How long was Jesus dead and in the tomb, and what happened after that?
Jesus was dead three days and three nights in the tomb. Then He arose again on the third day, according to the Scriptures. His death was genuine, not some trickery or beguiling, and the Sovereign God was in complete control of the resurrection.
Les teaches that Jesus truly died—He had to, to prove beyond a shadow of a doubt that He was dead. This was not tomfoolery or some beguiling. He was dead three days and three nights in the tomb, and then He arose again the third day, according to the Scriptures. Les emphasizes that the Sovereign God was in complete control. He also connects this to the gospel Paul received and took to Corinth, and notes that David wrote of the crucifixion and resurrection in veiled language that the apostle brought out into the open.