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1 | Where is Luke 16:19ff called a parable? | Luke 16:23 | BibleStudent74 | 86526 | ||
Why whisk this away as a euphemism and not the entire story of the Rich Man and Lazarus as symbolic? My point in referring you to Samuel is that there is a controversy over this being Samuel or not. If it is indeed Samuel, then God is not the only one who can raise the dead. It would appear that this is a contradiction and the bible is false. If it is not Samuel, then who or what else can it be other than a deception or demon. Conscious or not in sheol/hades/grave is moot if it was indeed Samuel because the bible has contradicted itself in that Satan, the witch of Endor or whomever you choose to say, raised up Samuel from the grave. If sleep is a euphemism for death, then why did Jesus say to his disciples that Lazarus our friend sleepeth? Why did he not just tell them from the outstretch that Lazarus is dead? Your brother in Christ, Phil |
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2 | Where is Luke 16:19ff called a parable? | Luke 16:23 | Morant61 | 86533 | ||
Greetings Phil! Concerning Jesus, why use euphemisms at all? They are word pictures, but they are never necessary. :-) Why use figures of speech? Why use poetry? Concerning Samuel, the passage never actually says that the medium brought Samuel up, but it does call the spirit Samuel. So, I take it at face value that it was Samuel. Obviously, only God can raise the dead, so God must have brought Samuel's spirit back for a reason. This is borne out by the message the Samuel delivers from God to Saul. So, I would say that the apparent contradiction is based upon an assumption, not upon the text itself. Concerning Luke 16:19ff, euphemisms are one or two inoffensive words used as substitutes for another word. They are not parables! ;-) So, Luke 16:19ff by definition cannot be a euphemism and it is never called a parable. So, I take it as literal. Your Brother in Christ, Tim Moran |
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