In this Paragraph, death meets Jesus, what a confrontation! And death was defeated! Christ, the Victor!

In John’s Gospel Lazarus is the only person Jesus raised from the grave, from the dead! In the Synoptic Gospels (Matthew, Mark and Luke) two more such events are described. The little twelve-year old girl and the Widow’s son at Nain!

Moses showed God’s Power by having the earth open and swallow some rebellious men, burying them alive!

Elijah showed God’s Power by calling fire down upon groups of soldiers (twice), scorching them to death!

But Jesus showed God’s Power by (not taking life) giving life, raising Lazarus from the tomb!

Jesus was not a Stoic, non-emotional! Isaiah 53:3 is right, Messiah being a “man of sorrows!” Jesus wept!

I want to say that Jesus IS the Glory of God! And I would cite Hebrews 1:3 for proof. “Jesus being the brightness of his (God’s) glory, and the express image of his person.”

Wow!

When (verse 41) Jesus thanked the Father for hearing His Prayer, one is reminded of Psalm 118:21, a Messianic Poem. “I will praise thee: for thou hast heard me, and art become my salvation.” Jesus sure did know the Bible!

Lazarus of course, after some span of time, died again! So did the young girl Jesus raised and the Widow’s son too.

Only Jesus (so far) has been resurrected NEVER to die again! In Revelation 1:18 Jesus says: “I am he that liveth, and was dead; and, behold, I am alive for evermore, Amen; and have the keys of hell and of death.”

Glory, alive forever!

I suer enjoyed teaching the Lesson, and sincerely invite you to watch it now in its entirety …

— Dr. Mike Bagwell

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