 And so Jesus is cursed. And so if you thought he was a prophet, then, well, his death on the tree would prove he wasn't. Except Paul says, no, no, no. This was God's plan. This was what God had announced. The one who had died on the tree was laid in the tomb, but God raised him from the dead. It's such a shocking statement that it should still cause us to take a step back and say, God raised him from the dead? No.