John 11
John Chapter 11, Explained
John 11 tells the raising of Lazarus, the sign that points to everything Jesus came to do. His friend Lazarus dies, and by the time Jesus arrives he has been in the tomb four days. Into the grief of the two sisters, Martha and Mary, Jesus speaks one of His greatest claims: I am the resurrection and the life; whoever believes in me, though he die, yet shall he live.
The chapter also shows His tender heart in its shortest and most human verse: Jesus wept. He is not distant from our sorrow. Then, at the tomb, He calls Lazarus out by name, and a dead man walks into the daylight, a preview of the power that will soon burst His own grave.
Key verses from John 11
“Jesus said unto her, I am the resurrection, and the life: he that believeth in me, though he were dead, yet shall he live:”
John 11:25
“Jesus wept.”
John 11:35
The main point
John 11 is about Jesus as the resurrection and the life, who weeps with us and calls the dead back to life.
How John 11 points to Jesus
Raising Lazarus is a sign of who Jesus is: the resurrection and the life. Because He conquered death for Himself and for us, everyone who believes in Him will live, even though they die.
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