Words of Jesus: Our friend Lazarus has fallen asleep; but I am going there to wake him up. John 11:11

The Gospel of John has a unique literary style, and it is the only gospel that directly presents Jesus as the personification of God's perfections, with the seven I am statements. In the other gospels, this statement is more subtle and only appears when Jesus presents himself as "son of man."
And many miracles in the Gospel of John pursue a very special spiritual goal because they precede or frame an affirmation of "I am." This can be seen, for example, when Jesus multiplies the loaves, and the next day the divine master teaches the crowd that he is the bread of life.
And a very interesting story related to the "I am" claims of Jesus is the resurrection of his friend Lazarus. The miracle Jesus performed on Lazarus is essentially a prefiguration of the Lord's death and resurrection. Although it must be acknowledged that Jesus did not resurrect Lazarus, because resurrection is returning to life so as not to die ever, Jesus, in correct terms, revived Lazarus.
The Gospel of John relates that Jesus had left Jerusalem for fear of being stoned and went to the other side of the Jordan, probably the Decapolis. And it was there that he was informed that Lazarus was ill, so, worried about his friend, he said these words: "Our friend Lazarus has fallen asleep; but I am going there to wake him up" John 11:11. Jesus knew inwardly that Lazarus had died, but the divine master wanted to perform a miracle that would confirm that his power came from the Father himself.
The Gospel of John recounts that when Jesus was arriving in Bethany, Martha, the sister of Lazarus, came out to meet him, and there Jesus said to this devout woman: "I am the resurrection and the life. The one who believes in me will live, even though they die" John 11:25. And so, after confirming Martha's faith, Jesus performed the miracle of Lazarus by bringing him back to life. According to the gospel of John, this miracle unleashed the fury of Jesus' enemies, who secretly conspired to kill him.
Jesus, with his spiritual teaching on resurrection and life, foreshadowed his own glory, which was to end with his ascension to heaven. But Jesus also taught that faith in him would give new meaning to the lives of men, a new life that would be realized from the celebration of Pentecost onwards and through the gifts of the Holy Spirit.

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