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| Name | JOSEPH OF ARIMATHEA |
| Aliases | WHO GAVE HIS TOMB / THE HONORABLE COUNSELOR |
| Status | DECEASED / A DISCIPLE WHO CAME FORWARD AT THE BURIAL |
| Birth | c. 1st Century BC | Marks & Identifiers | NONE RECORDED |
| Place of Birth | ARIMATHEA / JERUSALEM | Hair | DARK / GREY |
| Tribe | UNRECORDED (JUDEAN) | Eyes | DARK |
| Parentage | UNRECORDED | People | HEBREW / JUDEAN |
| Occupation | COUNCIL MEMBER / RICH MAN | Species | HUMAN |
| Affiliation | THE SANHEDRIN | Calling | A GOOD AND RIGHTEOUS MAN |
| Primary Mission | HONOR THE BODY OF THE LORD | Known Signs | THE BOLD REQUEST TO PILATE / THE NEW TOMB GIVEN |
| Covenant Role | DISCIPLE FROM AMONG THE COUNCIL | Divine Access | A DISCIPLE, THOUGH SECRETLY - JOHN 19:38 |
| Divine Encounter Level | WITNESS OF THE CROSS | Classification | COUNSELOR / DISCIPLE |
| Covenant Status | DISCIPLE | Known Miracles | NONE RECORDED |
| Divine Commission | WITNESS | Threat Assessment | FEAR OF THE COUNCIL / OPEN ALLEGIANCE |
| Mission Status | COMPLETED | Archive Category | WITNESS / BURIAL |
What he asked of Pilate: THE BODY OF JESUS
Whose tomb received the Lord: HIS OWN NEW TOMB, CUT IN THE ROCK
The subject was a rich man of Arimathea, a respected member of the council, good and righteous, who had not consented to their decision against Jesus, and who was himself waiting for the kingdom of God.
A disciple of Jesus, though secretly for fear of the authorities, he took courage after the crucifixion and went boldly to Pilate to ask for the body of Jesus.
Pilate granted the request. The subject took the body down, wrapped it in a clean linen shroud with the spices Nicodemus brought, and laid it in his own new tomb, cut in the rock, where no one had yet been laid.
He rolled a great stone to the door of the tomb, and so the Lord was buried honorably, fulfilling the word that he was with a rich man in his death.
The subject and Nicodemus, once cautious, came into the open at the cross, honoring the Lord when many had fled.
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- There comes a time when secret faith must step into the light.
- Courage honors Christ when others have fled.
- Give your best to the Lord, even a tomb never used.
