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NASB | Luke 16:19 ¶ "Now there was a rich man, and he habitually dressed in purple and fine linen, joyously living in splendor every day. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Luke 16:19 ¶ "Now there was a certain rich man who was habitually dressed in expensive purple and fine linen, and celebrated and lived joyously in splendor every day. |
Subject: Where is Paradise of Luke 23:43? |
Bible Note: Interesting question on Luke 16:19.. "16:22 Abraham’s bosom. Figurative language for paradise, or the presence of God (23:43; 2 Cor. 12:4). 16:23 In Hades. The unseen world in general, but specifically here the abode of the unsaved dead between death and judgment at the great white throne (Rev. 20:11-15). See note on Eph. 4:9. In this saying the Lord taught (1) conscious existence after death, (2) the reality and torment of hell, (3) no second chance after death, and (4) the impossibility of the dead communicating with the living (v. 26). The two men in this story illustrate two different lives, two different deaths, and two different destinies." (Ryrie Study Bible) "Abraham’s bosom was the blessed place of the dead. Angelic escorts for the dead were also known in Judaism. This verse indicates that the dead know their fate immediately. 16:23 Note the reversal of fortune from vv. 19–21. Here the rich man was suffering and Lazarus was at peace. Hades in the Old Testament was the place where the dead are gathered. It is also called in Ps. 16:10; 86:13. In the New Testament, Hades is often mentioned in a negative context (see 10:15; Matt. 11:23; 16:18). Hades is where the unrighteous dead dwell. is the place where final judgment occurs (see 12:5; Matt. 5:22). 16:24 I am tormented: The rich man desired relief from his suffering. The image of thirst for the experience of judgment is common (see Isa. 5:13; 65:13; Hos. 2:3)." (Nelson NKJV Study Bible) "Bosom Mat 8:11; cp. James 2:5 LUKE 16:23 Hell The Greek word 'hades', like its Hebrew equivalent, 'sheol', is used in two ways: (1) To indicate the condition of the unsaved between death and the great white throne judgment (Rev 20:11-15). Luke 16:23-24 shows that the lost in hades are conscious, possess full use of their faculties, memory, etc., and are in torment. This continues until the final judgment of the lost (2 Pet 2:9), when all the unsaved, and hades itself, will be cast into the lake of fire (Rev 20:13-15). (2) To indicate, in general, the condition of all departed human spirits between death and the resurrection. This usage is found occasionally in the O.T. but rarely, if ever, in the N.T. (cp. Gen 37:35; 42:38; 44:29, 31). It should not lead anyone to think that there is a possibility of change from one state to the other after death, for v. 23 shows that when the unsaved man who was in hades saw Abraham and Lazarus, they were “afar off,” and v. 26 states that between the two places there is a great chasm fixed, so that no one can cross from one to the other. Some interpreters think that Eph 4:8-10 indicates that a change in the place of the departed believers occurred at the resurrection of Christ. It is certain that now all who are saved go at once into the presence of Christ (2 Cor 5:8; Phil 1:23). Jesus told the penitent thief: “Today shalt thou be with me in paradise” (Luke 23:43). Paul was “caught up to the third heaven into paradise” (2 Cor 12:1-4). Paradise is a place of great joy and bliss, but this bliss is not complete until the spirit is reunited with a glorified body at the resurrection of the just (1 Cor 15:51-54; 1 Th 4:16-17). Though both sheol and hades are sometimes translated “grave” (cp. Gen 37:35; 1 Cor 15:55), they never indicate a burial place but, rather, the state of the spirit after death. See also Hab 2:5, note. See Luke 16:23, note; cp. Hab 2:5, note. Torments Cp. Rev 14:11" (New Scofield Bible) |