Bible Question: What is the difference between Lazarus being raised from the dead,and he died again and Jesus being raised yet He continue to live. Is there a difference in their resurrection, if so what's the name. Thanks Eugean |
Bible Answer: Lazarus was a man who died and whose spirit was put back into the same body, thus he died again. Whereas Jesus is the son of God who is spirit. Spirit begets spirit, so when Jesus was born, he was not just a man, he was the word incrnate, i.e. in the flesh (provided by Mary). Thus, when Jesus was crucified, it was his fleshly nature which died, not His spirit (provided by God). Henceforth, He was resurrected and continues to live. Ultimately the symbology behind this is that God can bring life to anything which is figuretively or literally dead e.g. a person or an idea and that the Word lives on until the end of the Earth. Excellent question Eugean, thanks. |