The crowning miracle of raising Lazarus from the dead had sealed the determination of the priests to rid the world of Jesus and his wonderful works, which were fast destroying their own influence with the people. But here was a convincing proof that the death of Jesus had not put a stop to the working of miracles in his name, nor to the promulgation of the doctrine he had taught. Already the news of the miracle, and the preaching of the apostles, had filled all Jerusalem with excitement. {3SP 280.2}

Det største mirakel at opvække Lazarus fra døde havde afgjort præsternes fortsæt på at afskaffes Jesus og hans forunderlige gerninger fra verden, som hurtigt nedbrød deres egen indflydelse over folk. Men her var der et overbevisende bevis på at Jesu død ikke havde stoppet de mirakler der blev udført i hans navn, eller forkyndelsen af den lære (281) han underviste i. Nyhederne om miraklet, og apostlenes forkyndelse, havde allerede fyldt hele Jerusalem med begejstring.