Beginning with John's synoptic gospel chapter 11, where we find the first resurrection of the dead in the New era of Christ's reign, even before Christ's death, as the Son of man, Jesus. Jesus and the anointing are inseparable as the GOD Head in human form. Where we as subjects are made of His image and likeness, by Him still, with no separation, which runs contrary to what many of mans religions proclaim. Our lives are and have been in constant union with our original parent, GOD! As man's religions have falsely read into Genesis 3, that which the text does not say, after man ate of the fruit of the I-am-not tree, called the tree of the knowledge of good and evil. The good and evil being "I-am-not" guilty of eating, the woman gave and I ate. This is not separation from GOD but only a limited knowledge of a falsehood of deception. What really complicates things is the use of the KJV with its misunderstood old English language bearer. Okay, now for John 11.
John 11:1-16 "Now a certain man was sick, named Lazarus, of Bethany, the town of Mary and her sister Martha. (It was that Mary which anointed the Lord with ointment, and wiped his feet with her hair, whose brother Lazarus was sick.) Therefore his sisters sent unto him, saying, "Lord, behold, he whom thou lovest is sick." When Jesus heard that, he said, 'This sickness is not unto death, but for the glory of God, that the Son of God might be glorified thereby.' Now Jesus loved Martha, and her sister, and Lazarus. When he had heard therefore that he was sick, he abode two days still in the same place where he was. Then after that saith he to his disciples, 'Let us go into Judaea again.' His disciples say unto him, "Master, the Jews of late sought to stone thee; and goest thou thither again?" Jesus answered, 'Are there not twelve hours in the day? If any man walk in the day, he stumbleth not, because he seeth the light of this world. But if a man walk in the night, he stumbleth, because there is no light in him.' 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.' Then said his disciples, "Lord, if he sleep, he shall do well." Howbeit Jesus spake of his death: but they thought that he had spoken of taking of rest in sleep. Then said Jesus unto them plainly, 'Lazarus is dead. And I am glad for your sakes that I was not there, to the intent ye may believe; nevertheless let us go unto him.' Then said Thomas, which is called Didymus, unto his fellowdisciples, "Let us also go, that we may die with him." (KJV)
John 11:1-16 "Now a certain man was ill, Lazarus of Bethany, the village of Mary and her sister Martha. It was Mary who anointed the Lord with ointment and wiped his feet with her hair, whose brother Lazarus was ill. So the sisters sent to him, saying, "Lord, he whom you love is ill." But when Jesus heard it he said, 'This illness does not lead to death. It is for the glory of God, so that the Son of God may be glorified through it.' Now Jesus loved Martha and her sister and Lazarus. So, when he heard that Lazarus was ill, he stayed two days longer in the place where he was. Then after this he said to the disciples, 'Let us go to Judea again.' The disciples said to him, "Rabbi, the Jews were just now seeking to stone you, and are you going there again?" Jesus answered, 'Are there not twelve hours in the day? If anyone walks in the day, he does not stumble, because he sees the light of this world. But if anyone walks in the night, he stumbles, because the light is not in him.' After saying these things, he said to them, 'Our friend Lazarus has fallen asleep, but I go to awaken him.' The disciples said to him, "Lord, if he has fallen asleep, he will recover." Now Jesus had spoken of his death, but they thought that he meant taking rest in sleep. Then Jesus told them plainly, 'Lazarus has died, and for your sake I am glad that I was not there, so that you may believe. But let us go to him.' So Thomas, called the Twin, said to his fellow disciples, "Let us also go, that we may die with him." (ESV)
John 11:1-16 Now the brother of Martha and Mary from Bethany was sick. This was the same Mary who anointed the Lord with perfumed oil and dried his feet with her hair. (John looks back from the end of the century as he writes this commentary - even though the anointing is only recorded in chapter 12.) So the sister sent someone to tell Jesus, "Lord, your dear friend Lazarus is sick." To this report Jesus says, 'His sickness is not to face death but to face the glory of GOD triumph over and above death! And the Son of GOD will be glorified because of that.' (The preposition, pros, face to face; and uper, over and above.) Jesus loved Martha, her sister and Lazarus. After he heard of Lazarus' sickness he did not go immediately but remained where he was for another two days. (In his deliberate delay here, again, his mind must have been occupied with his mission - knowing that soon he would enter humanity's death for two days and face the horror of their full judgment.) Then he said to his disciples, 'Let's go into Judea again.' His disciples were surprised, "But Master we've just come from there and the Jews wanted to stone you! Now you want to go there again?" Jesus replied, 'Are there not twelve hours in the day? To walk in the light of day is to walk freely without obstruction. But someone who walks in the night would stumble because there is no enlightenment in him.' Having said this he added, 'Our friend Lazarus is not dead but sleeps and I am going to wake him up out of his sleep.' His disciples responded with, "But Lord if he is only sleeping he should be okay?" Yet Jesus meant that his death was nothing more than being asleep but they thought that he meant that he was just taking a rest in a deep sleep. So Jesus said it plainly, 'Lazarus is dead. And for your sakes I am glad that I wasn't there so that you may believe; nevertheless let's go to him.' Then Thomas said to his fellow disciples, "Let us also go so that we may die with him!" [Aramaic te'oma means twin, or didumos in Greek.] (The Mirror)
With our next visit to John 11 we'll pick up at verse 17, the LORD willing.
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