Jesus' Body Is Prepared and Buried

 MATTHEW 27:57-28:2; MARK 15:42-16:4; LUKE 23:50-24:3; JOHN 19:31-20:1

* JESUS' BODY IS TAKEN DOWN FROM THE STAKE

* THE BODY IS BEING PREPARED FOR BURIAL

* WOMEN FIND AN EMPTY TOMB

It is getting late on Friday afternoon, Nisan 14. At sundown, the Sabbath of Nisan 15 will begin.  Jesus is already dead, but the two robbers alongside him are still alive. According to the Law, dead bodies "should not remain all night on the stake" but, rather, should be buried "on that day." - DEUTERONOMY 21:22, 23.

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