And that he was buried, and that he rose again the third day according to the scriptures: And that he was buried, and that he rose again the third day according to the scriptures:
Buried ... rose again (foretold, Isaiah 53:9). At the moment of His death the power of His inextinguishable life exerted itself (Matthew 27:52). The grave was to Him not the receptacle of corruption, but an avenue into life (Acts 2:26-28). "Rose again" - Greek, 'hath risen;' the state begun, and its consequences continue.