Waterloo and the Crucifixion
by Rose Spiller
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On June 18, 1815, the 68,000-man British army, commanded by
Arthur Wellesley, Duke of Wellington, went up against Napoleon Bonaparte,
self-proclaimed emperor of France and his army of 72,000 troops near the
village of Waterloo. The Brits had everything on the line in this battle. If
they defeated Napoleon, it would be an end to his reign of terror; but if they
lost, Great Britain would become yet one more European country taken over by
Napoleon.
Knowing the entire country was anxiously waiting, the army
devised a system to communicate the results of the battle as quickly as
possible. A man was situated in a boat off the shore of Waterloo. When he saw
the results of the battle, he was to signal a man in a church tower who would
signal someone else, who would signal someone else, and on and on until the
results reached the people of Great Britain. When the battle was over, the man
in the boat was able to signal 2 words before a heavy fog rolled in,
“Wellington Defeated.” This message was passed on down the line until it
reached the people of Great Britain. The Brits were devastated. They had put
all their hope in the Duke of Wellington, and he was defeated. What hope was
there for them now?! Three hours later, though, the fog cleared and the man in
the boat was able to get the rest of his message through, “Wellington Defeated
the Enemy.” As the completed message was passed on, you can imagine the joy and
elation the people of Great Britain felt! History says Napoleon rode away from
the battle crying.
When Jesus died on the cross on Good Friday, it was like
Waterloo for His followers. They had put all their hope in Jesus, and now the
message they received was “Jesus Defeated.” I can’t imagine the devastation and
hopelessness they felt that Friday and Saturday. But on the third day, the fog
rolled out and they were able to get the complete message – “Jesus Defeated the
Enemy!” Can you imagine the elation and relief they felt?!
Many of us have had times where we have felt devastated by
circumstances in our lives, maybe some of you are going through something right
now. While we are not minimizing the pain you may be experiencing, you are not
without hope; you are not stuck in Good Friday. We have the complete message –
Jesus has defeated Satan, Sin, and Death! If we belong to Him, His victory is
ours! As 2 Corinthians 4: 6 – 9 tells us,” For God, who
said, “Let light shine out of darkness,” has shone in our hearts to give the
light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ. But we
have this treasure in jars of clay, to show that the surpassing power belongs
to God and not to us. We are afflicted in every way, but not crushed;
perplexed, but not driven to despair; persecuted, but not forsaken; struck
down, but not destroyed.”
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| L-R: Rose Spiller - Chris Paxson |
Rose Spiller is one half of a writing team. She and
her co-author, Christine Paxson are the founders of Proverbs 9:10 Ministries.
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