Wellington Defeated?
It is said that on the evening of June 18, 1815 a man stood in the tower of England’s Winchester Cathedral
gazing anxiously out to sea. At last he found what he was looking for – a ship sending a signal by use of lights.
He strained to see the message. All of England held its breath with him, wanting to know the outcome of the war
between their military leader, the Duke of Wellington, and the French dictator Napoleon Bonaparte. Bonaparte,
who had once ruled all of Europe bar England remained a threat, and now the decisive Battle of Waterloo had been
fought.
So, as he stood in the tower of Winchester Cathedral our man waited to relay the news that would determine
England’s future. The signal came just as a heavy fog was rolling in. It only just got through, but how he wished
it hadn’t, for the signal read: “Wellington defeated”
The man signaled to other stations and the news spread across the countryside, bringing great gloom and sadness.
But then a great reversal. The fog lifted, and the message was sent again, this time in full: “Wellington defeated the
enemy”. Joy? Happiness? Delirium! Wellington had won!
On Good Friday it seemed the message was “Christ defeated”, but three days later we discover that the message
had not been receive din full. The resurrection reverses what we initially thought and declares “Christ defeated the
enemy!”
Source: unknown.
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