Matthew 27:62-66 also tells us the chief priests and Pharisees visited with Pontius Pilate because they were afraid someone would steal Jesus’ body and say that he rose again ( John 2:19-21) because Christ did declare that He would rise again. But by the time they were finished the Sabbath had begun, so they rested as required by the law."Īfter His crucifixion, Jesus was laid in a nearby tomb, and His body remained there the entirety of Holy Saturday ( Matthew 27:59-60 Mark 15:46 Luke 23:53-54 John 19:39-42). Then they went home and prepared spices and ointments to anoint his body. Luke 23:55 shares, “As his body was taken away, the women from Galilee followed and saw the tomb where his body was placed. The Gospels all mention what happened during Holy Week, beginning with Palm Sunday and with the accounts of how Jesus was crucified but Luke gives us a deeper look and what happened on Saturday. Holy Saturday is the time period between Good Friday-Jesus' crucifixion-and Easter Sunday-the resurrection of Jesus. Holy Saturday is the day when Jesus’ body laid in a tomb. This was not just any Saturday, but Holy Saturday. Saturday was quiet, somber, black, and questions of Jesus seemingly answered hung in the air around the world like a thick fog. Friday had been loud, violent, filled with drama and chaos Saturday held the aftermath with Jesus’ blood staining the ground. His disciples, his close friends, his mother, all watched the brutal murder of Jesus. This was the day in Scripture when all hope was lost. This was the day the cadaver of Christ laid in a tomb.
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