Miracles 4… Raising the Dead…

By DC

John 11 …This chapter is famous for so many things. Obviously, the miracle of raising Lazarus from the dead itself is a huge part of it. It’s also the home of the famous “Jesus wept” verse, but perhaps more importantly is what happens directly after this story. This is the point, at which the “teachers and religious leaders” decide enough is enough. This is where they decide that it’s time for the gloves to come off and for Jesus to be stopped.

What was it about this miracle that finally pushed them over the edge. Maybe it’s the following that Jesus is certainly going to gain once word hits the streets that he raised a dead man. Whatever it was, the time had come. He had done enough to prove to them he was the ultimate public-relations headache and they had to take him down.

Ironically, their actions directly led Jesus to the place where He would perform his greatest Miracle…