Luke 16: 19-26 Hell and it’s 3 Part’s

Hell and it’s 3 Part’s

SHEOL is the first old testament Hebrew word

SHEOL

Which was the general Word that was used throughout the Old Testament

To refer to the basic general place

We’re both the righteous and the unrighteous went

So because of that, it is better translated as the

The Grave —— SHEOL

Rather than HELL because both the righteous and the unrighteous went there

Matter of fact, we can see this because king David

Was a righteous man and seen himself going to this place called

SHEOL or The Grave

And he trusted that God will not abandon his soul there

To this place called SHEOL

Psalm 16:10 (NKJV)

10 For You will not leave my soul in Sheol, Nor will You allow Your Holy One to see corruption.

Because the old testament does not go into a lot of detail

On the subject of hell

And their understanding of hell

Was not that involve or develop at this time

So now we need to move forward to the New Testament

Because Jesus and the New Testament and the New Testament writers

Gives us a whole lot more detail on this subject of hell

So the New Testament Greek counterpart

To the old testament word SHEOL

Is the Greek word HADES

This is translate several times in the New Testament as hell

Luke Chapter 16 Will give us a little more detail about this subject of hell

Because there’s three different compartments to HELL

And I personally don’t believe that this is a parable in Luke 16

And many theologians as well don’t believe it is a parable

Because Jesus did not use proper names in parables

As you will see in this story there is a man named Lazarus

Luke 16:19 (NKJV)

19 “There was a certain rich man who was clothed in purple and fine linen and fared sumptuously every day.

Now the next word introduces a contrast

Luke 16:20 (NKJV)

20 But there was a certain beggar named Lazarus, full of sores, who was laid at his gate,

So now you have to pay close attention to the contrast

Jesus is setting up in the story

You have a rich man

Then you have a beggar

And you also have a gate that is separating this bagger from this rich man

So no matter how much the beggar wants to crossover

Into this rich man’s home he is separated by a gate

And that’s going to come up later so we have to pay close attention

Luke 16:21 (NKJV)

21 desiring to be fed with the crumbs which fell from the rich man’s table. Moreover the dogs came and licked his sores.

So this is also an analogy or comparison that Jesus is setting up here

This poor man just simply wanted to have some Crumbs

That fell from this rich man’s table

He wasn’t asking for the whole dinner he was just asking for a little bit

Luke 16:22–23 (NKJV)

22 So it was that the beggar died, and was carried by the angels to Abraham’s bosom. The rich man also died and was buried.

23 And being in torments in Hades, he lifted up his eyes and saw Abraham afar off, and Lazarus in his bosom.

1st HADES

So now there’s several things we can learn here about HADES

Number one, one of the compartments of HADES

Is this place call Torments

This is where this rich man went

He didn’t go there because he was rich

He went there because he was evil

So several things we see in this story

1st It’s a Place of Torments [ PAIN ]

Later on in the story we’re going to see that he was in pain

He was in fire

2nd It’s a Place of Memories

Later on we will see that this man has a memory

Of his life on earth

A memory of his other brothers who was alive

3rd It’s a Place of Separation

Most importantly, a place of separation from God

And also separation from loved ones that will eventually go to heaven

Luke 16:24 (NKJV)

24 “Then he cried and said, ‘Father Abraham, have mercy on me, and send Lazarus that he may dip the tip of his finger in water and cool my tongue; for I am tormented in this flame.’

Now what’s happening here

He’s trying to appeal to his Jewish Lineage

And says “ hey Abraham, you’re a Jew, I’m a Jew

Can you possibly get me out of this place “

Luke 16:24 (NKJV)

24 “Then he cried and said, ‘Father Abraham, have mercy on me, and send Lazarus that he may dip the tip of his finger in water and cool my tongue; for I am tormented in this flame.’

Now notice this

Whenever they was on earth

It was the beggar, who wanted simply just a small few crumbs

off this rich man table but was not able to get it

And now, this rich man just simply wants a few drops of water

From Lazarus because he is suffering in agony

Notice

Luke 16:24–25 (NKJV)

24 “Then he cried and said, ‘Father Abraham, have mercy on me, and send Lazarus that he may dip the tip of his finger in water and cool my tongue; for I am tormented in this flame.’

25 But Abraham said, ‘Son, remember that in your lifetime you received your good things, and likewise Lazarus evil things; but now he is comforted and you are tormented.

So we see here that he does have the activity of his mind

In hell

Luke 16:25–26 (NKJV)

25 But Abraham said, ‘Son, remember that in your lifetime you received your good things, and likewise Lazarus evil things; but now he is comforted and you are tormented.

26 And besides all this, between us and you there is a great gulf fixed, so that those who want to pass from here to you cannot, nor can those from there pass to us.’

Look what’s happening here

You have to see it

On earth what was separating this beggar from this rich man home

There was a gate

No matter how much he wanted to get over

He could not

Now Jesus picks up on that story

And now in the same way there is a gulf

And it is fixed between the torments in HADES

And this place is called Paradise

Which is the place where the old testament believers

Went and was comforted

So now we need to slow down and take a pause

Because there is something very important that happens next in this story

And this is what theologians call the victorious proclamation

Essentially and because believers was filled and contaminated with sin

They was not qualified to go directly into the presence of God

In the old testament

Because payment for their sin have not yet been paid for

Until the coming of Jesus Christ

And His sacrifice on the cross

So they was not Tormented in Hades

But they was comforted in this place called Paradise

Which is the reason why when Jesus was on the cross

He didn’t say to the man that repented of his sins would go directly to heaven

But today you will be with me in paradise

Because Jesus has not yet provided payment for the sins of mankind

But in 1st Peter 3

Peter gives us some insight into what Jesus did

After he died on the cross

1 Peter 3:18–19 (NKJV)

18 For Christ also suffered once for sins, the just for the unjust, that He might bring us to God, being put to death in the flesh but made alive by the Spirit,

19 by whom also He went and preached to the spirits in prison,

So what many theologians believe is that

What happened at the cross

Jesus provide payment for 0ur sins with his blood

To the father

Now allowing these old testament saints

To now be transferred into the presence of God

Because now, when God looks at them

He does not see their sin but he sees the righteousness of Jesus Christ

The blood of Jesus Christ that covers a multitude of sin

So basically, it is believed by theologians

That this, place called Paradise

Was once full of Old Testament believers

Is now empty, and all of these believers

Is now in the presence of God

Which is the reason why the apostle Paul

2 Corinthians 5:8 (CSB)

8 In fact, we are confident, and we would prefer to be away from the body and at home with the Lord.

Philippians 1:21 (NIV)

21 For to me, to live is Christ and to die is gain.

Philippians 1:23 (NIV)

23 I am torn between the two: I desire to depart and be with Christ, which is better by far;

So the understanding now that whenever we die

We don’t go to this place called Paradise

But we go directly into the presence of God

Now you maybe wondering about that last little phrase

Where it says that “ Jesus preached to the spirits that are in prison “

This brings us to the next compartment of hell

Another Greek word used in the New Testament only once

And that is the word TARTARUS

2nd TATARUS

Apparently, there was a group of Angels that had sinned against God

In such a way that God said, I am not going to allow you to be a demon

That joins Satan and his demonic influence

I’m going to keep you in this place, in chains

Reserve for judgment

2nd Peter 2:4

In our English version It just says hell

But the Greek word behind it lets us know

That this is a different compartment of hell

Called TARTARUS

2 Peter 2:4 (NIV)

4 For if God did not spare angels when they sinned, but sent them to hell, putting them in chains of darkness to be held for judgment;

Jude 6 (NIV)

6 And the angels who did not keep their positions of authority but abandoned their proper dwelling—these he has kept in darkness, bound with everlasting chains for judgment on the great Day.

Now apparently the Demons was aware that there was another place

Where some of their other demonic friends

Was being held in chains awaiting judgment

Luke 8:30–31 (NIV)

30 Jesus asked him, “What is your name?” “Legion,” he replied, because many demons had gone into him.

31 And they begged Jesus repeatedly not to order them to go into the Abyss.

So, even these demons knew that there was a place

That they did not even want to go

And this was the abyss

Which many scholars believe that this is the same place called TARTARUS

So right now all the people that are unrighteous and did not believe in Christ

Are in these place called Hades

Specifically this place called Torments receiving punishment for their sins

I want you to think of Torments or Hades

As a temporary place where people are awaiting their final sentence

Or their final judgment

Think of it more as the county jail

Rather than prison which is going to be

Where they ultimately going to live out their final sentence

But before someone gets sentence, they have to be judged

This leads to the second judgment, which is called

The Great White Throne Judgment

Revelation 20:13–15 (NIV)

13 The sea gave up the dead that were in it, and death and Hades gave up the dead that were in them, and each person was judged according to what they had done.

14 Then death and Hades were thrown into the lake of fire. The lake of fire is the second death.

15 Anyone whose name was not found written in the book of life was thrown into the lake of fire.

So this lets us know that there are certain punishments in hell

And all punishments are not going to be the same

Because it was saying that they was Judge according to their works

So this leads us to the third compartment of hell

3rd [ The Lake Of Fire ]-- GEHENNA

Now currently this place is now empty

Because the great white throne judgment has not taken place

So this is a place that has been reserved

For the devil and his angels and his followers

Now the question becomes, why is it called GEHENNA

Just outside of Jerusalem there is a little Valley call the valley of Hinnom

This is what most theologians believe

That Jesus used to get this word GEHENNA

Essentially, this was a valley outside of Jerusalem

Where sacrifices was made

All of the trash was dumb

And times dead bodies was dumb

Sacrifices was made by way of fire

And that was believe that there was a fire

That was continuously burning in this trash dump

Just outside of Jerusalem

So if you think about this now

The New Testament describe heaven as the new Jerusalem

And it is said that people that do not believe in Christ

They will be cast out where they would be weeping and gnashing of teeth

Jesus, knowing that his listeners understood exactly about this place

The valley of Hinnom was all about

And know that no one wanted to end up there

Jesus is saying that Hell is going to be the same way

Going to be a place of fire

It’s going to be a place of torment

Where even the worm will not die

The 3 Parts

1st Place called Torments

2nd Place called Tartarus

3rd Place called The Lake of Fire