Lazarus has since died, has he not?
Lazarus was made an Example for a Lesson men were taught, and then could observe the teaching coming into fruition.
Men understand Death of a Body.
A Living Body Lives, can speak, hear, feel, smell, see... Senses active.
A Body that ceases Living, knows nothing, does nothing.
Lazarus' Body ceased living, and was buried BY men.
Family members were concerned, IF ONLY JESUS had Arrived to their home SOONER, Lazarus' would not have had to Die.
John 11:
[
11] These things said he: and after that he saith unto them, Our friend
Lazarus sleepeth; but I go, that I may
awake him out of sleep.
[
24] Martha saith unto him, I know that he shall rise again in the resurrection at the last day.
[
43] And when he thus had spoken, he cried with a loud voice, Lazarus, come forth.
The Lesson IS:
ALL physically Dead Body's, ARE in a SLEEP state, knowing nothing doing nothing.
Sleep, IS parallel to A Living Body, that Rests, THEN IS Risen up, BY the power OF A.BODY.
A Dead Body, IS Risen up BY THE POWER of God.
When Jesus spoke calling for Lazarus to come forth... HOW DID HIS BODY come forth, since HIS BODY was DEAD, and could HEAR NOTHING?
BEFORE Jesus Spoke..."Lazarus come forth"...
Jesus Twice "groaned"...(speaking to God within Himself)
Once...when concern of the sister, who wished Jesus had arrived earlier to save Lazarus.
Again...when Jesus was Speaking TO LAZARUS' "SOUL", to Return to HIS DEAD BODY.
The LESSON is:
*When Body's DIE, they Rest, meaning, THEY Rest without Feeling.
* SLEEP, of a Dead BODY, reveals, Body's SHALL rise up Again.
* Living Souls DEPART OUT of Dying Bodies.
(Fact from Earlier Scripture)
* It is BY Gods POWER, A Living Soul IS RETURNED TO DEAD BODY.
(Fact from Earlier Scripture)
* It Was AT Jesus' REQUEST, For Lazarus' Living Soul RETURN to his BODY.
* Once Lazarus' Living Soul WAS RETURNED to his BODY;
* Lazarus' BODY was able to Hear Jesus' Command TO RISE UP, and come forth out of his Body's sleep.
* WITH Lazarus' Living soul back IN HIS BODY...His BODY resumed being alive.
( ^ This Occured Before, with another person, WITHOUT OBSERVERS.
The situation WITH Lazarus, WAS Expressly WITH a crowd of Observers TO SEE).
ADDITIONAL LESSON ~
[
24] Martha saith unto him, I know that he
shall rise again in the resurrection at the last day.
What Martha KNEW, was TRUE, but LIMITED.
Yes...
Bodies SHALL BE RAISED at the LAST DAY.
AND.....SOME BODY'S....
SHALL BE RAISED; BEFORE the LAST DAY.
....And THAT Background Knowledge, (who, why, when, how), is in Scripture.
AND YES...Lazarus, experienced Physical Death AGAIN.
Glory to God,
Taken