Mat 28:6 He is not here; for He is risen, as He said. Come, see the place where the Lord lay.
He died on Friday afternoon, they buried him on Friday evening, and by Sunday morning his tomb was empty. This is God’s good news – that death could not hold him, that the grave could not keep him, that he is the Lord of life, the King immortal and eternal.( Keep Believing Ministries)
There was a plot and a plan to rid of Jesus – to be rid of his ministry, his miraculous teaching, his following and his influence. This was orchestrated by by the forces of darkness. Nevertheless, there was another Divine plan for redemption through the Messiah ( Aaron Frost). When the devil was busy celebrating His death, heavens gave him a “permanent knock out” – Jesus emerged from the grave!
If death could not hold Jesus in the tomb, it proved that death had no power over Him. If death was defeated for Jesus, then it is defeated for all those who put their faith in Him . Jesus had to rise from the dead in order to demonstrate the greatness of God’s power. “God wants us not just to believe in Jesus’ resurrection but to be transformed by it and to receive the power we need to live the way we know we ought.” — Adrian Warnock
Further readings:
Joh 11:25-26
Phi 2:20-23
Heb 2:14-15
Happy Easter