LUKE 16 16-31

 a paraphrased ‘enter the story’

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     04/04 - GospeL Verses 

16 - Answering the Pharisees, Jesus said, “The Law and the Prophets were until John. But since then, the good news of the kingdom of God is proclaimed, and all [pas - every, the whole, all] press in. 17 But it’s easier for heaven and earth to pass away than for one stroke of the pen of the law to fail”. {Following the Law - first contract - greatLy benefits! But isn’t what delivers out from death/hades/gone.}

     18 “A man who divorces his wife and marries another commits adultery, and a man who marries a woman divorced from her husband commits adultery.

     19 There was a rich man who was clothed in purple and fine linen, and he feasted sumptuously each day. 20 But at his gate lay a poor man named Lazarus, who was covered with sores, 21 and but desired to be fed with what fell from the rich man's table. Even the dogs came and licked his sores. 22 The poor man died and he was carried by the angels to Abraham's bosom. {Into “the” Sabbath from enmity millennium, first half of the Lord’s long second advent, Rev.20, but told like describing crests of waves and not the in between. JOHN 5:28,29.} And the rich man died as well, and was buried, 23 and in hades. {Here the Lord employs the myth with the word?} And being in torment {the inner, outside of the Light, darkness, gnashing of teeth} he lifted up his eyes and saw Abraham far off and Lazarus at his side. 24 And he called out, ‘Father Abraham, have mercy on me! Send Lazarus to dip his finger in water and cool my parched tongue, for I am in anguish in this fiery torment.’  {Jn.12:32, “Jesus will draw all” and here the so neglectful rich man who let Lazarus die at his gate, is beginning to progress toward the weeping.. beating self up “with many stripes”.. heartfelt remorse.. until perceiving Christ Crucified, strong enough to appease eveRy conscience, needed because imperfection is an abyss of potential.}

     25 But Abraham said, ‘Child, remember that you in your lifetime received good things, and Lazarus bad things. But now he is comforted, and you’re in anguish. 26 And besides all this, between us and you is a great gulf (mortal to having “put on immortality/perfection”} in order that those who would pass from here to you cannot, and none may cross from there to us.’ 27 And he said, ‘Then I beg you, father, send him to my father's house, 28 for I have five brothers, so he may warn them, lest they also come into this place of torment.’ 29 But Abraham said, ‘They have Moses and the Prophets, let them hear them.’ 30 And he said, ‘No, father Abraham, but if someone goes to them from the dead, they will repent [matanoeo - think better and turn].’ 31 He said to him, ‘If they don’t listen to Moses and the Prophets, neither will they be convinced if someone should rise from the dead.’”

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Tomorrows verses - Luke 17:1-10

My own studies. Been neglecting Psalms (jan 1-20, feb-20’s, mar-30’s, apr-40’s, etc. dec-120-150) and the Prophets.