“…JESUS
SAITH UNTO HER, THY BROTHER “SHALL” RISE AGAIN …” (John 11:23
KJV).
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“…Lazarus is dead … I go, that I might awake him out of sleep….
” (John 11:14, 11 KJV). Jesus made this statement BEFORE he completed the work
of restoring Lazarus BACK to physical LIFE. “…THY BROTHER
“SHALL” RISE AGAIN …” (John 11:23 KJV).
Shall”
means WILL!!! It doesn’t say the
brother might rise again, but that he SHALL. “Shall”
is used because of WHO is doing the rising. “…If the Lord will, [Lazarus] SHALL LIVE, and DO this, or that...” (James 4:16 KJV).
“…[God’s]… counsel … SHALL (WILL) stand, and [he]… will do all [his]… pleasure…”
(Isaiah 46:10 KJV). SHALL = WILL. “…The just shall LIVE “BY” FAITH (BY DEPENDING UPON GOD’S WORD): …”
(Hebrews 10:38 KJV). “…The just shall
LIVE BY “HIS” FAITH (BY
DEPENDING UPON THE INDWELLING FRUIT OF FAITH)…”
(Habakkuk 2:4 NASB). “…The just shall LIVE BY FAITH (BY BE EMPOWERED TO DEPEND UPON GOD’S WORD)…”
(Galatians 3:11 KJV). “…The just shall
LIVE BY FAITH (BY DEPENDING UPON
GOD’S WORD)…” (Romans 1:17 KJV). John
11:23 says“...thy brother SHALL rise again...”
In this verse it
advocates for God’s sovereignty in his ability to manifest his POWER regardless of human or natural
limitations, impossibilities, long stretches of time, or things that seem too
hard. “…[God]…does whatever pleases him…” (Psalms 115:3 NIV). “…He
does as he pleases with
…the PEOPLES of the earth.
NO ONE can hold back his hand or say to him: “What have
you done?” (Daniel 4 NLT). “…I WILL DO “ALL” MY
PLEASURE…”
(Isaiah 46:10 KJV). Lazarus shall (WILL) “…rise
again…”
Rise again refers to live
again, or be restored again, or revived again. “…THY BROTHER “SHALL” RISE AGAIN …”
(John 11:23 KJV).
Jesus prayed first.
The bible says: “…men
ought ALWAYS to pray and NOT faint…” (Luke 18:1 KJV). “…Jesus
lifted up his eyes, and said, Father, I thank thee that thou hast heard me. And I knew that thou hearest me always: but because of
the people which stand by I said it, that
they may believe that thou hast sent me…”
(John 11:41-42 KJV). “…The prayer of faith SHALL
save the sick, and the Lord SHALL raise him up (Lazarus)…”
(James 5:15 KJV).
God, BY his SOVEREIGN POWER
and AUTHORITY, says “….THE LORD SHALL (WILL) raise him up…” (James
5:15). “Shall” in James 5:15 means HE WILL!!!
It doesn’t say God MIGHT, OR MAYBE, OR NO (DON'T ADD TO HIS WORDS); it says “…the Lord SHALL raise him up...”
God is, clearly, sovereign over human or natural limitations and
impossibilities. God can powerfully alter events, circumstances, and
experiences. God “…does whatever pleases him…”
(Psalms 115:3 NIV). “…He does
as he pleases with
…the peoples of the earth.
NO ONE can hold back his hand or say to him: “What have
you done?” (Daniel 4 NLT). “…[His]… counsel (WORD) shall
stand, and [he]… WILL DO
“ALL” [HIS] … PLEASURE…”
(Isaiah 46:10 KJV).
The Sovereign God CAN and DOES INTERVENE and OVERRIDE
human or natural limitations and impossibilities. “…He does WHATEVER pleases him…”
(Psalms 115:3 NIV).
When mankind submits
to the truth of God’s sovereignty he or she will conclude: “…If
the Lord will, [WHAT
OR WHO] shall LIVE, and do this, or that...” (James 4:16 KJV).
Ultimately,
it is God who does whatever he pleases and not mankind. “…He (God) does as he pleases (not mankind) with
…the peoples of the earth.
NO ONE can hold back his hand or say to him: “What have
you done?” (Daniel 4 NLT).
God’s
sovereignty is without dispute and his sovereignty is not restrained nor
limited to human or natural impossibilities.
“…He
does whatever pleases HIM…”
(Psalms 115:3 NIV). “…the things which are impossible with men are possible with God…”
(Luke 18:27 KJV). “….I am the Lord, the God of all flesh: is there any thing too hard for me?”
(Jeremiah 32:27 KJV). “…NOW UNTO HIM THAT IS ABLE to do exceeding abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that worketh in us…”
(Ephesians 3:20 KJV).
Therefore, God says, “…The effectual
fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much…” (James 5:16 KJV).
“….The PRAYER OF FAITH (OF DEPENDENCY UPON GOD’S WORD TO ACT) “shall”
save the sick, and THE LORD (THE WORD) “SHALL”
raise him up…” (James 5:15).
"…WHOEVER BELIEVES IN HIM (DEPENDS UPON THE POWER OF GOD’S WORD) WILL NOT
BE DISAPPOINTED …" (ROMANS 10:11 NASB). “…HOPE (EXPECTANCY IN THE POWER OF GOD'S WORD) DOES
NOT DISAPPOINT… (ROMANS 5:5 NASB). “…My counsel (WORD)… SHALL stand, and I will do all my pleasure…”
(Isaiah 46:10 KJV).
“…NO ONE can hold
back [MY]… hand or say to [ME]: “What have you
done?” (Daniel 4 NLT).
If God is truly sovereign he does whatever HE wills with COMPLETE
sovereignty over life and death. God wants the believer to both KNOW ABOUT and
WITNESS his POWER with their own eyes. “…that they may believe (MAY DEPEND UPON) that
thou hast sent me (HIS WORD)…”
(John 11:41-42 KJV).
God’s sovereignty over life and death has in the past,
does in the present, and will on into the future, prevent or alter some course
of action, event, or experience. “…If the Lord
will, [SOMETHING or
SOMEONE] shall live, and do this, or that...” (James 4:16 KJV). “…NOW UNTO HIM THAT IS ABLE to do exceeding abundantly above all that we ask
or think, according to the power that
worketh in us…” (Ephesians 3:20 KJV).
The Sovereign God, alone, can
intervene and POWERFULLY change the course of events or experiences in your
life and “…NO ONE can hold back his hand…” (Daniel
4 NIV).
If we pray, God WILL ALTER and RAISE UP our DEAD situations and
circumstances. GOD’s indwelling HOLY SPIRIT inspires and empowers our FAITH and our HOPE or DEPENDENCY upon and EXPECTANCY in the POWER of HIS WORD. Believer's DO NOT put their faith and hope in the limitations of human events, abilities, or experiences they see. “…The
effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much…” (James 5:16 KJV).
“….And the PRAYER OF FAITH (of dependency) SHALL (WILL) save the sick, and THE
LORD SHALL raise him up…” (James 5:15).
“…THY BROTHER “SHALL” RISE AGAIN …” (John
11:23 KJV). "…WHOEVER BELIEVES IN
HIM WILL
NOT BE DISAPPOINTED …"
(ROMANS 10:11 NASB). “…HOPE DOES NOT
DISAPPOINT… (ROMANS 5:5 NASB). “…My counsel (WORD)… SHALL stand, and I will do all my pleasure…”
(Isaiah 46:10 KJV).
Don’t be STOPPED by seemingly DEAD dreams, hopes, prayers, circumstances, or experiences. Don’t be depressed by what the events and
experiences are saying or doing to taunt or discourage your HOPE. Don’t let
TIME be the hammer that beats down your HOPE in the manifestation of God’s Glory or presence in the situations and circumstances of your life.
“…the things which are impossible with
men are possible with God…”
(Luke 18:27 KJV). “….I am the Lord, the God of all flesh: is there any thing too hard for me?”
(Jeremiah 32:27 KJV). “…NOW UNTO HIM THAT IS ABLE to do exceeding abundantly above all that we ask or think…”
(Ephesians 3:20 KJV).
God “CAN” sovereignly and POWERFULLY INTERVENE in life’s
course of events - to the degree - he can and does prevent, reverse, restore,
revive, or alter natural and human limitations. “….HE IS
ABLE… [and]…NO ONE can hold back his hand…” (Daniel
4 NIV). “…the things which are impossible
with men are
possible with God…” (Luke 18:27 KJV). “….I am
the Lord, the God of all flesh: is there any thing
too hard for me?”
(Jeremiah 32:27 KJV). “…NOW UNTO HIM THAT IS
ABLE to do exceeding abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that worketh in us…”
(Ephesians 3:20 KJV).“
Let us not become weary in doing
good, for at the proper time we
will reap a harvest if we DO NOT GIVE UP…” (Galatians 6:9 NIV).
YOUR HOPE OR EXPECTANCY IS IN THE POWER OF GOD’S HOLY WORD TO DO WHAT IT SAYS IT "WILL" DO. “…HOPE DOES
NOT DISAPPOINT… (ROMANS 5:5 NASB). “[God’s]
…Holy Spirit (THE CONFIRMING POWER OF HIS WORD) …is the SOURCE ... [of it ALL]…” (1
Corinthians 12:4-11 NLT).
How Martha and Mary
understood Jesus’ words revealed their level of faith in God’s power. Most of
God’s people BELIEVE God will raise them up “…in the resurrection
at the last day…” (John 11:24 KJV). BUT “HE” IS THE
RESURRECTION (THE ONE WHO BRINGS “YOU” BACK FROM TH DEAD). HE IS
THE LIFE (THE ONE WHO RESTORES SPIRITUAL LIFE “TO” YOU!)”
“…JESUS
SAITH UNTO HER, THY BROTHER “SHALL” RISE AGAIN …” (John 11:23
KJV).
THAT SITUATION OR CIRCUMSTANCE, THROUGH DEPENDENCY UPON AND EXPECTANCY IN THE POWER OF GOD'S WORD "SHALL" RISE UP THAT "DEAD" HOPE, DEAD DREAM, OR DEAD PRAYER … IN JESUS' NAME!!
GO OVER THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS:
THE
BROTHER DIED
1.
WHAT DID JESUS, THE WORD SAY ABOUT MARY AND MARTHA’S
BROTHER IN JOHN 11:23? HE SAID THAT
THEIR BROTHER WOULD RISE AGAIN. “…THY BROTHER
“SHALL” RISE AGAIN …” (John 11:23 KJV). WHAT DOES THE
WORD “SHALL” MEAN? IT MEANS “WILL.” It doesn’t say the brother might, MAYBE, OR "NO," BUT HE "SHALL" rise again. “Shall”
is used because of WHO is doing the rising. “…If the Lord will, [Lazarus]
SHALL LIVE, and DO this, or that...”
(James 4:16 KJV). “…[God’s]…
counsel … SHALL (WILL) stand, and [he]… will do all [his]… pleasure…”
(Isaiah 46:10 KJV). “…The just shall LIVE “BY” FAITH: …”
(Hebrews 10:38 KJV). “…The just shall
LIVE BY “HIS” FAITH…”
(Habakkuk 2:4 NASB). “…The just shall LIVE BY FAITH…”
(Galatians 3:11 KJV). “…The just shall
LIVE BY FAITH…”
(Romans 1:17 KJV). John 11:23 says“...thy
brother SHALL rise again...” CAN
JESUS, THE WORD, CAUSE LAZARUS TO RISE AGAIN? YES.
HOW? BECAUSE OF HIS SOVEREIGN POWER AND AUTHORITY HE
DOES WHAT HE WANTS WITH HIS WORLD AND THE PEOPLE IN IT. “…[God]…does
whatever pleases him…” (Psalms 115:3 NIV). “…He does as he pleases with
…the PEOPLES of the earth.
NO ONE can hold back his hand or say to him: “What have
you done?” (Daniel 4 NLT). “…I WILL DO “ALL” MY
PLEASURE…”
(Isaiah 46:10 KJV).
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2.
WHAT DID JESUS, THE WORD, MEAN WHEN HE SAID LAZARUS WOULD
“RISE” AGAIN? JESUS MEANT THAT LAZARUS WOULD BE RESURRECTED AND LIVE
AGAIN.
Lazarus shall “…rise again…”
“…THY BROTHER “SHALL” RISE AGAIN …”
(John 11:23 KJV). God, in his SOVEREIGNTY, says “….THE
LORD SHALL
raise
him up…” (James 5:15). “Shall” in James 5:15 also means HE WILL!!! It doesn’t say God MIGHT, MAYBE, OR "NO," BUT; it says “…the Lord SHALL raise him up...”
WHAT DID JESUS, THE WORD, DO BEFORE LAZARUS WAS RAISED
FROM THE DEAD? HE PRAYED. “…men ought ALWAYS
to pray and NOT
faint (GIVE UP)…”
(Luke 18:1 KJV). “…Jesus
lifted up his eyes, and said, Father, I thank thee that thou hast heard me (YOUR WORD). And I knew that thou hearest me (YOUR WORD) always: but because of
the people which stand by I said it, that
they may believe (MAY DEPEND UPON THE POWER OF YOUR WORD) that thou (GOD) hast sent me (YOUR WORD)…”
(John 11:41-42 KJV). “…The prayer of faith (THE PRAYER OF DEPENDENCY UPON THE POWER OF GOD'S WORD) SHALL (WILL, NO DOUBT) save the sick, and the Lord SHALL (WILL, NO DOUBT) raise him up (Lazarus)…”
(James 5:15 KJV).
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3.
IS GOD, THROUGH POWER OF HIS WORD, ABLE TO ANSWER YOUR PRAYERS OVER IMPOSSIBLE
AND HARD SITUATIONS AND CIRCUMSTANCES? YES, HE
CAN. “…the
things which are impossible with men are
possible with God…”
(Luke 18:27 KJV). “….I am the Lord, the God of all flesh: is there any thing too hard for me?”
(Jeremiah 32:27 KJV). “…NOW UNTO HIM THAT IS ABLE to do exceeding abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that worketh in us…”
(Ephesians 3:20 KJV). WHY IS NOTHING IMPOSSIBLE OR TOO
HARD FOR GOD? BECAUSE HE IS THE ULTIMATE AND SOVEREIGN POWER AND AUTHORITY; HE DOES WHATEVER HE PLEASES AND NOTHING CAN STOP HIM.
“…He
does as he pleases with
…the peoples of the earth.
NO ONE can hold back his hand or say to him: “What have
you done?” (Daniel 4 NLT). “…[His]… counsel (WORD) shall
stand, and [he]… WILL DO
“ALL” [HIS] … PLEASURE…”
(Isaiah 46:10 KJV). “…He does WHATEVER pleases him…”
(Psalms 115:3 NIV). “…If
the Lord will, [WHAT
OR WHO] shall live, and do this, or that...” (James 4:16 KJV). “…He
(God) does as he pleases (not mankind) with
…the peoples of the earth.
NO ONE can hold back his hand or say to him: “What have
you done?” (Daniel 4 NLT).
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4. WHAT HAPPENS WHEN
YOU PRAY TO THE GOD WHO RIGHTFULLY HAS THE ULTIMATE POWER AND SOVEREIGN AUTHORITY TO
DO WHATEVER HE PLEASES? YOUR DEPENDENCY UPON AND EXPECTANCY IN THE POWER OF GOD’S WORD WILL ACTIVATE HIS HOLY SPIRIT TO DO, THE CONFIRMING WORK, OF WHATEVER YOU ASK IN HIS WORD.“…The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much…”
(James 5:16 KJV). “….The PRAYER OF FAITH “shall” save
the sick, and THE LORD “SHALL” raise him up…” (James
5:15). “…ALL THINGS for which you pray and ask, BELIEVE (choose to
depend upon) THAT YOU HAVE RECEIVED THEM, and they will be granted
you…” (Mark 11:24 NASB). WILL YOU “EVER” BE DISAPPOINTED WHEN YOU DEPEND UPON THE POWER OF GOD’S
WORD TO DO WHAT IT SAYS IT WILL DO? NO, YOU WILL NEVER
BE DISAPPOINTED."…WHOEVER
BELIEVES IN HIM WILL NOT BE DISAPPOINTED …" (ROMANS 10:11 NASB).
“…HOPE DOES NOT DISAPPOINT… (ROMANS 5:5 NASB). “…My counsel (WORD)… SHALL stand, and I will do all my pleasure…”
(Isaiah 46:10 KJV). “…NO ONE can hold
back [MY]… hand or say to [ME]: “What have you
done?” (Daniel 4 NLT).
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5. HOW ARE YOU “THE
RIGHTEOUS? I AM
RIGHTEOUS, BECAUSE OF “HIS” INDWELLING HOLY SPIRIT. JEHOVAH H-TSIDKENU means: "The Lord Our Righteousness.” “…the GIFT of righteousness…”
(Romans 5:17 KJV).“… Righteousness … is
[attained]… by faith (dependency upon the indwelling Holy Spirit)…” (Romans
9:30 NASB). “….not having a
righteousness of my own … but
that which is through faith in (or dependency upon)
Christ, the righteousness
which comes from God on the basis of faith (dependence upon HIS INDWELLING HOLY SPIRIT)…” (Philippians 3:9 NASB). “…I am the Lord who …brings …righteousness to the earth…” (Jeremiah 9:23-24 NLT). “…The Father (the INDWELLING HOLY SPIRIT)
that dwelleth in [you] he doeth the works (he doeth the
work of making you righteous)…” (John 14:10 KJV).“…by the GRACE of God I am what I am (I am righteous because of the indwelling Holy Spirit)…”
(1 Corinthians 15:10 NIV). What HAPPENS WHEN
THE RIGHTEOUS PRAY? THINGS, IN OUR SITUATIONS AND
CIRCUMSTANCES, cAN CHANGE. “…The effectual
fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much…” (James 5:16 KJV).
“….And the PRAYER OF FAITH SHALL save the sick, and THE
LORD SHALL raise him up…” (James 5:15). “…THY BROTHER “SHALL” RISE AGAIN …” (John
11:23 KJV). WHEN THE RIGHTEOUS PRAYS WILL THEY BE DISAPPOINTED WHEN THEY DEPEND
UPON OR EXPECT IN THE POWER OF GOD'S WORD TO ANSWER THEIR PRAYERS? NO THEY WILL NOT BE
DISAPPOINTED. "…WHOEVER
BELIEVES IN HIM WILL NOT BE DISAPPOINTED …" (ROMANS 10:11 NASB).
“…HOPE DOES NOT DISAPPOINT… (ROMANS 5:5 NASB). “…My counsel (WORD)… SHALL stand, and I will do
all my pleasure…” (Isaiah 46:10 KJV). DOES
GOD’s sovereign, indwelling POWER and HOLY WORD EMPOWER your HOPE (EXPECTANCY IN) too? YES, THE INDWELLING HOLY SPIRIT EMPOWERS yOUR HOPE. “…you will abound in HOPE by the power of the
Holy Spirit…” (Romans 15:13 NASB). “…I pray
that God, the source of HOPE, will
fill you completely.... Then you will overflow with confident HOPE through the power
of the Holy Spirit…” (Romans 15:13 NLT). HOW DOES THE HOLY SPIRIT EMPOWER YOUr hope? THE HOLY SPIRIT DWELLS WITHIN you.“… Jesus Christ is in you…”
(2 Corinthians KJV).
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"…THY BROTHER “SHALL” RISE AGAIN …” (John
11:23 KJV).
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