What had to happen to dead Lazarus before he could respond to the Lord's command to "come forth"?

Answer 1

First the doctors had to open him up and replace his heart cause it had stopped beating, then they had to replace his lungs so he could breathe, then a blood transfusion, then a new brain cause the old had stopped working, now he also needed new muscles to get up, and most of all ears to be able to hear. Now its possible he might have been able to do this with the old skin but not likely cause as his sister said, he would stink from decomposing. So I guess he needed a couple new parts. Am I missing anything?

Answer 2

Let me guess - he had to "come alive"?

The Lazarus incident may represent his "initiation" into Jesus' "inner circle," involving a symbolic death and resurrection. This sort of thing was extremely common in the Middle East. But I tend to be as wary of explanations like this as I am of the "literal" interpretation.

Answer 3

Lazarus died and went to paradise, and was in the bosom of Abraham, where he was comforted. The rich man who passed by Lazarus outside his gate each day, also died, but because he refused to aid Lazarus, he was sent to purgatory.

Paradise and Purgatory are divided by the Great Gulf, the Holy Place. The rich man knew he was in hell. As Moses he could not touch the flowing snow water of the Holy Place, and had to ask Abraham to send Lazarus so that Lazarus may dip his finger in the water, and place the water on the lips of the rich man. Abraham explained to the rich man that the Great Gulf can not be crossed. To cross it during this generation you must be invited by Jesus.

The rich man asked Abraham to send Lazarus to his father's house, so that Lazarus could warn his brothers, because the rich man came to realize the things Moses told them were lies, but Abraham told the rich man, let them hear Moses and the prophets.

The rich man knew he was in hell, and he as a spirit knew all things as the angels did, he was aware that Lazarus was going to be raised from the dead, in his old body, by Jesus. This is why he asked Abraham to send Lazarus to his father's house so his brother could see for themselves, that he rose from the dead, because he believed in Jesus, and that he the rich man, who beilieved in Moses and the prophets, remained dead and in the grave.

The rich man was an unclean spirit, and when he died, (left his house, body) he went to hell, a dry place without water, and because he was in hell on the wrong side of the Great Gulf, he could not find comfort and rest as Lazarus had done in the Bosom of Abraham.

Therefore the rich man went back to his house (body) from which he came, but when he got there he found that it had been emptied, no knowledge of his death, heaven or hell, or his brothers.

He found it swept, he was young again, a baby. No new wine in old bottles.

And he found it garnished, it was given a sex, but this time his sex was that of a girl.

However, the only way the rich man could return was if he took 7 other spirit with him, so now he not only had to overcome his own sins, but theirs too.

When the baby took it's first breath did they all enter and dwell therein. And this last life is worse then the first. so will it be for this wicked generation. This is what happens to your spirit evey time you take your last breath, until the last generation, until the last person of the last generation dies.

Then Jesus will call to them and the spirits of all those who died will hear his voice, and Jesus will meet them in heaven, after he goes to hell and releases all the lost spirits.

Then Jesus sent his Elect back into the world to preach the Gospel to the New Age. Then Jesus ascended to heaven and all those spirits who went before him will see him coming in his kingdom, and he will pass judgment on all the spirits, Jesus said I judge no man, but I judge the spirits and my
judgement is just.

This Age the the final generation of the 6th Age ended 1960,
and now Jesus is waiting for the last person to died, and then we shall be Judged,

The 7th and final Age began 1960 and is 980 years long, a half time, what you call the "rapture" will take place in the year 2800, and the 7 utterances will be finished by 2941

Answer 4

His body started rotting in the tomb, as the account implies. His spirit went to Abraham's bosom, a place for Jewish covenant believers prior to full salvation being provided by Jesus sacrifice.
Jesus' miracle included the healing of his rotting body and the fetching of the spirit back from Abraham's bosom. He became quite a celebrated individual according to John's gospel.

Answer 5

He was decaying, just like anything else that dies.
No! He did not goto Heaven either!
He was going to return to the dust from which he came from.
It is the Resurrection that all believers hope for!

Answer 6

Well....

He had to make a decision to accept Jesus into his heart, then he had to say a prayer to accept Jesus into his heart, then he had to walk up to the front of the alter and pledge his life to Jesus.

He had to be made alive first of course.

Answer 7

His corpse had to be moved somewhere else so that Jesus and his followers could dress one of themselves up to look like a dead guy.

Answer 8

He had to let three other guys beat him of course.
How much money was laid on the bet?

Answer 9

He had to hear the voice of Jesus.

Answer 10

uhmm - he had to become alive again???

Is this a trick question???