Luke 16:19-31 Can any explain this parable? Using Scriptures please?

Question

The Rich man and the Beggar Parable.

<< Luke 16 >>
King James Bible
25 But Abraham said, Son, remember that thou in thy lifetime receivedst thy good things, and likewise Lazarus evil things: but now he is comforted, and thou art tormented.
26 And beside all this, between us and you there is a great gulf fixed: so that they which would pass from hence to you cannot; neither can they pass to us, that would come from thence.
27 Then he said, I pray thee therefore, father, that thou wouldest send him to my father's house:
28 For I have five brethren; that he may testify unto them, lest they also come into this place of torment.
29 Abraham saith unto him, They have Moses and the prophets; let them hear them.
30 And he said, Nay, father Abraham: but if one went unto them from the dead, they will repent.
31 And he said unto him, If they hear not Moses and the prophets, neither will they be persuaded, though one rose from the dead.

Answer 1

ok awesome question... i love you!!! this is fun lol

ok so jesus is speaking in parables about 2 men.
the rich man and a beggar named lazarus.

the richman lives a very rich and wealthy life, while the beggar lives a very poor/ humble life.
luke 16:19"There was a rich man who was dressed in purple and fine linen and lived in luxury every day.
lazarus was so poor that he couldnt take care of himslef and would try to eat crumbs from the rich man...

life goes on and they both die... the poor man goes to heaven and the rich man goes to the other place...

the rich man went to the other place because he lived a very selfish life, where he didnt even share food with the poor and the poor man went to heaven because of god's love and he lived a humble life.

24So he called to him, 'Father Abraham, have pity on me and send Lazarus to dip the tip of his finger in water and cool my tongue, because I am in agony in this fire.'

verse 24 is after death and shows a little bit of irony... now that there is a new "life" the rich man is begging to be helped by the poor man...

26And besides all this, between us and you a great chasm has been fixed, so that those who want to go from here to you cannot, nor can anyone cross over from there to us.

and verse 26 says there is some kind of barrier so that evil cannot enter the gates of heaven and visa versa...

now... the rich man is praying to abraham and asking to be helped by the beggar and is declined... and also the rich man ask s to warn his brothers about heaven and hell... but abraham says
29"Abraham replied, 'They have Moses and the Prophets; let them listen to them.'

of course the rich man says, they will not listen and abraham replies again
31"He said to him, 'If they do not listen to Moses and the Prophets, they will not be convinced even if someone rises from the dead.' "

these two verses are saying that the people on earth need to find out salvation for themsleves and not from the dead... abraham even says how are they going to listen to the risen, if they cant even listen to some of the greatest people created by god?

It is also telling us to live a humble life and not count on outside miracles to trust god... because we have it already here.



AND ALSO TO THE FIRST REPLYER... THIS IS A PARABLE... ITS NOT A TRUES STORY THAT JESUS TOLD, BUT INSTEAD JESUS SPOKE IN PARABLES.

Answer 2

Luke 16:14-31;

Jesus is talking to a Pharisee. He explains what kind of religious leaders they are in many places. As to their belief, they are for Abraham's bosom, Lazarus is condemned.
By Abraham all is blessed. So Jesus reads their hearts and reveals their belief.

Abraham Gen.13:2; is a rich man, so is Lot, Isaac and Job. What kind of rich were the pharisees Matt.23:1-7,13; It was said to them,"Ye serpents, ye generation of vipers."

The key to the truth is Luke 16:16,17,29,31 what about it is taught in scripture before Luke 16:14-31; and after. It is either in the world, or it is in the bible.

His apostles would have known. Then Paul, he was a Pharisee. Paul had to change.

The apostle Paul was a Jew, Acts 21:39,40; spoke Hebrew, was of the tribe of Benjamin. Rom.11:1; He was a Roman. Acts 22:27; He was a Pharisee Philip.3:5;
Jesus appeared to the apostle Paul Acts 22:7,8;

Bible Teaches

Acts 17:31; 24:15 as Jesus John 5:22,26-29; from Dan.12:2; 2Cor.5:10; Heb.9:27;
1Cor.15:22-28,51-53; Isa.26:19; Psm.104:29,30; Rom.14:9-12; Philip.2:5,9-12; Eze.37:12-14 Judgement day [ Promised ]; New heavens and new earth also Promised.
Angels do not die Luke 20:34-36;
Gen.6:2,4 Angels sinned before flood. Jude 6; 1Pet.3:18-20; 2Pet.2:4 wait judgement in tartarus hell prison, Jesus went there to visit them after his resurrection Heb.1:1-13 as
Jesus is over angels as well.

Rev.20:1-6,12,13 [ No Satan 1000 years ]; Heavenly for new heavens with Jesus, to
resurrect earthly for new earth. Cleansing of earth at end of 1000 years Rev.20:7-10;
Rev.21:1-5 All is made new, 8 is second death. 2Pet.3:13 and Isa.66:1,22,23 A new heavens and new earth promised.

I think there is a great gulf between the two and there is no such thing in the bible as
dead not being dead. Acts 2:27-31 [ David still waits in sepulchre hell ];

So what is death. Gen.3:19; Psm.7:2; 49:14; 115:15-17; 146:3,4; Eccl.19-21; 12:7;

What was Mark 9:42-48; Death and burial by fire or burial by fire in the valley of the son of Hinnom. 2Chr.28:1-4; Jer.7:30,31; 19:2-5; Josiah turned it into Mark 9:42-48 a city dump about 628 before Christ.

Answer 3

There are many lessons that can be learned for parables, and one reason Jesus used them. The lessons of this parable is the dangers of searching after riches and not taking care of spiritual matters. Also the lesson that we have a choice while here and Moses and the prophets were long dead, but their writings and teaching lived on in scripture and that is how it is today, If people will not read the bible and learn from it then even if someone rose from the dead and told them plainly they were lost they would not believe.

There are a lot of people who according to the bible are lost sinners, but they do know what the bible says and here on Y/A R&S they put to shame many beleivers.

Answer 4

Jesus teaching on the proper use of wealth in the story of two reversals of fortunes.

The rich man is in Sheol or Hades as the Greek has it. It is a place hopelessly separated from the place of happiness with Abraham, though not synonymous with our hell. (Pugatory) The man address Abraham as father, he is Abraham's son only by blood relationship, not be the true spiritual relationship that effects salvation.

Jesus is speaking to the Pharisees and still warning them that LIP service to the law and superficial correctness in observance do not really mean listening to the word of God.

Abraham closes with a statement that was probably embellished by the church in its transmission of the parable. Even the resurrection will not convince those who are not disposed to listen ATTENTIVELY to the law and the prophets.

Answer 5

I believe Jesus is recounting a literal event that transpired. He said in John 3:11: "I tell you the truth, we speak of what we know, and testify to what we have seen..."
I believe the scene depicted is a revelation of the nature of things preceding the atoning death of Christ. The faithful departed were confined in Hades (Greek) or Sheol (Hebrew), being the realm of all departed spirits; until atonement had been made by Christ.
This was prophesied in Isaiah: "Can the prey be taken from the might one, or the captives of a tyrant be rescued? Surely thus says the Lord, "Even the captives of the mighty one will be taken away, and the prey of the tyrant will be rescued; for I will contend with the one who contends with you, and I will save your sons." " (Isaiah 49:24,25)
This Jesus did when He descended into Hades (see Ephesians 4:8-10). There He did two things, He announced His victory over Satan to the fallen spirits, proclaiming Hades to be under new management (I Peter 3:18-20; Revelation 1:18); and He took the faithful with Him (those in "Abraham's bosom"), when He ascended out of Hades and into the heavens. (again, Ephesians 4:8-10 and I Peter 4:6; Hebrews 2:14,15)
In the present economy, those who belong to Christ go immediately to be with Him in heaven when they die (see Philippians 3:21-24; II Corinthians 5:1-9)

Answer 6

19:1-10 It is possible for God to save even a Rich man if he will admit his sin.
19-11- Because the Jews and many of Jesus' disciples expected an earthly kingdom to be soon headquartered in Jerusalem, Jesus directed the parable toward the nature of the kingdom. It introduces His rejection in the city by the Jews.
19:12 The nobleman is Jesus Himself. The far country is heaven, to which He will soon ascend and receive the kingdom from God, the Father. He will return later to establish His kingdom on the earth.

19:13 Until Jesus returns, His servants are to be diligent in kingdom business.
19:14 Many of the Jews for whom God's kingdom was designed would die because they refused to accept His Son.
19:15-26 When Jesus returns to set up His final reign, His servants will be called to account for the assignments that He left them. Each on must answer for himself.

Answer 7

I believe this parable indicates that Jesus has done all he can do to get people to repent. He rose from the dead and still people did not believe him. We have the Word of God, that's all we need. He performed miracles and still most did not believe him. Neither would any atheist believe him today if he did "magic tricks" or miracles. Those that ask God to perform some miraclous demonstration of his power do not understand who he is.

Answer 8

This parable says that those who seek to enjoy themselves in this world will surely suffer in the next life.

And that people who are doing evil despite having heard the word of God will continue to do evil because if Moses and the prophets cannot convince them and likewise Jesus cannot convince them, then nothing can.

Answer 9

Its not a parable. Jesus never said it was a parable, in fact He says there was a CERTAIN rich man, he even gives us both men's names. Nobody in the parables have names.... Jesus is describing an actual event.

There's nothing to explain really, it means what it says, and it says what it means.

Answer 10

The rich man went to hell the poor man went to Heaven. Check out www.ttb.org That is where I do my Bible Study and that is the very scripture that was taught today. If you go to that website you can listen to the whole explanation of it from today's lesson.