Raising Lazarus From The Dead

John 11:32–44 KJV 1900

Then when Mary was come where Jesus was, and saw him, she fell down at his feet, saying unto him, Lord, if thou hadst been here, my brother had not died. When Jesus therefore saw her weeping, and the Jews also weeping which came with her, he groaned in the spirit, and was troubled, And said, Where have ye laid him? They said unto him, Lord, come and see. Jesus wept. Then said the Jews, Behold how he loved him! And some of them said, Could not this man, which opened the eyes of the blind, have caused that even this man should not have died? Jesus therefore again groaning in himself cometh to the grave. It was a cave, and a stone lay upon it. Jesus said, Take ye away the stone. Martha, the sister of him that was dead, saith unto him, Lord, by this time he stinketh: for he hath been dead four days. Jesus saith unto her, Said I not unto thee, that, if thou wouldest believe, thou shouldest see the glory of God? Then they took away the stone from the place where the dead was laid. And Jesus lifted up his eyes, and said, Father, I thank thee that thou hast heard me. And I knew that thou hearest me always: but because of the people which stand by I said it, that they may believe that thou hast sent me. And when he thus had spoken, he cried with a loud voice, Lazarus, come forth. And he that was dead came forth, bound hand and foot with graveclothes: and his face was bound about with a napkin. Jesus saith unto them, Loose him, and let him go.

Raising Lazarus From The Dead

The miracles, as well as the parables, have wonderful spiritual lessons.

When we look into the"The Raising of Lazarus," we are letting physical death and resurrection into a new life.

It is a type of the spiritually dead been raised supernaturally to life.

Ephesians 2:1 KJV 1900

And you hath he quickened, who were dead in trespasses and sins;

Colossians 2:13 KJV 1900

And you, being dead in your sins and the uncircumcision of your flesh, hath he quickened together with him, having forgiven you all trespasses;

The sinner is dead in trespasses and sins, and when we are saved we are raised with Christ to walk in newness of life; therefore our lesson is Scripturally drawn, and true in its type.

1. There is the fact of death

Romans 3:23 KJV 1900

For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God;

a. Lazarus was sick phyically and dying.

b. Without Christ he will die.

2. There is the compassionate Christ.

Romans 5:8 KJV 1900

But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.

a. All people without distinction, are equally deserving of wrath for our sin.

b. All people who are justified, without distinction are justified through Jesus Christ.

3. There is our part in leading our unsaved ones to Christ.

(Expressed in "Roll ye away the stone.")

John 11:39 KJV 1900

Jesus said, Take ye away the stone. Martha, the sister of him that was dead, saith unto him, Lord, by this time he stinketh: for he hath been dead four days.

4. There is the Divine power to save the greatest sinners, seen in "Lazarus, come forth."

John 11:43 KJV 1900

And when he thus had spoken, he cried with a loud voice, Lazarus, come forth.

5. There is the presence of the old nature, and the old life, expressed by the "grave clothes" that bound Lazarus.

John 11:44 KJV 1900

And he that was dead came forth, bound hand and foot with graveclothes: and his face was bound about with a napkin. Jesus saith unto them, Loose him, and let him go.

6. There is the promise of victory over sin, in "Loose him."

7. There is the place of service, in "Let him go."