Christ's Final Week - Saturday

Following Jesus' crucifixion, Joseph from Arimathea asked Pilate for Jesus' body. He was prepared for burial and white linen was wrapped around the body. The body of Jeswas placed in a tomb that had been cut from rock in a side of the hill outside the walls of Jerusalem. A large rock was rolled across the entrance. As the sabbath began, people retired to their homes. Throughout Friday night and Saturday, Jesus' body laid in the tomb. The tomb was secured with Roman guards and Pilate's seal in order to keep Jesus' disciples or followers from stealing his body and then telling people he was raised from the dead. It reveals the length that people will go to deny Jesus' words. People are still trying to discredit Him. But to those who believe, Jesus is the gift of life.