gene Eric
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posted on
04/05/2017 1:55:26 PM PDT
by
VaeVictis
(~Woe to the Conquered~)
To: detective
Jesus never said you can't shoot him, only that you can't judge him.
Ya got to defend yourself.
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posted on
04/05/2017 1:56:15 PM PDT
by
Bogie
To: detective
To: Gay State Conservative
I doubt they will let you live either way. They are a death cult.
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posted on
04/05/2017 1:59:45 PM PDT
by
US_MilitaryRules
(I'm not tired of Winning yet! Please, continue on!)
To: Red Badger
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posted on
04/05/2017 2:02:57 PM PDT
by
metmom
( ...fixing our eyes on Jesus, the Author and Perfecter of our faith...)
To: soycd
He absolutely beat the Enemy.
His death was not senseless,
your comment was.
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posted on
04/05/2017 2:07:00 PM PDT
by
xhrist
("You don't have a soul. You are a Soul. You have a body. " - C.S. Lewis)
To: detective
But religious Christians in America refuse to bake cakes for gay weddings, so they are the same as ISIS.
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posted on
04/05/2017 2:07:09 PM PDT
by
Opinionated Blowhard
("When the people find they can vote themselves money, that will herald the end of the republic.")
To: HalfIrish
>Absolutely disagree. The blood of the martyrs is priceless and powerful.
Well let’s take that to its ultimate conclusion...
1. Being a martyr is a good thing.
2. So all good people become Martyrs.
3. The bad people kill all the Martyrs.
4. The bad people win.
No thank you.
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posted on
04/05/2017 2:08:21 PM PDT
by
soycd
To: detective
If that isn’t the tribulation then i’m not sure what it could mean anymore.
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posted on
04/05/2017 2:12:13 PM PDT
by
Samurai_Jack
(War is cruelty, there is no use trying to reform it; the crueler it is, the sooner it will be over.)
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