Dead Men Tell True Tales! - Lazarus

Introduction

Physical death was the only thing the rich man and Lazarus had in common. The difference is what happened after they died. Why did Jesus say the beggar died and the angels carried him to “Abraham’s Bosom?” This was the language the Pharisees understood. The Pharisees taught that there were three places: (1). Abraham’s Bosom; (2). Under the Throne of glory; (3). In the garden of Eden (Paradise). When the Pharisees spoke of the death they would say, “this day he sits in Abraham’s bosom.” In life the Pharisees taught that two men may be “coupled together” , and ones sees the other after death, and conversations take place.

Lazarus Tells the True Tale of the Redeemed People of God

Psalm 107:2 “Let the redeemed of the Lord say so, Whom he hath redeemed from the hand of the enemy;”

Galatians 3:13 “Christ hath redeemed us from the curse of the law, being made a curse for us: for it is written, Cursed is every one that hangeth on a tree:”

1 Peter 1:18 “Forasmuch as ye know that ye were not redeemed with corruptible things, as silver and gold, from your vain conversation received by tradition from your fathers;”

Lazarus Tells the True Tale of the Resting People of God

Isaiah 32:18 “And my people shall dwell in a peaceable habitation, And in sure dwellings, And in quiet resting places;”

Lazarus Tells the True Tale of the Rejoicing People of God

1 Thessalonians 2:19 “For what is our hope, or joy, or crown of rejoicing? Are not even ye in the presence of our Lord Jesus Christ at his coming?”

Lazarus Tells the True Tale of the Rich People of God

1 Peter 1:3–4 “Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, which according to his abundant mercy hath begotten us again unto a lively hope by the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, To an inheritance incorruptible, and undefiled, and that fadeth not away, reserved in heaven for you,”

Lazarus Tells the True Tale of the Rewarded People of God

2 Timothy 4:8 “Henceforth there is laid up for me a crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous judge, shall give me at that day: and not to me only, but unto all them also that love his appearing.”

1 Peter 5:4 “And when the chief Shepherd shall appear, ye shall receive a crown of glory that fadeth not away.”