The book says, “ When the Lord Jesus brought Lazarus back from the dead, He used only these few words: ‘Lazarus, come forth.’ He said nothing aside from this. The Resurrection of Lazarus-the Manifestation of God’s Authority This miracle the Lord Jesus performed is extremely meaningful.Ģ. The Lord Jesus performed the miracle of raising Lazarus from the dead, which lets us recognize that His identity is God Himself and achieve a completely new awareness of His true identity and all that He has and is, and finally we are able to truly believe in and follow Him. It is only God Himself who can perform this miracle. Evil spirits and Satan, including servants from Hades, are all unable to command mankind’s life and death. The time when we are born or die is only determined by God. This miracle of raising Lazarus from the dead has proved the identity of the Lord Jesus-the incarnate God, for only God seizes the key to Hades. The prophets in ages past also performed a lot of miracles, but the miracle of bringing the dead back to life could not have been performed by any prophets. ![]() As soon as God says one sentence, the matter is finished. He only said loudly, “ Lazarus, come forth.” Then Lazarus who had been dead for four days came out of the tomb. From this miracle He performed, I saw that He neither observed any rituals nor set up an altar to pray to the God in heaven before He spoke. In order to prove His identity to mankind, the Lord Jesus used the miracle of bringing the dead back to life to reveal His authority and power to make man know that He is God Himself. From these facts, I saw that no more than a few people knew His true identity in that age. Some of them called Him teacher some also said He was the greatest of prophets. The disciples that followed Him didn’t recognize the identity of Him either. Many people were filled with curiosity and doubt toward Him. Through this passage of words I saw that when the Lord Jesus worked and appeared to man two thousand years ago, nobody knew who He was. And he that was dead came forth….’ When the Lord Jesus did this, He said just one thing: ‘Lazarus, come forth.’ Lazarus then came out from his tomb-this was accomplished because of just a few words uttered by the Lord” (“God’s Work, God’s Disposition, and God Himself III”). So then, could the resurrection of Lazarus prove the Lord Jesus’ identity? Let us look at the following passage of scripture: ‘And when He thus had spoken, He cried with a loud voice, Lazarus, come forth. In this way, He proved His authority and identity. He did not do things indiscriminately, but rather looked for the right time and the right opportunity to do something which He would allow man to see, something that truly was imbued with meaning. He could do something anywhere, anytime to prove His identity and essence, but God had His way of doing things-with a plan, and in steps. Could God do something to prove His own identity? For God, this was a breeze-it was a piece of cake. So many people wanted to find proof to answer these questions about the Lord Jesus, and to know the truth. Even if some people saw and understood something of His character or some special abilities that He appeared to possess, no one knew where the Lord Jesus came from, who He truly was in His essence, and what other things He was actually capable of doing. Because God had become flesh, people could only see His physical appearance, His practical side, and His insignificant aspect. The book says, In that era, it was extremely significant that the Lord Jesus did something like this. The Resurrection of Lazarus Proved That the Lord Jesus Was the Incarnate God Himself It was not until once I read some words in a book that resolved the doubt in my heart.ġ. ![]() What are the intentions of God behind this matter? This question puzzled me for a long time. Jesus said to them, Loose him, and let him go.” After reading this passage of scripture, I realized that at that time Lazarus had already been dead for four days, and maybe his body had started to smell, but just one word from the Lord Jesus raised him from the dead. ![]() And he that was dead came forth, bound hand and foot with grave clothes: and his face was bound about with a napkin. But when I read chapter 11, verses 43–44 of the Gospel of John, “And when he thus had spoken, he cried with a loud voice, Lazarus, come forth. All of these miracles showed forth the authority of God. He not only bestowed compassion and tolerance upon us, teaching us to be tolerant and patient and to repent and confess, but also manifested many miracles, such as, letting the blind see and the lame walk, healing the lepers, feeding five thousand with five loaves of bread and two fish, raising Lazarus to life, and so on. Each of our brothers and sisters who believes in the Lord Jesus knows that the Lord Jesus did the work of redeeming humanity in the Age of Grace.
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