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  • He Died On January 28, 814. Many Years Later, ...  PRO

    Contributed by Ken Pell on Jun 17, 2007 (message contributor)

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He died on January 28, 814. Many years later, archaeologists discovered the tomb of Charlemagne, the great king and emperor of France. When the tomb was opened, after being closed for centuries, the men who entered it found something amazing. They found certain treasures of the kingdom, of course. But in the center of the large vault was a marble throne, and seated on the throne was the skeleton of Charlemagne, with an open Bible on his lap, and a bony finger pointing at Matthew 18:26, "For what shall it profit a...

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