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Parable of the rich man and Lazarus Link Title - Coggle Diagram

- - - - Poor/Rich
      - Covered in sores/Clothed in purple (royalty/roman soldiers Jesus purple robe) and fine linens
      - Desired to be fed scraps like a dog/daily feasted sumptuously (typically only done at weddings) while the dogs fed on Lazarus
      - Named/Unnamed
    - - Both Die
  - - - Heaven/Hell
      - Comfort/Torment
      - No burial mentioned/Buried
    - - Both share a fixed eternity
- - - - Though Lazarus was a nobody for a blip on the radar of eternity, he is a nobody no more.
        
        Twice the once rich man tries to command Lazarus to do his bidding. (24 & 27)
        
        The hypocrisy here is that it doesn’t seem like he was willing to alleviate Lazarus discomfort while on earth, but now has the audacity to think Lazarus should now comfort him.
        
        Case study of the humbled being exalted
        
        His body is at peace
        
        Son of God / Child of Abraham
        
        He did not enjoy earthly feast, but he now feast at Abraham's side
        
        Exalted to eternal life (a great chasm b/w the two)
  - - - The Bible says we are all evil
    - - He was probably respected in the Jewish community
        
        Yet he is with Hitler. Why? B/c he was rich?
        
        Because he was a sinner. His chief sin brough to light in this parable is his cruelty to Lazarus. A man made in the image of God and loved by God. (Luke 14:13-14 and Deut. 15:7-11)
        
        Because he refused the message of repentance that was taught by Moses and the prophets (30-31)
        
        Notice that he never states that it’s unfair for him to be there.
        
        God desires that persons comfort the poor even more than offering sacrifices
        
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        The rich who abuse the poor are denounced
        
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  - - - Abraham knew they already had all the warning they needed in Scripture. (Jer. 5:26-29, Amos 5:11-15, and Jeremiah 15:7-11)
        
        Keep in mind, these are the same Scriptures that were sufficient for Lazarus to know God.
        
        If they are neglected God’s Word, they are already without hope. It is only in God’s Word that they can find salvation.
        
        But surely seeing Lazarus raised is a better solution right???
        
        Can you think of anyone raised from the dead in the NT? Did everyone believe?
        
        Jesus
        
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        Lazarus
        
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- - - - His name means "God has helped"