Monday, July 23, 2012


The following was taken from  "Encyclopedia of 7700 Illustrations: Signs of the Times." Garland, TX: Bible Communications, Inc. Tan, P. L. (1996).
Burial Of Emperor Joseph
 Emperor Francis Joseph of Austria was buried in the gloomy crypt of the Church of the Capuchin in Vienna, where sleep all his fathers of the house of Hapsburg. At the entrance to the vault the procession was halted by a voice from within: “Who is there?”
 The reply was: “His most serene majesty, the Emperor Francis Joseph.”
 The challenger then said, “I know him not. Who is there?”
 A second reply was made: “The Emperor of Austria and Apostolic King of Hungary is outside.”
 Again the challenger answered, “I know him not. Who is there?”
 This time the voice without replied, “A sinful man, our brother Francis Joseph.”
 Then the portal was opened and the king was laid to rest among his fathers. 
—C. E. Macartney

Death is the great equalizer to all no matter who we were when alive. 

"And just as people are appointed to die once, and then to face judgment, so also, after Christ was offered once to bear the sins of many, to those who eagerly await him he will appear a second time, not to bear sin but to bring salvation." (Heb. 9:27,28 NET)

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