![]() Selfishness can cause us to lose our souls. He saw Lazarus every day as he entered the gate to his house, but he didn’t offer him even a crumb. The Rich Man kept everything for himself. How we live on this earth determines where we will go.There is a place where we will go to await the coming of Christ and the Judgment Day. Let’s look at what we learn from the Rich Man: I like this story because it gives us some insight into what will happen to us when we die. He said, “If they do not hear Moses and the Prophets, neither will they be convinced if someone should rise from the dead” (Verse 31). The Rich Man continued to beg, and he told Abraham that surely if someone returned from the dead, they would repent (Verse 30). Abraham told him, “They have Moses and the Prophets let them hear them” (Verse 29). The Rich Man also wanted Abraham to send Lazarus back to earth to talk to his five brothers so they would not end up in this awful place. He also told him that there was a great gulf or chasm that was fixed, and no one could cross it. He said, “I am tormented in this flame.” Abraham told the Rich Man, “Child, remember that you in your lifetime received your good things, and Lazarus in like manner bad things but now he is comforted here, and you are in anguish” (Verse 25 ESV). ![]() He called to Abraham and begged him to allow Lazarus to dip his finger in water and touch his tongue. In this place of torment, the Rich Man could see Abraham and Lazarus. ![]() The Rich Man also died and went to a place of torments. Lazarus died and was carried by angels into a place of comfort called Abraham’s bosom. The Rich Man did not offer Lazarus any food or any help. His body was covered in sores, and he was hungry. Lazarus was a beggar and sat at the gate of the Rich Man. Luke relates this story that Jesus told His disciples and the Pharisees. They are eager to ask questions, sometimes questions for which there are no definite answers. In my series of lessons on the life of Christ, I find the story of the Rich Man and Lazarus fascinating and so do the children. I enjoy it because I see such faith and strength in a young servant girl, and I can see that kind of faith in the children I teach. I like it because I find a little humor in Elijah’s encouraging the people to keep calling on Baal because he might be asleep, might be travelling, might not be able to hear them. For instance, I like teaching the story of Elijah and the prophets of Baal. As a Bible school teacher, I have some favorite stories I like to teach.
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