In Luke 23:50-24:12 we hear an account of Jesus burial and the discovery of His resurrection on the third day.  These events were prophesied in several places in the Old Testament, as in Isaiah 53.  However, resurrection is not just an event, but it is an invasion of Satan's domain and shows us the Sovereignty of God.  Everything happens as a result of God's plan.  There is no doubt that Jesus died on the cross.  The pain and suffering were real and documented.  He was laid in a rich man's tomb, Joseph of Arimathea, who believed Jesus was the Messiah whom they had for so long awaited.  And even though Jesus had told them what would happen, the women and apostles could barely believe that the tomb was empty on the third day.  They would soon find out that Jesus was very much alive and had risen from the grave.