When Jesus raised Lazarus from the dead, it signaled the beginning of some serious planning from religious authorities of his day, to find a way to destroy him. News would travel from town to town and many who had already come to believe in him would be even more convinced that he was the Messiah.
When Jesus, himself died on the Cross, I wonder if anyone on Calvary had given thought to the miracle of Jesus raising Lazarus from the dead and saying to Martha and Mary "I Am the Resurrection and the Life." This message was not only for a privileged few. When speaking to a crowd to proclaim that "I am the bread of life," he also told them in John 6:35-40, that "everyone who sees the Son and believes in him may have eternal life, and I shall raise him on the last day."
I wonder if anyone on Calvary had remembered, and if so, what did they think about these statements now? "He is dead. He promised so much, but he is dead. How could he possibly keep the promises that he had made to us?"
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When Jesus, himself died on the Cross, I wonder if anyone on Calvary had given thought to the miracle of Jesus raising Lazarus from the dead and saying to Martha and Mary "I Am the Resurrection and the Life." This message was not only for a privileged few. When speaking to a crowd to proclaim that "I am the bread of life," he also told them in John 6:35-40, that "everyone who sees the Son and believes in him may have eternal life, and I shall raise him on the last day."
I wonder if anyone on Calvary had remembered, and if so, what did they think about these statements now? "He is dead. He promised so much, but he is dead. How could he possibly keep the promises that he had made to us?"
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