Jesus was buried in the tomb of Joseph of Arimathea, a rich man. So we see a fulfillment of Isaiah 53:9 which says:
"He was assigned a grave with the wicked, and with the rich in his death, though he had done no violence, nor was any deceit in his mouth".
Jesus died with the two thieves, and yet was buried in the grave of a rich man. Joseph did all this with full permission from Pilate.
"He was assigned a grave with the wicked, and with the rich in his death, though he had done no violence, nor was any deceit in his mouth".
Jesus died with the two thieves, and yet was buried in the grave of a rich man. Joseph did all this with full permission from Pilate.
The priests remembered that Jesus had said He would rise again. They feared that the disciples might try to steal the body and try and pretend that Jesus was risen. Clearly they knew full well what Jesus meant when He had talked about this, though they did not believe Him.
So the tomb was secured and guarded.
Therefore at this point we have a two key facts. Jesus was dead, and He was buried in a secure place. This gainsays two common objections to the resurrection. One, that He did not really die in the first place; and secondly the body was stolen. Neither of these objections is supported by an evidence.
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