Peter Raises Tabitha From the Dead
One of the extraordinary miracles that Jesus had performed during his earthly ministry was raising people from the dead. The gospel writers wrote their accounts where Jesus raised people from the dead. The first was the widow's son in the town of Nain's (Luke 7:11-17). Jesus went to the town of Nain followed by his disciples and a big crowd tagged along. As he approached the town, a dead person was being carried out. A widow's only son. Jesus took pity on the widow and asked her not to cry. He went to the coffin and commanded the young man to stand up. The young man stood up and Jesus gave him back to his mother. Everyone who witnessed it, including his disciple Peter, was surely awestruck. The second was Jairus' daughter (Luke 8: 40-56). After coming from Gerasenes where Jesus healed a demon-possessed man, Jesus crossed the lake back to Capernaum. Upon reaching Capernaum, a synagogue leader named Jairus approached Jesus and asked him if he can heal his child who was ...