Matthew 27:57 Mark 15:43 (KJV) Luke 23:50 JOSEPH, A SECRET DISCIPLE (John 19: 39)

John 19:38 (KJV) (KJV) When the Joseph of (KJV) And, Intro. A man from a certain PLACE - Arimathaea
And after this even was come, Arimathaea, an behold, there a. Arimathaea, a city of Jews (Lk. 23:50,51)
Joseph of there came a rich honourable was a man b. Possibly identical with Ramah (Ramathaim in Ephraim), Samuel's
Arimathaea, being man of counseller, which named Joseph, a birthplace (1 Sam. 1:1,19)
a disciple of Arimathaea, also waited for the counseller; and c. Many associate it with associate it with Ramleh in Dan, on the road from
Jesus, but secretly named Joseph, kingdom of God, he was a good Jaffa to Jerusalem
for fear of the who also himself came, and went in man, and a just:
was Jesus' boldly unto Pilate, 51 (The same d. Others identify it as Rama (Mt. 2:18) in Benjamin
Jews, besought
Pilate that he disciple: and craved the had not 1. A man of PROSPERITY - a rich man (Lk. 27:57)
might take away 58 He went to body of Jesus. consented to the 2. A man of PROMINENCE - member of the Sanhedrin
the body of Jesus: Pilate, and begged 44 And Pilate counsel and a. A counsellor (Lk. 23:50)
and Pilate gave the body of Jesus. marvelled if he deed of them;) b. A good man (Lk. 23:50)
him leave. He Then Pilate were already he was of c. A just man (Lk. 23:50)
came therefore, commanded the dead: and calling Arimathaea, a
d. An honourable counseller (Mr. 15:43)
and took the body body to be unto him the city of the Jews:
delivered. centurion, he who also himself 3. A man of PATIENCE – waited for the Kingdom of God
of Jesus.
39 And there 59 And when asked him waited for the a. A disciple of Jesus (Mt. 27:57)
came also Joseph had taken whether he had kingdom of God. b. A secret disciple (Jn. 18:38)
Nicodemus, which the body, he been any while 52 This man c. Had not consented “to the counsel and deed of them” (Lk. 23:51)
at the first came to wrapped it in a dead. went unto Pilate, d. Waited for the Kingdom of God (Lk. 23:51; Mr. 15:43)
Jesus by night, clean linen cloth, 45 And when he and begged the 4. A man of PASSION – boldly begged for Jesus
and brought a 60 And laid it in his knew it of the body of Jesus.
a. Went boldly to Pilate (Mr. 15:43)
mixture of myrrh own new tomb, centurion, he gave 53 And he took it
which he had the body to down, and b. “Besought” (Jn. 19:38), begged (Mt. 27:58; Lk. 23:52); craved (Mr. 15:43)
and aloes, about
an hundred pound hewn out in the Joseph. wrapped it in 5. A man of PURPOSE – he yields his purpose to God’s
weight. rock: and he rolled 46 And he bought linen, and laid it a. His own new tomb (Mt. 27:57)
40 Then took they a great stone to fine linen, and in a sepulchre b. Hewn out in the rock (Mt. 27:57), out of a rock (Mt. 47:46); in stone (Lk
the body of Jesus, the door of the took him down, that was hewn in 23:53)
and wound it in sepulchre, and and wrapped him stone, wherein c. Was never men yet laid (Jn. 19:41; Lk. 23:53) – confirms the truth of the
linen clothes with departed. in the linen, and never man before
resurrection, that it was Jesus’ body who rose again, not anyone else’s
the spices, as the laid him in a was laid.
manner of the sepulchre which Summary: Joseph, with all his position and possessions, prepared all his life a tomb for
Jews is to bury. was hewn out of a
himself. “Waiting for the kingdom of God”, he found Jesus more worthy to have all the tomb.
41 Now in the rock, and rolled a
place where he stone unto the
Conclusion:
was crucified there door of the
was a garden; and sepulchre. The tomb is a symbol and a reminder of your life’s hard work.
in the garden a
new sepulchre, Unless you have a higher purpose, it all ends in the tomb.
wherein was never
man yet laid. Have you been preparing for your own “tomb”?
42 There laid they
Jesus therefore Are you wiling to give it to Jesus first of all?
because of the
Jews' preparation
day; for the
sepulchre was
nigh at hand.