John 11 - Introduction

PART IV. (E.)

V. JESUS AT THE GRAVE OF LAZARUS MANIFESTS HIMSELF AS LOVE AND POWER

1. The return from Peræa to Bethany after the death of Lazarus (John 11:1).

2. The fact of a resurrection asserted to Martha, and the great declaration made, “I am the resurrection and the life” (John 11:17).

3. The love and sympathy of Jesus shown to the sorrow-stricken sisters (John 11:17).

4. The internal spiritual struggle of Christ with death and unbelief, and His manifestation of Himself as the life at the grave of Lazarus (John 11:37).

5. The antagonism of the world and unbelief, as represented by the Pharisees and the religious rulers, contrasted with the faith of other witnesses of the miracle (John 11:45).

6. The final decision of the unbelieving world (John 11:47).

7. The withdrawal of Jesus to the wilderness, and the thoughts of various classes of men concerning Him during His absence before the passover (John 11:54).

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