John 11:38–44
The Bible4Jesus.com Podcast
About this episode
We have arrived at the tomb of Lazarus, and it is a place that reeks of two things. This is the raw, ugly, physical consequence of sin. Death is not a natural part of a cycle; it is an enemy invasion. It is a corruption, a decomposition, a stench in the nostrils of the Creator who made all things very good. And our modern sensibilities, which try to hide death away in sterile hospitals and funeral homes, are simply trying to put a stone over a reality we cannot face. The world is a graveyard, and every human heart apart from Christ is a sealed tomb, rotting from the inside. But there is a second smell here, a second offense. Jesus comes to this place of finality not to offer condolences, but to issue a declaration of war.