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Infidel's Rock- Proof of God's existence!
I am about to tell you a very strange, but miraculous story. Hold onto your seatbelts folks, this is a true story.
This is a story of a Richard Slyhoff, a mean drunk no one liked. His neighbor's often referred to him as a "Cain raiser."
But much worse was his lack of belief. He was proud to be called an atheist. And yet on his death bed, he made a very strange request to his family. He made them swear to his wishes to be buried beneath a huge boulder about 20-30 feet high, on their property. His reasoning was simple- He did not want the devil to find him on Judgment Day.
In this same breath he made a very dangerous statement. "If there is a God let the rock go in the opposite direction."
Slyhoff's family set about to do his bidding when he had passed on in January 2, 1867.
They dug out just enough space for his body, and a place wide enough for a grave marker.
It was very strenous and back breaking work. The men did most of the digging on their knees. Even a motorized crane had to be brought in to finish the work. Finally they had dug enough room to push the coffin beneath the rock. The space was so confined they had to use a portion of the boulder as the marker.
With their work finished the crew left, never intending to return.
But one of the crew did return to the lone grave, perhaps out of curiosity or perhaps out of a sense of obligation to pay due respects.
What he found was a total shock!
The grave he and his friends had spent hours digging out, was now totally uncovered. Instead of concealing the grave as was the original intent, the huge boulder had moved UPHILL!
Slyhoff's grave was now totally exposed to the sky, a good 15-20 feet from the rock. There was now plenty of room to walk completely around the infidel's grave.
Over the years, the monstrous rock has moved further and further from Slyhoff's grave.
What is the message God is trying to relay? Could it be that no matter how frightened Slyhoff was of Satan and his legions on Judgment Day, that Slyhoff should be all the more afraid of his Maker whom he had rejected and had spat in His face and had thrown out a challenge.
Now, not only does Satan have access to this atheistic shell of a man, but more so his Maker and how much more frightening for him, is that?
God is real! If you'd ever doubted His proof of existence, this is perfect evidence that not even a rock can stop the workings of our Heavenly Father.
My dad had visited this grave site and stood atop the rock, forty years ago with a church group and has pictures yet today. If you're interested in visiting this historic site, contact Bill and Sandy Morelock in Brookville, Pennsylvania 814-328-2219 or visit their website www.hideawaycottages.net.
For a small fee they will give guided tours of the "Infidel's Rock", located on their property.
Article by- Jorene Haight
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