DISCOVERED: The GREAT STONE Owned By Joseph of Arimathaea from the Garden Tomb.

Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and cometh down from the Father of lights, with whom is no variableness, neither shadow of turning. James 1:17 King James Version (KJV)

UPDATE. GREAT STONE. 23 November 2012. At the end of 2011, I, Emma Brown, presented evidence of Simon's research: this shows that the Great Stone at Mount Nebo is the great stone told about in Mark 16:4 and Matthew 27:60, as having been rolled to seal the tomb of Jesus.

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As most of us are aware, this great stone was cut, made and used by Joseph of Arimathea; he rolled the stone so that it sealed the tomb of Jesus.

Now this great stone has never been seen or discovered since it disappeared from the true tomb.

Just as Jim and Penny, of the Split Rock Research Foundation, discovered the missing link (the Split Rock of Exodus 17:6) which was needed to identify the true Mount Sinai of Moses, so Simon has discovered this missing link (the great stone of Mark 16:4). This stone is the only one of its kind in the world and thus identifies the TRUE tomb of Jesus.

After becoming fascinated by this subject, Simon made a film, in 2007, called Our Search For The Tomb of Jesus. 

This was, and still is, played on Christian Sky TV, making us feel honoured and blessed by God. In this film, Simon and his team took many measurements of the exterior of the channel at the Tomb in the Garden; this was to help them work out the size of the stone needed to seal the tomb. Simon believed that if they could discover this stone, it would then reveal the true tomb of Jesus. WHY? Both Mark and Matthew make it very clear in their gospels that this stone, at the true tomb of Jesus, was not a normal size stone: it was a 'great' stone. Four years have now passed since Simon did this work, and we had no idea of what was to come. The last thing on Simon's mind was finding the great stone which would fit the channel and identify the true tomb of Jesus. Was God rewarding Simon for his previous efforts? We don't know. But what we do know is that when Simon first saw a great stone, in a Christian video, he nearly fainted. You may say, 'So what?' Please continue reading, and watch the video, so that I can make it clear why this discovery could not have been an accident. After Simon had studied the stone in this video, he believed it was God's will for him to go to The Garden Tomb and Mount Nebo, to take measurements and samples of both. Could God be revealing something so amazing? If so, who would believe it? Simon, however, did not doubt it was God revealing this himself. At this point, the The Garden Tomb Association, although reluctant, were willing to listen to him and allowed him to gather up the evidence and then present it to them.They told Simon that they would meet him in their London office and discuss his research and findings. He told them he would travel to both Mount Nebo and The Garden Tomb to take measurements and samples. What did Simon's research discover? The Great Stone at Mount Nebo is: the same colour as the tomb; the same type of rock; the perfect thickness; the perfect height; and has the identical chisel marks. For nearly 2000 years, this great stone had, seemingly, no reason for existing and no importance. No one knew its age; no one had any idea of why it was kept and guarded by Christians, even today. The Christians themselves knew nothing about it, not even why they were still protecting and guarding it like a treasure. Simon finally presented all this information to The Garden Tomb Association, as he told them at the very beginning that he would. He was not welcomed but, rather, he seemed to have offended them despite telling the absolute truth. They told Simon they were not interested as to whether this was the missing great stone or not. You can read the correspondence on our site. Sadly, The Garden Tomb staff refuse to believe that this is the great stone from the tomb of Jesus. Steve, one of the staff, told me that the stone at Mount Nebo is far too large to be the missing stone from The Garden Tomb; he said that the true diameter of the stone is between four and five feet. He, and probably most of their staff, appear to be ignoring what is written in the two gospels: the gospels make it very clear that the stone at the true tomb of Jesus was not a stone of normal size. It says in Mark 16:4, King James Version, 'For it was very great'. In  Matthew 27, King James Version, it says:  And laid it in his own new tomb, which he had hewn out in the rock: and he rolled a great stone to the door of the sepulchre, and departed. The stone at Mount Nebo is very 'great' and fits only one tomb in the world:The Garden Tomb. Here is a stone that The Garden Tomb Association still teach their visitors is like the original stone.

Is the stone above an extremely large stone? This picture is of a typical tomb in the Holy Land; the stone is not an unusual size. This is what many believe the stone would be like in The Garden Tomb. I believe this stone is between four and five feet in diameter: a typical stone. Now let's look at the Great Stone at Mount Nebo, guarded by Christians for no known reason.

NOW THIS IS A GREAT STONE.  

This is a Great Stone and it is the only one on this planet.

 What does the Bible state?

In the Greek text it states the stone was 'large extremely'. Do you believe a stone with a diameter of between four and five feet would be described like this?

Sadly, but clearly, it can be seen that what The Garden Tomb Association staff teach contradicts the Biblical text. Regardless of all the research and the great amount of evidence that has been presented, Steve still maintained that, 'There is no evidence that proves this Great Stone at Mount Nebo is from The Garden Tomb.

  

 St Paul writes:

 'Prove all things; hold fast that which is good.' 1 Thessalonians 5:21, 

  King James Version, Cambridge Edition.

  We most certainly will in this article PROVE THIS IS THE TRUTH.. As it is not hard telling and proving     the TRUTH.

  

 These doubts have been expressed regardless of the fact that the Great Stone at Mount Nebo is 15 inches  thick, corresponding to the channel at The Garden Tomb which is 15 inches wide; 

They have been expressed regardless of the fact that the samples of this great stone match samples of rock from The Garden Tomb, as evidenced by scientific analysis at a laboratory in the UK;

They have been expressed regardless of the discovery of some very old photographs of The Garden Tomb, taken between 1898 and 1946, just after the tomb was discovered!

  

CORRECTION. THE GREAT STONE IS 9 FOOT 8'' IN DIAMETER.

These photographs above reveal an additional stone in the channel acting as a stopper. This original stopper is new evidence. By its position, we can establish that the diameter of the great stone at this tomb was between nine and ten feet. This is the original great stone of Mark 16:4, made by Joseph of Arimathea.

On the website for the International Symposium of Heritage Interpretation there is an interesting article about the Great Stone at Mount Nebo. It says that at the Mount Nebo site several, large and interesting archaeological artefacts have been discovered, 'such as Roman milestones and a large circular tomb door'. It says that these:

Have been saved from loss in their original locations off-site and placed in the grounds of the memorial for Moses. Just what they are, where they came from and why they are there is not, in every case, immediately clear to the visitor.

How interesting, they say it is a 'tomb door', but they don't know what tomb it comes from.

And they don't realise that the stone can only fit one tomb in the world: The Garden Tomb.

  

It is clear that not everyone agrees with the staff of The Garden Tomb, who believe there is no evidence to support Simon's conclusions. One comment left on Simon's YouTube channel was, 'Potentially explosive evidence!'

Author Perry Stone states in his book Secrets from Beyond The Grave, 'It is a MASSIVE   rolling STONE.' (Page 136).

Bob Mitchell, prophetic preacher of Shofar Ministries, believes that this stone has, perhaps, been preserved by the Byzantine believers and placed on Mount Nebo, as a memorial to the Resurrection, to save the stone from damage or loss.

  

Yet, Steve states that there is no evidence and the original stone was only four feet and six inches! 

  

 The Bible is most certainly reliable.

  

Acts 13:41 says, 'Look, you scoffers, wonder and perish, for I am going to do something in your days that you would never believe, even if someone told you.' 

  

It seems this verse applies to certain Christians as well, 'which would never believe, even if someone told them'.

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The Great Stone at Mount Nebo, overlooking the Promised Land, is a testimony, by God Almighty, reminding all mankind that he sent from heaven an angel to roll away the stone; this signified that the debt was fully paid, and Yeshua is now legally discharged, and so are those who believe in him. 

For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.

 John 3:16. NIV.

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