Messiah Murdered to Save God's Children John 11:45-57 Jesus raises Lazarus from the dead and provokes the murderous plot of religious men. 1. The supreme sign and its consequences. (John 11:45-48) 2. The pragmatic prophecy and its irony. (John 11:49-53) 3. The pending Passover and its schemers. (John 11:54-57)