[Grizzly]

...fairly sure Lazarus was the bloke the New Testament says Jesus raised from the dead.

According to a book called The Hiram Key, when they talk about Lazarus being restored from the dead, he wasn't actually dead. Jesus Christ and his company considered everyone who did not follow their faith as dead. Its a metaphor.

[Marcov]

How could a guy described as died, having a funeral, being risen from the dead by taking out the mummy suit which covered him be "dead" as in unbelieving?

Also, if that's the case, then Jesus should've described most of the world as "dead".