Mark 15:46 Meaning and Explanation
“And he bought fine linen, and took him down, and wrapped him in the linen, and laid him in a sepulchre which was hewn out of a rock, and rolled a stone unto the door of the sepulchre.”
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What Does Mark 15:46 Mean?
With the sabbath bearing down, Joseph works quickly and spends freely: linen purchased, the body taken down, wrapped, carried, and laid in a tomb hewn out of rock, with a stone rolled against the entrance to seal it.
Every motion is tender, and every motion is final; linen, rock, and stone are the grammar of a completed death. That he was buried belongs to the gospel itself (1 Corinthians 15:3-4), the proof that he went the whole way down for us. And the stone that shuts the door quietly sets the stage for Easter's first question, who shall roll us away the stone? (Mark 16:3), a question heaven had already answered before the women could ask it.
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What does Mark 15:46 mean?
Joseph buys fine linen, takes Jesus down, wraps him, lays him in a rock-hewn tomb, and rolls a stone against the door.