Lazarus

John 10:42-11:1 – And in that place many believed in Jesus. Now a man named Lazarus was sick. He was from Bethany, the village of Mary and her sister Martha.

Luke 16:22-23,30 – “The time came when the beggar died and the angels carried him to Abraham’s side. The rich man also died and was buried. In Hades, where he was in torment, he looked up and saw Abraham far away, with Lazarus by his side…“‘No, father Abraham,’ he said, ‘but if someone from the dead goes to them, they will repent.’

Application:

• ·         “Abraham’s side” refers to the place of blessedness to which the righteous dead go.
• ·         Hades is depicted as the place to which the wicked dead go and suffer torment.
• ·         If people’s minds are closed and Scripture is rejected, no evidence—not even a resurrection—will change them.

All Scripture verses taken from NIV