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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). |
Bible Question: If death is just a sleep, why do some Christians believe that when we die, we go immediately to heaven or hell? Did Jesus call Lazarus back from death or from heaven? (John 11) |
Bible Answer: Dear Humility, the reason death for a christian is called sleep is because eternity for them is not death. The unsaved however will experience two deaths. The death from this earth and the death to eternity. Rev 20:6 Blessed and holy is the one who has a part in the first resurrection; over these the second death has no power, but they will be priests of God and of Christ and will reign with Him for a thousand years. Rom 6:23 For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord. Sincerely, Val |