For you will not abandon my soul to Sheol, or let your holy one see corruption. (Psalm 16:10 ESV)
Reliable
I am often wrong. Sometimes I am inaccurate. Often I do not communicate clearly. And at times I lie.
And I am not alone.
But God is never wrong. He is never inaccurate. He always communicates clearly. And He never lies.
And the Resurrection proves it. God’s word, in numerous passage similar to the one quoted above, promises the Resurrection. Probably it was not understood until after it occurred. But I reckon at least a few of Jesus’ listeners were not really surprised when the tomb was emptied.
Because God is reliable. When He promises something, it happens. Even when the promise is beyond normalcy, expectations, and our senses.
And He promised that death and decay would not defeat the Messiah!
He actually promises the same thing to all of His children. Death will not hold us, either. We, too, will rise again.
We can count on it because God showed that He is reliable.