Lucas 16

Lucas 16

Morgan - 180 page book, can be borrowed The Eternity of Hell Torments, by the late Rev. Jonathan Edwards - Revised and corrected by the Rev. C.E. De Coetlogon, A.M. 1788 Whatever Happened to Hell? - John Blanchard - 340 page book, can be borrowed Whatever Happened to Hell? - Jon E Braun - 216 page book, can be borrowed 5 ratings The Doctrine of Eternal Punishment - Harry Buis One Minute After You Die - Erwin Lutzer - 148 page book, can be borrowed One Minute After You Die - A Preview of Your final destination - 28 minute video by Dr Erwin Lutzer Luke 16:19-31 A Great Chasm Fixed - Steven Cole "Scholars debate whether Hades (and the Hebrew Sheol) was the abode of all the dead, with separate compartments for the righteous and the wicked, or whether it refers only to the place for the wicked dead. We can't be dogmatic about such specifics." His bottom line is essentially: Don't get distracted by details the parable doesn't settle. Get the main point — two destinies, fixed by your choices now, so repent and believe. Eight Myths about Hell Sam Storms (very interesting) Who will go to hell? | GotQuestions.org Does hell exist? | GotQuestions.org Is hell real? Is hell eternal? | GotQuestions.org Where is hell? What is the location of hell? | GotQuestions.org What does hell look like? How hot is hell? | GotQuestions.org Are there different levels of punishment in hell? | GotQuestions.org What kind of bodies will people have in hell? | GotQuestions.org Did God create hell? | GotQuestions.org How is eternity in hell a fair punishment for sin? | GotQuestions.org How is an eternity in hell a just punishment for only a human lifetime of sin? | GotQuestions.org How can a loving God send someone to hell? | GotQuestions.org Is hell literally a place of fire and brimstone? | GotQuestions.org What does it mean that hell is referred to as a lake of fire? | GotQuestions.org Does God love the people who are in hell? | GotQuestions.org Why does God send people to hell? | GotQuestions.org Questions about Heaven, Hell, and Eternity (All) | GotQuestions.org Luke 16:20 "And a poor man named Lazarus was laid at his gate, covered with sores, KJV Luke 16:20 And there was a certain beggar named Lazarus, which was laid at his gate, full of sores, And a poor man Luke 18:35-43; 1 Samuel 2:8; James 1:9; 2:5 covered with sores, Luke 16:21; Job 2:7; Ps 34:19; 73:14; Isaiah 1:6; Jer 8:22 Luke 16 Resources - Multiple Sermons and Commentaries Hell in W G T Shedd's Dogmatic Theology - one of the best on the subject of Hell Luke 16:19-31 A Great Chasm Fixed - Steven Cole Luke 16:19-31 A Testimony of One Surprised to be in Hell, Part 1 - John MacArthur Luke 16:19-31 A Testimony of One Surprised to be in Hell, Part 2 - John MacArthur Luke 16:19-31 A Testimony of One Surprised to be in Hell, Part 3 - John MacArthur Luke 16:19-31 A Testimony of One Surprised to be in Hell, Part 4 - John MacArthur Luke 16:19-31 A Testimony of One Surprised to be in Hell, Part 5 - John MacArthur And a poor man named Lazarus was laid at his gate, covered with sores - How ironic and fascinating that in life only a relatively "thin" gate separated these two men, the richest of the rich from the poorest of the poor, but in death they were separated by a great gulf or chasm which could not be traversed (Lk 16:26-note!) What would you do if a poor man were laid at your front door? Or on the corner of your street or cul-de-sac? Notice that the poor man never speaks. Jesus uses him to present the striking contrasts to the main character, the rich man. In other words, this story is not so much about the poor man's experience in Heaven but about the rich man's experience in Hell. The rich man is the one who speaks but not until he has arrived at his eternal destination in Hell. In fact in his speaking the rich man gives us the only testimony from Hell in all of the Bible which is why this story is so important. This is the only warning from an occupant of Hell in all of Scripture and it needs to be carefully heard and heeded! Poor (4434)(ptochos from ptosso = crouch, cringe, cower down or hide oneself for fear, a picture of one crouching and cowering like a beggar with a tin cup to receive the pennies dropped in!) is an adjective which describes one who crouches and cowers and is used as a noun to mean beggar. These poor were unable to meet their basic needs and so were forced to depend on others for daily sustenance. Classical Greek used the ptochos to refer to a person reduced to total destitution, who crouched in a corner begging. As he held out one hand for alms he often hid his face with the other hand, because he was ashamed of being recognized. Lazarus (2976) (Lazaros) from Hebrew elazar from el = God + 'azar = help) means "helped of God," "God helps," "whom God helps," "assistance of God." In fact God helped him so much in Luke 16 that He gave this poor man the help every soul needs, eternal life! The Greek is Lázaros is an abridged form of the Hebrew name Eleazar, with a Greek termination. In the Septuagint and Josephus we find the forms Eleazár , and Eleázaros. The name was common among the Jews. Two men are so named in the New Testament. One is the poor beggar in the parable (Luke 16:19ff.), and the other is the citizen of Bethany residing with his two sisters, Mary and Martha, where Christ frequently visited. He was the one whom Jesus raised from the dead (John 11:1ff.).