The long day of torture was ended and Jesus rested in Joseph’s tomb through the hours of the Sabbath.

1. What had Jesus predicted?
   
   Matthew 17:22 and 23
   “The Son of man shall be into the hands of :
   
   And they shall him, and the day he shall be again.
   
   Because of this prediction Jesus’ tomb was securely sealed and soldiers stationed on guard.

2. What shook the earth?
   
   Matthew 28:2
   “And, behold, there was a great : for the of the descended from , and came and back the from the , and upon it.”