Thank you so much for sharing this word. I come from a wealthy(yet Godly) family. I am about to turn 31 and sometimes I face a huge crisis in my life because I have not yet defined my career and it seems like I won't be as successful as my parents. I just took a break from Law School and now I believe God is calling me to the mission field. Even if I'm wrong, I believe God is showing me that I do not need a great career or to be successful lawyer. I need to pursue the kingdom of God. If He wants me to be a lawyer, I'll be a lawyer for the glory of God and not to have a great career.
Hell or Hades is temporary as recorded in Rev 20v13 for the dead are raised out of Hades/Hell to be judged according to their works. The lake of fire is permanent though.
It is worth noting that the name "Lazarus" means "God is my help" So this becomes the story/parable of "the Rich man" and "God is my help" - which emphasizes serving God or money and reinforces the points. It's worth noting that it's his name, I think, because it reinforces that it's not something that Lazarus was able to do: it's his given name/identity, not his accomplishment to have God be his help. All he could do was ask for help. As Carson points out, naming Lazarus also reinforces the focus is on the poor man rather than the rich man. This doesn't mean this is necessarily meant to be taken as a historic account. If it had been "Lazarus, son of Simon in Jerusalem" or something like, that would be a more solid indicator that it was a historic account. That being said, clearly Jesus' intention to use this story - regardless if it's a parable and entirely made up or if it was true and referring to a real person - was to teach principles and lay out truths that go beyond the story itself. Also, I don't mean to imply you're falling into this, but it is easy to associate this Lazarus with the friend of Jesus who he raised from the dead, but it certainly is not the same individual (assuming even if this story is referring to a historical person) because Jesus' friend was wealthy enough to host Jesus for dinners and in his travel - this poor man is so poor he cannot care for himself, much less host Jesus and his disciples.
I certainly have great respect that for D.A Carson.A caveate is that the issue of rich and poor must also be seen in regards to the disasterous "Usuary", that the modern day Pharisees run!
It shouldn't be surprising how rich Jesus' stories are. D.A. Carson can speak an hour on some of this stories elements and only begin to plumb the depths. I found the social construct of acceptable distance significant. I have not heard it mentioned before. Abraham's bosom is not a "compartment in hell" in the afterlife, but a measure of closeness, intimacy between Lazarus and Abraham (cf. Jesus and John).
16:19-31 "there was a rich man" This is the fifth in a series of parables in Luke 15 and 16. It is a highly unusual parable because 1. it has no introduction 2. it has no explicit application 3. a person is specifically named. However, the context demands that it be interpreted in light of Luke 16:8b-13. It is a parable. One cannot force the details to give believers theological answers in the area of the intermediate, disembodied state of the dead or a description of hell (because the text has hades, not Gehenna). Luke often introduces parables by tis ("a certain _____," cf. Luke 15:11; 16:1,19). OT Professor- Dr. Utley
Every time that Jesus has something important to communicate, he creates a story and tells a parable. In this way, through the reflection on an invisible reality, he leads those who listen to him to discover the invisible call of God, who is present in life. A parable is made to make us think and reflect. For this reason it is important to pay attention even to the smallest details. In the parable in today’s Gospel there are three persons. The poor Lazarus, the rich man without a name and Father Abraham. In the parable, Abraham represents the thought of God. The rich man without a name represents the dominating ideology of that time. Lazarus represents the silent cry of the poor of the time of Jesus and of all times. • Luke 16, 19-21: The situation of the rich man and the poor man. The two extremes of society. On the one side, aggressive richness, on the other the poor man without resources, without rights, covered with wounds, without anybody to accept him, to receive him, except the dogs which came to lick his wounds. What separates both of them is the closed door of the house of the rich man. On the part of the rich man, there is no acceptance nor pity concerning the problem of the poor man at his door. But the poor man has a name and the rich man does not. That is, the poor man has his name written in the book of life, not the rich one. The poor man’s name is Lazarus. It means God helps. And through the poor man, God helps the rich man who could have a name in the book of life. But the rich man does not accept to be helped by the poor man, because he keeps his door closed. This beginning of the parable which describes the situation, is a faithful mirror of what was happening during the time of Jesus and the time of Luke. It is the mirror of everything which is happening today in the world! • Luke 16, 22: The change which reveals the hidden truth. The poor man died and was carried away by the angels into Abraham’s embrace. The rich man also died and was buried. In the parable the poor man dies before the rich one. This is an advertisement for the rich. Up to the time when the poor man is alive and is at the door, there is still the possibility of salvation for the rich man. But after the poor man dies, the only instrument of salvation for the rich man also dies. Now, the poor man is in Abraham’s embrace. The embrace of Abraham is the source of life, from where the People of God is born, Lazarus, the poor man, forms part of the People of Abraham, from which he was excluded, when he was before the door of the rich man. The rich man who believes that he is a son of Abraham does not go toward the embrace of Abraham! The introduction of the parable ends here. Now its significance begins to be revealed, through the three conversations between the rich man and Father Abraham. • Luke 16, 23-26: The first conversation. In the parable, Jesus opens a window on the other side of life, the side of God. It is not a question of Heaven. It is a question of life which only faith generates and which the rich man who has no faith cannot perceive. It is only in the light of death that the ideology of the empire disintegrates and appears for him what the true value of life is. On the part of God, without the deceiving propaganda of the ideology, things change. The rich man sees Lazarus in the embrace of Abraham and asks to be helped in his suffering. The rich man discovers that Lazarus is his only possible benefactor. But now, it is too late! The rich man without a name is pious, because he recognizes Abraham and calls him Father Abraham responds and calls him son. In reality this word of Abraham is addressed to all the rich who are alive. In so far as they are alive, they have the possibility to become sons and daughters of Abraham, if they know how to open the door to Lazarus, the poor man, the only one who in God’s name can help them. Salvation for the rich man does not consist in Lazarus giving him a drop of fresh water to refresh his tongue, but rather, that he, the rich man, open the closed door to the poor man so as fill the great abyss that exists. • Luke 16, 27-29: The second conversation. The rich man insists: “Then, Father, I beg you to send Lazarus to my father’s house, because I have five brothers!” The rich man does not want his brothers to end in the same place of suffering. Lazarus, the poor man, is the only true intermediary between God and the rich. He is the only one, because it is only to the poor that the rich have to return what they had and, thus, re-establish the justice which has been damaged! The rich man is worried for his brothers, but was never concerned about the poor! Abraham’s response is clear: “They have Moses and the Prophets; let them listen to them!” They have the Bible! The rich man had the Bible. He knew it by heart. But he was never aware of the fact that the Bible had something to do with the poor. The key which the rich man has in order to be able to understand the Bible is the poor man sitting at his door! • Luke 16, 30-31: The third conversation. “No, Abraham, but if someone from the dead goes to them, they will repent!” The rich man recognizes that he is wrong, he has committed an error, because he speaks of repenting, something which he never heard during his life. He wants a miracle, a resurrection! But this type of resurrection does not exist. The only resurrection is that of Jesus. Jesus, risen from the dead comes to us in the person of the poor, of those who have no rights, of those who have no land, of those who have no food, of those who have no house, of those who have no health. In his final response, Abraham is clear and convincing, forceful: “If they will not listen either to Moses or to the prophets, they will not be convinced even if someone should rise from the dead!” The conversation ends this way! This is the end of the parable! • The key to understand the sense of the Bible is the poor Lazarus, sitting before the door! God presents himself in the person of the poor, sitting at our door, to help us cover the enormous abyss which the rich have created. Lazarus is also Jesus, the poor and servant Messiah, who was not accepted, but whose death changed all things radically. And everything changes in the light of the death of the poor. The place of torment, of torture is the situation of the person without God. Even if the rich man thinks that he has religion and faith, in fact, he is not with God because he does not open the door to the poor, as Zacchaeus did. (Lk 19, 1-10). 4) Personal questions • How do we treat the poor? Do they have a name for us? In the attitude that I have before them, am I like Lazarus or like the rich man? • When the poor enter in contact with us, do they perceive something different? Do they perceive the Good News? And I, to which side do I tend, toward the miracle or toward God’s Word?
1 John 4:7-8 (KJV) 7 Beloved, let us love one another: for love is of God; and every one that loveth is born of God, and knoweth God. 8 He that loveth not knoweth not God; for God is love. The Rich man failed to love the poor Lazarus; therefore the Rich man doesn't know God or born of God. If you failed to love, you are not born of God. Luke 6:32-36 (KJV) 32 For if ye love them which love you, what thank have ye? for sinners also love those that love them. 33 And if ye do good to them which do good to you, what thank have ye? for sinners also do even the same. 34 And if ye lend to them of whom ye hope to receive, what thank have ye? for sinners also lend to sinners, to receive as much again. 35 But love ye your enemies, and do good, and lend, hoping for nothing again; and your reward shall be great, and ye shall be the children of the Highest: for he is kind unto the unthankful and to the evil. 36 Be ye therefore merciful, as your Father also is merciful.
"Nowhere is parable inside the text." Review where it is in Scripture. He just got done saying four parables and then continued to speak in parables afterward. And it says in Matthew that Jesus did not speak to the crowds or even His disciples without parables.
"All these things spake Jesus unto the multitude in parables; and *_without a parable spake he not unto them_*" (Matthew 13:34). "But *_without a parable spake he not unto them_*: and when they were alone, he expounded all things to his disciples" (Mark 4:34).
Matthew 5:16 (KJV)16 Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven. What is your good works? Food for hungry, water for thirsty, shelter for stranger, visit and take care the sick, visit prisoner ... and more. Matthew 25:35-40 (KJV) 35 For I was an hungred, and ye gave me meat: I was thirsty, and ye gave me drink: I was a stranger, and ye took me in: 36 Naked, and ye clothed me: I was sick, and ye visited me: I was in prison, and ye came unto me. 37 Then shall the righteous answer him, saying, Lord, when saw we thee an hungred, and fed thee? or thirsty, and gave thee drink? 38 When saw we thee a stranger, and took thee in? or naked, and clothed thee? 39 Or when saw we thee sick, or in prison, and came unto thee? 40 And the King shall answer and say unto them, Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye have done it unto one of the least of these my brethren, ye have done it unto me.
Dao Nguyen Good lord folks his parable has nothing to do with a rich or poor man OR heaven or Hell, This parable is about classes of people .. It is in regard to the Pharisees and the sinful. The ones. the sinful that Jesus took the Gospel whereby the arrogant Pharisees gave only "crumbs" of spiritual nourishment . this is not about the souls in heaven or a burning hell. Jesus came and gave the gospel message to the poor the harlots etc, the pharisees looked upon them as people of the earth no better than dogs. this caused the anger of the pharisees thus the anguish of the rich man in agony. this may not be 100% right, but is closer than what I have been reading or hearing from Carson. t
Sorry to say but listening to this 'sermon' on 'Lazarus and the Rich Man' is like waiting in vain for u to get to the 'Elephant in the Room'. U bypassed paradise and Hades.
Sad to say, you have gotten way off the subject of evaluating the parable of Lazarus and the Rich Man. Why don't you explain why the Rich Man has no name and the poor man Lazarus does? Why is the conversation only between the Rich Man and Abraham, and Lazarus does not say a word in his defense? Why the Rich Man calls Abraham "father" and Abraham addresses the Rich Man as "Son." It seems Abraham and the Rich Man are related to each other in a family order, but Lazarus does not have such titles. Why does the Rich Man have five brothers and not three or six? What is the significant of having five brothers only? Why the Rich Man ask Abraham for favors and comfort that he wants from Lazarus, but does not ask of God the Father, or Jesus Christ for mercy? Do you really know what this parable is all about and what Christ is trying to drive home to the Pharisees on this issue?
Yes! The parable is not about Heaven and Hell shortly after death. If it were, the resurrection and judgment serves no purpose as you are already in the final stages of reward and punishment shortly after death and that is unjust...And God is not unjust! There has to be the resurrection and judgment for all mankind, then comes the new heaven and new earth, the earth being the final home for the righteous, not heaven (2 Pet. 3:13). The story Jesus is telling the Pharisee's and not the Gentiles is how God will deal with the Jewish and the Gentiles nations of the world after He is gone and ascends into the heavens.
Profitable Traveling; So much more to this parable, as you've pointed out. Not to mention the whole of Luke 15 and 16 and how the preceding parables tie in.
exposition is a wonderful gift but to miss the example of God manifest in the Flesh is a tragedy, who said the foxes have holes and the birds of the air have their nests but the Son of man has nowhere to lay His head, and He also said to the rich man in Matthew 19, who wanted to have eternal life , go and sell all that you have and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven , and come and take up your cross and follow me, and when Peter asked His Lord who can be saved, the Lord said is impossible very for a rich person to enter the kingdom of heaven, and Peter asks, what will the Apostles have who have forsaken all to follow Him, the Lord said, they will receive a hundred times more when He comes in His glory, and eternal Life Notice , God manifest in Flesh, teaches about Salvation, Eternal Life, Entering the Kingdom of God, and their Treasure in Heaven
David Segawa this man is one of those that started the claim that Jesus spoke more about Hell than He did about Heaven. I can show you how that's false. If he's wrong about that, what makes you think he's right about this. This parable was actually the Messiah calling down judgment upon Israel for her consistent unfaithfulness. It was a parable in a whole string of parables that heralded the destruction of the Jewish nation, which happened in 70 AD. It has nothing to do with the fantasy concept known as "Hell."
Virginia B u are hilarious ,these two are spiritually dead ? OK I never seen someone spiritually dead but still alive and taken by an angel to heaven, cause they physically were alive right ? lol
The parable is about two nations; the Jews and the gentiles. This parable has nothing to do with the fabled hell which is an evil doctrine. Jesus is the one presenting this parable; He had not ascended to the Father yet and has stated, " no man has ascended to the Father ", these two men are spiritually dead, not physically, the teaching on this video is incorrect. Aloha
You are not reading this parable in its context! We ought to read the Word of God as what it says (exegesis) and not what we want it to say or imply (eisegesis)! God bless!
The context Jesus states about parables; "Do you not know that if you know one parable, you will know them all", all of the parables have to do with the many and the few, that's why He spoke only parables to the multitudes, fulfilling the prophesy, " I will open His mouth in parables". "Many are called, few are chosen" Jesus said. Aloha
+jbman66 it is you that does not understand this parable. She is speaking wisely. He was comparing the Jewish and Gentile nations, not describing someone that went to Magic Fire Land.
"...He had not ascended to the Father yet and has stated, " no man has ascended to the Father..." Which is referring to the impossibility of a physical person ascending to the heavens, not a spiritual person. The bible clearly makes mention of Elijah being "taken up to the heavens" by God and at the Transfiguration, Elijah along with Moses is seen with Jesus. "...these two men are spiritually dead, not physically..." Then why does Luke tell us that they had both died? Why would Jesus base a story on a (supposed) false teaching? All of his parables were based on things that the 1st century Jews knew about and were familiar with. Luke 16 gives a bit of background on what transpired before Jesus gave the parable. It says: “…Now the Pharisees, who were lovers of money, were listening to all these things and were scoffing at Him. And He said to them, “You are those who justify yourselves in the sight of men, but God knows your hearts; for that which is highly esteemed among men is detestable in the sight of God.” Jesus was not automatically condemning the man because he was rich but rather because he was rich and in a position to help the poor yet he did nothing. The rich man was self-centered, arrogant and without any compassion for those less fortunate. He cared only for himself and nothing for the poor when he clearly could have helped them. I think it's worth noting that some argue that the story of the Rich Man & Lazarus isn't a parable at all but a historical account. Nothing in the text says it is a parable, and it is different from other parables in that Jesus names one of the characters--Lazarus. If it is a parable, it is the only parable where that happens. And coincidentally, Jesus just happens to have a friend called Lazarus who died and then came back to life. Another point to consider is this: In the story of the Rich Man and Lazarus, after they have both died, the Rich Man suggests Lazarus should be sent back from the dead as a warning to others who are living a hedonistic lifestyle. Abraham does not say that Lazarus won't go back, but that if he does go back those who will not hear the Law and the prophets will not take heed of Lazarus' rising from the dead either. In Johns gospel we read that Lazarus dies and comes back from the dead (Jn 11), and when he does so, those who did not believe Jesus was the Messiah were still unwilling to believe. (Jn 11:45-53); they even plan to kill Lazarus because of the evidence his raising provides for Jesus' messianic claims (Jn 12:9-11). So far from supporting the idea that happens after we die, the whole story of Lazarus proves just the opposite.
Thank you so much for sharing this word. I come from a wealthy(yet Godly) family. I am about to turn 31 and sometimes I face a huge crisis in my life because I have not yet defined my career and it seems like I won't be as successful as my parents. I just took a break from Law School and now I believe God is calling me to the mission field. Even if I'm wrong, I believe God is showing me that I do not need a great career or to be successful lawyer. I need to pursue the kingdom of God. If He wants me to be a lawyer, I'll be a lawyer for the glory of God and not to have a great career.
***** HI Julia, What did you decide to do? David
AMEN
Thank-You for sharing your God given gift of preaching and teaching this powerful message of the rich man and Lazarus!
Thank God for bringing me to the truth I am very happy to hear from you truth this is wonderful wonderful from India
...simply sobering, convicting, and upward gazing
It a is powerful sermon! For me, the silence speaks even aloud.
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Hell or Hades is temporary as recorded in Rev 20v13 for the dead are raised out of Hades/Hell to be judged according to their works. The lake of fire is permanent though.
Not a parable . parable have characters , accounts have names.
It is worth noting that the name "Lazarus" means "God is my help"
So this becomes the story/parable of "the Rich man" and "God is my help" - which emphasizes serving God or money and reinforces the points. It's worth noting that it's his name, I think, because it reinforces that it's not something that Lazarus was able to do: it's his given name/identity, not his accomplishment to have God be his help. All he could do was ask for help.
As Carson points out, naming Lazarus also reinforces the focus is on the poor man rather than the rich man.
This doesn't mean this is necessarily meant to be taken as a historic account. If it had been "Lazarus, son of Simon in Jerusalem" or something like, that would be a more solid indicator that it was a historic account. That being said, clearly Jesus' intention to use this story - regardless if it's a parable and entirely made up or if it was true and referring to a real person - was to teach principles and lay out truths that go beyond the story itself.
Also, I don't mean to imply you're falling into this, but it is easy to associate this Lazarus with the friend of Jesus who he raised from the dead, but it certainly is not the same individual (assuming even if this story is referring to a historical person) because Jesus' friend was wealthy enough to host Jesus for dinners and in his travel - this poor man is so poor he cannot care for himself, much less host Jesus and his disciples.
I certainly have great respect that for D.A Carson.A caveate is that the issue of rich and poor must also be seen in regards to the disasterous "Usuary", that the modern day Pharisees run!
It shouldn't be surprising how rich Jesus' stories are. D.A. Carson can speak an hour on some of this stories elements and only begin to plumb the depths. I found the social construct of acceptable distance significant. I have not heard it mentioned before. Abraham's bosom is not a "compartment in hell" in the afterlife, but a measure of closeness, intimacy between Lazarus and Abraham (cf. Jesus and John).
I'm just passing through and stopped to say that it's not a parable. As in, it is what it is and means what is said.
16:19-31 "there was a rich man" This is the fifth in a series of parables in Luke 15 and 16. It is a highly unusual parable because
1. it has no introduction
2. it has no explicit application
3. a person is specifically named.
However, the context demands that it be interpreted in light of Luke 16:8b-13. It is a parable. One cannot force the details to give believers theological answers in the area of the intermediate, disembodied state of the dead or a description of hell (because the text has hades, not Gehenna).
Luke often introduces parables by tis ("a certain _____," cf. Luke 15:11; 16:1,19).
OT Professor- Dr. Utley
Every time that Jesus has something important to communicate, he creates a story and tells a parable. In this way, through the reflection on an invisible reality, he leads those who listen to him to discover the invisible call of God, who is present in life. A parable is made to make us think and reflect. For this reason it is important to pay attention even to the smallest details. In the parable in today’s Gospel there are three persons. The poor Lazarus, the rich man without a name and Father Abraham. In the parable, Abraham represents the thought of God. The rich man without a name represents the dominating ideology of that time. Lazarus represents the silent cry of the poor of the time of Jesus and of all times.
• Luke 16, 19-21: The situation of the rich man and the poor man. The two extremes of society. On the one side,
aggressive richness, on the other the poor man without resources, without rights, covered with wounds, without anybody to accept him, to receive him, except the dogs which came to lick his wounds. What separates both of them is the closed door of the house of the rich man. On the part of the rich man, there is no acceptance nor pity concerning the problem of the poor man at his door. But the poor man has a name and the rich man does not. That is, the poor man has his name written in the book of life, not the rich one. The poor man’s name is Lazarus. It means God helps. And through the poor man, God helps the rich man who could have a name in the book of life. But the rich man does not accept
to be helped by the poor man, because he keeps his door closed. This beginning of the parable which describes the situation, is a faithful mirror of what was happening during the time of Jesus and the time of Luke. It is the mirror of everything which is happening today in the world!
• Luke 16, 22: The change which reveals the hidden truth. The poor man died and was carried away by the angels into Abraham’s embrace. The rich man also died and was buried. In the parable the poor man dies before the rich one. This is an advertisement for the rich. Up to the time when the poor man is alive and is at the door, there is still the possibility of salvation for the rich man. But after the poor man dies, the only instrument of salvation for the rich man also dies. Now, the poor man is in Abraham’s embrace. The embrace of Abraham is the source of life, from where the People of God is born, Lazarus, the poor man, forms part of the People of Abraham, from which he was excluded, when he was before the door of the rich man. The rich man who believes that he is a son of Abraham does not go toward the embrace of Abraham! The introduction of the parable ends here. Now its significance begins to be revealed, through the three conversations between the rich man and Father Abraham.
• Luke 16, 23-26: The first conversation. In the parable, Jesus opens a window on the other side of life, the side of God. It is not a question of Heaven. It is a question of life which only faith generates and which the rich man who has no faith cannot perceive. It is only in the light of death that the ideology of the empire disintegrates and appears for him what the true value of life is. On the part of God, without the deceiving propaganda of the ideology, things change. The rich man sees Lazarus in the embrace of Abraham and asks to be helped in his suffering. The rich man discovers that Lazarus is his only possible benefactor. But now, it is too late! The rich man without a name is pious, because he recognizes
Abraham and calls him Father Abraham responds and calls him son. In reality this word of Abraham is addressed to all the rich who are alive. In so far as they are alive, they have the possibility to become sons and daughters of Abraham, if they know how to open the door to Lazarus, the poor man, the only one who in God’s name can help them. Salvation
for the rich man does not consist in Lazarus giving him a drop of fresh water to refresh his tongue, but rather, that he, the rich man, open the closed door to the poor man so as fill the great abyss that exists.
• Luke 16, 27-29: The second conversation. The rich man insists: “Then, Father, I beg you to send Lazarus to my father’s house, because I have five brothers!” The rich man does not want his brothers to end in the same place of suffering. Lazarus, the poor man, is the only true intermediary between God and the rich. He is the only one, because it is only to the poor that the rich have to return what they had and, thus, re-establish the justice which has been damaged! The rich man is worried for his brothers, but was never concerned about the poor! Abraham’s response is clear: “They have Moses and the Prophets; let them listen to them!” They have the Bible! The rich man had the Bible. He knew it by heart. But he was never aware of the fact that the Bible had something to do with the poor. The key which the rich man has in order to be able to understand the Bible is the poor man sitting at his door!
• Luke 16, 30-31: The third conversation. “No, Abraham, but if someone from the dead goes to them, they will repent!” The rich man recognizes that he is wrong, he has committed an error, because he speaks of repenting, something which he
never heard during his life. He wants a miracle, a resurrection! But this type of resurrection does not exist. The only resurrection is that of Jesus. Jesus, risen from the dead comes to us in the person of the poor, of those who have no rights, of those who have no land, of those who have no food, of those who have no house, of those who have no
health. In his final response, Abraham is clear and convincing, forceful: “If they will not listen either to Moses or to the prophets, they will not be convinced even if someone should rise from the dead!” The conversation ends this way! This is the end of the parable!
• The key to understand the sense of the Bible is the poor Lazarus, sitting before the door! God presents himself in the person of the poor, sitting at our door, to help us cover the enormous abyss which the rich have created. Lazarus is also Jesus, the poor and servant Messiah, who was not accepted, but whose death changed all things radically. And everything changes in the light of the death of the poor. The place of torment, of torture is the situation of the person without God. Even if the rich man thinks that he has religion and faith, in fact, he is not with God because he does not open
the door to the poor, as Zacchaeus did. (Lk 19, 1-10).
4) Personal questions
• How do we treat the poor? Do they have a name for us? In the attitude that I have before them, am I like Lazarus or like the rich man?
• When the poor enter in contact with us, do they perceive something different? Do they perceive the Good News? And I, to which side do I tend, toward the miracle or toward God’s Word?
Dao Nguyen You have said so much, yet absolutely nothing. You have no idea what this parable is about!
1 John 4:7-8 (KJV) 7 Beloved, let us love one another: for love is of God; and every one that loveth is born of God, and knoweth God. 8 He that loveth not knoweth not God; for God is love.
The Rich man failed to love the poor Lazarus; therefore the Rich man doesn't know God or born of God. If you failed to love, you are not born of God.
Luke 6:32-36 (KJV) 32 For if ye love them which love you, what thank have ye? for sinners also love those that love them. 33 And if ye do good to them which do good to you, what thank have ye? for sinners also do even the same. 34 And if ye lend to them of whom ye hope to receive, what thank have ye? for sinners also lend to sinners, to receive as much again. 35 But love ye your enemies, and do good, and lend, hoping for nothing again; and your reward shall be great, and ye shall be the children of the Highest: for he is kind unto the unthankful and to the evil. 36 Be ye therefore merciful, as your Father also is merciful.
Not a parable sir. Nowhere is parable inside the text.
"Nowhere is parable inside the text." Review where it is in Scripture. He just got done saying four parables and then continued to speak in parables afterward. And it says in Matthew that Jesus did not speak to the crowds or even His disciples without parables.
"All these things spake Jesus unto the multitude in parables; and *_without a parable spake he not unto them_*" (Matthew 13:34).
"But *_without a parable spake he not unto them_*: and when they were alone, he expounded all things to his disciples" (Mark 4:34).
33:08 i guess is not refer to john de baptist, more to john his cousin.
Matthew 5:16 (KJV)16 Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven.
What is your good works? Food for hungry, water for thirsty, shelter for stranger, visit and take care the sick, visit prisoner ... and more.
Matthew 25:35-40 (KJV) 35 For I was an hungred, and ye gave me meat: I was thirsty, and ye gave me drink: I was a stranger, and ye took me in: 36 Naked, and ye clothed me: I was sick, and ye visited me: I was in prison, and ye came unto me. 37 Then shall the righteous answer him, saying, Lord, when saw we thee an hungred, and fed thee? or thirsty, and gave thee drink? 38 When saw we thee a stranger, and took thee in? or naked, and clothed thee? 39 Or when saw we thee sick, or in prison, and came unto thee? 40 And the King shall answer and say unto them, Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye have done it unto one of the least of these my brethren, ye have done it unto me.
Dao Nguyen Good lord folks his parable has nothing to do with a rich or poor man OR heaven or Hell, This parable is about classes of people .. It is in regard to the Pharisees and the sinful. The ones. the sinful that Jesus took the Gospel whereby the arrogant Pharisees gave only "crumbs" of spiritual nourishment . this is not about the souls in heaven or a burning hell. Jesus came and gave the gospel message to the poor the harlots etc, the pharisees looked upon them as people of the earth no better than dogs. this caused the anger of the pharisees thus the anguish of the rich man in agony.
this may not be 100% right, but is closer than what I have been reading or hearing from Carson.
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Sorry to say but listening to this 'sermon' on 'Lazarus and the Rich Man' is like waiting in vain for u to get to the 'Elephant in the Room'. U bypassed paradise and Hades.
Sad to say, you have gotten way off the subject of evaluating the parable of Lazarus and the Rich Man. Why don't you explain why the Rich Man has no name and the poor man Lazarus does? Why is the conversation only between the Rich Man and Abraham, and Lazarus does not say a word in his defense? Why the Rich Man calls Abraham "father" and Abraham addresses the Rich Man as "Son." It seems Abraham and the Rich Man are related to each other in a family order, but Lazarus does not have such titles. Why does the Rich Man have five brothers and not three or six? What is the significant of having five brothers only? Why the Rich Man ask Abraham for favors and comfort that he wants from Lazarus, but does not ask of God the Father, or Jesus Christ for mercy? Do you really know what this parable is all about and what Christ is trying to drive home to the Pharisees on this issue?
Profitable Traveling you are so right. This guy is clueless - he is completely lost!
I'm not sure what point it is you're trying to make.....can you elaborate?
Yes! The parable is not about Heaven and Hell shortly after death. If it were, the resurrection and judgment serves no purpose as you are already in the final stages of reward and punishment shortly after death and that is unjust...And God is not unjust! There has to be the resurrection and judgment for all mankind, then comes the new heaven and new earth, the earth being the final home for the righteous, not heaven (2 Pet. 3:13). The story Jesus is telling the Pharisee's and not the Gentiles is how God will deal with the Jewish and the Gentiles nations of the world after He is gone and ascends into the heavens.
Profitable Traveling; There was no Judgement Day in this parable, just that they both died. Lazareth to paradise and the rich man to Hades.
Profitable Traveling; So much more to this parable, as you've pointed out. Not to mention the whole of Luke 15 and 16 and how the preceding parables tie in.
exposition is a wonderful gift but to miss the example of God manifest in the Flesh is a tragedy, who said the foxes have holes and the birds of the air have their nests but the Son of man has nowhere to lay His head, and He also said to the rich man in Matthew 19, who wanted to have eternal life , go and sell all that you have and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven , and come and take up your cross and follow me, and when Peter asked His Lord who can be saved, the Lord said is impossible very for a rich person to enter the kingdom of heaven, and Peter asks, what will the Apostles have who have forsaken all to follow Him, the Lord said, they will receive a hundred times more when He comes in His glory, and eternal Life
Notice , God manifest in Flesh, teaches about Salvation, Eternal Life, Entering the Kingdom of God, and their Treasure in Heaven
Not a parable!
Isn't this the parable? Yet he interprets it as literal. This man does not know what parable means.
Very rich and sobering sermon. Whoever called this a parable needs to correct their hermeneutics. ....he'll is real. Thanks 4 posting.
It's "Hell," not "he'll." You need to correct your grammar...and your theology.
+Jimmy Cudo you need to eat a slice of humble pie.
jeff smart I'll do that and you take a chill pill.
David Segawa this man is one of those that started the claim that Jesus spoke more about Hell than He did about Heaven. I can show you how that's false. If he's wrong about that, what makes you think he's right about this. This parable was actually the Messiah calling down judgment upon Israel for her consistent unfaithfulness. It was a parable in a whole string of parables that heralded the destruction of the Jewish nation, which happened in 70 AD. It has nothing to do with the fantasy concept known as "Hell."
+Jimmy Cudo Matthew 13:41-42, 49-50. Matthew 25:46. Mark 9:43, 48-49.
Virginia B u are hilarious ,these two are spiritually dead ? OK I never seen someone spiritually dead but still alive and taken by an angel to heaven, cause they physically were alive right ? lol
Parable ? 5 brothers ? Its Not a parable God have pity on such ignorance
Parable ? 5 brothers ? Not a parable God have pity on such ignorance
Zeke Man; If this is not a parable, than what would suspect it to be? Out of curiosity, and with respect.
The parable is about two nations; the Jews and the gentiles. This parable has nothing to do with the fabled hell which is an evil doctrine. Jesus is the one presenting this parable; He had not ascended to the Father yet and has stated, " no man has ascended to the Father ", these two men are spiritually dead, not physically, the teaching on this video is incorrect. Aloha
You are not reading this parable in its context! We ought to read the Word of God as what it says (exegesis) and not what we want it to say or imply (eisegesis)! God bless!
The context Jesus states about parables; "Do you not know that if you know one parable, you will know them all", all of the parables have to do with the many and the few, that's why He spoke only parables to the multitudes, fulfilling the prophesy, " I will open His mouth in parables". "Many are called, few are chosen" Jesus said. Aloha
+jbman66 it is you that does not understand this parable. She is speaking wisely. He was comparing the Jewish and Gentile nations, not describing someone that went to Magic Fire Land.
Virginia Bartell Right on!
"...He had not ascended to the Father yet and has stated, " no man has ascended to the Father..."
Which is referring to the impossibility of a physical person ascending to the heavens, not a spiritual person. The bible clearly makes mention of Elijah being "taken up to the heavens" by God and at the Transfiguration, Elijah along with Moses is seen with Jesus.
"...these two men are spiritually dead, not physically..."
Then why does Luke tell us that they had both died? Why would Jesus base a story on a (supposed) false teaching?
All of his parables were based on things that the 1st century Jews knew about and were familiar with. Luke 16 gives a bit of background on what transpired before Jesus gave the parable. It says: “…Now the Pharisees, who were lovers of money, were listening to all these things and were scoffing at Him. And He said to them, “You are those who justify yourselves in the sight of men, but God knows your hearts; for that which is highly esteemed among men is detestable in the sight of God.”
Jesus was not automatically condemning the man because he was rich but rather because he was rich and in a position to help the poor yet he did nothing. The rich man was self-centered, arrogant and without any compassion for those less fortunate. He cared only for himself and nothing for the poor when he clearly could have helped them.
I think it's worth noting that some argue that the story of the Rich Man & Lazarus isn't a parable at all but a historical account. Nothing in the text says it is a parable, and it is different from other parables in that Jesus names one of the characters--Lazarus. If it is a parable, it is the only parable where that happens. And coincidentally, Jesus just happens to have a friend called Lazarus who died and then came back to life.
Another point to consider is this: In the story of the Rich Man and Lazarus,
after they have both died, the Rich Man suggests Lazarus should be sent back from the dead as a warning to others who are living a hedonistic lifestyle. Abraham does not say that Lazarus won't go back, but that if he does go back those who will not hear the Law and the prophets will not take heed of Lazarus' rising from the dead either.
In Johns gospel we read that Lazarus dies and comes back from the dead (Jn 11), and when he does so, those who did not believe Jesus was the Messiah were still unwilling to believe. (Jn 11:45-53); they even plan to kill Lazarus because of the evidence his raising provides for Jesus' messianic claims (Jn 12:9-11). So far from supporting the idea that happens after we die, the whole story of Lazarus proves just the opposite.