Lazarus Saturday Saturday before Palm Sunday John 11 The Lord Jesus, clad in blue cloak over red (symbolizing the divine nature which came before his human nature) reaches our his arm in authority as he commands Lazarus to ‘come forth’ from his tomb of four days. In his left hand he holds a scroll with the names of the dead showing his authority over death itself. The bound Lazarus (with a halo of sanctity radiating from him) comes from the tomb as disciples and Jews watch (one covers his face showing the stench from the open tomb). Attendants are shown removing the tomb (or coffin) door while another begins to unwind the burial sheet. The sisters of Lazarus are before Christ...Martha kneeling and pleading while Mary lays on the ground (proskynesis) showing love and reverence for Christ which holding his feet (symbolic of Mary’s choice of the a deeper knowledge of Christ as found in Luke 10:38-42). The outdoor event (geographical features illustrate this) shows events before (the sisters), during (Christ’s command) and after (unbinding) the raising of Lazarus simultaneously.