THE RAISING OF LAZARU

I have already mentioned this miracle in the chapter on God’s Sovereignty where I printed the truth.  Please refer to that reference now.  I repeat a section of it –

John 11:37-44

37 But some of them said, “Could not he who opened the eyes of the blind man have kept this man from dying?”

Jesus Raises Lazarus From the Dead

38 Jesus, once more deeply moved, came to the tomb. It was a cave with a stone laid across the entrance.

39 “Take away the stone,” he said. “But, Lord,” said Martha, the sister of the dead man, “by this time there is a bad odor, for he has been there four days.”

40 Then Jesus said, “Did I not tell you that if you believed, you would see the glory of God?”

41 So they took away the stone. Then Jesus looked up and said, “Father, I thank you that you have heard me.

42 I knew 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.”

43 When he had said this, Jesus called in a loud voice, “Lazarus, come out!”

44 The dead man came out, his hands and feet wrapped with strips of linen, and a cloth around his face. Jesus said to them, “Take off the grave clothes and let him go.”

In this simple summary, Jesus performed an awesome miracle.  Lazarus was dead four days.   Jesus raised him – fully restored.  This for us demonstrates Jesus is the Son of the One and only True God – the Second Person of the Holy Trinity.  Jesus as God has the power to give life and to save.  Only Jesus.  This truth was a type/foretelling of His death and resurrection.