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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: Greetings Biblestudent74! Why the resurrection? 1 Cor. 15:26 answers this question: "The last enemy to be destroyed is death." The resurrection is the final step in the process of salvation - it is a complete reversal and the effects and penalty of sin. Consider how Adam and Eve were created. They were both body and spirit - a living soul. At the resurrection, God reunites spirit and body. 1 Cor. 15:51 - "Listen, I tell you a mystery: We will not all sleep, but we will all be changed? 52 in a flash, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trumpet. For the trumpet will sound, the dead will be raised imperishable, and we will be changed. 53 For the perishable must clothe itself with the imperishable, and the mortal with immortality. 54 When the perishable has been clothed with the imperishable, and the mortal with immortality, then the saying that is written will come true: 'Death has been swallowed up in victory.' 55 'Where, O death, is your victory? Where, O death, is your sting?' 56 The sting of death is sin, and the power of sin is the law. 57 But thanks be to God! He gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ." The resurrection restores us and completely defeats death. When is the Judgement Day? According to Rev. 20:11-15 it will occur sometime after the Millenial reign of Christ. What is the Harvest spoken of by Jesus in Mt. 13:39? It could be a reference to the events immediately prior to the judgement or it could be a reference to the rapture. I think the latter fits best, and may be the events recorded in Rev. 14:14-20. Your Brother in Christ, Tim Moran |