Jesus Christ's approach to His own death, as recorded in Matthew 16:21, reveals a purposeful and dispassionate resolve. He informed His disciples that He must go to Jerusalem, suffer many things from the elders, chief priests, and scribes, be killed, and be raised on the third day. Despite the intense emotional pain He endured the evening before His arrest, anticipating the torture, crucifixion, and the absence of the Father, His attitude at this earlier point in His ministry remained calm and focused on fulfilling God's will. When Peter rebuked Him, expressing fear and hostility toward the idea of His death, Jesus sharply responded, identifying such resistance as an offense and influenced by satan, for it disregarded the divine plan. He saw His death as a necessary work of God, a major event in the plan to pay for humanity's sins and ensure eternal life through His resurrection. Additionally, in John 11, Jesus demonstrated a unique perspective on death through His response to Lazarus' passing. Despite His close bond with Lazarus and knowing the illness was fatal, He deliberately delayed His arrival for two days, showing calm and confidence. Upon plainly stating that Lazarus was dead, He expressed gladness for the disciples' sake, not out of morbid joy, but from a righteous outlook, knowing the resurrection He would perform would strengthen faith, provide a powerful witness, and set the path to Calvary. Even when He wept, it was not for Lazarus but out of frustration at the unbelief and lack of hope among those mourning, revealing His mastery over death and His view of it through a lens of hope and the good that lies beyond.