So Joseph bought some linen cloth, took down the body, wrapped it in the linen, and placed it in a tomb cut out of rock. Then he rolled a stone against the entrance of the tomb.
Mark 15:46 NIV
Seeing Where He Was Laid
Interment – not internment – is the ceremonial placing of a deceased person in a grave. A body in a casket or coffin can be interred. So can cremated ashes. Although it is common to hold a ceremony or service before committing remains to a final resting place during the internment, it is not the same as a funeral. A funeral is also a ceremony to honour the deceased, but it can occur almost anywhere. Interment is the ceremonial act of placing the deceased in their grave and only occurs at the gravesite.
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When Jesus died, most of His followers had abandoned Him. The Heavenly Father knew this was going to happen and had made arrangements for what would happen with His body. Mark 15 tells us about a wealthy landowner and member of the Jerusalem Council named Joseph. It says, “So Joseph bought some linen cloth, took down the body, wrapped it in the linen, and placed it in a tomb cut out of rock. Then he rolled a stone against the entrance of the tomb. And there lay Jesus, encased in the clothes and abode of death. For the follower of Jesus there is always an inexplicable sense of waiting on this day. We know what’s coming, and yet we wait. Life goes on today, and for most of our country it is a day of preparation for the fun and family activities of tomorrow. For those of us who know and love Jesus, it is a time of preparation as well. We await, with great expectation, the rest of the story of Good Friday, and we know that it’s worth the wait.
These have been words from the heart.
Bob Beasley