In John 10, Jesus tells us He is the “Door” to the sheepfold, and the Good Shepherd. Jesus distinguishes between the devil’s work, which is to kill, steal and destroy, and His work, which is to bring us life in all of its abundance. In John 11, we read the powerful account of Jesus’ friend Lazarus dying. Even though Lazarus’ sisters: Mary and Martha, had sent for Jesus to let Him know Lazarus was sick, Jesus waited until Lazarus had been dead for four days, before going to visit the family. In Jesus’ poignant interaction with Martha, Jesus proclaims, “I am the Resurrection and the Life!” Then he proves it by raising Lazarus from the dead. This amazes all but the religious leaders. They see this as one more evidence that Jesus will be the ultimate reason for the Romans to come and destroy them. They begin to plot in earnest to have Jesus killed. John 12 records Jesus being anointed by Mary, which was a preparation for His death. The religious leaders develop a plot to kill Lazarus, because he was evidence of Jesus’ power. Jesus marches triumphantly into Jerusalem, but this only causes more division as people must choose whether they are going to side with Jesus being the Messiah, or an impostor.