And that’s the word that’s used in Luke 16:23, not the Greek word gehenna, which means fire pit. When a person dies, they go to the grave, which is translated sheol in Hebrew and hades in Greek.
Actually, it sounds like both the righteous and the wicked have eternal life, which isn’t consistent with what the Bible says in John 3:16. In this parable the eternal life of the wicked isn’t pleasurable, but it seems to continue. And come on, heaven isn’t Abraham’s bosom! Take for example “Abraham’s bosom” (Luke 16:22)-it isn’t big enough to fit a man into it or any other poor people who go to heaven.
But not everything in the parable can be carried over into real life, because it just doesn’t make much sense if you try to make the parable a literal story. Usually parables have a main point, or a few main points. The point is, the decisions you make now affects your eternal destiny. This error-based on Greek thought, not the Old Testament-is not the point of the story. Because of the Greek influence at that time in history, many people believed that when a person died, they had an immortal (undying) soul that would go on living. “But Abraham said, ‘If they won’t listen to Moses and the prophets, they won’t listen even if someone rises from the dead.’”* “The rich man replied, ‘No, Father Abraham! But if someone is sent to them from the dead, then they will turn from their sins.’ Your brothers can read their writings anytime they want to.’ “But Abraham said, ‘Moses and the prophets have warned them. For I have five brothers, and I want him to warn them about this place of torment so they won’t have to come here when they die.’ “Then the rich man said, ‘Please, Father Abraham, send him to my father’s home. Anyone who wanted to cross over to you from here is stopped at its edge, and no one there can cross over to us.’ And besides, there is a great chasm separating us. So now he is here being comforted, and you are in anguish. “But Abraham said to him, ‘Son, remember that during your lifetime you had everything you wanted, and Lazarus had nothing. “The rich man shouted, ‘Father Abraham, have some pity! Send Lazarus over here to dip the tip of his finger in water and cool my tongue, because I am in anguish in these flames.’ There, in torment, he saw Lazarus in the far distance with Abraham. The rich man also died and was buried, and his soul went to the place of the dead. Finally, the beggar died and was carried by the angels to be with Abraham. As Lazarus lay there longing for scraps from the rich man’s table, the dogs would come and lick his open sores. At his door lay a diseased beggar named Lazarus. Here’s how it reads from the New Living Translation: “Jesus said, ‘There was a certain rich man who was splendidly clothed and who lived each day in luxury.
The parable about the rich man and Lazarus is found only in Luke 16:19-31. Question: Does hell exist? The parable of the rich man and Lazarus shows that it does.Īnswer: Yes, hell exists, but I’m not sure what you mean by “hell,” or what you think the parable of the rich man and Lazarus teaches about hell.
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