“I have always believed you are the Messiah, the Son of God, the one who has come into the world from God.” 28 Then she returned to Mary. Do you believe this, Martha?”Ģ7 “Yes, Lord,” she told him. 26 Everyone who lives in me and believes in me will never ever die. Anyone who believes in me will live, even after dying. 22 But even now I know that God will give you whatever you ask.”Ģ3 Jesus told her, “Your brother will rise again.”Ģ4 “Yes,” Martha said, “he will rise when everyone else rises, at the last day.”Ģ5 Jesus told her, “I am the resurrection and the life. 21 Martha said to Jesus, “Lord, if only you had been here, my brother would not have died. 20 When Martha got word that Jesus was coming, she went to meet him. 18 Bethany was only a few miles down the road from Jerusalem, 19 and many of the people had come to console Martha and Mary in their loss. Come, let’s go see him.”ġ6 Thomas, nicknamed the Twin, said to his fellow disciples, “Let’s go, too-and die with Jesus.”ġ7 When Jesus arrived at Bethany, he was told that Lazarus had already been in his grave for four days. 15 And for your sakes, I’m glad I wasn’t there, for now you will really believe. 10 But at night there is danger of stumbling because they have no light.” 11 Then he said, “Our friend Lazarus has fallen asleep, but now I will go and wake him up.”ġ2 The disciples said, “Lord, if he is sleeping, he will soon get better!” 13 They thought Jesus meant Lazarus was simply sleeping, but Jesus meant Lazarus had died.ġ4 So he told them plainly, “Lazarus is dead. They can see because they have the light of this world. Are you going there again?”ĩ Jesus replied, “There are twelve hours of daylight every day. “Rabbi,” they said, “only a few days ago the people in Judea were trying to stone you. 7 Finally, he said to his disciples, “Let’s go back to Judea.”Ĩ But his disciples objected. No, it happened for the glory of God so that the Son of God will receive glory from this.” 5 So although Jesus loved Martha, Mary, and Lazarus, 6 he stayed where he was for the next two days. 3 So the two sisters sent a message to Jesus telling him, “Lord, your dear friend is very sick.”Ĥ But when Jesus heard about it he said, “Lazarus’s sickness will not end in death. 2 This is the Mary who later poured the expensive perfume on the Lord’s feet and wiped them with her hair. He lived in Bethany with his sisters, Mary and Martha. It is surely not impossible for the wealthy to enter heaven (numerous Godly men of the Bible were prosperous), but Scripture is plain that it is very troublesome ( Luke 18:24-25).11 A man named Lazarus was sick. "but the worries of this life, the deceitfulness of wealth and the desires for other things come in and choke the word, making it unfruitful." ( Mark 4:19). Not only do fortunes not get one into heaven, but they have the potential to separate a person from God like few other things. You have fattened yourselves in the day of slaughter” ( James 5:5). However, as the apostle James advised, “You have lived on earth in luxury and self-indulgence. Also, he believed the impoverished, like Lazarus, were cursed by God. The rich man incorrectly saw his worldly wealth as proof of God’s love and blessing. Moral of Lazarus and the Rich Man Parable This Bible story is a great and powerful reminder that we will pay for our sins on earth when we finally decease, therefore we should love and care for our fellow mankind. Abraham told the rich man that if his brothers did not believe in Scripture, neither would they believe Lazarus, even if he came directly from heaven. Pleading to “Father Abraham” in heaven, the rich man asked that Lazarus come down from heaven to cool his tongue with a drop of water to reduce his “agony in this fire.” The rich man additionally requested Abraham to send Lazarus back to earth as a warning to his brothers to atone for their sins, however, both requests were refused. Lazarus was welcomed into heaven, while the rich man was condemned to hell.
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