Yes ALWAYS. It's amazing I've lived 20 minutes from where he began his ministry in Ligonier Pennsylvania for 50 years and never heard of him until recently. I'm so grateful I found him tho. Have a blessed Saturday sister. 🙏😇
Yes, he gave a good sermon as a protestant pastor. In place of Moses and for Redemption of all souls, Our Lord instituted His Church (Matt 16:18-19) and sent them to teach to OBSERVE ALL He commanded and baptize for salvation of souls until the end of the world (Matt 28:19-20, Mark 16:16). One, Holy, Catholic, Apostolic Church is the One Our Lord founded and remains always until the end of the world together with the Holy Spirit (John 14:16-17). To be saved therefore, one MUST follow the teachings of the Catholic Church and observe them and be baptized by receiving the Sacrament of Baptism administered by the Church (John 3:5) which makes the baptized a member of the Church. Our Lord is the Head of the Church, which is His Body and Bride whom He saves (Eph 5:23). People, who follow protestant churches who reject the Catholic Church and, thus, Our Lord Himself, are not a member of Our Lord's Body. Our Lord said "Whoever listens to you listens to Me. Whoever rejects you rejects Me and rejects the One who sent Me (Luke 10:16; John 13:20; Matt 10:40)." Why remain outside the Catholic Church, Our Lord's Only Fold (John 10:16), and risk your eternal salvation? Come to His Sheepfold quickly, before it is too late (for the Satanic reign of the Antichrist is imminent now), so that you may hear His Voice, know and follow Him, and be saved by Him (John 10:27-28). Amen!
Terrifying parable. Humbles me soo much and is a powerful gut check on where my heart is. On the pleasures of the world or the serving the needy to show Christs love. Oh I need this to remind myself !
I love R.C. Sproul's teaching style. It has been a real blessing to me in his videos and his books. I miss him being here with us. He was a really good Bible teacher. God has used R.C. to help me learn sound doctrine from God's Holy written Word.
It's terrifying to think deeply about yourself being in the position of the rich man. The crushing feeling of hopelessness, regret, fear, anguish, sorrow, etc. That would indeed multiply with every seemingly endless second that passed.
This man is one of the best biblical teacher s and theologian I have ever listened to. Thank you, Lord that you provide for your people by sending them your servants such as R.C. Sproul to clarify issues.
Thank you pastor for the great and urgent message which has a crucial lesson of seeking GOD while He may be found and calling on Him while He is nigh. Thank you.
Even though Lazarus was poor and needy, he stored up His treasure in heaven and got riches and comforts in heaven in the presence of God forever. The rich man had an assurance of heaven (a false one) and had all the luxuries/comforts of this life and ended up poor, needy, empty, destitute in hell with torment. What we believe about God and if truth rules in our hearts means everything. Thank you Lord Jesus for the gospel.
Farisees believed that if you were poor and sick was because you were despised by God. And oposite rich and healthy were OK with God. Jesus SHOCKED THEM with this story. This passage and Luke 20.9-18 (the husbandmen and the vineyard) are frightening to dead. God bless you all.
Very good sermon. I wish that R.C would have gone deeper to the name Lazarus which means "He who trusted the Lord." That would explain the parable much much better.
Many think poverty etc is not of God but God never promised riches on earth . Many are the affliction of the righteous but the lord delivers out of them all . Whereas the ungodly don't have that blessing ; to be delivered
Whether it is a parable, or a direct teaching; Lord Jesus always stressed a valuable lesson that would rewards us both in this life here, and the hereafter. Rich man, and Lazarus’ history, reminds us, the open, and the hidden records of every one written in the books will only determine the course of our eternity. (Revelation. 20:12.)
Romans 9-11 has a very happy ending: "God has consigned all to disobedience, that He may have mercy on all. … From Him, and through Him and to Him are all things." (Romans 11:32,36a)
This is a parable because Abraham is dead and in the grave he’s not alive notice what the Jews said to Jesus: John 8:51-53 KJV “Verily, verily, I say unto you, If a man keep my saying, he shall never see death. 52 Then said the Jews unto him, Now we know that thou hast a devil. Abraham is dead, and the prophets; and thou sayest, If a man keep my saying, he shall never taste of death. 53 Art thou greater than our father Abraham, which is dead? and the prophets are dead: whom makest thou thyself?”
@@donclowers7666 Well if you read the Beginning of Luke 16 Jesus tells a parable of stewardship using the exact same words Notice: Luke 16:1 KJV - “And he said also unto his disciples, THERE WAS A CERTAIN RICH MAN, which had a steward; and the same was accused unto him that he had wasted his goods.” Now notice this one: Luke 16:19-20 KJV “THERE WAS A CERTAIN RICH MAN, which was clothed in purple and fine linen, and fared sumptuously every day [20]And there was a certain beggar named Lazarus, which was laid at his gate, full of sores” furthermore Jesus didn’t name the rich man, and how can a water drop from the tip of the finger cool the tongue especially when you in hell fire. This doesn’t make sense if you believe the Rich nan and Lazarus is a real story
Yeah, Agreed 💯👌.!! Many Serious Bible teachers and Research Scholars are of the same opinion that Jesus NEVER named names in any single parables He taught in all the Gospels.!! In my 27Years of Bilical studies and teachings, I understood that the story of the Rich man and Lazarus in Luke 16:19-31, is an Actual Event and Not a parable.!! Ex Hindu witness of Christ from India 🇮🇳.!!✝️🫠👀🕎♎️🙋♂️
@@sozo1020 You don’t understand what Jesus mean when he said that. In John chapter 8 Notice what the Jews said to Jesus John 8:51-54 KJV “Verily, verily, I say unto you, If a man keep my saying, he shall never see death. [52] THEN SAID THE JEWS unto him, Now we know that thou hast a devil. Abraham is dead, and the prophets; and thou sayest, If a man keep my saying, he shall never taste of death. [53] Art thou greater than our father Abraham, which is dead? and the prophets are dead: whom makest thou thyself? [54] Jesus answered, If I honour myself, my honour is nothing: it is my Father that honoureth me; of whom ye say, that he is your God” If Abraham was in heaven Jesus would have corrected them; furthermore how many men of God kept the sayings of God that are dead? What about David? Is he in Heaven? Notice what Peter said Acts 2:29 & 34 KJV “Men and brethren, let me freely speak unto you of the patriarch David, that he is both dead and buried, and his sepulchre is with us unto this day. [34] For David is not ascended into the heavens: but he saith himself, The Lord said unto my Lord, Sit thou on my right hand.
This has always been a difficult passage. Not because of its teaching on hell, but because it seems it would be easy for unbelievers to misunderstand and think that Lazarus (and, by extension, all poor people) went to heaven BECAUSE he had been poor in this life and the rich man (and, by extension, all rich people) went to hell BECAUSE he had been rich in this life.
@@Ahgsb456That's not what Scripture means; Abraham was physically rich and is definitely in heaven; likewise Job, who God made rich again after being tested. Also, Paul knew "how to be abased and how to abound." See also 1 Timothy 6:17-19
@@1Corinthians6Verses9thru11 Luke 6:24 "woe to you who are rich, for you have received your consolation". This is said after Luke 6:20 "blessed are you who are poor, for yours is the kingdom of God". How more obvious you want God's word to be!?
@@Ahgsb456Who are you to condemn a man to Hell? Are you God?? I believe the Bible also says that all who believe/call on the name of the LORD Jesus Christ will be saved. You must break away this hardened heart friend..
Such a great reminder for the meditation of our hearts to perennially consider eternity, timeless, everlasting joy in Christ or endless searing and torment in hell (Ps 19.14, 90.12)
@@ws775the rich man is in the land of torments. The lake of fire is empty right now the same as paradise nobody is in heaven yet we will be in paradise as Jesus said to the thief on the cross truly I say to you, you will be with me in paradise this day. As the thief said to jesus remember me when you come into your glory. He understood he was a sinner needing jesus.
🎯 Key Takeaways for quick navigation: 00:10 🛡️ The parable of the rich fool warns against trusting in riches and possessions. 00:33 🤖 The parable of Dives and Lazarus focuses on hell and contrasts the lives of a rich man and a beggar. 02:42 💼 The rich man in the parable asks Abraham to send Lazarus to his brothers to warn them of their fate. 04:43 🛡️ The rich man lived in opulence, while Lazarus was covered in sores and relied on the scraps from the rich man's table. 09:43 🌍 There is an unbridgeable chasm between heaven and hell, indicating that there is no chance for redemption after death. 11:14 🛡️ The rich man, now tormented in hell, asks Abraham for just a drop of water to relieve his suffering. 13:07 💼 There is no hope for release from hell and no opportunity for a second chance or repentance. 15:19 🌍 Abraham emphasizes that there is no bridge between heaven and hell, and that there is no entitlement to a second chance. 18:32 💼 The rich man asks for Lazarus to be sent to his brothers to warn them of the consequences of their actions. 20:37 💼 Abraham rejects the rich man's request and states that if his brothers do not listen to Moses and the prophets, they will not be persuaded even if someone rises from the dead. 21:57 🤖 Jesus warns that those who do not listen to the words of Moses, the prophets, and Himself are unlikely to listen even if He rises from the dead. Made with HARPA AI
this story goes beyond a parable! if you read where Jesus was about to speak in parables, he would announce ...behold the parable of...this was more than a parable, it actually took place at some certain point in time. note how Jesus did not say, behold the parable of....he stated, "And he said also unto his disciples, There was a certain rich man" a true story that happened long ago. but the implication is still the same!
There is no hell, that’s ridiculous! I guess you believe you’re going to be like Lazarus and get to watch them suffering! You poor people, to believe such things.
I always loved to listen to R.C.Sproul, a man of God rightly dividing The Word of God. But in this case of Rich man, and Lazarus, he has mistaken. It is not a parable, but a actual facts about these two people’s death and after incidents. (Rich man, and Lazarus.)
To those insisting Jesus is narrating a true event, rather than a parable or other illustration: do you really think anyone in hell can just yell across the chasm to people in heaven? What kind of heaven do you envision living in if the screams of the damned are constantly heard? Jesus was illustrating that the Jews would reject him even after his resurrection. There are far too many verses about the afterlife that conflict with this story if it truly is a narration of real events.
If I have told you earthly things, and ye believe not, how shall ye believe, if I tell you of heavenly things? And no man hath ascended up to heaven, but he that came down from heaven, even the Son of man which is in heaven. John 3:12-13 Jesus has said no one is in heaven, do you believe Him? All that are in their graves are waiting for the return of Christ: The first resurrection.
Everyone who is seeing this Video is richer than the rich man in the parabel. So we all have a Problem with hell. And we are looking for help from others also going to hell. Will that help? So the Problem gets bigger. So maybe we should look at this parabel in another way.
Is the parable of Lazarus and the rich man based on reality or just a story of Jesus to compare the life of a rich man and the poor beggar in another life, Because how can a rich man talk to Abraham in hell and I thought the judgement will only happen at the end of days, and before the jidgement all the dead are not aware of anything..
There are many clues in the parable* of Lazarus and the Rich Man that, instead of contrasting the saved vs. unsaved, it's contrasting the treatment of Jews vs. Gentiles in the gospel age^, when the tables would be turned**: 1. Rich Man -- is never directly accused of a sin (only of being wealthy)^^ 2. Lazarus -- is never described as righteous (only of being a beggar)* * * 3. Purple -- indicates royalty (chosenness) 4. Fine linen -- was for Jewish priests (Exodus 28:39) 5. Abraham -- why is he in this parable at all? Because it specifically concerns Judaism. 6. Father Abraham -- described as "Father" 7. Flame -- the flame is singular -- not plural -- strongly suggesting this isn't about literal hell 8. Five Brothers -- The 5 FULL-blooded brothers of Judah were Reuben, Simeon, Levi, Issachar & Zebulun (Gen. 35:23) 9. Moses & Prophets -- The Jewish people had Moses and the prophets 10. Not Convinced by One Rising from the Dead -- a prophecy of Christ's pending resurrection, which his Jewish audience would become very familiar with but would not heed (for the most part) * It follows the parables of the Lost Sheep, the Lost Coin, the Prodigal Son and the Unjust Steward, strongly suggesting that it, too, is a parable. So does one drop of water being able to help in this situation. ^ In the gospel age, Israel is partially hardened by God (Rom. 11:25), while Gentiles are included in the church. ** None of this excuses centuries of anti-semitism, but this parable appears to predict it. ^^ The Rich Man's material wealth represents his belonging to the chosen people, and having the written revelation of God (Hebrew scriptures). * * * Lazarus represents Gentiles who were beggars in the sense that they were lacking truth about God, due to God's chosen people not having shared it with them. (Consider the unjust steward in the parable immediately preceding this one, and Jesus overturning tables at the temple.) It's also been argued that since "Lazarus" means "helped by God," this implies his righteousness, but that conclusion doesn't follow. For more, see Bryan T. Huie's _Lazarus and the Rich Man_ article
Luke.10:30-37. Is it a parable or a story? 1. A man was Travelling from Jerusalem to Jericho, is a wadi, a lonely rout. 2. A Priest, and a Levite are a regular travellers. 3. Samaritan, a byword to degrade a Jew. 4. People had already nicknamed Jesus as Samaritan,(John.8:48): its an incident that took place in the beginning of Jesus’ ministry. Let us put each of the segments in its slot:- Three people’s identity is hidden here. The traveller, the Priest, and the Levite. Thieves have done their job to their colleague. Priest and the Levite failed in their duty. Samaritan nursed the wounded man, and took him on his beast to the inn. The wounded man was Judas Iscariot, the first disciple Jesus chose. (Psalms.41:9) Jesus gave him the money bag to stop his melancholy chorus of loosing money.(John. 12:4-6.,13:29.) The good Samaritan, we know it is our Lord Jesus Christ. I leant this from Him only.
Depends how one with wealth Distributes it Zaccheus gave half to the poor Voluntarily without being asked Yet the rich young ruler was told by Jesus to sell all he had And give to the poor Different situations!
God says," They should believed Moses and the prophets,If not, neither will they be persuaded though one rose from the dead !" That is how most christians are not persuaded by being stuck on trinity doctrine, they strongly dinied Moises and the Prophets, unlike the apostles did not hesitate to preach that Jehovah raised Jesus from the graves, Acts, 5:28-31, based on Moises and the prophets, Deut,32:39 /1st, Sam, 2:6-7 / 2nd, Kings 5:7,
Exactly. This is not a parable. This is an actual account of two people dying. There was three people named in this account. Lazarus, Moses, and Abraham. Jesus did not name people in parables.
Jesus did not tell it as a parable but a factual event since personal noun has been used in the context.. real persons were involve in that case ..the main idea of this passage is about ones best life... Where are your best life ? Here and now or hereafter? For jesus It doesnt matter whats your situation here and now, whats important is the eternal destiny of ones soul .
The elephant in the room exists for everyone who does not understand this as a parable, not a dialogue or narrative. As a parable what is it teaching and what is it not teaching? In the parable the meaning of the word "laid" in relation to the beggar may be very important. The Greek word translated laid is ballo which means to throw, cast, or put. So it seems that no one treated him this beggar nicely, which may be a secondary stress point for Jesus. As I read this several years ago it struck me that the beggar was transported upon physical death to what the Jews would consider as heaven and I asked myself "who paid for his sin debt?" that he was taken to heaven by angels. Was the beggar perfect? No. Was the beggar righteous? No. So, how did he get to heaven? In realizing this and realizing that it was a parable I then realized that the beggar going to heaven was not the key to this parable. So what is? Do remember one thing though, R. C. never preached the social gospel so that is not the key point.
Hi believers, Bob the awesome atheist here. It is immoral to tell others god, sin, heaven, hell, miracles or answered prayer are real! The year is 2023 - time to do your research. Try the best of Sean Carroll or Christopher Hitchens, two of my favorite.
Parables to do not contain names. That is a story of 2 people that lived completely different lives 1 rich and would not help his neighbor and Lazarus that was poor and hungry and got spit on and nobody would help him. The rich man had his reward likewise Lazarus he had his terrible times on earth.
There are millions of people suffering right now and yet here we all are living in luxury unknown to the wealthy back in biblical days, no electricity. No refrigeration, modern medicine, air conditioning, central heat, indoor plumbing, dentistry and what do we do? Do we go without a vacation, that new car, the home with four bathrooms, swimming pools, going out to dinner, getting fat! This story falls on deaf ears but the homosexuals. Don't we love to point fingers at them and why? Did we make a decision to be heterosexuals? Was there any cost to our decision. No!
Jesus died for our sins, for the forgiveness of all sins. Dives' capital sin was that he was rich. So when he died, that sin was not forgiven, but instead he was made to roast in hell forever, with no hope of redemption. Larazus on the other hand had the bad fortune that he was poor. Being human, he probably committed some sins too, but these were all forgiven at his death. How does this fit with the idea with a just God? It seems unfair to me. And how rich am I allowed to be so as not to be condemned to hell immediately? Will I really have to give away everything I have and become a beggar myself, just like that's what Jesus told the other rich man he has to do in order to get to Heaven. If someone is considered rich for owing something, or owing more than someone else and that is the gravest sin, then who can ever have the hope to enter Heaven? I'm disappointed with Sproul's sermon here, he doesn't look at any of these points. This parable needs more than just reading and re-enacting it, like he did here.
at the time the parable was delivered the people of God were technically still under the old covenant, Jesus was using terms they were familiar with, Moses and the prophets, ets, referring to the law of Moses, and the prophecies of the major and minor prophets of the Old Testament.
And now we have to listen to the teachings of the One, Holy, Catholic, Apostolic Church Our Lord founded on the Apostles (Matt 16:18-19) and sent for Redemption of souls until the end of the world (Matt 28:20, Mark 16:16).
@@godwinfofung8109 Do you know that 'scripture alone' is a lie made up by Luther to justify his rebellion against the Catholic Church whose Head is Our Lord (Eph 5:23)? Please find it in the Bible. You will not find it because it is not biblical. Do you not see the hypocrisy? And Bible clearly states that Our Lord instituted His Church on the Apostles (Rev 21:14) with St. Peter as their leader and His Vicar (Pope) on earth vesting him His Authority by giving him the keys to the Kingdom of Heaven (Matt 16:18-19), and sent them to all nations to teach all people, down to the end of the world, to OBSERVE ALL He commanded and baptize for salvation of souls (Matt 28:19-20). And Our Lord said, "Whoever believes and baptized will be saved. Whoever does not believe will be condemned (Mark 16:16)." Which category do you want to belong? Is the Bible not clear enough for you? Please recall that protestant churches did not even exist before Luther, a wretched man, founded his in AD 1524 after rejecting the Catholic Church and Her Head, Our Lord (Eph 5:23). Our Lord said "Whoever listens to you listens to Me. Whoever rejects you rejects Me and rejects the One who sent Me (Luke 10:16; John 13:20; Matt 10:40)." Why remain outside the Catholic Church, Our Lord's Only Fold (John 10:16), His Body and Bride, whom He saves (Eph 5:23), and risk your eternal salvation?
Disagree on "dogs lick wound to comfort". The dogs (dangerous unclean wild dogs) lick as they lick their food, Lazarus was treated as food for dogs. He compare his household pet dog lick his wound to wild dogs lick Lazarus's wound is just ridiculous.
If anyone believes this is a real story and not a parable please give scripture to prove it? and as a bonus give evidence that Lazarus is the one spoken of in John 11. (Which some actually believe)
The story begins at Luke 16:19 where Jesus is speaking to the Pharisees. Although a parable Jesus is speaking of two men who actually lived. In the story there are two sides of paradise separated by a gulf. Lazarus the godly beggar dies and his spirit (spiritual body/soul) enters paradise and resides on the Godly side of the gulf. He is in the loving arms of Abraham. The rich man dies and enters paradise on the ungodly side of the gulf and is in a state of mental torment. He is in hell. It is commonly taught in many churches that hell is a burning pit where the soul spends eternity roasting on a burning pit screaming in pain forever and ever. This is a Greek concept. It is not true. The two men in the story choose to go to their appropriate side of the gulf. They are not sent there. The ungodly side (hell) is where Jesus goes when he was murdered on the cross. He preaches to the captives and many of them believe in him and our saved and therefore our transported over the gulf to be with Abraham. All human beings when they die go to paradise and reside there until the White Throne Judgement. The story of what hell is like is found in the book of Psalms. This presentation is highly enjoyable even though a bit wordy.
It's not a parable! That's a true event. Jesus never used name's in parables. Any time Jesus would teach using a parable he would say "what shall we liken the kingdom of heaven unto" or " the kingdom of heaven is liken unto" then he would teach the parable. It doesn't say anywhere that he was carried there by friends? He makes alot of assumptions? Just teach what it actually says
Nowhere in scripture does Jesus or anyone say this was a parable. It wasn't. The reason Jesus mentioned the poor man Lazarus by name, is that no one would have known him as sadly being poor he was an outcast. The rich man everyone would have known by name, probably a pharisee, maybe? But thats the reason I believe the rich man wasn't named but the poor man was. But certainly not a parable, its fact true story Jesus was telling the people.
@@ws775 Yes, and as I aaid the reason Jesus never named him is that everyone would have known him, he was rich. No one would have know poor Lazarus, he would have been a nobody in his day, so Jesus could name him. Jesus never said it was a parable. If he told a parable, the bible alway said, and he told them this parable. When it came to the rich man and Lazarus, Jesus started there was a rich man ect. Its not a parable, but a factual story.
There's no place where it says that this was a parable , some " theologians like to add to the Word of God. some forgot they were servants of God oh no "I am an authority of the word of God lol
It is absolutely absurd to assume it it true. The angels carried Lazarus? How many angels does it take to carry a mans finger? We are told this took place during the intermediate state in which a disembodied spirit or soul transmigrate to another place. The rich man was buried, but he had a tongue there?
In the Calvinist view what happens to those people who are comparatively good (in the horizontal plane, I concede), but who haven’t accepted Christ as they haven’t been elected to do so? If it’s not grace it’s justice, I understand, but is there any consolation for someone like Dante’s virtuous pagan?
No such thing as a "virtuous pagan", even Christians have "nothing good" in their own "flesh ( ie sinful nature)" (see Romans 7); however Peter I do believe, gives at least part of an answer to, for instance, those who died before hearing the Gospel preached to them (prior to Christ's earthly ministry); He went (*before His physical resurrection) and preached to spirits in Hades who were previously disobedient; and furthermore, Scripture indicates that "For the gospel has for this purpose been preached even to those who are dead, that though they are judged in the flesh as people, they may live in the spirit according to the will of God." (See 1 Peter 3 & 4) I'm not saying that everbody gets this kind of second chance after death; but that at least, there seems to be this one situation, where there seems to be an exception to this rule.
This is not teaching. It is story telling with excess elaborating and grimacing. No expository examination of the passage is given. No explanation of all the details and elements of the story. Jesus was telling them something here and it was not a scary story about hell.
Why does he call this otherwise excellent sermon a parable? Almost no evangelical calls this a parable. It's not called a parable by Jesus. There are named people in it (no parables have this feature). To call it a parable is incorrect and gives ammo to the JWs, Mormons, 7th Day's, and other non-orthodox groups.
That’s correct. Parable in Greek is parallel ball. It’s a story that moves alongside the real story. This was the real story with real people and real events. It’s not a parallel ball.
This speaker places Abraham and Lazarus in heaven at 18:48. Please, anyone, explain how Abraham and Lazarus got into heaven before the cross. The blood of Christ cannot be spread before it is shed. Where in the text is Paradise in heaven before the cross? This man knows nothing about Old Testament salvation. Does he feel Abraham got into heaven based on his works?
Limbo (sheol - limbo and purgatory). Evangelicals have a limited view of the afterlife. Jews, Catholics and the Orthodox do not only believe in heaven and hell. Although all souls will eventually be in heaven or in hell! Limbo or purgatory was the place where the just or saved, if you like, went before Jesus' redemptive sacrifice!
@dangndox6687 to tell you the truth I don't take folks who just sat things like "read your Bible" very seriously. If they can't note the chapter and verse, and make their point with scripture; I assume they are shallow, just repeating what they've heard. A real Bible student realizes Abraham's salvation was nothing like ours today. There were several years between the time he was deemed righteous and then justified. These are things that happen to us in the same moment. Abraham was not placed in Christ as we are. Abraham was not indwelt by the Holy Spirit as we are. Abraham had no security of salvation as we do. Just read your Bible and you will discover these things. A few things to note in Heb chapter 11: by faith Abel offered...vs 4; by faith Noah prepared an ark....vs 7; by faith Abraham went out...vs8. Do you have to offer sacrifices? Do you have to build something? Do you have to leave your homeland? The only one who resembles our method of salvation is Enoch who had to do nothing. (The exception always proves the rule.)
@dangndox6687 I'm beginning to feel your just a drive by stone thrower who really has very little Biblical knowledge. Are you just repeating what someone else has told you? If so, be very careful because most folks theology is built around "catch" phrases with very little Bible in their statements. Again, just a very simple question for you to prove your position: Why did not Abraham go straight to Heaven upon his physical death? You say "keep reading your Bible (a bit condescending don't you think?) God and His Gospel are outside of time." However we see the account of Abraham and Lazarus in Luke 16 are in man's time. My advice to you is to start reading your Bible and stop listening to whomever it is your following.
Tell jw this. Jesus wouldn't teach us with a lie of a parable like this. If Hades doesn't have torment of fire then this parable is a lie & unnecessary way to tell us of simply "metaphorical" fire & torment. Lies from those who just don't want it
The anagorical story about the Rich man and Lazarus the beggar targeted two LIVING GROUPS in Jesus' day. No one has conversations after they die. Or for that matter take trips. The dead do not exist as God decreed at Genesis 3:19. The 'death' was a change in the status quo between these two groups.
@@msimisimasuku3922 : Why not read the account. That was not real. Moses and Elijah are DEAD. They do not exist. Here are Jesus' words to help understand this. Matthew 17:9 As they were descending from the mountain, Jesus commanded them: “Tell the VISION to no one until the Son of man is raised up from the dead.” It was a VISION. Not something that really happened.
Am a fan of R.C. Sproul. Unfortunately like so many from the pulpit today, R.C Sproul totally missed the mark. "Without a parable did He speak." Jesus always leaves clues. Who had five brothers, who was the man with no name? What prophecy was fulfilled with "the dogs came and licked his sores?" This parable had nothing to do with any hell whatsoever.
@@contemplate-Matt.G There are not too many like us, are there. You didn't get that detail from the pulpit. We are very close with what you have found. I was waiting to see how your understanding of this prophecy was? "The dogs came and licked his sores?" If you are interested I will give you the reference verse. You may be surprised.
@@james-cq3mi It has to do with the Samaritan woman who simply wanted the crumbs from the Jews table. I didn't include that in my vids though to keep them short. People these days have no attention span. Have you watched them?
@@contemplate-Matt.G No, I was talking about the part where the dog's came. As far as the crumbs, I see that this way. • (Crumbs from the table). Unheeded shadows of the law, prophecies of the prophets, that positively identified Jesus as the Christ. The rich man brushed these crumbs away from the table, unimportant, unnecessary and a threat to his power.
Sermon. All good, until the end when you expect him to give the Gospel, talk about Jesus. Instead, he ends up with the Law: May God help us to believe that Bible while in this life here. 😑😔
All wrong. No such place as hell and no such thing as "everlasting torment." Here's why. What this video poster is doing is rewording the Word of God like this... "The wages of sin is *not* death, it's eternal life in everlasting torment." This, by design, now counters Ro.6:23. "The wages of sin death." Every person without exception has been given, by such false preaching, everlasting life. Eternal life. So where does such preaching come from? Very simple... God told Adam the day he eats of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, "You will *surely* die," but Satan reworded that to our first parents when saying... "You will *not* surely die." Be careful where you get your doctrine from. Furthermore, the scheme of there being a hell comes from the ancient Greek philosophers whereas Plato gets the lion share of the credit for forming such nonsense. The Pharisees believed Plato which can easily be seen in Luke 16:19-31, and so did the translators of English Bibles. If you're still not wise then you believe that Jesus is countering His own doctrine being it is He who decreed death, not eternal life, is the wages of sin, but death, and that we all die is proof enough there is no such place as hell. There's one more high blasphemy in preaching Plato associated with preaching his hell... those so doing are subtly preaching the Savior Jesus Christ is *not* risen. Satan wins twice. He finally got rid of Christ for 11 thousand years from the Garden until Pentecost... very simple and very subtle... banishment to hell for eternity is the wage sin pays sinners dying in their sins. Christ paid the penalty and Himself receives those wages in place of every sinner He saves. Well, to meet the requirement of justice, Christ can *never* be risen because false preachers, with their false preaching of Satan's eternal life scheme for all mankind, forbids Christ to ever pay the penalty of hell in full. Wake up and study thoroughly before you preach Satan's gospel of everlasting life for all mankind, marrying it to Plato's hell.
The demon possessed man fell before Jesus and the demons said “ Son of man, have you come to torment us before the appointed time? How does that square with what you said? Not asking in a malicious way either my friend
@@johnnichols2710 Fair comment/question. Thank you. First, when are we to believe as Divine truth the recorded words of demons? That's what Adam did... believe the demon. We would be taking the word of a demon as Divine truth if we believed a demon. No, we are to believe the Word of God who already decreed to Adam he would surely die. Next. Do not fail to consider that God decreed..."You will surely die." After that, the demon changed that to "You will *not* surely die." Lies always corrupt the truth which came *first.* Furthermore, here are a few passages which plainly teach there is no such place as an afterlife for the wicked. Ecc.12:7; Isa.26:14; Ro.6:23 et al. Next, all persons who ever lived *must* have everlasting life to live past death in order to accommodate there being a hell full of immortals suffering forever. You're required to prove eternal life dwells in every person before he even becomes saved, if he becomes saved at all. Then, there is no such thing as death and God was lying to Adam, and us... didn't the demon in the Garden teach that to our first parents saying... "You will *not* surely die." Hell is the concoction of Greek philosophy ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-8p2ZL0aszZc.html Satan uses the thought he planted in man's mind in the Garden to give reason to the unbelievers to hate Christ all the more, and it worked. If you will persist in the false belief of eternal life being in all persons, saved and lost alike, the do the right thing and be consistent in your witnessing saying... "The wages of sin is eternal life after death." Study then to show yourself approved unto God.
I stumbled on this teaching and listened and waited for him to shift gear and give meaning to the word but nothing a Meer blood thinning story! And just repeating the passage over again not explaining that the king was not merciful and humane to share his goods, maybe rc had the same wealthy life he couldn't comprehend the meaning behind this parable he was a false teacher, jesus said blessed are you who are poor, for the kingdom of God is yours luke,6:20-26
You can't just read isolated passages. This whole section starts in Chapter 15 which says: 1 Now the tax collectors and sinners were all drawing near to hear him. 2 And the Pharisees and the scribes grumbled, saying, “This man receives sinners and eats with them.” 3 So he told them this parable: 4 “What man of you, having a hundred sheep... And then follows the parables of the lost sheep, lost coin, prodigal son, various others, until it gets to the one about Lazarus. A parable is a story used to teach a lesson. It can be something made up or something that actually happened. Instead of focusing on that, focus on the POINT being made here!
If Christ was authenticating the truth of Hades in this parable, (never taught in the Old Testament), then the atheists are correct and Jesus Christ is myth. The way that atheists see it, the idea of the Jewish afterlife "progressed" from sleep in Sheol (OT), to a Greek-inspired Hades (1 Enoch; Judith) during the period between the testaments (which Christ adopted), to a literal fiery lake where people burn forever (Augustine). And, since Christ authenticated the Greek Hades in 1 Enoch, he refuted the Old Testament Sheol, being just another rabbi aligned with the idea of the afterlife of his time and not of Scripture.