Did Lazarus die again after his resurrection?

Answer 1

Jesus raised Lazarus from the dead:-

Joh 11:43-48 KJV And when he thus had spoken, he cried with a loud voice, Lazarus, come forth. (v.44) And [Lazarus] 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. (v.45) Then many of the Jews which came to Mary, and had seen the things which Jesus did, believed on him. (v.46) But some of them went their ways to the Pharisees, and told them what things Jesus had done. (v.47) Then gathered the chief priests and the Pharisees a council, and said, What do we? for this man doeth many miracles. (v.48) If we let him thus alone, all men will believe on him: and the Romans shall come and take away both our place and nation.

Jesus then went to a city called Ephraim with His disciples:-

Joh 11:53-57 KJV Then from that day forth they took counsel together for to put him [Jesus] to death. (v.54) Jesus therefore walked no more openly among the Jews; but went thence unto a country near to the wilderness, into a city called Ephraim, and there continued with his disciples.(v.55) And the Jews' passover was nigh at hand: and many went out of the country up to Jerusalem before the passover, to purify themselves. (v.56) Then sought they for Jesus, and spake among themselves, as they stood in the temple, What think ye, that he will not come to the feast? (v.57) Now both the chief priests and the Pharisees had given a commandment, that, if any man knew where he were, he should shew it, that they might take him [Net Bible: "arrest him"].

The NET Bible Notes on John 11:54 place Ephraim about 19-24 km Northeast of Jerusalem:-

There is no certain identification of the location to which Jesus withdrew in response to the decision of the Jewish authorities. Many have suggested the present town of Et-Taiyibeh, ...If so, this would be 12-15 mi (19-24 km) northeast of Jerusalem.

Lazarus may have tried to go back to his "normal" life again, but his life-direction and priorities had now changed. Jesus and the 12 Disciples then returned from Ephraim to Bethany, but there were many more disciples in addition to the 12 main ones, and by this time Lazarus was (understandably!) one of them:-

Joh 12:1-2 KJV Then Jesus six days before the passover [ie to be held in Jerusalem] [they] came to Bethany, where Lazarus was which had been dead, whom he raised from the dead. (v.2) There they made him [Jesus] a supper; and Martha served: but Lazarus was one of them that sat at the table with him.

As Lazarus was walking proof of Jesus' miracle-working ability, the Pharisees wanted to kill him as well:-

Joh 12:9-11 KJV Much people of the Jews therefore knew that he was there: and they came not for Jesus' sake only, but that they might see Lazarus also, whom he had raised from the dead. (v.10) But the chief priests consulted that they might put Lazarus also to death; (v.11)Because that by reason of him many of the Jews went away, and believed on Jesus.

Secular records may show what happened to Lazarus and where he went, but The Bible has no furthur record of Lazarus.

Answer 2

We have no record of when Lazarus died after being raised from the dead, but one would presume it happened some time in the ensuing 80 years. The pharisees discussed killing him when his story got around, but we have no account of them doing so during the time recorded in the New Testament.

As a point of clarification - we have a record of Lazarus being raised from the dead back to a mortal state. This was prior to the resurrection of Christ. Since Christ was the FIRST fruits of the resurrection - i.e. no one was resurrected before him; Lazarus was not "resurrected" at that time.

Answer 3

A:There are two persons called Lazarus in the New Testament. The first is in a parable in Luke's Gospel, which tells of Lazarus hypothetically raised from the dead, and this Lazarus was not intended to be understood as a real person. The second is in John's Gospel, which says that Jesus raised him from the dead after several days. John's Gospel as a whole is loosely based on Luke's Gospel, and it can be demonstrated that this story of Lazarus, Mary and Martha was inspired by Luke's Lazarus, Mary and Martha. Thus, even John's Lazarus was not a real person.

Presumably John's Lazarus must have died again in good time, but the gospel does not say anything about the second death of Lazarus, although it does say that the priests talked about having Lazarus killed (John 12:10). John's Gospel does not say that Lazarus died, but there is nothing in the story to suggest that he would live forever.

Answer:

Yes, as it is appointed for all flesh to die, then the resurrection per the Scripture. He was raised to prove Jesus was the only way to our Salvation. Afterwards, he would have lived normally until his death as all men, even Jesus died.

There are two separate accounts of a person named Lazarus. The one in Luke's Gospel chapter 16 is a 'allegorical' parable of this rich man named Lazarus who treated a poor man (beggar) unkindly. This story points to the final judgement process where all unrepentant sinners will face the ever increasing Lake of Fire (see 2 Peter 3:10; Revelation 20:15) soon coming to annihilate them. The vast divide represents the gulf between the reward of eternal life for the repentant and the 2nd death for the unrepentant.

The account in John is totally different in that this Lazarus is a friend of Jesus and His disciples (see John 11:11) who became sick and dies young - part of God's Plan to show His control over life and death and how Jesus is His true Mediator between God and Man. Even up to this point among friends and followers there was doubt about Jesus being the Messiah. This is the climatic example He gave to them after thanking His Father:

John 11:25-27New King James Version (NKJV)

25 Jesus said to her, "I am the resurrection and the life. He who believes in Me, though he may die, he shall live. 26 And whoever lives and believes in Me shall never die. Do you believe this?"

27 She said to Him, "Yes, Lord, I believe that You are the Christ, the Son of God, who is to come into the world."