Loose Him and Let Him Go!

Now a certain man was sick, named Lazarus. The brother of Mary which anointed the Lord with ointment, and wiped his feet with her hair. Mary and her sister Martha went to Jesus to tell Him that their brother Lazarus was sick. Jesus loved Lazarus. When Jesus heard that, he said, this sickness is not unto death, but for the glory of God that the Son of God might be glorified. Keep up now. Jesus did not go right away. He stayed in the place where He was. Then, after about 4 days, the disciples urged Jesus to go and see about Lazarus. Jesus said, "I will go and wake Lazarus out of his sleep." The disciples said, "if Lazarus is sleep he shall be doing well." (John 11)

But Jesus was speaking of Lazarus' death and the disciples thought that he had spoken of taking a rest in sleep. Then said Jesus unto them plainly, Lazarus is dead. And I am glad for your sakes that I was not there, for the intent that you may believe. Let us go to Lazarus. When Jesus came, he found that Lazarus had already been dead in the grave four days. (John 11)

When Martha, Lazarus' sister heard that Jesus was coming, she went and met Him. Martha said to Jesus, Lord, if thou had been here, my brother would not have died. Jesus told Martha that her brother would rise from the dead. (John 11)

Pay attention now. Martha said to Jesus I know that he shall rise again in the resurrection at the last day. Jesus said, "I am the resurrection, and the life: he that believeth in Me, though he were dead, yet shall he live. And, whoever lives and believes in Me shall never die. He asked Martha, "do you believe this"? (John 11) You keeping up? ....not going to fast for you?  You sure?

Jesus asked Martha, "where have you laid him? Groaning in Himself, He came to the grave; a cave, and a stone lay upon it. Jesus said, Take away the stone. Martha said, Lord, Lazarus has been dead for four days. There is a terrible odor coming from the cave. Jesus said remember when I said to you that this is for the glory of God--if you believe? Then they took away the stone. (John 11)

Jesus lifted up His eyes toward heaven and said, Father, I thank You that You have heard Me. And I know that You always hear Me: but because of the people which surround me, I said it, that they may believe that You have sent me. And then, Jesus cried with a loud voice, Lazarus, come forth! Loose him and let him go! (John 11)

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Courtesy of KingJamesBible Online