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THE BURIAL OF JESUS

Mark 15:42-47

1 CORINTHIANS 15:3-4For I passed on to you as most important what I also

received: that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures, that He was buried, that He was raised

on the third day according to the Scriptures,

QUESTION: What is the significance of

Jesus’ burial?

THREE POINTS OF SIGNIFIGANCE1. The burial emphasizes the finality of Jesus’

death.

MARK 15:42-43When it was already evening, because it was

preparation day (that is, the day before the Sabbath), Joseph of Arimathea, a prominent member of the Sanhedrin who was himself looking forward to the

kingdom of God, came and boldly went in to Pilate and asked for Jesus’ body.

WHO IS JOSEPH OF ARIMATHEA?• Prominent member of the Sanhedrin• Good and righteous man who didn’t agree

with the Sanhedrin’s verdict against Jesus

LUKE 23:50-51There was a good and righteous man named Joseph, a

member of the Sanhedrin, who had not agreed with their plan and action. He was from Arimathea, a Judean town, and was looking forward to the kingdom of God.


with the Sanhedrin’s verdict against Jesus• Looked forward to the kingdom of God• A rich man who was a disciple of Jesus, a true

believer

MATTHEW 27:57When it was evening, a rich man from Arimathea

named Joseph came, who himself had also become a disciple of Jesus.


with the Sanhedrin’s verdict against Jesus• Looked forward to the kingdom of God• A rich man who was a disciple of Jesus, a true

believer• Secret disciple of Jesus

JOHN 19:38After this, Joseph of Arimathea, who was a disciple of

Jesus —but secretly …

MARK 15:43Joseph of Arimathea, a prominent member of the Sanhedrin who was himself looking forward to the


Why was it a bold move for Joseph to go before Pilate?

Primarily due to the fact that he was exposing to the world around him that he identified

with Jesus.

JOHN 19:38After this, Joseph of Arimathea, who was a disciple of Jesus —but secretly because of his fear of the Jews

MARK 15:44-45Pilate was surprised that He was already dead.

Summoning the centurion, he asked him whether He had already died. When he found out from the

centurion, he gave the corpse to Joseph.

JOHN 19:31-32Since it was the preparation day, the Jews did not want the bodies to remain on the cross on the Sabbath (for that Sabbath was a special day). They requested that

Pilate have the men’s legs broken and that their bodies be taken away. So the soldiers came and broke the legs

of the first man and of the other one who had been crucified with Him.

JOHN 19:33-34When they came to Jesus, they did not break His legs

since they saw that He was already dead. But one of the soldiers pierced His side with a spear, and at once

blood and water came out.

DEUTERONOMY 21:22-23If anyone is found guilty of an offense deserving the

death penalty and is executed, and you hang his body on a tree, you are not to leave his corpse on the tree

overnight but are to bury him that day, for anyone hung on a tree is under God’s curse. You must not defile the land the Lord your God is giving you as an inheritance.

JOHN 19:38After this, Joseph of Arimathea, who was a disciple of Jesus —but secretly because of his fear of the Jews —asked Pilate that he might remove Jesus’ body. Pilate gave him permission, so he came and took His body

away.

THE BURIAL OF JESUS• Took Jesus off the cross (Luke 23:53)

LUKE 23:53Taking it down, he wrapped it in fine linen and placed it

in a tomb cut into the rock, where no one had ever been placed.

THE BURIAL OF JESUS• Took Jesus off the cross (Luke 23:53)• Cleaned Him off• Carried Him to a tomb in a garden nearby

JOHN 19:41-42There was a garden in the place where He was

crucified. A new tomb was in the garden; no one had yet been placed in it. They placed Jesus there because

of the Jewish preparation and since the tomb was nearby.

MATTHEW 27:59-60So Joseph took the body, wrapped it in clean, fine linen,

and placed it in his new tomb, which he had cut into the rock. He left after rolling a great stone against the

entrance of the tomb.

THE BURIAL OF JESUS• Took Jesus off the cross (Luke 23:53)• Cleaned Him off• Carried Him to a tomb in a garden nearby • Wrapped Him in clean, fine linen sheets with

spices

JOHN 19:39-40Nicodemus (who had previously come to Him at night)

also came, bringing a mixture of about 75 pounds of myrrh and aloes. Then they took Jesus’ body and

wrapped it in linen cloths with the aromatic spices, according to the burial custom of the Jews.


death.2. The burial of Jesus fulfills the prophecy of

Scripture.

ISAIAH 53:9They intended to bury him with criminals, but he ended up in a rich man’s tomb, because he had committed no

violent deeds, nor had he spoken deceitfully.

MATTHEW 27:57-60When it was evening, a rich man from Arimathea

named Joseph came, who himself had also become a disciple of Jesus. He approached Pilate and asked for

Jesus’ body. Then Pilate ordered that it be released. So Joseph took the body, wrapped it in clean, fine linen, and placed it in his new tomb, which he had cut into

the rock.

WHY DOES THIS MATTER?1. Strongly affirms who Jesus claimed to be 2. Strongly affirms the reliability of Scripture3. Strongly affirms the sovereignty of God

PSALM 103:19The Lord has established His throne in heaven, and His

kingdom rules over all.

JOHN 19:36-37For these things happened so that the Scripture would be fulfilled: Not one of His bones will be broken. Also, another Scripture says: They will look at the One they

pierced.

PSALM 34:20He protects all his bones; not one of them is broken.

ZECHARIAH 12:10Then I will pour out a spirit of grace and prayer on the

house of David and the residents of Jerusalem, and they will look at Me whom they pierced. They will

mourn for Him as one mourns for an only child and weep bitterly for Him as one weeps for a firstborn.


death.2. The burial of Jesus fulfills the prophecy of

Scripture. 3. Jesus’ burial sets up the resurrection.

1 CORINTHIANS 15:3-4For I passed on to you as most important what I also

received: that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures, that He was buried, that He was raised

on the third day according to the Scriptures,

ACTS 13:29-30When they had fulfilled all that had been written about Him, they took Him down from the tree and put Him in

a tomb. But God raised Him from the dead,

FACTS ABOUT THE BURIAL THAT SET UP THE RESURRECTION:

• Jesus’ body was placed in a tomb• The owner of the tomb was well known

MARK 15:42-43When it was already evening, because it was

preparation day ( that is, the day before the Sabbath), Joseph of Arimathea, a prominent member of the Sanhedrin who was himself looking forward to the



• Jesus’ body was placed in a tomb• The owner of the tomb was well known• There were witnesses

MARK 15:47Now Mary Magdalene and Mary the mother of Joses

were watching where He was placed.

MATTHEW 27:61Mary Magdalene and the other Mary were seated there,

facing the tomb.

LUKE 23:55The women who had come with Him from Galilee

followed along and observed the tomb and how His body was placed.


• Jesus’ body was placed in a tomb• The owner of the tomb was well known• There were witnesses • The tomb was secured

MATTHEW 27:59-60So Joseph took the body, wrapped it in clean, fine linen,

and placed it in his new tomb, which he had cut into the rock. He left after rolling a great stone against the

entrance of the tomb.

MATTHEW 27:62-64The next day, which followed the preparation day, the chief priests and the Pharisees gathered before Pilate and said, “Sir, we remember that while this deceiver

was still alive He said, ‘After three days I will rise again.’ Therefore give orders that the tomb be made secure

until the third day. Otherwise, His disciples may come, steal Him, and tell the people,

MATTHEW 27:64-66‘He has been raised from the dead.’ Then the last

deception will be worse than the first.”

“You have a guard of soldiers,” Pilate told them. “Go and make it as secure as you know how.” Then they

went and made the tomb secure by sealing the stone and setting the guard.

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