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NASB | Luke 16:23 "In Hades he lifted up his eyes, being in torment, and *saw Abraham far away and Lazarus in his bosom. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Luke 16:23 "In Hades (the realm of the dead), being in torment, he looked up and saw Abraham far away and Lazarus in his bosom (paradise). |
Subject: Does Luke 16 use the term 'parable'? |
Bible Note: Blessings Tim, I have asked you to point to a scripture that proves that there is a conscious thought in death OTHER than the PARABLE of The Rich Man and Lazarus. What would you say then to 1) Matthew 21:28 "But what think ye? A CERTAIN man had two sons; and he came to the first, and said, Son, go work to day in my vineyard." and then a few verses down Jesus says, 2) Matthew 21:33 "Hear ANOTHER parable: There was a CERTAIN householder, which planted a vineyard, and hedged it round about, and digged a winepress in it, and built a tower, and let it out to husbandmen, and went into a far country..." Are these also Historical accounts? Did Jesus not speak to everyone EXCEPT the apostles in Parables? Why do you strain at a gnat yet swallow the camel that says it is historical? Surely there MUST be somewhere else in the bible that supports this theory of yours of a conscious thought in death? Don't you see, the Bible NEVER contradicts itself. If there is somewhere in the Bible that the Word of God seems to contradict itself, then the error is on our part. You cannot ignore the fact that there is no OTHER reference to the dead having a conscious thought. Jesus PLAINLY said "Lazarus is dead". I hate to speculate here but maybe they thought as you did about death and he needed to clarify it for them. So he CHOSE to say that Lazarus is sleeping and then Plainly tell them "Lazarus is dead." I asked you what the second death was to see what your thoughts were on it. There are 2 resurrections. One for the righteous(Rev 20:5,6) and one for the wicked (Rev 21:8) Chronologically, the righteous are resurrected when Jesus returns to gather the Dead and alive in Christ (1 Thes 4:16) FIRST where we spend a thousand years with him in Heaven. Then AFTER the thousand years, the wicked are resurrected to be Judged by us with Jesus. (1 Cor 6:3) After the Judgment, the wicked are cast into the Lake of Fire with Satan and all his angels. The wicked are burned and tormented for as long as it takes to burn up. Then they will be Burned forever like Sodom and Gomorrah. And they will stay burnt! Not come back to life nor live continually burning forever for all eternity like many believe. Else they would be immortal as well and God would be a liar (ref. Titus 1:2, Heb. 6:18). Dwell on these and please respond with verses. P.S. Lest there be any mistake, I am not one of those people that don't like to say when someone has died. I assure you that the dead are dead, be they wicked or righteous, and they all will be judged on even the hidden, secret things they thought and did. What I am saying is that no one is suffering in the hell that you believe in TODAY! To God be the glory, Phil "A Bible Student" |