![]() ![]() What an honor for Lazarus to not only be resurrected from the dead but also be the last major miracle Jesus ever performed. (Jesus resurrected two other people but it was right after they had died). Most likely, Lazarus lived years after Jesus died to always carry the mark of a resurrected man. It was right after this miracle that these evil leaders plotted to kill Jesus, and as the Bible tells us, they were successful in crucifying Him. They were concerned that this man who did signs and wonders would cause problems with the Romans. This powerful incident upset the Pharisees and Chief Priests who felt they were losing a grip on their people. Jesus said to them, "Unbind him, and let him go." ( John 11:38-44) I knew that you always hear me, but I said this on account of the people standing around, that they may believe that you sent me." When he had said these things, he cried out with a loud voice, "Lazarus, come out." The man who had died came out, his hands and feet bound with linen strips, and his face wrapped with a cloth. And Jesus lifted up his eyes and said, "Father, I thank you that you have heard me. Jesus said, "Take away the stone." Martha, the sister of the dead man, said to him, "Lord, by this time there will be an odor, for he has been dead four days." Jesus said to her, "Did I not tell you that if you believed you would see the glory of God?" It was a cave, and a stone lay against it. "Then Jesus, deeply moved again, came to the tomb. ![]() Jesus chose Lazarus to demonstrate His power as he foreshadowed what would happen to Himself on Easter. Then after Jesus grieved, He went to the tomb and called to his dead friend, “Lazarus, come out.” Immediately Lazarus appeared out of the tomb. So the Jews said, "See how he loved him!" But some of them said, "Could not he who opened the eyes of the blind man also have kept this man from dying?" ( John 11:33-37, emphasis added) Jesus Raised Lazarus from the Dead. And he said, "Where have you laid him?" They said to him, "Lord, come and see." Jesus wept. When Jesus saw her weeping, and the Jews who had come with her also weeping, he was deeply moved in his spirit and greatly troubled. Can you imagine a friendship so true that the Son of God would stand at your grave with tears running down His face? Lazarus must have been a great man. Jesus, even knowing the good outcome, wept for his friend. Do you believe this?" She said to him, "Yes, Lord I believe that you are the Christ, the Son of God, who is coming into the world." ( John 11:23-27) Lazarus was who “Jesus Wept” For Whoever believes in me, though he die, yet shall he live, and everyone who lives and believes in me shall never die. Jesus said to her, "Your brother will rise again." Martha said to him, "I know that he will rise again in the resurrection on the last day." Jesus said to her, "I am the resurrection and the life. Martha, Mary’s sister was the one who complained to Jesus that her sister needed to help her in the kitchen ( Luke 10:38-42). His sister, Mary, would sit at the Master’s feet and listen to his words. Jesus had previously visited the three siblings and had enjoyed the family’s hospitality. Lazarus lived in a nearby town, Bethany, two miles southeast of Jerusalem, and was the brother of Martha and Mary. Lazarus’s story appears in John 11 when a messenger shows up where Jesus was ministering and requests Jesus come immediately to the home of a sick man. It is for the glory of God, so that the Son of God may be glorified through it." ( John 11:1-4) So the sisters sent to him, saying, "Lord, he whom you love is ill." But when Jesus heard it he said, "This illness does not lead to death. It was Mary who anointed the Lord with ointment and wiped his feet with her hair, whose brother Lazarus was ill. " Now a certain man was ill, Lazarus of Bethany, the village of Mary and her sister Martha. Lazarus was a friend to Jesus and a brother to Mary and Martha. The name Lazarus in Greek is Lazaros, which comes from the Hebrew, Eleazar, meaning “He, (God) has helped." Let’s revisit the Bible story of Lazarus to see how God helped him. ![]() The name brings up images of overcoming death and stems from a passage in the Bible. The name Lazarus has been used for all kinds of titles- from a Davie Bowie rock and roll album to a video game. ![]()
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