Now a man of Bethany was sick, his name was Lazarus; he was the brother of Mary and Martha. Mary was the woman that poured perfume, on the feet of Jesus and wipe them with her hair. His sisters sent words to Jesus and said, Lord the one whom you Love is sick." Jesus said this sickness will not end in death. No, it is for the glory of God, that the Son of God might be glorified thereby. Jesus loved Mary, Martha, and Lazarus. Yet He stayed where He was two more days. Then He said to His disciples, let us go back to Judea." The disciples said, master, a short time ago the Jews tried to stone you and yet you are going back there?" Jesus said, if a man walk in the daylight he will not stumble, but if he walks by night he will stumble, because he does not have any light. Then He said to them, Our friend Lazarus has fallen a sleep; but I am going to wake him. The disciples said, Lord if he sleeps he will get better." But Jesus speaks of his death, the disciples thought He meant natural sleep. Jesus said Lazarus is dead. For your sake I am glad I was not there. But let us go to him."Thomas said to the other disciples, let us go that we may die with Him. John 11: 1-16.
When Martha heard that Jesus was coming, she went out to meet Him. But Mary stayed home. Martha said to Jesus, Lord if you had been here my brother would not have died. But I know that even now God will give you what ever you asked."Jesus said your brother will rise again." Martha answered, I know he will rise again in the resurrection at the last day," Jesus said to her, I AM the Resurrection and the Life. He who believes in me will live, even though he dies; and whoever lives and believes in Me will never die. Do you believe this?" yes Lord I believe that you are the Christ the Son of the living God, who was to come into the world."Then she went and called Mary her sister secretly, saying the Master is come and called for you. When Mary heard she got up quickly and went to Jesus, When the Jews who was in the house comforting Mary, notice how quickly she went out,they followed her. When Mary saw Jesus, she fell at his feet and said, "Lord, If you had been here my brother would not have died." When Jesus saw her weeping, and the people weeping, Jesus groaned in the spirit,and said, Where have you laid him? they said, come and see, Jesus Wept.20-35,
Jesus once more deeply moved, came to the tomb it was a cave, He said take away the stone." Martha said, Lord by this time he stinks: for he had been dead four days. Jesus said, did I not tell you that if you believed, you would see the glory of God? So they took away the stone, Jesus looked up and said, Father I thank you that you have heard Me. I know that you always hear Me but I said this for the benefit of the people standing here, that they may believe that you sent Me. Then Jesus called out!" with a loud voice, " Lazarus Come Forth, The man that was dead, came out, his hands and feet wrapped with strips of linen, and Cloth around his face. Jesus said to them, Take off the Grave Clothes and let him go."[ Jesus knew that Lazarus would die, but He showed the power of God, in himself, by raising him from the dead, this miracle attracted the attention of many people, and to their salvation. John 11: 38-44
Therefore many of the Jews believe on Him, but some went to the Pharisees and told them what Jesus had done. Then the Chief priest and Pharisees called a meeting of the Sanhedrin. What are you accomplishing? they asked. Here is this Man performing many Miraculous signs. If we let Him go on like this, everyone will believe in Him, and then the Romans will come and take away our place and our Nation. Caiaphas the high priest said, you know nothing at all, you do not realize that it is better for you that one Man die for the people than that the whole Nation perish." He did not say this on His own, But as high priest that year he prophesied that Jesus would die for the Nation. And not for the Nation Only But that also He Should gather to gather in One the Children of God that were Scattered Abroad. Then they took Counsel to gather to put Him to death. The Jews Passover was near, so the people went up to Jerusalem to purify themselves, they ask one another, Is He Coming to the Feast? The Chief priest and Pharisees gave Orders to Arrest Him. [ The Pharisees sought to kill Jesus So He no longer walk openly, but went to the Country near the Wilderness to a City Called Ephraim. 11:45-57.
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