![]() Lazarus was brought back to life and perfectly healed of physical death and its unknown causes. "Who is this man who can raise the dead?!" Jesus gave one final command, "Unwrap him and let him go!" Lazarus was freed from the bonds of death. A surreal moment enveloped everyone in the crowd. WHAT was Jesus going to do? Jesus shouted, "Lazarus, come forth!" Lazarus appeared at the tomb's entrance, fully wrapped in strips of burial cloth. The anticipation overtook all who witnessed the prayer. You always hear me, but I said it out loudįor the sake of all these people standing here, so that they willĪ hush fell upon the crowd. ![]() Jesus, very emotional at this point, looked to heaven and prayed, "Father, Jesus responded, "Didn't I say that you would see God's glory, if you believe?" The stone was rolled aside. The smell will be terrible" (John 11:38-39). He asked Mary, "Where have you put him?" After they showed Jesus Lazarus' tomb where he lay, he stated, "Roll away the stone!" Martha, unsuspecting of a great miracle, said, "Lord, he's been dead for four days. Jesus told Martha, "Your brother will rise again." She thought he meant that Lazarus would rise along with everyone else on the last day. They of course wished he had arrived earlier, much earlier, in fact four days earlier so that Lazarus hadn't died at all (John 11:21 11:32). Both Mary and Martha had some regretful words for Jesus about his seemingly poor sense of timing. Thomas' bold attitude to follow Jesus is a perfect model for all of us to emulate.īy the time Jesus and his disciples arrived at Bethany Lazarus had been dead for four days. Thomas thought that Jesus was walking into a trap, so he volunteered to go and die with Jesus. Jesus later clarified himself by saying Lazarus had actually died. Jesus told them, "Our friend Lazarus has fallen asleep but now I will go and wake him up" (John 11:5-13). their reluctance to return because of past attacks in the region, Jesus informed them that they were heading back to Judea. Against his disciple's better wishes, i.e. Jesus remained calm, staying in place for two days after receiving the note. No, it happened for the glory of God so that the Son of God will receive glory from this" (John 11:1-4). Jesus immediately spoke to his disciples, saying, "Lazarus' sickness will not end in death. One day Mary and Martha sent Jesus a note saying that Lazarus had become very sick. For instance, Mary would soon experience the privilege of anointing King Jesus' feet with expensive perfume (John 12:1-6). Lazarus was Mary and Martha's brother, all were good friends with Jesus. Please read John 11:1-44 before starting the lesson. Let's study the death and resurrection of Lazarus, one of Jesus' best friends. The perfect Bible story to present such wonderful news is the story of Lazarus and Jesus. Not only giving you hope, but the directions to realize how to experience what lies as the basis for our hope. ![]() We're going to have a terrific study today, a lesson that will give you hope for a future glorious day. ![]() That's for sure, because God made us a promise (John 3:16 1 Corinthians 15:20-21). There is a resurrection from the dead, available for all of us. Death is the pits, isn't it? Well, great news, there is hope. Each of us is fully accountable to God for our own wrongdoing. There are no excuses, no one to blame other than ourselves. We're born sinners, we live in sin, and we die sinners (Romans 3:10-12). You and I die because of sin, not just our sin, but the original sin of mankind. That's what the Bible considers original sin and it dishonors God, bringing death to us all (Romans 5:12). Unfortunately, the human race as a whole decided they didn't want God telling them what to do. Did you realize that God didn't create us to die, but to live in bliss forever. All that's left at the end is a block of tombstone engraved with our name. All our accomplishments are buried with us. Preliminary Bible Study Questions: 1) Why do people die? 2) Who was Lazarus? 3) Who was raised from the dead in the Bible? Dying stinks. Previous Bible study lesson: Jesus and Legion Demon #6.13. ![]()
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