Age is an issue with these two men?
Both had to be well over thirty years to hold the positions within Jewish religious society at that time and they being secret believers took the responsibility to care for the body of the Messiah, these are two of the oldest mentioned in this account of Jesus death and resurrection!
God always has a place and a role for all ages and He is not one to be biased as we are to youth ministry as the future of the Church, no He is for the oldie too, who have lived long enough to saved in His time and not ours a challenge that must be faced up to and not got the way of other religions?
Matthew 27:58, Mark 15:43, Luke 23:52, John 19:38, Romans 2:11, Galatians 2:6, Colossians 3:25, 1 Peter 1:17.