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August 12, 2024

Ep.1346: How Do We Understand the Rich Man and Lazarus? (Hellfire Series Part III)

Understanding the torment and agony of this dramatic story

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CHAPTERS

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Who does the rich man represent? Who does the poor man represent?


[00:12:55]
What is the rich man doing in hell? Is he warning us about the afterlife?


[00:27:19]
What is the great chasm between the rich man and the poor man?


The teaching of a burning hell as the end result for those who reject Jesus is widely accepted in many Christian circles. Our emphatic belief is that this teaching is not based on the Bible, but rather on traditions that have misinterpreted what the Bible teaches. In the first two parts of our series, we addressed what “unquenchable fire” in Scripture does and does not mean, as well as how to understand the true meaning of “weeping and gnashing of teeth.” Here in Part III, we examine what Jesus meant in his teaching about the Rich Man and Lazarus. Of all the verses in the Bible, some of the descriptions in this teaching can most easily be accepted as supporting being consciously tortured in flames. So, what’s the answer? Can being “tormented in this flame” be clearly and biblically explained?

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