The grave of Jesus

[naturaldon]

Just think, about 2000 years ago, people in Jerusalem were dancing this night away, singing God is dead, basically.

I wander what was going on during that night? There were guards all around the grave of Jesus. Supernatural events during the crucifixion were likely fresh on everyone's minds (but I still think there was a lot of celebrating going on because Jesus, the scoundrel, was dead).

'Believers' huddled behind closed doors pining the night away, not knowing that the real Passover had passed-over into death...

...And was getting ready to Pass-back-over into LIFE.

A lot of stuff was going on because of what was going on behind that stone.

The sun is almost up. I suppose someone ought to go anoint the body of Jesus.

But surely He stinketh by now.

[webmeister]

Hmmm. Wonder why 3 day before resurrection? Maybe it gave people time to ponder what the heck happened. Maybe to build the suspense of nothing happening suddenly (hell fire and brimstone) for the killing of God?

[Petros]

Christos aneste!

[natman]

Just think, about 2000 years ago, people in Jerusalem were dancing this night away, singing God is dead, basically.

I doubt that there was any "dancing the night away, singing God is dead."

Those who did not believe Jesus assumed that they had merely killed a trouble maker, not God.

Those who believed that Jesus was God were probably mourning at the loss.

Hmmm. Wonder why 3 day before resurrection?

First-century Jews did not assume someone was dead (and not merely in a deep trance or near death) until they had been dead at least three days. By then, as mentioned, they would already begin to stink. Also, Jesus Himself said, "For as Jonas was three days and three nights in the whale's belly; so shall the Son of man be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth.". So, it was also a fulfillment of prophesy.

Maybe to build the suspense of nothing happening suddenly (hell fire and brimstone) for the killing of God?

I think pretty much everyone involved, even those who believed Jesus, had assumed that the Jewish leaders and Romans had killed a mere mortal, not God.

[webmeister]

Thanks Natman, good history there...

[bn2bnude]

What Natman said above...

Well said... I believe, from the fact that the Jewish leaders asked the Romans to guard the tomb, they were sweating out the whole weekend.

Of course, if they were "good jews", they would have been observing Sabbath much of the time and not much else. I'm not sure dancing is a Sabbath activity.

[naturaldon]

Just think, about 2000 years ago, people in Jerusalem were dancing this night away, singing God is dead, basically.

A little euphemism, people, with some contemptuousness thrown in for storytelling purposes.

Can't wait for Christmas! Uh, it snowed here on Easter Sunday. But then again, every day should be Christmas and Easter.

[natman]

...every day should be Christmas and Easter.

Well, we celebrate Good Friday and Easter (actually Resurrection Sunday) every day in our prayers of thanks to God; Good Friday as the day that our sins were covered by the Blood of the Lamb; Resurrection Sunday as the day that the promise of our own resurrection was realized. Of course, neither of those days would have been possible were it not for Christmas.

[naturaldon]

Well, we celebrate Good Friday and Easter (actually Resurrection Sunday) every day in our prayers of thanks to God; Good Friday as the day that our sins were covered by the Blood of the Lamb; Resurrection Sunday as the day that the promise of our own resurrection was realized. Of course, neither of those days would have been possible were it not for Christmas.

Double-ditto your thumbs up.