![]() ![]() John clearly saw the Lazarus event as the last great deed Jesus performed as proof of his divinity before his arrest and crucifixion. However, Luke’s account of this event is much briefer than John’s Lazarus story, and it happens much earlier in Jesus’ life. In Luke 7:14-15, Jesus raises the dead son of a widow, with the wording of Luke (‘And he that was dead sat up’) being echoed by John’s ‘And he that was dead came forth’. Jesus already knew that Lazarus had died and that he would raise him from the dead, and yet the gospel said that he became perturbed, deeply troubled and wept. When he learns that Lazarus is ill, Jesus stays in Bethany two extra days. The account of Jesus’ raising Lazarus from the dead is not just symbolic of Jesus being God and having. Whatever the truth of it, there are examples elsewhere in the Gospels of Jesus raising the dead. Was Lazarus Jesus friend Jesus love for Lazarus is a familiar human sentiment. Lazarus Lazarus’ name is Hebrew in origin and interestingly means God is my help. It’s possible (as the authors of the Dictionary of the Bible suggest) that John is expanding the parable of the rich man and Lazarus from Luke’s gospel (in which Lazarus, the humble beggar, goes to heaven but the rich man does not). But only John mentions the story of Jesus raising Lazarus (the other one) from the dead. When Martha heard that Jesus was coming, she went out to meet him, but Mary stayed at home. Bethany was less than two miles from Jerusalem, and many Jews had come to Martha and Mary to comfort them in the loss of their brother. Through the Spirit, Jesus’ followers have already been raised to a transformed life in fellowship with God. 19 There was a rich man who was dressed in purple and fine linen and lived in luxury every day. As the resurrection and the life, Jesus calls people to believe in him and enjoy eternal life already in the here and now. How did Jesus raise Lazarus from the dead (God gave Him the power. Vs 18-24 On his arrival, Jesus found that Lazarus had already been in the tomb for four days. Jesus’ raising of Lazarus anticipates his own resurrection. ![]() When Jesus comes back, He will bring everyone who has died back to life, and we will live with Him forever. Luke (chapter 16) tells of Jesus’ parable of the rich man and Lazarus, but this Lazarus (a beggar) isn’t the one whom Jesus raised from the dead. What did Jesus do for Lazarus (He brought him back to life.) And Jesus will bring all of us back to life one day too. Lord, by now he stinks, said Martha, the sister of the dead man. The man was named Lazarus and he was the brother to two women who were involved with. It was a cave with a stone laid across the entrance. In John 11:1-44, Jesus miraculously brings a dead man back to life. They appear to have been different people. Jesus Raises Lazarus ( Acts 9:3643) 38 Jesus, once again deeply moved, came to the tomb. ![]()
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