Stephen White As I understand it Christ's cross was likely never actually "empty.". The vertical post was permanently mounted on Calvary, ( ... and therefore was not as yet a "cross"...) Christ carried the horizontal cross member to Calvary (with help from Simon of Cyrene). Once on Calvary, Christ was (likely) first nailed to the horizontal cross member on which He was then "lifted up" to hang on the vertical post. Upon his death, it seems probable that Christ's body AND the horizontal member were then removed from the vertical post (which was therefore again no longer a "cross"). It therefore seems likely that Christ's "empty cross" may never has existed as such .... QED
