Mount of Olives cemetery, East of the Temple Mount.
In this chapter of John, we learn God intends to amaze us with the dead rising to life. He doesn’t intend to stop there, but to give us, who hear the word of God, eternal life. God says He will show us even greater things to see than just the resurrection of His son, Jesus Christ.
God has been telling us since before the time of Christ about His gift and His Son. Zechariah lived 500 years before Christ and was part of the returning Jewish exiles from Babylon. Zechariah looked far into the future and saw Jews would again be scattered, but God does not abandon his people. Zechariah gave prophecies from the Lord saying Jerusalem would become the center of attention for the world. Zechariah's prophecies accurately describe the worldwide dispersion and persecution of Jews taken place during the past 1,900 years. Zechariah gave hope that the true light that gives light to every man was coming into the world again.
Zechariah 14: 6-9
6 On that day there will be no light, no cold or frost. 7 It will be a unique day, without daytime or nighttime—a day known to the LORD. When evening comes, there will be light.
8 On that day living water will flow out from Jerusalem, half to the eastern sea and half to the western sea, in summer and in winter.
9 The LORD will be king over the whole earth. On that day there will be one LORD, and his name the only name.
John 5:19-29
19 Jesus gave them this answer: "I tell you the truth, the Son can do nothing by himself; he can do only what he sees his Father doing, because whatever the Father does the Son also does. 20 For the Father loves the Son and shows him all he does. Yes, to your amazement he will show him even greater things than these. 21 For just as the Father raises the dead and gives them life, even so the Son gives life to whom he is pleased to give it. 22 Moreover, the Father judges no one, but has entrusted all judgment to the Son, 23 that all may honor the Son just as they honor the Father. He who does not honor the Son does not honor the Father, who sent him.
24 "I tell you the truth, whoever hears my word and believes him who sent me has eternal life and will not be condemned; he has crossed over from death to life. 25 I tell you the truth, a time is coming and has now come when the dead will hear the voice of the Son of God and those who hear will live. 26 For as the Father has life in himself, so he has granted the Son to have life in himself. 27 And he has given him authority to judge because he is the Son of Man.
28 "Do not be amazed at this, for a time is coming when all who are in their graves will hear his voice 29 and come out—those who have done good will rise to live, and those who have done evil will rise to be condemned.
John 4:13
Jesus answered, "Everyone who drinks this water will be thirsty again, 14 but whoever drinks the water I give him will never thirst. Indeed, the water I give him will become in him a spring of water welling up to eternal life.
Father God, so many times in life we ask ourselves is this all there is. Sometimes we call them, waiting upon the Lord times. Take our thoughts each day, take our words, our hands and help us each day to see the blessings. Let us in faith, by our prayer conversations with you, know we are building a way forward, with the Light of the Lord. Each day let us build our reputation for our strength, our joy, our love being from You. You came to give us life abundantly. In You and in Your salvation, we are eternal beings - today! You are the Light of the World, in You we place our trust and love. In Jesus' name. Amen.
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