One day a nurse at an insane asylum entered a room to discover that everyone inside of it had been decapitated. The man who did it was standing in the room with a head in his hand. The nurse called the authorities, and when they arrived the man was still there with the head in hand. When asked why he did it, he said "I wanted to see the expression on their faces when they woke up"....

This makes me think of "Rosencrantz And Guildenstern Are Dead."

Joe, I think you will appreciate this monologue from that play:

Rosencrantz: Do you ever think of yourself as actually dead, lying in a box with the lid on it? Nor do I really. Silly to be depressed by it. I mean, one thinks of it like being alive in a box. One keeps forgetting to take into account that one is dead. Which should make all the difference. Shouldn't it? I mean, you’d never know you were in a box would you? It would be just like you were asleep in a box. Not that I’d like to sleep in a box, mind you. Not without any air. You'd wake up dead for a start and then where would you be? In a box. That's the bit I don't like, frankly. That’s why I don’t think of it. Because you'd be helpless wouldn't you? Stuffed in a box like that. I mean, you'd be in there forever. Even taking into account the fact that you're dead. It isn't a pleasant thought. Especially if you're dead, really. Ask yourself: if I asked you straight off I'm going to stuff you in this box now – would you rather to be alive or dead?

Naturally you’d prefer to be alive. Life in a box is better than no life at all. I expect. You'd have a chance at least. You could lie there thinking, well, at least I’m not dead. In a minute, somebody’s going to bang on the lid and tell me to come out. (knocks) "Hey you! What's your name? Come out of there!"

if you are Lazarous, and Jesus likes you, and 'bring back from the dead' didn't actually mean bring back from excommunication - then sure, why not.

Just thought i would play dev(er.. um.. whomever's) advocate ;-)