The Raising of Lazarus

"And when he thus had spoken, he cried with a loud voice, Lazarus, come forth." John 11:43  "And when he thus had spoken, he cried with a loud voice, Lazarus, come forth." John 11:43 The scene is laid at Bethany, that small village where three of the most beloved of Christ's disciples lived: Lazarus, Mary and Martha. What wondrous­ly blessed mortals! Even the common crowd knew that Jesus loved them. He would often resort to that quiet home, and while the Savior talked Mary would sit down at...