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_
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Now a certain man was sick, Lazarus of Bethany, of the village of Mary
and her sister Martha.
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And it was that Mary who anointed the Lord with ointment, and wiped
his feet with her hair, whose brother Lazarus was sick.
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The sisters therefore sent unt... [ Continue Reading ]
THE PURPOSE EXPLANED
_Text 11:7-16_
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Then after this he saith _to_ the disciples, Let us _go_ into Judea
again.
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The disciples say unto him, Rabbi, the Jews were but now seeking to
stone thee; and goest thou thither again?
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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_
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So when Jesus came, he found that he had been in the tomb four days
already.
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Now Bethany was nigh unto Jerusalem, about fifteen furlongs off;
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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_
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And when she had said this, she went away, and called Mary her sister
secretly, saying, The Teacher is here, and calleth thee.
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And she, when she heard it, arose quickly, and went unto him.
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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_
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Jesus therefore again groaning in himself cometh to the tomb. Now it
was a cave, and a stone lay against it.
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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_
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The chief priests therefore and the Pharisees gathered a council, and
said, What do we? for this man doeth many signs.
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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.
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Bu... [ Continue Reading ]