[[John-11]] Prev: [[Prophecies in John-10]] | Next: [[Prophecies in John-12]] --- ### But when Jesus heard it, he said, "This sickness is not to death, but for the glory of God, that God's Son may be glorified by it." *Type*: prophecy *Summary*: Jesus predicts that Lazarus's illness will not result in permanent death, but will instead be a means for God and the Son of God to be glorified. *Historical context*: Theological analysis suggests this prophecy served to prepare the disciples for the miracle of the resurrection of Lazarus, which is considered a 'sign' in the Gospel of John that directly leads to the glorification (and eventual crucifixion) of Jesus. *Related to*: ### He said these things, and after that, he said to them, "Our friend, Lazarus, has fallen asleep, but I am going so that I may awake him out of sleep." *Type*: prophecy *Summary*: Jesus uses the metaphor of sleep to predict that he will raise Lazarus from the state of death. *Historical context*: In the cultural context of the 1st-century Near East, 'sleep' was a common euphemism for death among both Jews and early Christians. Jesus' claim to 'awake him' is interpreted as a claim of divine power over death. *Related to*: ### Jesus said to her, "Your brother will rise again." *Type*: prophecy *Summary*: Jesus explicitly tells Martha that her brother, Lazarus, will be restored to life. *Historical context*: While Martha initially interpreted this as the general resurrection at the end of time, Jesus intended it as a specific prediction of the immediate miracle he was about to perform. *Related to*: ### When he had said this, he cried with a loud voice, "Lazarus, come out!" He who was dead came out, bound hand and foot with wrappings, and his face was wrapped around with a cloth. *Type*: fulfillment *Summary*: Lazarus returns to life and exits the tomb at Jesus' command, fulfilling Jesus' earlier predictions that the sickness was not 'to death' and that he would 'awake' Lazarus. *Historical context*: Historians and theologians note that the detail of Lazarus being dead for four days is significant, as contemporary Jewish belief suggested the soul left the body completely after three days, making this fulfillment a definitive sign of divine authority over decomposition and death. *Related to*: [[John-11#v4|John 11:4]], [[John-11#v11|John 11:11]], [[John-11#v23|John 11:23]] ### Jesus said to her, "I am the resurrection and the life. He who believes in me will still live, even if he dies. Whoever lives and believes in me will never die." *Type*: prophecy *Summary*: Jesus predicts that those who believe in him will experience a life that transcends physical death. *Historical context*: This statement is the theological cornerstone for the Christian doctrine of the afterlife and spiritual resurrection. It predicts a future state for believers that historians of religion identify as the defining promise of the early Christian movement. *Related to*: ### Now he didn't say this of himself, but being high priest that year, he prophesied that Jesus would die for the nation, and not for the nation only, but that he might also gather together into one the children of God who are scattered abroad. *Type*: prophecy *Summary*: Caiaphas unwittingly predicts that Jesus would die as a substitutionary sacrifice for the Jewish nation and for all 'children of God' globally. *Historical context*: Caiaphas served as High Priest from 18–36 AD. While his intent was a political maneuver to satisfy the Romans, Christian tradition views this as a true prophecy fulfilled by the Crucifixion and the subsequent spread of Christianity among the Gentiles, 'gathering' people from many nations into one church. *Related to*: --- #ai_prophecy