There Will Be a Resurrection! - WHEN A LOVED ONE DIES

When a family member or a close friend dies, our pain and grief can be unbearable.  We feel helpless. There's nothing we can do to bring that person back to life.  But the Bible gives us real comfort.  (Read 2 Corinthians 1:3, 4)  Let us consider one example that shows how much Jehovah and Jesus want to bring our loved ones back to life.  When Jesus was on earth, he often visited Lazarus and his sisters Martha and Mary.  All three were good friends of Jesus. The Bible says:  Jesus loved Martha and her sister and Lazarus."  Then one day Lazarus died. - JOHN 11:3=5.

Jesus went to comfort Martha and Mary.  When Martha heard that Jesus was coming, she went outside the city to meet him:  "If you had been here, my brother would not have died.  Martha thought that Jesus was too late. After that Jesus saw her sister, Mary, crying.  Seeing their sadness, he felt hurt and cried (John 11:21. 33, 35)  He felt the deep pain that comes when we lose someone we love.

Knowing that Jesus feels the way we do about death is a comfort to us. And Jesus is just like his Father.  (John 14:9)  Jehovah has the power to remove death forever, and that is what he will do very soon.

Next time:  "There Will Be a Resurrection! -"LAZARUS, COME OUT! 

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