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NASB | John 11:43 When He had said these things, He cried out with a loud voice, "Lazarus, come forth." |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | John 11:43 When He had said this, He shouted with a loud voice, "Lazarus, come out!" |
Subject: When Jesus died, did dead people really |
Bible Note: John was not Elijah himself: 'But the angel said to him, "Do not be afraid, Zacharias, for your petition has been heard, and your wife Elizabeth will bear you a son, and you will give him the name John. You will have joy and gladness, and many will rejoice at his birth. For he will be great in the sight of the Lord; and he will drink no wine or liquor, and he will be filled with the Holy Spirit while yet in his mother's womb. And he will turn many of the sons of Israel back to the Lord their God. It is he who will go as a forerunner before Him in the spirit and power of Elijah, TO TURN THE HEARTS OF THE FATHERS BACK TO THE CHILDREN, and the disobedient to the attitude of the righteous, so as to make ready a people prepared for the Lord."' --Luke 1:13-17 And, yes, John would still have doubts. How many times had God made His presence clearly known to the people of Israel, only to be subsequently doubted and even rejected? The Pharisees had ringside seats to the miracles of Jesus, and they too doubted his words. Peter denied Christ, faltering in what he had seen for several years to be the truth. You seem to want to ascribe to us a lot more steadfastness than we as human beings often exhibit. --Joe! |