Matthew 28:6 He is not here;
for He is risen, as He said. Come, see the place where the Lord lay.
Here's what He said: Matthew 16:21 From that
time Jesus began to show to His disciples that He must go to Jerusalem, and
suffer many things from the elders and chief priests and scribes, and be killed,
and be raised the third day.
Jesus said it would happen and it did. No one could make this prediction and fulfill it except God. And - God cannot lie. Therefore, we can trust in; we can depend upon all that He said. I scanned through the book of Matthew, looking for statements of Jesus. I love knowing that I can trust in every one of them. Here's just a few of His promises:
Matthew 6:33 But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and
all these things shall be added to you.
Matthew 7:7 "Ask,
and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be
opened to you.
Matthew 10:31 Do not fear therefore; you
are of more value than many sparrows.
Matthew
10:32 "Therefore whoever confesses Me before men, him I will also
confess before My Father who is in heaven.
Matthew 10:39 He who
finds his life will lose it, and he who loses his life for My sake will find
it.
Matthew 10:42
42 And whoever gives one of
these little ones only a cup of cold water in the name of a disciple,
assuredly, I say to you, he shall by no means lose his reward."
Matthew 11:28-30 Come to Me, all you who labor and are heavy laden, and I
will give you rest. 29 Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me, for I am gentle and
lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. 30 For My yoke is easy
and My burden is light."
Matthew 16:24 Then Jesus said to His disciples, "If anyone desires to come after Me, let him deny himself, and
take up his cross, and follow Me.
Matthew 17:20 So Jesus said to them, "Because of your unbelief; for
assuredly, I say to you, if you have faith as a mustard seed, you will say to
this mountain, 'Move from here to there,' and it will move; and nothing will be
impossible for you.
Matthew 18:3-4 and said, "Assuredly, I say
to you, unless you are converted and become as little children, you will by no
means enter the kingdom of heaven. 4
Therefore whoever humbles himself as this
little child is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven.
Matthew
19:29 And everyone who has left houses or brothers or sisters or
father or mother or wife or children or lands, for
My name's sake, shall receive a hundredfold, and inherit eternal life.
Matthew 24:2 (regarding Jerusalem) And
Jesus said to them, "Do you not see all these things?
Assuredly, I say to you, not one stone shall be left here upon another,
that shall not be thrown down."
Matthew 24:27 For as
the lightning comes from the east and flashes to the west, so also will the
coming of the Son of Man be.
Matthew 26:64 Jesus said to him, "It
is as you said. Nevertheless, I say to you, hereafter you will see the Son
of Man sitting at the right hand of the Power, and coming on the clouds of
heaven."
I've just got to add these from Revelation:
Revelation 22:12 "And behold, I am coming quickly, and My reward is with
Me, to give to every one according to his work.
Revelation 22:20 ... "Surely I am coming
quickly."...
All praise to Him who is faithful.
