Where Did Jesus Die? — Page 31
Chapter Two—The Judgment 31 who pretended to have fallen asleep during their watch, must have been, like their governor, sympathisers of Jesus. 9. The tomb in which Jesus was laid, hewn out of a rock, was like a chamber in which a number of men could remain without being suffocated. It belonged to a devoted friend who must have lavished care on him so as to restore him to consciousness and health. On Sunday, the day next to the Sabbath, the Jews were free to visit the spot. But early in the morning while it was still dark Jesus was not there. The stone had been rolled away and the body was not seen in the sepulchre. Shortly afterwards he was seen by Mary, who, at first, took him for the gardener. 1 Probably he had disguised himself in the gardener’s dress, so that he might not be recognised by the Jews and re-arrested and placed upon the cross again. 10. He sent a message to his disciples to depart for the distant provinces of Galilee, saying that he would go before them and would see them there. 2 He left Jerusalem in a great hurry; for he knew the Jews would soon come to know that he had left the tomb and would start a search for him. 11. He took all precautions against being re-arrested by the Jews. He met his disciples only; not openly, but in secret, or in out of the way places. Even then he did not stay long with them, 1. John 20:15 2. Matthew 28:7