John: The Resurrection and the Life

The people in Jerusalem wanted to arrest and kill Jesus for blasphemy. Yet Jesus escaped them because his time had not yet come. What calls him close to Jerusalem where He could possibly be arrested and killed is the appeal of Mary and Martha with the news that one of his dearest friends was ill. Yet when Jesus heard the news, he delayed two more days, and in their pain and confusion he revealed himself as the resurrection and the life.