Then Jesus is stabbed. Later , Joseph of Arimathea asked Pilate for the body of Jesus. Pilate was surprised to hear that he was already dead. Summoning the centurion, he asked him if Jesus had already died. The Roman soldiers and various spectators are still standing around watching.
Nobody checks for a heartbeat.
If they do check for a heartbeat, they don't find one. Even though there's no heartbeat and He's not breathing, somehow He's still alive. Nobody thinks it odd that a body that has been hanging on a cross allegedly dead for several hours , is still warm . They lay Jesus in a tomb and roll a heavy stone in front of the only entrance. Guards are posted outside the tomb and the tomb is sealed with a wax seal.