As such, He would therefore be assigned a place in a common grave nearby, where all the criminals were quickly and dishonourably buried. Clearly, in His Death and Burial, He would be associated with both ‘wicked men’ and a certain ‘rich man.’ He would be executed as a criminal by capital punishment (v7,8), being “numbered with the transgressors” (v10). This more accurate translation brings out more detail which was perfectly fulfilled by Jesus. John 19:38-42 tells the story of how Jesus perfectly fulfilled the puzzling prophecy of Isaiah 53:9 (NKJV): “They (His people) made (assigned) His (Messiah’s) Grave with wicked men (guilty criminals - plural). But (instead He was buried)with a rich man (singular) at (after) His Death(s), because He had done no violence, nor was any deceit in His mouth(because of His innocence).” So there they laid Jesus, because of the Jews’ Preparation Day, for the Tomb was nearby.” Now in the Place where He was crucified, there was a Garden, and in the Garden a NEW Tomb, in which no one had Then they took the body of Jesus, and bound it in strips of linen with the spices, as the custom of the Jews is to bury. And Nicodemus, who at first came to Jesus by night, also came, bringing a mixture of myrrh and aloes, about a 100 pounds. So he came and took the body of Jesus (from the Cross). John 19:38-42: “After this (after Christ’s Death at 3pm), Joseph of Arimathea, being a disciple of Jesus, but secretly, for fear of the Jews, asked Pilate that he might take away the body of Jesus and Pilate gave him permission. The later discovery of the Garden Tomb perfectly confirmed the validity of Bonar’s perceptions. It is inspiring to see how Bonar perceived the physical situation required by the scriptures, without even being aware of Gordon’s Calvary and the Garden Tomb, which perfectly fit his description of the necessary geography of the setting. His dead body is: "with the rich man and with the wicked" (Isaiah 53:9) in the hour of His Death! His Grave is the property of a rich man and yet the rocks which form the partition between His Tomb and that of the other Calvary malefactors, are themselves part of Golgotha." The very spot that criminals were put to death was where Joseph’s new Tomb was hewn out of a rock! The stony sides of the Tomb - the new Tomb - "the clean place" where Jesus was laid - were part of the malefactor’s hill. “Now in the Place where He was crucified there was a Garden and in the Garden a new Sepulchre, wherein was never man yet laid” (John 19:41). He was indeed buried ‘with the wicked’, that is, in the same place as the execution site, but also in a rich man’s tomb! We shall see that the geography of Gordon’s Calvary and the Garden Tomb, which is nearby and even in the same place (cut into the very same rock-face) perfectly fit and illustrate this scriptural description.Īmazingly, in 1846, Andrew Bonar wrote this in his Commentary, 40 years before the Garden Tomb was even discovered: John 19:41,42 therefore confirms that this prophecy of Isaiah 53:9 was fulfilled. The prophecy indicates He would buried nearby, still in the presence of the wicked, but also it would be with the rich.
As the context in Isaiah 53:7,8 makes clear, the Messiah would be killed by Capital Punishment, and therefore He would die at an official execution site amongst criminals. Notice that both phrases refer to the Place of His Burial, His grave being in the presence of the wicked, but also in a rich man’s tomb. Interestingly, the paradoxical prophecy of Isaiah 53:9 (KJV): “He made His GRAVE with the wicked (criminals), and with the rich (man) in (after) His DEATH” seems to predict this very combination, that seems so unlikely. This combination in John 19:41,42 of an Execution Site and a Garden containing a rich man’s Tomb ‘nearby’, even ‘in the same place’ seems most unlikely, so if we can show how it could have fulfilled at a certain place, this would be good evidence in its favour. Since there is a conclusive Biblical case for Golgotha being on Mount Moriah, then the case for the Garden Tomb is much stronger than most realise, because it is unique in being the only Tomb in that location which satisfies all the other Biblical (New Testament) requirements, which are quite exacting, as we will show. Locating where Christ died is the necessary first step towards finding the exact place of Christ’s Resurrection, which is why it was necessary to cover this in detail in the last chapter. The case for the Garden Tomb is built on the case for Golgotha. Thus the main evidence for the authenticity of the Garden Tomb is its location near the Biblical Golgotha. Pictures Of Salvation (Types and Shadows)Ĭhapter 4.The Gospel of John Commentary Chapters 1-11 (by chapter).Positional Truth - Who We Are In Christ.
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