The Bible Stories [Part 2] – 9 of 12
One day Jesus got a message that Lazarus, the brother of His good friends Mary and Martha,
Jesus did not go to Lazarus right away, and Lazarus died. Jesus knew that this was the will of God. He knew that God was going to use the death of Lazarus to help people understand about God's love and power.
Four days later, Jesus arrived and Martha met Him on the road. She was angry at Jesus because He had not been there to save her
Jesus told Martha, "I am the resurrection and the life Anyone who lives and believes in me, even though they are
Martha did not yet understand what Jesus was about to do. She thought Jesus meant that Lazarus would come back to life at the end of time, when everyone who believed in God would
Mary joined Martha and Jesus at Lazarus' grave. When Jesus saw Mary's pain,
Jesus told them to remove the rock from the grave. Then He commanded,
All the people there that day saw that Jesus was the true resurrection and the life and many knew that He was the Son of God.
In the days to come, Jesus had dinner with Mary, Martha and Lazarus. And all of them rejoiced and gave glory to God.