Counsellor was Member of the Sanhedrin at Jerusalem

Joseph of Arimathea, a prominent Council member who himself was waiting for the kingdom of God, boldly went to Pilate to ask for the body of Jesus.

Now there was a Council member named Joseph, a good and righteous man,

…who had not consented to their decision or action. He was from the Judean town of Arimathea and was waiting for the kingdom of God.