John 12: the Messiah arrives in Jerusalem

The resurrection of Lazarus appears only in the gospel of John. Many Jews wanted to see Lazarus and Jesus. Lazarus, Martha and Maria lived in Bethany, a city near Jerusalem. Jesus went to their house where Maria worships Jesus: she anoints the feet of Jesus with a very expensive perfume and wiped them with her hair. It was very disturbing to Judas to see that. Jesus said that Maria was honoring the day of his burial that was coming soon. From Bethany, Jesus goes to Jerusalem where he is cheered as the Messiah, the king of Israel. In both events Jesus never said: "I am just a man, honor the Lord instead". By contrary, it is very important to accept Jesus as the Logos, Word of the Lord:

47-50 “If anyone hears what I am saying and doesn’t take it seriously, I don’t reject him. I didn’t come to reject the world; I came to save the world. But you need to know that whoever puts me off, refusing to take in what I’m saying, is willfully choosing rejection. The Word, the Word-made-flesh that I have spoken and that I am, that Word and no other is the last word. I’m not making any of this up on my own. The Father who sent me gave me orders, told me what to say and how to say it. And I know exactly what his command produces: real and eternal life. That’s all I have to say. What the Father told me, I tell you.”