““The day came that the rich man also died. In hell he looked up from his torment and saw Abraham in the distance, and Lazarus the beggar was standing beside him in the glory. So the rich man shouted, ‘Father Abraham! Father Abraham! Have mercy on me. Send Lazarus to dip his finger in water and come to cool my tongue, for I am in agony in these flames of fire!’ “But Abraham responded, ‘My friend, don’t you remember? While you were alive, you had all you desired, surrounded in luxury, while Lazarus had nothing. Now Lazarus is in the comforts of paradise and you are in agony...”Abraham said to him, ‘If they won’t listen to Moses and the prophets, neither would they believe even if someone was raised from the dead!’ ”” (Luke 16:23-25, 31 TPT)
In Jesus’ Parable of the Rich Man and Lazarus, why did Lazarus the beggar go to Paradise and the rich man go to Hell?
It’s not because a person who suffered in his lifetime is automatically granted a one-way ticket to Heaven.
Neither does being rich disqualify a person from Heaven.
Lazarus is enjoying the comforts of Heaven whereas the rich man is tormented day and night in unquenchable flames—it’s not because one person lived morally better than the other.
If we read the last sentence of the parable, we will know the answer. It lies in the word “believe”.
Lazarus went to Heaven because he believed in the God of Israel. In his poverty, he probably prayed and asked Yahweh to be merciful to him.
On the other hand, the rich man did not believe. He only lived to satisfy the cravings of his flesh and failed to receive salvation through faith.
Like the last line of the parable hints, someone has really been raised from the dead—and His name is Jesus.
Do you believe that He is the Son of God, the one who died and rose again so that you would know that all your sins are paid for?
Don’t wait until you’re dead and the angels are forcibly dragging your spirit by the arms to toss you into Hell before you scream that Jesus is Lord. By then it’ll be too late.
You would join all those who are screaming in there endlessly because they spent a whole lifetime rejecting the atoning sacrifice of the Son of God, who suffered and died to pay for their sins.
The wages of sin is death, and there can only be two options: either you accept Jesus’ payment on your behalf, or you keep paying the price yourself—you can never finish paying it in Hell because sinning against God is an infinitely grievous offence.
You can’t cease to exist because your spirit is eternal, since you were made from the breath of the eternal God.
The deceased spirit of an unforgiven sinner can never go to Heaven because sin cannot remain in the holy God’s presence.
Whether you a poor or rich, you can still be saved simply by placing your faith in Jesus as your Lord.
Jesus loves you so much that He suffered cruel torture and bled Himself dry so that His sinless blood would make atonement for all your sins.
Don’t delay your day of salvation because a sinner’s life is so fragile. Just one microscopic virus can kill. One infected wound can kill.
If you sense a loving force encouraging you to entrust your life to Jesus, just do so by faith.
If you’re already a believer, just take a moment to thank Jesus for saving you from an eternity in hellfire. We don’t deserve it, but we freely received this gift of salvation—it is God’s Grace and mercy towards us!
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When you believed in Jesus, you shared in His death and resurrection.
You have already stepped into your eternal life — death and judgment (for sins) are behind you:
““Most certainly I tell you, he who hears my word, and believes him who sent me, has eternal life, and doesn’t come into judgment, but has passed out of death into life.” (John 5:24 WEB)
When a believer’s mortal body expires, he doesn’t die. He falls asleep.
“But we don’t want you to be ignorant, brothers, concerning those who have fallen asleep, so that you don’t grieve like the rest, who have no hope. For if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so God will bring with him those who have fallen asleep in Jesus. For this we tell you by the word of the Lord, that we who are alive, who are left to the coming of the Lord, will in no way precede those who have fallen asleep. For the Lord himself will descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with God’s trumpet. The dead in Christ will rise first, then we who are alive, who are left, will be caught up together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air. So we will be with the Lord forever.” (1 Thessalonians 4:13-17 WEB)
When Jesus returns for us during the Rapture, that mortal body will be transformed into a new glorified body.
That’s why it’s called falling asleep: it’s temporary. He will wake up again.
There is a “second death” for those who don’t overcome:
“He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the assemblies. He who overcomes won’t be harmed by the second death.” (Revelation 2:11 WEB)
How does one overcome? Simply by believing that Jesus is the Son of God:
“For whatever is born of God overcomes the world. This is the victory that has overcome the world: your faith. Who is he who overcomes the world, but he who believes that Jesus is the Son of God?” (1 John 5:4-5 WEB)
Those who are only born once, will die twice.
People who don’t believe in Jesus will be resurrected back to life during the Great White Throne Judgment, and after receiving their sentence of condemnation, they will be cast alive into the lake of fire, causing them to die again:
“Death and Hades were thrown into the lake of fire. This is the second death, the lake of fire. If anyone was not found written in the book of life, he was cast into the lake of fire.” (Revelation 20:14-15 WEB)
After their mortal bodies perish instantly, their spirits will continue to be tormented in the flames forever.
God didn’t put them there. They used their own free will to choose an eternity of separation from God.
Jesus had paid for their lifetime of sins at the cross, and they made Him suffer needlessly by scorning what He did for them.
Imagine how severe their trespass is for causing God to suffer unthinkable punishment in vain.
“For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus made me free from the law of sin and of death.” (Romans 8:2 WEB)
If you’ve been born-again, Death has no power or dominion over you, and that includes sickness, aging, weakness, forgetfulness, etc. — you have been redeemed from Death and all its symptoms!
Moral of the story: Be born twice so that you only die once!
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