Martha And Mary Are The Sisters Of Lazarus Of Bethany
Mary and Martha are the sisters of Lazarus of Bethany. Jesus visited Mary, Martha, and Lazarus' house at Bethany. The first mention about this family from Bethany is at Luke 10:38. Now it came to pass, as they went, that he (Jesus) entered into a certain village: and a certain woman named Martha received him into her house. And she had a sister called Mary, which also sat at Jesus' feet, and heard his word. But Martha was cumbered about much serving, and came to him, and said, Lord, dost thou not care that my sister hath left me to serve alone? bid her therefore that she help me. And Jesus answered and said unto her, Martha, Martha, thou art careful, and troubled about many things: But one thing is needful: and Mary hath chosen that good part, which shall not be taken away from her.
Pictured above Martha is depicted as frantically working and serving while Mary sits at Jesus' feet. Lazarus initially is not mentioned at Luke 10:38 with Martha and Mary because Lazarus of Bethany was begging at the rich man's gate. Martha and Mary's brother Lazarus the beggar daily begged at the rich man's gate and was not present when Jesus first visited Martha and Mary's house at Bethany. Next at Luke 16:19 we learn about Martha and Mary's brother who is Lazarus the beggar. Every day Lazarus begged at the rich man's gate for crumbs which fell from the rich man's table.
Martha And Mary's Brother Lazarus Of Bethany
Is Also Lazarus The Beggar Who Daily Begged At The Rich Man's Gate
Next we learn about a chronological continuity at Luke 16:19 where Martha and Mary's brother Lazarus of Bethany is also Lazarus the beggar who dies at the same time as the rich man. The rich man went to hell and Lazarus went to the bosom of Abraham (paradise) for four days before being raised to life by the Lord Jesus. The story about Lazarus the beggar and the rich man in the Gospel of Luke is not a fictional parable or a random historical report, but a direct prophetic setup for the physical resurrection of Lazarus the beggar that occurs later in the Gospel of John.
Luke 16:19 says There was a certain rich man, which was clothed in purple and fine linen, and fared sumptuously every day. And there was a certain beggar named Lazarus, which was laid at his gate, full of sores, And desiring to be fed with the crumbs which fell from the rich man's table: moreover the dogs came and licked his sores. And it came to pass, that the beggar died, and was carried by the angels into Abraham's bosom: the rich man also died, and was buried; And in hell he lift up his eyes, being in torments, and seeth Abraham afar off, and Lazarus in his bosom.
And he cried and said, Father Abraham, have mercy on me, and send Lazarus, that he may dip the tip of his finger in water, and cool my tongue; for I am tormented in this flame. But Abraham said, Son, remember that thou in thy lifetime receivedst thy good things, and likewise Lazarus evil things: but now he is comforted, and thou art tormented. And beside all this, between us and you there is a great gulf fixed: so that they which would pass from hence to you cannot; neither can they pass to us, that would come from thence.
Then he said, I pray thee therefore, father, that thou wouldest send him to my father's house: For I have five brethren; that he may testify unto them, lest they also come into this place of torment. Abraham saith unto him, They have Moses and the prophets; let them hear them. And he said, Nay, father Abraham: but if one went unto them from the dead, they will repent. And he said unto him, If they hear not Moses and the prophets, neither will they be persuaded, though one rose from the dead.
Notice the picture above of the beggar Lazarus at the rich man's house full of sores and the dogs licking his sores. The beggar Lazarus just wanted some crumbs that fell from the rich man's table but the rich man was so cruel that he would give his dogs the crumbs and let Lazarus starve. But when they both died Lazarus was carried by the angels into Abraham's bosom and the rich man was buried and taken to hell. Lazarus was comforted in heaven while the rich man was tormented in hell.
The rich man was denied a drop of water in hell because the rich man refused to give Lazarus a crumb of bread on earth. Galatians 6:7 says Be not deceived; God is not mocked: for whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap. For he that soweth to his flesh shall of the flesh reap corruption; but he that soweth to the Spirit shall of the Spirit reap life everlasting.
Notice that the rich man in hell was not concerned about his money and wealth on the earth. The rich man was only concerned about the salvation of his five brothers on earth. Learn a lesson from the rich man in hell and realize that the only thing that matters on this earth is getting saved with the Lord Jesus and witnessing Jesus everywhere so people can escape the torments of everlasting hell and the lake of fire.
Rejecting the Lord Jesus is the worst sin anyone could ever commit. You can be forgiven for murder, rape, and stealing. But if you reject the Lord Jesus and don't get saved, you will be in hell and the lake of fire forever with no way of escape. Avoid hell and the lake of fire and get saved today. Get saved, repent, decide to stop sinning, confess that Jesus is God, and believe the gospel that Jesus died on the cross for you, was buried, and rose again.
I tell people if you had a choice in this life to be either the rich man or Lazarus in the picture above, who would you want to be? To the glory of Jesus, Brother Bob says I'd rather be Lazarus and have eternal joy and peace for ever in heaven with Jesus. The pleasure of sin is for a season and the end result is torment in hell.
Hebrews 11:24 says By faith Moses, when he was come to years, refused to be called the son of Pharaoh's daughter; Choosing rather to suffer affliction with the people of God, than to enjoy the pleasures of sin for a season; Esteeming the reproach of Christ greater riches than the treasures in Egypt: for he had respect unto the recompence of the reward. By faith he forsook Egypt, not fearing the wrath of the king: for he endured, as seeing Him who is invisible. Moses could have been the top commander and Pharaoh but chose to be with Jesus looking to the future glory of eternal peace in the kingdom of God. I'd rather like Moses and Lazarus have the pleasures forevermore with the Lord Jesus in the kingdom of God than the pleasures of sin for a season. Psalm 16:11 says Thou wilt shew me the path of life: in thy presence is fulness of joy; at thy right hand there are pleasures forevermore.
Martha And Mary's Brother Lazarus Of Bethany
Is Also Lazarus The Beggar Who Jesus Raised From The Dead After Four Days
Martha and Mary's brother Lazarus of Bethany is also Lazarus the beggar who Jesus raised from the dead after four days. Luke's Gospel initially introduces the sisters Martha and Mary. John's Gospel later tells us that Lazarus the beggar who was sick is the brother of Martha and Mary who Jesus raised from the dead after four days. John 11:1 ties Martha, Mary, and Lazarus all together perfectly into one family unit. Now a certain man was sick, named Lazarus, of Bethany, the town of Mary and her sister Martha. It was that Mary which anointed the Lord with ointment, and wiped his feet with her hair, whose brother Lazarus was sick. John explicitly told us that Lazarus the beggar is also Lazarus of Bethany mentioned in the Gospel of Luke.
After Lazarus the beggar was dead for four days John 11:38 says Jesus therefore again groaning in himself cometh to the grave. It was a cave, and a stone lay upon it. Jesus said, Take ye away the stone. Martha, the sister of him that was dead (Lazarus), saith unto him, Lord, by this time he stinketh: for he hath been dead four days. Jesus saith unto her, Said I not unto thee, that, if thou wouldest believe, thou shouldest see the glory of God? Then they took away the stone from the place where the dead was laid. And 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. And when he thus had spoken, he cried with a loud voice, Lazarus, come forth. And he that was dead came forth, bound hand and foot with graveclothes: and his face was bound about with a napkin. Jesus saith unto them, Loose him, and let him go.
After Jesus said Lazarus is dead at John 11:14, Jesus purposely waited four days before traveling to Lazarus' tomb. While Lazarus' physical body was in the grave, Lazarus' soul and spirit was in Abraham's bosom experiencing comfort from Abraham. When Jesus cried with a loud voice, Lazarus, come forth, Lazarus was snatched out of Abraham's spiritual paradise and placed back into his earthly body.
Martha And Mary's Brother Lazarus Of Bethany
Is Also Lazarus The Beggar Who Appeared With Martha And Mary
At Bethany After Jesus Raised Lazarus From The Dead
Abraham's Prophecy At Luke 16:31 Proves That
Lazarus Of Bethany Is Also Lazarus The Beggar
Pictured above Martha and Mary's brother Lazarus of Bethany is also Lazarus the beggar who appeared with Martha and Mary at Bethany after Jesus raised Lazarus from the dead. John 12:1 says Then Jesus six days before the passover came to Bethany, where Lazarus was which had been dead, whom he raised from the dead. There they made him a supper; and Martha served: but Lazarus was one of them that sat at the table with him. Then took Mary a pound of ointment of spikenard, very costly, and anointed the feet of Jesus, and wiped his feet with her hair: and the house was filled with the odour of the ointment.
Abraham's prophecy at Luke 16:31 proves that Lazarus of Bethany is also Lazarus the beggar. After the rich man asked Abraham to send Lazarus the beggar back from the dead to warn his five brothers about the torments of hell, Abraham prophesied about the rich man's five brothers (who were religious Pharisees) who would reject and try to kill Jesus and Lazarus. Abraham prophesied If they hear not Moses and the prophets, neither will they be persuaded, though one rose from the dead.
Abraham's prophecy happened when the rich man's five brothers and the religious Pharisees were not convinced about Lazarus the beggar's resurrection from the dead. Instead of believing, the rich man's five brothers and many religious Pharisees actively plot to murder Jesus and kill Lazarus to cover up the miracle of Lazarus' resurrection.
John 12:9 says Much people of the Jews therefore knew that he (Jesus) was there: and they came not for Jesus' sake only, but that they might see Lazarus also, whom he had raised from the dead. But the chief priests consulted that they might put Lazarus also to death; Because that by reason of him many of the Jews went away, and believed on Jesus. Lazarus of Bethany is also Lazarus the beggar.

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