Daniels - if you read the entire Chapters that these incidents took place in, you will see a pattern. These 'miracles' were done to show the unbelievers in those regions that belief in God and faith in Him would be a first step to salvation. Christ did these things to show that God is merciful and loves all His children. Raising several from their death beds was a very good way to get the attention of the people; the unbelievers and those who were weak in their faith - and to show them the power of God by example. God does not want anyone to perish as unbelievers, but to be with Him in the eternity... so through the actions of Christ, He showed the people nearby that God IS love and God IS merciful.
Of course, there were some - especially the Pharasees, who discounted God's works through Christ, but I will venture a guess that MANY persons were brought to God after witnessing those events.
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