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1 | The Rich Man and Lazarus... | Luke 16:23 | goodnewsminister | 85962 | ||
In answer to your questions, I provide the following: What is it teaching? It is teaching that the Jews- represented by the Rich Man- to whom were committed the 'oracles of God' has a special place in God's eyes, as Amos stated, "Thee and thee only have I known of all the nations of the earth." Israel had enjoyed special covenant favor from God for several centuries, hence the royalty attributed to the "Rich Man", also, the poor man, named Lazurus, signified the Gentile nations who were poor and were 'without hope and without God in the world'- This whole parable teaches us that a change was soon to come, soon, the End of Daniel's 70th week would come to an end in 36 A.D. and the Gospel, the New Covenant, would go to the Gentiles and the Jews- The Rich Man- would loose his covenant favor with God and Lazarus- the Gentile nations would then be in Abraham's Bosom, or under Covenant Favor- under the Great Abrahamic Covenant- 'in thee and THY SEED shall all the nations of the earth be blessed.' Jesus was speaking to the Pharisees and Sadducees as they were present, and we know this to be a parable, for it reads in Matthew 13 34 "These things all taken together Jesus said to the crowds in parables; indeed, without a parable He said nothing to them." Yes, and in Luke 16, the Pharisees are present and listening to Jesus' words as noted in these verses:14 Now the Pharisees, who were covetous and lovers of money, heard all these things [taken together], and they began to sneer at and ridicule and scoff at Him. 15But He said to them, You are the ones who declare yourselves just and upright before men, but God knows your hearts. For what is exalted and highly thought of among men is detestable and abhorrent (an abomination) in the sight of God. [I Sam. 16:7; Prov. 21:2.] Yes, this was a PARABLE, dealing with the forthcoming Pouring out of the Holy Spirit on the Gentiles and their subsequently being 'grafted into' the 'tree' or house of Israel under the Abrahamic covenant. This is a PARABLE, speaking of an actual event to follow, namely, Israel's house being 'left to her desolate' and the calling of the Church going to the Gentile nations at the end of Daniel's 70th week, which ended in 36 A.D. I hope this helps. God bless, Good News Minister If hell fire is false and if self-awareness after death is also false, then Jesus is using false doctrines to teach a truth. Parables illustrate truth. If it is a parable what does the consciousness after death symbolize? Also, what does the agony in flame symbolize? Are they not real? |
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2 | The Rich Man and Lazarus... | Luke 16:23 | Radioman2 | 86035 | ||
If hell fire is false and if self-awareness after death is also false, then Jesus is using false doctrines to teach a truth. Parables illustrate truth. | ||||||
3 | The Rich Man and Lazarus... | Luke 16:23 | goodnewsminister | 87813 | ||
Radioman, Jesus would never use 'false doctrines' to illustrate truth. Parables are just that, parabolic in nature, meaning that they have a different meaning from what is said. The Rich Man represented the Nation of Israel, the Jews, the ones who should have been the priestly class and co-rulers with Christ in His Kingdom. Lazarus represented us, all of us Gentiles who were 'without hope and without God in the world', yes, figuratively the Jewish nation 'died and in hell'- haven't they been through hell since they rejected Christ at His first coming? History attests to this, yes, they have! Look at WWII and the Holocaust, yes, they have been receiving of the Lord DOUBLE for all their sins. Yet, the Gospel has been abounding among the Gentiles, and although we try, they have been BLINDED BY GOD and therefore, cannot see the Truth in Jesus Christ. Let's not be so quick to accuse Jesus of 'false doctrine', if He is your Savior, as He is mine, then we should not make such comments as these. If anyone is wrong, it's one of us and not Him. In Christian Love, The Good News Minister |
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