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Consider for a moment examples of public people who were assassinated in order to silence them and to slow down or stop the influence they were having in making changes to their society.
Julius Caesar
Arch Duke Ferdinand World War I
John Hus
Abraham Lincoln
Attempts on Hitler’s life
John F. Kennedy
Martin Luther King, Jr.
One can argue whether or not the influence these people had on society was positive or negative.
What they do have in common is that they were or had made a difference and certain elements of their society were not pleased with the results or the potential of what might soon happen.
For us as Christians, the most profound orchestrated death of an influential man is the execution of Jesus.
This comes to a head in connection with one of his most profound miracles — the raising of his good friend Lazarus from the dead.
You should know the story well.
(briefly retell the circumstances).
This text is often used at a funeral in order to comfort the bereaved with the sure hope of the resurrection.
But if this were only because Jesus raised Lazarus from the dead, the impact of this miracle would be limited because we can safely assume that Lazarus died again.
The real hope is in the resurrection of Jesus.
But this could only happen if he died first.
Why did Jesus have to die?
We do well to answer this question from two perspectives.
He had to die (or so the Jews reasoned) in order to protect their nation and their political power.
He had to die according to God’s plan of salvation.
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