Luke 24:7

The Son of Man must be delivered into the hands of sinful men and be crucified, and the third day rise again.

Luke 9:22

The Son of man must suffer many things, and be rejected by the elders and chief priests and scribes, and be slain, and be raised the third day. 

Luke 23: 46

And when JESUS had cried with a loud voice, he said Father, into Thy Hands I commend My Spirit, and having said this, He gave up the Spirit.

 

  JESUS told of His own death, and resurrection. He often told the disciples that He would be rejected and crucified, dying at the hands of sinful men.  Yet, when the time of the fulfillment of His words came, the disciples were surprised and shaken. Why did they not believe Him? They didn't believe Him because they had an image of Him as indestructible and that they would be indestructible also. They had the same view of JESUS that the people who went on the maiden voyage of the Titanic had - unsinkable, and indestructible.

What the disciples didn't understand is that their view of JESUS was the view of the flesh, not of the plan of GOD for the Atonement of souls. Yes, they viewed JESUS as indestructible in the flesh and GOD viewed JESUS as indestructible in the Spirit. The whole plan of redemption rested in the life and Blood of JESUS. His Blood reconciled us to GOD and by His wounds we were/are/evermore shall be healed. JESUS is indestructible and they and we are indestructible also, in Him.

Hear the words of Job, "I know that my redeemer liveth, and that he shall stand at the latter day upon the earth; and though after my skin worms destroy this body, yet in my flesh shall I see GOD" (Job 19:25,26). JESUS is the Redeemer who lives and reigns forever. His flesh died and was buried; on the third day He rose again from the dead. He was seen by many and ate and talked with many then Ascended into Heaven to sit at the right hand of the Father. 

 

JESUS dismissed His Spirit to the Father and He died.  What did JESUS do for the three days between His death and the resurrection? Beginning tomorrow we will look at this from the WORD of GOD.

JESUS is indestructible and unsinkable; Eternal, Lamb of GOD, Redeemer of souls.