Heal the Sick, Raise the Dead

 I have only heard God's audible voice once, and that was not with my natural ears, but in my spirit. That is, it wasn't just thoughts, but a voice.

Actually, it wasn't just one voice, but a few voices speaking together. I assume it was the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit. The voices were not loud but very clear.

‘Tell the church: Heal the sick, raise the dead.’ ‘Speak to the church: Tell the church: Heal the sick, raise the dead’

When God speaks, he can question our traditions. He may challenge us to change our perspective, but He will never contradict Scripture.

And these signs will accompany those who believe: In my name they will drive out demons; they will speak in new tongues;

they will pick up snakes with their hands; and when they drink deadly poison, it will not hurt them at all; they will place their hands on sick people, and they will get well.” Mk 16:17–18 NIV

Who is to release these miracles? Only the apostles? Only the Christians in the New Testament?

No. ‘Those who believe.’

And these signs will accompany those who believe: … Mk 16:17 NIV
 
In the New Testament, only Jesus and the apostles brought the dead back to life.

But Jesus has given us a blank cheque for all time.

Very truly I tell you, whoever believes in me will do the works I have been doing, and they will do even greater things than these, because I am going to the Father. Jn 14:12 NIV

I was in a Pentecostal church for years, where I saw and experienced miraculous healings. The Christians in this church told of a miracle in a service in this church where I was unfortunately not present.

A man was sitting in the service and had a heart attack. He died in the middle of the service. One of the women in the congregation was a nurse. She confirmed that the man was really dead, but the preacher prayed and commanded the dead man to come back to life, and he came back.  

The pastor had been a child in a church in England where Smith Wigglesworth preached. Smith Wigglesworth brought the dead back to life several times through his gift of faith.

We cannot work miracles on our own, but God has given us his Holy Spirit, just like in the New Testament.

Did Jesus raise the dead? Certainly. Did Peter and Paul raise the dead? According to the Bible, yes.

Should Christians do the same works? According to Jesus, yes.

Very truly I tell you, whoever believes in me will do the works I have been doing, and they will do even greater things than these, because I am going to the Father. Jn 14:12 NIV

This statement by Jesus is open-ended. Jesus did not say a word about a time limit.

I have not personally seen a dead person revived, but I once prayed and someone I knew made a full recovery after a lethal overdose.