Note
Luke 16:19-31
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"If they do not hear Moses and
the prophets, neither will they be
convinced if someone should
rise from the dead."
In life, the man enjoyed the finest things:
the deepest purple garments,
lines of highest thread count,
the most delectable foods.
In death he wears agony,
licked by flames and a tortuous eternity.
Lazarus knew quite a different life;
he longed for crumbs
that would carry him through the night,
his sores oozing and attracting even the pity of the dogs.
In death, he is found in what
he longed for most: comfort.
We are called to have faith and believe what
has been passed down to us.It is not faith that simply knows and
reacts to the existence of fiery hell,
but a faith that hears and believes
the gospel of Christ that has
overcome these powers and brings us into eternal rest.