2015 World Cruise Page 300 - Jerusalem, Israel - Project Idea

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Cheers

Wonderful work here!

November 16, 2015

Great journaling

November 15, 2015

Again great inclusion of scripture.

November 15, 2015

wonderful journalling

November 15, 2015

fantastic journaling!!!

November 13, 2015

Definitely bringing the story to life and adding details that I wasn't aware of. Love the simple serif font, doesn't distract from the story

November 12, 2015

I love your journaling - bringing the story to life with words (and your pics).

November 12, 2015

The prophesy is kind of spooky don't you think? You have a true gift for telling a story that is meaning and heart-felt. I really enjoy reading your stories. You really should write a book about all your adventures. It would be a best seller!

November 12, 2015

wonderful journaling

November 11, 2015

2015 World Cruise Page 300 - Jerusalem, Israel

A Roman crucifixion was meant to bring the uttermost in shame upon an individual. The punishments were all performed in full public view. The Romans shamed criminals in order to deter others from committing similar unlawful acts.

The Jews knew this and wanted Jesus humiliated, so his disciples and others wouldn't be tempted to carry on Christ's work. They wanted Jesus shamed and his movement squashed.

The Jews surely wanted Jesus buried in disgrace, as well. They wanted Jesus off the cross and buried immediately because of the approaching Passover Sabbath (John 19:31). They wanted this death behind them and Jesus' body removed so they wouldn't experience more distractions.

However, Joseph of Arimathea approached Pilate to request that he bury Jesus' body in his own tomb. Joseph was a rich Jewish man and member of the Sanhedrin (Mark 15:43). He was opposed to crucifying Jesus and was in fact a secret disciple of Christ (John 19:38). Pilate, upon hearing from the centurion that Jesus was dead, granted Joseph permission to bury Jesus.

Awhile later on Friday evening, Joseph of Arimathea and Nicodemus took Jesus' body down from the cross and brought him to Joseph's tomb which was located nearby in a garden. This new, undefiled tomb, recently carved out of rock, now became Jesus' tomb.

Joseph and Nicodemus prepared Jesus' body with burial spices and linen cloth, while Mary Magdalene and another woman named Mary watched. Jesus' humiliation was complete. The public shame was finished. His spirit was with his Father in paradise, and his body was buried with honor amongst the rich.

There is a fascinating prophecy about what was just described. Seven hundred years earlier, God wrote through Isaiah, "He had done no wrong and had never deceived anyone. But he was buried like a criminal; he was put in a rich man's grave." (Isaiah 53:9).