The Raising of Lazarus

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This paper discusses the miracle performed by Jesus of the raising of Lazarus from the dead. The paper contends that this miracle, as it is described in the Gospel of John, holds some very key elements for the true Christian. First, it confirms that Jesus Christ was indeed capable of performing miracles that not only helped his fellow people, but also supported his divine nature as the one and only 'Son of God'. But most importantly, the resurrection of Lazarus, the eventual raising of Jesus Christ from the dead, and his ascent into heaven reinforces the faith of all believers that someday they too will follow in his footsteps to become one with God, and thus conquer death to live eternally as Jesus himself had promised in the Gospels of the New Testament.

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"Of all the miracles ascribed to Jesus Christ in the New Testament, the raising of Lazarus from the dead is clearly the most inspiring and "miraculous." For Christians, all of the promises prescribed by God are fulfilled in the death and resurrection of Lazarus, for it represents "the final and definitive action by God for the sake of the human race and illustrates His divine power in what we have come to recognize as reality" (Fuller 87). The raising of Lazarus also represents the culmination of New Testament theology and symbolizes the ultimate transformation of all things connected to the divinity of Jesus Christ."

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