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===The finality of death (V. 41-42)=== | ===The finality of death (V. 41-42)=== | ||
| − | *Verse 41, The broken, decayed body of Christ is placed in a new tomb. | + | *Verse 41, The broken, decayed body of Christ is placed in a new tomb. The tomb represented the beginning of the end. Jewish burial customs involved burial of the body immediately. In fact, many jews saw the decay of the flesh as having an atoning effect. A year after burial the remaining bones would be dug up and be placed in an ossuary, a bone box for reburial. <ref>Ferguson, Everett. Backgrounds of early Christianity. Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing, 2003. 243-245 </ref>. |
| + | *Verse 42, The nearby tomb provided an easy to access location where these men could bestow this final honor on their teacher. | ||
===The condition of man=== | ===The condition of man=== | ||
| + | *<mark>Ephesians 2:1-3</mark> states <blockquote>And you He made alive, who were dead in trespasses and sins, 2 in which you once walked according to the [a]course of this world, according to the prince of the power of the air, the spirit who now works in the sons of disobedience, 3 among whom also we all once conducted ourselves in the lusts of our flesh, fulfilling the desires of the flesh and of the mind, and were by nature children of wrath, just as the others.<ref>NKJV</ref></blockquote>. The state of man is a state of death and decay. We live in a world drought with evil and despair, sons of disobedience, conducting ourselves in the lust of the flesh, and by our very nature, children of wrath. The term wrath is in the genitive and can be understood as a genitive of purpose. That is our destination. Because of the fall, our natural destination is wrath. | ||
| + | *In Colossians 2:13 we are called "dead in your trespasses and the uncircumcision of your flesh, He has made alive together with Him, having forgiven you all trespasses" | ||
| + | *The condition of man is that of death. | ||
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| + | *After the crucifixion, Joseph and Nicodemus tried to hide the horror and stench of decay by perfuming and burying the body of Jesus. Similarly, we try to cover up the stench of our spiritual death and decay by doing some good things here and there. We tell ourselves that if we cover ourselves with good things then we can cover the death and decay present in our hearts. Is this enough? No! No amount of spice, balm, burial, or mourning can change the fact that a dead body is in a state of decay. What we need is not more good works to try and mask the stench of death, no what we need is new birth, only through new creation can we solve the ultimate problem. | ||
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| + | We each just recognize that we (individually) are dead in our trespasses and sins! | ||
==The Excitement of New Creation (20:1-10)== | ==The Excitement of New Creation (20:1-10)== | ||
Revision as of 18:53, 3 December 2018
Contents
Objectives
Introduction
Main Body
Setting the Stage
In John 19 we see Christ, the ultimate servant, suffering and dying. The cross was simultaneously the most horrific and wonderful event up to this point in history. God Himself sacrificed His own life for His creation. However, this was only the beginning.
The Necessity of New Creation (19:38-42)
The stink of decay (V. 38-40)
- Verse 38, Romans typically left a crucified body on the cross to rot and decay and be consumed by scavenging animals. The Jews, however, removed the exposed bodies attempting to maintain the purity commanded in Deuternomy 21:22-23, “If a man has committed a sin deserving of death, and he is put to death, and you hang him on a tree, his body shall not remain overnight on the tree, but you shall surely bury him that day, so that you do not defile the land which the Lord your God is giving you as an inheritance; for he who is hanged is accursed of God." The Jews sought to keep the land from defilement because frankly, dead bodies are disgusting, spread disease and generally unpleasant.
- Verse 39, No only are dead bodies disgusting, but they stink. The smell of death is a horrific smell. In May of 2008 a plane from the Canary Islands was forced to make an emergency landing because of a passengers odor. The odor, which eventually took the mans life, was caused from a flesh eating bacteria that was literally causing the man to decompose from the inside out. Death and decay are gross. In verse 39, we see Joseph of Arimathea and Nicodemus working to reduce the disgust of death by bringing spices to offset the smell of purification. (Note: the translation of 100 pounds is actually the wrong translation, the roman pound was only 11.5 ounces and therefore this was probably closer to 72 pounds).
- In verse 40 we see two men, secret disciples, members of the Sanhedrin, following Jewish custom for preparing a body. The Jews are not embalming the body but rather trying to reduce the disgust of a decaying body.
The finality of death (V. 41-42)
- Verse 41, The broken, decayed body of Christ is placed in a new tomb. The tomb represented the beginning of the end. Jewish burial customs involved burial of the body immediately. In fact, many jews saw the decay of the flesh as having an atoning effect. A year after burial the remaining bones would be dug up and be placed in an ossuary, a bone box for reburial. [1].
- Verse 42, The nearby tomb provided an easy to access location where these men could bestow this final honor on their teacher.
The condition of man
- Ephesians 2:1-3 states
And you He made alive, who were dead in trespasses and sins, 2 in which you once walked according to the [a]course of this world, according to the prince of the power of the air, the spirit who now works in the sons of disobedience, 3 among whom also we all once conducted ourselves in the lusts of our flesh, fulfilling the desires of the flesh and of the mind, and were by nature children of wrath, just as the others.[2]
. The state of man is a state of death and decay. We live in a world drought with evil and despair, sons of disobedience, conducting ourselves in the lust of the flesh, and by our very nature, children of wrath. The term wrath is in the genitive and can be understood as a genitive of purpose. That is our destination. Because of the fall, our natural destination is wrath. - In Colossians 2:13 we are called "dead in your trespasses and the uncircumcision of your flesh, He has made alive together with Him, having forgiven you all trespasses"
- The condition of man is that of death.
- After the crucifixion, Joseph and Nicodemus tried to hide the horror and stench of decay by perfuming and burying the body of Jesus. Similarly, we try to cover up the stench of our spiritual death and decay by doing some good things here and there. We tell ourselves that if we cover ourselves with good things then we can cover the death and decay present in our hearts. Is this enough? No! No amount of spice, balm, burial, or mourning can change the fact that a dead body is in a state of decay. What we need is not more good works to try and mask the stench of death, no what we need is new birth, only through new creation can we solve the ultimate problem.
We each just recognize that we (individually) are dead in our trespasses and sins!
