CHAPTER ELEVEN I am the Resurrection and the Lifethis chapter must have no other title but this written over it. It is filled with comfort and strength in its revelation that Jesus holds death and life in His hands. It is a touchstone of evidence for the deity of Jesus. It shows the emotions of the... [ Continue Reading ]
A MAN DIES FOR A PURPOSE _Text 11:1-6_ 1 Now a certain man was sick, Lazarus of Bethany, of the village of Mary and her sister Martha. 2 And it was that Mary who anointed the Lord with ointment, and wiped his feet with her hair, whose brother Lazarus was sick. 3 The sisters therefore sent unt... [ Continue Reading ]
THE PURPOSE EXPLANED _Text 11:7-16_ 7 Then after this he saith _to_ the disciples, Let us _go_ into Judea again. 8 The disciples say unto him, Rabbi, the Jews were but now seeking to stone thee; and goest thou thither again? 9 Jesus answered, Are there not twelve hours in the day? If a man wa... [ Continue Reading ]
I AM THE RESURRECTION AND THE LIFE _Text 11:17-27_ 17 So when Jesus came, he found that he had been in the tomb four days already. 18 Now Bethany was nigh unto Jerusalem, about fifteen furlongs off; 19 and many of the Jews had come to Martha and Mary, to console them concerning their brother.... [ Continue Reading ]
JESUS WEPT _Text 11:28-37_ 28 And when she had said this, she went away, and called Mary her sister secretly, saying, The Teacher is here, and calleth thee. 29 And she, when she heard it, arose quickly, and went unto him. 30 Now Jesus was not yet come into the village, but was still in the pl... [ Continue Reading ]
HE THAT WAS DEAD CAME FORTH _Text 11:38-46_ 38 Jesus therefore again groaning in himself cometh to the tomb. Now it was a cave, and a stone lay against it. 39 Jesus saith, Take ye away the stone. Martha, the sister of him that was dead, saith unto him, Lord, by this time, the body decayeth; for... [ Continue Reading ]
POLITICS AND MURDER _Text 11:47-57_ 47 The chief priests therefore and the Pharisees gathered a council, and said, What do we? for this man doeth many signs. 48 If we _let_ him thus alone, all men will believe on him: and the Romans will come and take away both our place and our nation. 49 Bu... [ Continue Reading ]