![]() And beside all this, between us and you there is a great gulf fixed: so that they which would pass from hence to you cannot neither can they pass to us, that would come from thence. 19 There was a rich man who was dressed in purple and fine linen and lived in luxury every day. ![]() He ignores Lazarus and his needs (as the Pharisees neglected the poor). The rich man lives well (like the Pharisees). But Abraham said, Son, remember that thou in thy lifetime receivedst thy good things, and likewise Lazarus evil things: but now he is comforted, and thou art tormented. In verses 19-31 Jesus tells the story of the rich man and Lazarus, and it overturns the thinking of the Pharisees and others about who gets to heaven and why. And he cried and said, Father Abraham, have mercy on me, and send Lazarus, that he may dip the tip of his finger in water, and cool my tongue for I am tormented in this flame. his gate demonstrates his relative unimportance. was laid unable to get there on his own helpless. And in hell he lift up his eyes, being in torments, and seeth Abraham afar off, and Lazarus in his bosom. poor man named Lazarus man with a name, but no earthly riches. There once was a rich man, expensively dressed in the latest fashions, wasting his days in conspicuous consumption. 20 At his gate was laid a beggar named Lazarus, covered with sores 21 and longing to eat what fell from the rich man’s table. Others, citing numerous passages of Scripture that seem. Some Christians feel that in this story, Jesus was offering His hearers a glimpse of what existence in the afterlife is like. And it came to pass, that the beggar died, and was carried by the angels into Abraham's bosom: the rich man also died, and was buried The Rich Man and Lazarus 19 There was a rich man who was dressed in purple and fine linen and lived in luxury every day. When both die, the rich man goes to Hell and implores Abraham to send Lazarus from his side in Heaven to warn the rich mans family from sharing his fate. Much argument has taken place over whether the words of Jesus in Luke 16:19-31 were intended to be understood literally or as a parable. ![]() And desiring to be fed with the crumbs which fell from the rich man's table: moreover the dogs came and licked his sores. And there was a certain beggar named Lazarus, which was laid at his gate, full of sores, This is probably the premier passage in the Bible that convinces people about the reality of hell as a place of eternal suffering and torment. ![]() In this article, we are considering the story of the Rich Man and Lazarus in Luke 16:19-31. There was a certain rich man, which was clothed in purple and fine linen, and fared sumptuously every day: Also, if you are part of my discipleship group, there will be an online course about hell as well. Bible, King James Version Bible, King James Version ![]()
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