4 Texts On The Unknown Soldier's Tomb!

After an appearance at the Cenotaph on November 11, 1920, the body of the Unknown Soldier was taken to Westminster Abbey where it was buried at the west end of the nave.

This site is now one of the most visited war graves in the world.

An Old Testament text was inscribed on the top of this tomb: 'They buried him among the Kings, because he had done good toward God and toward his house' - from 2 Chronicles 24:16.

In addition to this inscription, four other Scripture texts are engraved around the four sides of the stone on this tomb:

1. THE LORD KNOWETH THEM THAT ARE HIS (2 Timothy 2:19);

2. GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN THAN THIS (John 15:13);

3. UNKNOWN AND YET WELL KNOWN, DYING AND BEHOLD WE LIVE (2 Corinthians 6:9);

4. IN CHRIST SHALL ALL BE MADE ALIVE (1 Corinthians 15:22).

In this sermon, a quick visit is paid to each of these texts in turn and their central message is examined.