In John 11, Jesus raised Lazarus from the dead. As a result, many more people followed Jesus, and that upset the Jewish leaders. They didn’t believe Jesus was the Messiah, and they feared the Romans would see this as a rebellion and destroy their Temple and their nation. The Romans did destroy Jerusalem and the Temple about 40 years later, in 70 AD.
Setting the Stage for Holy Week
Setting the Stage for Holy Week
Setting the Stage for Holy Week
In John 11, Jesus raised Lazarus from the dead. As a result, many more people followed Jesus, and that upset the Jewish leaders. They didn’t believe Jesus was the Messiah, and they feared the Romans would see this as a rebellion and destroy their Temple and their nation. The Romans did destroy Jerusalem and the Temple about 40 years later, in 70 AD.