DAD'S RAMBLINGS -- JESUS WAS BURIED

DAD'S RAMBLINGS – JESUS WAS BURIED

"Now when evening had come, there came a rich man from Arimathea, named Joseph, who himself had also become a disciple of Jesus. This man wen to Pilate and asked for the body of Jesus. Then Pilate commanded the body be given to him. When Joseph had taken the body, he wrapped it is a clean linen cloth, and laid it in his new tomb which he had hewn out of the rock; and he rolled a large stone against the door of the tomb, and departed. And Mary Magdalene was there, and the other Mary, sitting opposite the tomb." (Matthew 27: 57-61)

One of the major tenants of faith of the early church was that Jesus was buried. As the Apostle Paul wrote, "For I delivered to you first of all that which I also received: that Christ died for our sins, according to the Scriptures, and that He was buried, and that He rose again the third day according to the Scriptures" (I Corinthians 15:3-4). There was no question or doubt that Jesus was actually buried, nor which tomb He was buried in.

Joseph of Arimathea knew that Jesus was dead and he knew which tomb Jesus was buried in, because it was his own tomb. He took the body from the cross, wrapped it in clean linen and placed the body in a tomb that he had prepared for

himself. This fulfilled Isaiah 53:9 – "They made His grave with the wicked – but with the rich as His death." Jesus was crucified between two felons, but was buried in a rich man's tomb.

Two Marys knew exactly which tomb Jesus was buried in. They followed Joseph to the tomb, and sat down opposite the tomb to observe the burial process. So when theY came to the tomb on Sunday morning – Resurrection morning, they knew which tomb Jesus had been buried in. There was no confusion which tomb Jesus had been buried in..

The chief priests and Pharisees knew which tomb Jesus was buried in, and they asked Pilate to secure it to make sure the disciples did not steal the body and claim that Jesus had risen from the dead. So they set a guard at the tomb (vss. 62-66). They knew exactly which tomb it was.

From these historical accounts, we can know for certain that Jesus died and was buried. Knowing this assures us that the Resurrection was a real.

Love, Dad