Entombment of Jesus
If there are some prophecies about the Messiah, Jesus could accomplish on its own initiative, as does entering Jerusalem on the back of a donkey: Luke 19.28-31 Zechariah 9.9 , there are others for which, however, he could have no part. The event that occurs here is one of the best examples. Consider God, not willing that nobody is mistaken about the identity of His envoy, took care of details. It is in the prophecies about the Messiah or esoteric or ambiguity: Ads are precise, detailed, built on easily verifiable facts. Thus it is said of Him, He would not only die for the sins of the world: 53.5 Isaiah, but also that, after being among the criminals, his tomb is with that of the rich: Isaiah 53.9 . Joseph, from Arimathea, is said by whom this prophecy fulfilled.
The reliability of biblical prophecy is especially notable that, far from it, Joseph was not initially a follower of the faith in Jesus as Messiah. It was same, "said Luke, a member of the Sanhedrin, the Jewish court for Religious Affairs, who condemned Jesus. Only little by little, it seems, that work became increasingly convinced in his heart. Also, at the decisive moment, Joseph he refused to join his vote to those who decided the death sentence of Jesus. Already, the Holy Spirit worked his heart to be at the right time, through whom the prophecy on the entombment of Christ is true!
It is strange to see how that encounter with Christ leads us to abandon is diverse. If, for Peter, Andre, Jacques and John, it was the family business for Joseph, it will be his tomb. We do not know why Joseph did carve out a burial chamber in the rock. Was it for fame and future posterity his name? It's a safe bet! Joseph had reason to give up for Christ. By renouncing the project by which he would build his own posthumous fame, he allowed God to give him one that undoubtedly exceed all expectations. Because even today there are thousands to visit the presumed location of the tomb of Christ which, forever linked the name of Joseph of Arimathea. That gives us his example of never fear of losing anything for Jesus! Him losing something here, it always eventually find it a hundredfold in the Kingdom!
Although Jesus People, the burial will be almost on the sly. Only a few women among the relatives will attend. Undeniably, their attachment to His person exceeds that of men. While these, following the arrest of Jesus in Gethsemane, fled, women remain the tenuous connection between Jesus and who live among His disciples, those who continue to follow him even if, humanly, he n 'are more reasons to do so. Soon they will see: their loyalty and perseverance will pay! As Joseph of Arimathea, they will be rewarded beyond anything they could imagine!
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