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icaruspendragon · 2 months
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hiii, this might be weird, but who is Lazarus? I'm not religious, so I've tried searching for who he is, but I can't seem to get a clear answer and was wondering if you could explain him?
ah yes, lazarus of bethany. a man i consider to be equal parts friend and foe.
lazarus lived in bethany with his two sisters, mary and martha. and when we meet him, he’s sick. so much so that his sisters send for jesus of nazareth saying, “lord, your dear friend is very sick.”
jesus of nazareth was in jerusalem when he received the message. and despite being only a few miles from bethany, and despite jesus loving martha and mary and lazarus, he waited. he didn’t go to them straight away. he waited. he waited until lazarus died and then said, “lazarus’ sickness will not end in death. no, it happened for the glory of god so that the son of god will receive glory from this.”  
and when jesus finally made it to bethany he was told lazarus had already died. that he has already been in the grave for four days. and when martha, sister of lazarus got word that jesus was coming, she went to meet him. and mary, sister of lazarus did not. and when martha saw jesus she said to him, “lord, if only you had been here, my brother would not have died.”
and jesus said to her, “your brother will rise again.”
but then mary arrived and she saw jesus and she fell at his feet and she said, “lord, if only you had been here, my brother would not have died.” and she wept over her brother. because she loved him and he was gone. and jesus should have been there. because if jesus had been there, her brother would not have died.
and jesus saw her weeping. and he saw the other people wailing with her. because lazarus was deeply loved. and now he was gone. and they had sent for jesus. they had prayed for a miracle. and that miracle didn’t come until it was four days too late. and they didn’t know that jesus was going to bring lazarus back. they didn’t know that jesus had waited that long to teach a lesson. to prove a point. they just knew jesus was too late. and now they were forced to grieve.
and then a deep anger welled up in jesus. and he was deeply troubled. and jesus asks, “where have you put him?” and the people say, “lord, come and see.” and he does. and when he sees, jesus weeps. when he sees, we get the shortest verse in the bible. a mere two words to sum up an entire town’s grief. two words to convey the loss of a sibling. two words are offered for the preventable death of a loved man.
jesus is four days too late. and jesus?
jesus wept.
and the people who loved lazarus turned to him and said to jesus, “see how much he loved him!”
jesus loved lazarus. and then he let him die.
and some of the people said about jesus “this man healed a blind man. couldn’t he have kept lazarus from dying?”
and then jesus, who knew all along that he would revive lazarus. jesus, who let all those people mourn. jesus, who let those sisters lose their brother. jesus, who let them weep. jesus, who wept with them. that very same jesus said to those who loved lazarus, who mourned him, jesus of nazareth said to them, “didn’t i tell you that you would see god’s glory if you believe?”
and then the stone of lazarus’ tomb was rolled aside. and then jesus looked up to heaven and said, “father, thank you for hearing me. you always hear me, but i said it out loud for the sake of all these people standing here, so that they will believe you sent me.” and then jesus shouted, “lazarus, come out!” and he did.
lazarus the dead man came out, his hands and feet and face wrapped still in burial cloth. and then jesus of nazareth told them, “unwrap him and let him go!”
and then lazarus of bethany became lazarus of the grave. lazarus of the grave that will never be left behind even though he has risen and relinquished. lazarus of the grave who did not make good his escape unscathed. lazarus of the grave who will now check each darkened doorway as death and his sting is keenly felt.
lazarus was a man. a man whose family loved him. a man whose sisters sent for a miracle. a man whose sisters mourned him in the four days it took for that miracle to show up. a man who was made an example for no reason other than being loved by jesus. a thing that we are all told to be. loved by our savior.
lazarus is a man who makes me wonder three things. firstly, if jesus had been there that my brother may not have died. secondly, if jesus of nazareth too weeps for me. and thirdly, if jesus loves us and we in turn love him too like the scriptures command, why does he use us in the lessons he teaches.
why must we be the men he makes believers of?
so lazarus was just a man whose crime was loving jesus. and martha was just a girl whose crime was loving her brother. and they both suffered a miracle because of it.
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kakashi: sorry kids gotta go, i’ve got a date with gai
naruto: but you guys just went on a date for lunch
kakashi: yeah honestly you guys just seem to be in a particularly devious mood and i’ve determined my chances of getting in trouble by association are lower with him today
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idiotsonlyevent · 11 months
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why do these have the same energy
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loser-babey · 20 days
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this fic got me researching bible lore on Britannica send help
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agapintheskin · 2 years
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(from both of their twi. accounts 🥰)
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charliemorningstars · 1 month
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there are some theological interpretations that claim cain is the son of eve and lucifer and with the implication that hazbin lucifer and eve did in fact fuck. well do you know what would be really mean to do to adam .
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thatgothsamurai · 2 years
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So many things happened in kpwt d1 i don’t even know what to call it😭😭😭 forever thanking those kind and brave fans who shared the moments online im😭😭😭😭🥹🥹🥹🥹💖💖💖💖
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fagofgod · 5 months
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there are people saying jesusjudas isnt real toxic yaoi bc jesus wasnt toxic... yeah ok so i was about to start speaking but then i got sleepy and realised i probably shouldnt. say the words i was going to. um. hm. do me a favour dont look at the tags
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When I started Y7 I felt so bad for Masato getting treated so poorly by his gf because I would've eaten him out without hesitation
god you and me both brother
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me: reblogs a billion kinnporsche things 
my tumblr feed: *gives me more kinnporsche things*
me: sTOP take it back no no purge PURGE 
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sundogouija · 1 year
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megarywrites · 6 months
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This part i’m writing is making my skin crawl so much i can’t wait for him to die (it happens in the next chapter lol)
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whoareyoulookingat · 1 year
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I’m starting Nona the Ninth (don’t read this @yourworstnightmare413 )
and…
Idk who Nona is but I have a feeling she’s The Body??? I’m not sure why though. My brain tails me she’s more likely Harrow or possibly Gideon, but my gut is like “No she’s definitely the body.” Especially cause she mentions having had two tantrums that she can’t remember, but tbh I should probably put my tin foil hat away and just keep reading.
Also I’m really intrigued by John chapters (lol aren’t they formatted like the bible too? is there a book in the bible called John? )
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boywizard · 1 year
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i think im going to lose my scholarship guys el oh el
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arnesisapseudonym · 29 days
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holy shart my blog is a year old wtf also FUCK YOU BOAZ GET OUT HERE SO WE CAN THROW DOWN
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deerlirium · 6 months
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I am so so sick rn but I spent 8 straight hours doing homework because I have 4 quizzes across 3 classes tomorrow and sick or not I decided to be an academic weapon this semester 🥲
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