Of all the men on earth, perhaps it is difficult for people to believe that leaders of religions can have murder in their hearts, but they can, they have, and the convincing evidence is found in the Bible.
Immediately after Jesus resurrected Lazarus from death, two events happened which reveals to us that not all men in priestly garments are trustworthy as servants of God, or ministers of Christ:
First,
"Then gathered the chief priests and the Pharisees a council, and said, "What do we? for this man doeth many miracles. If we let him thus alone, all men will believe on him; and the Romans will come and take away both our place and nation.'
And one of them, named Caiaphas, being the high priest that same year, said unto them, 'Ye know nothing at all, nor consider that it is expedient that one man should die for the people, and that the whole nation perish not.'
And this spake he not of himself: but being high priest that year, he prophesied that Jesus should die for that nation; and not for that nation only, but that also he should gather together in one the children of God that were scattered abroad.
Then from that day forth they took council together for to put him to death." (John 11: 47-53)
Secondly,
"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." (John 12: 10-11)
Thus we can see that these men in priestly garments conspired with Judas Iscariot and Pontius Pilate to put Jesus to death, for they believed not that Jesus would rise again: but they could not find Lazarus because God hid him from them.
According to Ring of Christ, Lazarus escaped Jerusalem and went to Cyprus to live out his second life.
"According to Cypriot tradition he went to Kition, Cyprus, where later he was met by the Apostles Paul and Barnabus on their missionary journey through Cyprus and was ordained by them as the first Bishop of Kition.
Lazarus was buried for a second time beneath a tiny church on the site of the present Ayios Lazaros in Larnaca, his sarcophasus was inscribed with:
' Lazarus four days dead and friend of Christ'."
Immediately after Jesus resurrected Lazarus from death, two events happened which reveals to us that not all men in priestly garments are trustworthy as servants of God, or ministers of Christ:
First,
"Then gathered the chief priests and the Pharisees a council, and said, "What do we? for this man doeth many miracles. If we let him thus alone, all men will believe on him; and the Romans will come and take away both our place and nation.'
And one of them, named Caiaphas, being the high priest that same year, said unto them, 'Ye know nothing at all, nor consider that it is expedient that one man should die for the people, and that the whole nation perish not.'
And this spake he not of himself: but being high priest that year, he prophesied that Jesus should die for that nation; and not for that nation only, but that also he should gather together in one the children of God that were scattered abroad.
Then from that day forth they took council together for to put him to death." (John 11: 47-53)
Secondly,
"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." (John 12: 10-11)
Thus we can see that these men in priestly garments conspired with Judas Iscariot and Pontius Pilate to put Jesus to death, for they believed not that Jesus would rise again: but they could not find Lazarus because God hid him from them.
According to Ring of Christ, Lazarus escaped Jerusalem and went to Cyprus to live out his second life.
"According to Cypriot tradition he went to Kition, Cyprus, where later he was met by the Apostles Paul and Barnabus on their missionary journey through Cyprus and was ordained by them as the first Bishop of Kition.
Lazarus was buried for a second time beneath a tiny church on the site of the present Ayios Lazaros in Larnaca, his sarcophasus was inscribed with:
' Lazarus four days dead and friend of Christ'."
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St. Lazarus Church at night of Lanarca, Cyprus
Jesus said, "They shall put you out of the synagogues: yea, the time cometh, that whosoever killeth you will think that he doeth God service. And these things will they do unto you, because they have not known the Father, or me." (John 16: 2-3) |
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