HE WAS BURIED

 THEY BURIAL OF JESUS

JOHN 19:38-42   After this, Joseph, who was from the town of Arimathea, asked Pilate if he could take Jesus body (Joseph was a follower of Jesus, but in secret, because he was afraid of the Jewish authorities.) Pilate told him he could have the body, so Joseph went and took it away.  Nicodemus, who at first had gone to see Jesus at night went with Joseph, taking with him about 30 kilogrammes of spices, a mixture of myrrh and aloes.

 The two men took Jesus’ body and wrapped it in linen with the spices according to the Jewish custom of preparing a body for burial.  There was a garden in the place where Jesus had been put to death, and in it there was a new tomb where no one had ever been buried. Since it was the day before the Sabbath and because the tomb was close by, they placed Jesus’ body there.

(Matt. 27:37-61, Mark 15:42-47, Luke 23:50-58) 

Two prominent men who were afraid to identify with Jesus; we must commend Peter for his courage, though he denied Christ. We all have denied him in one way of another. No one could speak to defend His innocence and His good deeds to humanity. Till date we are ungrateful to God for sending Christ to redeem us.

 Why did they come after His death? Perhaps they felt guilty for not identifying with Him, for not defending Him. The evil deeds done, and the belief that all has ended. They might as well bury Him, bury His name, His mission buried also with him.

 Evil can never conquer goodness, nor triumph over goodness. The plan of God remains; that is why God lies hidden. No man can ever discern God’s thought or God’s ways.  He directs and controls the affairs of men. God and His Son only knew their for restoration and redemption of humanity.

DIVINE MERCY

THE PIERCED JESUS JOHN 19:31-37 

Then the Jewish authorities asked Pilate to allow them to break the legs of the men who had been crucified, and to take the bodies down from the crosses. They requested this because it was Friday, and they did not want the bodies to stay on the crosses on the Sabbath, since the coming Sabbath was especially holy.

 

So the soldiers went and broke the legs of the first man and then of the other man who had been crucified with Jesus. But when they came to Jesus, they saw that he was already dead, so they did not break his legs. 

One of the soldiers, however, plunged his spear into Jesus’ side, and at once blood and water poured out.  (The one who saw this happen has spoken of it, so that you also may believe. What he said is true, and he knows that he speaks the truth.)

This was done to make the scripture come true: “Not one his bones will be broken.” And there is another scripture that says, “People will look at him whom they pierced.” 

Divine Mercy