![]() The name Lazarus is frequently used in science and popular culture in reference to apparent restoration to life for example, the scientific term Lazarus taxon denotes organisms that reappear in the fossil record after a period of apparent extinction, and also the Lazarus sign and the Lazarus syndrome. For this reason, it is given a prominent place in the gospel." In the context of the seven signs in the Gospel of John, the raising of Lazarus at Bethany – today the Palestinian town of Al-Eizariya in the West Bank, which translates to "the place of Lazarus" – is the climactic narrative: exemplifying the power of Jesus "over the last and most irresistible enemy of humanity: death. The Eastern Orthodox and Catholic traditions offer varying accounts of the later events of his life. Lazarus of Bethany (Latinised from Lazar, ultimately from Hebrew Eleazar, "God helped"), also venerated as Righteous Lazarus, the Four-Days Dead in the Eastern Orthodox Church, is the subject of a sign of Jesus in the Gospel of John, in which Jesus restores him to life four days after his death. In the scene of his resurrection, he is portrayed tightly bound in mummified clothes, which resemble swaddling bands. Sometimes vested as an apostle, sometimes as a bishop. Eastern Churches: Lazarus Saturday 17 March 17 October.He gleans lessons that will deepen your understanding of the events surrounding this familiar but powerful story and, more importantly, challenge you to rethink the role that your life plays with the people around you.Christ's raising of Lazarus, Athens, 12–13th century I highly recommend it to you!"" -Kyle Idleman, Senior Pastor of Southeast Christian Church, Louisville, and best-selling author of Not a Fan ""In Jesus in Isolation Scott Sager offers important insights into the death and resurrection of Lazarus. Now as vaccines emerge, it is important that people of faith ask the hard questions: 'What does it mean?' and 'What does God want us to learn?' Scott Sager takes us on a journey with Jesus, Mary, Martha, and Lazarus that gives us answers to the most pressing questions of our day. Some of us have lived with it, others have died from it. I will be giving this book to many who need to hear God's voice in these bizarro times."" -Mark Lanier, author and founder of Lanier Law Firm, the Lanier Theological Library, and ""A microscopic virus has radically reoriented our lives-it changed almost everything. The book was an enthralling journey through biblical stories drawing apt analogies that informed my mind, brightened my spirits, and warmed my heart. I'm excited at the release of this new book and have every expectation that it will advance the cause of Christ."" -Max Lucado, Teaching Minister, Oak Hills Church, San Antonio, Texas, and best-selling author ""I read this book while quarantined for known exposure to Covid. His church and university work have impacted many lives and reflected well on the gospel. ![]() ![]() ""I deeply appreciate and respect the ministry of Scott Sager. But notice when Jesus does arrive on the scene as ""Resurrection and Life,"" the world as God intended is made available to each of them-and also to us. Join Jesus, Lazarus, and his sisters on a journey through the great issues of our time as they encounter devastating illness, unanswered prayer, the abandonment of God, senseless suffering, cruel death, spiritual isolation, and deep disappointment. He does this by proclaiming himself as ""Resurrection and Life"" and by absorbing into himself all the suffering and grief of his friends. Yet upon his late arrival, Jesus announced the glory of God had been revealed in the midst of the isolation, the distancing, and even death. Jesus in Isolation invites us to Bethany to witness the illness of Jesus's best friend, the spiritual isolation of both Jesus and Lazarus's sisters (Martha and Mary), and Lazarus's cruel and untimely death from an unseen illness, as well as Jesus's unexplained absence as he distanced from his friends and missed the funeral. In this world of illness and isolation, distancing and death, making sense of suffering has never been of more critical importance. ![]()
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