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Revealing the True Tomb of Jesus
By Simon Brown.
At the end of 2011, I, Simon Brown, presented the evidence from my research which, I believe, reveals that the Great Stone at Mount Nebo is the very stone described in Gospel of Mark 16:4 and Gospel of Matthew 27:60 — the stone rolled into place to seal the tomb of Jesus Christ.
Most Christians are aware that the tomb of Jesus was sealed by a large rolling stone placed there by Joseph of Arimathea. According to the Gospel accounts, this was not an ordinary stone. Mark specifically describes it as “exceedingly large.”
For nearly two thousand years, the location of this stone remained unknown. I believe that God has now revealed it.
Just as Jim and Penny Caldwell of the Split Rock Research Foundation identified what they believe to be the Split Rock of Exodus 17:6, I believe I have discovered the missing link connected to the tomb of Jesus: the Great Stone of Mark 16:4.
This stone is unlike any other in the world.
The Beginning of the Search In 2007, after becoming deeply fascinated by the subject of the tomb of Jesus, I produced a documentary film titled Our Search For The Tomb of Jesus.
During the filming, my team and I carefully measured the exterior channel at The Garden Tomb. Our goal was simple: to determine the size of the stone that would have originally sealed the tomb.
I believed that if the stone could ever be found, it would identify the true tomb of Jesus.
Why was this important?
Because both Matthew and Mark clearly state that the stone sealing the tomb was not of ordinary size. Mark 16:4 says:
“And having looked up, they saw that the stone had been rolled away, for it was exceedingly large.”
This detail is crucial.
Years passed after my research, and I had no expectation that I would ever encounter such a stone. Then one day, while watching a Christian video, I saw something extraordinary — a massive circular stone at Mount Nebo.
I was stunned.
The moment I saw it, I believed there was something deeply significant about it. After studying the footage further, I became convinced that I needed to travel both to Mount Nebo and to the Garden Tomb itself in order to compare measurements, rock samples, and physical characteristics.
I believed God was revealing something remarkable.
Gathering the Evidence At that time, representatives of The Garden Tomb Association agreed, although somewhat reluctantly, to hear my findings.
They permitted me to collect evidence and later present my research to them.
I travelled to both Mount Nebo and the Garden Tomb to conduct detailed examinations.
What did my research reveal?
The Great Stone at Mount Nebo matched the Garden Tomb in remarkable ways:
The same colour
The same type of stone
The same thickness
The same height
Identical chisel marks
Most significantly, the stone measured approximately 15 inches thick — exactly matching the 15-inch-wide rolling channel at the Garden Tomb.
Laboratory analysis in the United Kingdom also indicated that rock samples from the stone and the tomb were consistent with one another.
For nearly 2,000 years, this massive stone sat at Mount Nebo with no clear explanation for its existence. Even those guarding it did not know its age, origin, or purpose. Yet Christians had continued protecting it as though it were a treasure.
Why?
I believe the answer is now clear.
The Question of Size.
One of the major objections raised by staff associated with the Garden Tomb was that the Mount Nebo stone was “too large” to fit the tomb. They argued that the original stone would only have measured between four and five feet in diameter.
But does a four- or five-foot stone qualify as “exceedingly large”?
I do not believe so.
Stones of that size were common in ancient tombs. The stone at Mount Nebo, however, is enormous — truly deserving the description given in the Gospel of Mark.
In the Greek text, the phrase used can be translated as “very large” or “exceedingly great.” The Mount Nebo stone fits that description perfectly.
Furthermore, old photographs of the Garden Tomb, dating from approximately 1898 to 1946, reveal what appears to be an additional stopping stone positioned within the channel. This detail is extremely important because it helps establish the likely diameter of the original rolling stone.
Based on this evidence, I concluded that the original stone measured between nine and ten feet in diameter.
That changes everything.
A Stone With No Explanation
An article published by the International Symposium of Heritage Interpretation describes the Mount Nebo stone as a “large circular tomb door.” The article acknowledges that the stone was brought to Mount Nebo from another location and states that its origin and purpose are unclear.
But I believe its purpose is not unclear at all.
I believe this is the missing Great Stone from the tomb of Jesus Christ.
Others have also recognised the unusual nature of this discovery. One commenter on my YouTube channel described the evidence as “potentially explosive.”
Author Perry Stone referred to the Mount Nebo stone in his book Secrets from Beyond the Grave as “a massive rolling stone.”
Bob Mitchell of Shofar Ministries suggested that Byzantine believers may have preserved the stone and moved it to Mount Nebo as a memorial to the Resurrection.
Testing All Things.
Despite the measurements, the laboratory analysis, the matching chisel marks, and the photographic evidence, some still reject the conclusion that this is the original stone from the tomb of Jesus.
But Scripture says:
“Test all things. Hold fast to what is good.”
— 1 Thessalonians 5:21
That is exactly what I have attempted to do.
The evidence should be examined carefully and honestly.
The Bible itself remains reliable and true.
In Acts 13:41 we read:
“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.”
Perhaps that verse applies even today.
A Testimony to the Resurrection
I believe the Great Stone at Mount Nebo stands as a testimony to the Resurrection of Jesus Christ.
Overlooking the Promised Land, this stone reminds mankind that God sent an angel to roll away the stone from the tomb — declaring that death had been conquered and the debt of sin fully paid.
Jesus Christ rose from the dead.
And because He lives, those who believe in Him have the promise of eternal life.
“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
What do you believe?
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