Emphasis Preaching Journal
The instrument of Jesus' execution...
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The instrument of Jesus' execution became a sign of his royal rule. It is rare that real life mimics this truth, but it happened once in Ethiopia.
In the late nineteenth century, the Ethiopian emperor, Menelik II, became aware that a new device called the "electric chair," was an increasingly popular way of executing prisoners. He ordered one, only to realize, too late, that the lack of electricity in his country made the chair inoperable in his land. Anxious that his new acquisition would not go to waste, he converted it to a throne.
In the late nineteenth century, the Ethiopian emperor, Menelik II, became aware that a new device called the "electric chair," was an increasingly popular way of executing prisoners. He ordered one, only to realize, too late, that the lack of electricity in his country made the chair inoperable in his land. Anxious that his new acquisition would not go to waste, he converted it to a throne.