6.1 After the Lord Jesus died, what happened to him?
ANSWER:
He was buried, but on the third day God raised him bodily from the dead, to live for ever.
See Matthew 27: 57-60; Matthew 28:1-7; Romans 1:4; 1 Corinthians 15: 3,4 and 20; Revelation 1:18.

6.2 Why did this happen?
ANSWER:
(a) Because he was sinless, he did not earn death - the
"wages of sin", as the Bible calls it. So God raised him from the dead.
See Romans 6:23; Acts 2:24; Philippians 2:8-11

(b) By raising the Lord Jesus from the dead, God showed also how He will reward all those who truly follow Jesus. If we put our faith in Christ and if we try very hard to obey and follow him, we, too, shall be raised from the dead at the last day (see Section 12).
See 1 Corinthians 15:21-23; 2 Corinthians 4:14