Open Secret

There were no stones unturned when doing it for Jesus. It must be according to the law. Not half-baked. It was a new tomb where no man laid or used before. It was never second-best, substandard, secondary and sparing, but sacrificial, selective, sizable. It must be right timing, place and attitude, aim and arrangement. Washing, embalming, wrapping and interring the body before the Sabbath began. Josephus records that forty pounds of spices were used at the funeral of the highly respected elder R. Gamaliel (Antiquities of the Jews, Book 17c.8, s.3). http://www.bibleresearch.org/observancebook5/b5w79.html

Joseph took the body and wrapped it in a clean or pure linen cloth (Matt 27:59). The material was fine linen (Mark 15:46). The tomb was wherein never man before was laid (Luke 23:53). The tomb was hewn out of a rock (Mark 15:46). It was rich man Joseph’s own tomb and it was brand new (v 41, Matt 27:60). The Greek version is never ever (oudepo oudeis), its only occurrence. There was no time to waste. Jesus died at the ninth hour or 3 p.m. (Mark 15:34, Luke 23:44) and Sabbath begins when the sun sets. The new tomb was not devised or designed for Jesus or demanded by Jesus, but it was designated, deeded and deferred devoted to Jesus. A person asked on the internet: How long does it take to completely embalm a corpse? The best answer was, “It generally takes about 2 hours.” https://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20060903213925AAB5wNl

Conclusion: What do people around you know and say about you? Are you weak and timid in faith? Terrified of the loss in acknowledging Jesus? Are you a secret, anonymous, undercover Christian afraid to call Him Savior and Lord or be identified with fellow believers?