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Just as this preceding parable,
And this other preceding parable,
The passage of the rich man and Lazarus begins in the same style of the parables that immediately precede it,
The rich man specifically symbolizes the Jews, who disbelieve and enrich themselves, and just as the Jews have Abraham as a father, so did the rich man also have Abraham as a father,
The purple the rich man wore symbolizes royalty,
The linen the rich man wore symbolizes priesthood,
As such, just as the rich man wore purple and linen, so were the Jews composed primarily of the tribe of Judah, who were royals, and of the tribe of Levi, who were priests, and an example can be seen of a young man belonging to both tribes, as many of the Jews were also intermixed among different tribes, inclusive of being of the tribes of Judah and Levi,
And just as the rich man who wore purple and linen was wealthy, so were the Jews who were primarily of the tribes of Judah and Levi also wealthy, as these were the Pharisees and Sadducees that Jesus Christ spoke against,
And just as the the rich man had five brothers,
So did the tribe of Judah, or the tribe of Levi, also have five siblings, as both tribes were born to Leah who had six sons, with each brother having five siblings,
And just as the brothers of the rich man had Moses and the Prophets,
So did the other Jews who were also composed of these other sibling tribes also have Moses and the Prophets,
As such, although the rich man was a son of Abraham as the Jews were also sons of Abraham,
They will not sit with Abraham in the kingdom of the heavens, but instead will be cast out into the place where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth,
Just as the rich man does not sit at the bosom of Abraham, but instead is tormented in a flame,
Because they did not believe,
Even though one had been risen from the dead, who was Jesus Christ, and still the Jews refused to believe,
And because they chose to enrich themselves instead of humbling themselves by becoming poor, as a result of believing,
In which case, the rich man not only symbolizes the Jews who disbelieve and enrich themselves, but all who disbelieve and enrich themselves as opposed to merely believing and humbling themselves by becoming poor,
And although Hades and the lake of fire are two distinct places, to where even Hades itself is destroyed in the lake of fire,
The interpretation of why the rich man was in a flame, while also being in Hades, is because the judgment of the lake of fire also pertains to those whom have died and gone to Hades, in which case the Jews who are sons of the kingdom, and also all others who are symbolized by the rich man, that die and go to Hades, will then be resurrected in the second resurrection, where they will then be thrown into the lake of fire,
Whereas those who will sit with Abraham in the kingdom of the heavens will be the Gentiles,
Which is who Lazarus specifically symbolizes, the Gentiles, and is the Greek name for Eliezer, who was a servant in the household of Abram, that was not to be an heir of Abram,
Yet the Gentiles who were not heirs,
Have become the heirs of Abraham by belief and the blood of Jesus Christ,
And just as Isaac came forth by promise, the Gentiles, who walk by belief, have become the sons of promise through the promise that the Gentiles will be blessed through Abraham, in which case the Gentiles that believe are also symbolized by Isaac, who was born out promise from Sarah, who was the free woman,
Whereas the Jews who did not believe, who is symbolized by the rich man, are also symbolized by Ishmael, who was born of Hagar, who was the slave woman,
And just as the Jews who disbelieve and enrich themselves will be cast out, so were Ishmael and the slave woman cast out,
And just as Lazarus was poor and suffered in his life,
So are the Gentiles, who walk by belief, also poor and receive sufferings,
As opposed to those who the rich man symbolizes, which is those who disbelieve and exalt themselves with wealth and received good things in this life,
As such, the meaning of the name of Lazarus is "God is my help", and so the Gentiles, who are symbolized by Lazarus, rely on God for help in sufferings. Lazarus not only symbolizes the Gentiles, but also the Jews that did believe and humble themselves by becoming poor and received sufferings in the same manner as the Gentiles, since the Gentiles that do believe are part of the same olive tree of the Jews that also believe,
And in which case, all who believe and humbled themselves, whether Jew or Gentile, will one day be called Israel,
And just as Lazarus died, and was then taken by angels to go sit on the bosom of Abraham,
So will all who believed and humbled themselves, which are all offspring of Abraham by belief, whether Jew or Gentile,
Will also be resurrected and then gathered by angels to be brought where Jesus Christ will be at his second coming, which is where Abraham will also be, as he also will partake in the first resurrection,
And just as the rich man spoke to Abraham, who was an heir of the world, after he died,
So will those symbolized by the rich man also speak out to those who are also heirs of the world, as the elect who have inherited the earth are also appointed to judge the world, and will sit and also judge them,
And just as the rich man did not receive any mercy from Abraham nor Lazarus, not even a drop of water,
So will the Jews who disbelieve, along with all others who the rich man symbolizes, will not receive mercy at their final judgment, but will be thrown into the lake of fire to be destroyed,
And just as a chasm is set between the rich man and Lazarus so that neither can cross over to either side,
So is the judgment of those that are thrown into the lake of fire, which is a permanent destruction of body and soul, and subsequently never be able to cross over into where Abraham will be, which is also where Jesus Christ will be, as this judgment is final,
And this other preceding parable,
The passage of the rich man and Lazarus begins in the same style of the parables that immediately precede it,
The rich man specifically symbolizes the Jews, who disbelieve and enrich themselves, and just as the Jews have Abraham as a father, so did the rich man also have Abraham as a father,
The purple the rich man wore symbolizes royalty,
The linen the rich man wore symbolizes priesthood,
As such, just as the rich man wore purple and linen, so were the Jews composed primarily of the tribe of Judah, who were royals, and of the tribe of Levi, who were priests, and an example can be seen of a young man belonging to both tribes, as many of the Jews were also intermixed among different tribes, inclusive of being of the tribes of Judah and Levi,
And just as the rich man who wore purple and linen was wealthy, so were the Jews who were primarily of the tribes of Judah and Levi also wealthy, as these were the Pharisees and Sadducees that Jesus Christ spoke against,
And just as the the rich man had five brothers,
So did the tribe of Judah, or the tribe of Levi, also have five siblings, as both tribes were born to Leah who had six sons, with each brother having five siblings,
And just as the brothers of the rich man had Moses and the Prophets,
So did the other Jews who were also composed of these other sibling tribes also have Moses and the Prophets,
As such, although the rich man was a son of Abraham as the Jews were also sons of Abraham,
They will not sit with Abraham in the kingdom of the heavens, but instead will be cast out into the place where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth,
Just as the rich man does not sit at the bosom of Abraham, but instead is tormented in a flame,
Because they did not believe,
Even though one had been risen from the dead, who was Jesus Christ, and still the Jews refused to believe,
And because they chose to enrich themselves instead of humbling themselves by becoming poor, as a result of believing,
In which case, the rich man not only symbolizes the Jews who disbelieve and enrich themselves, but all who disbelieve and enrich themselves as opposed to merely believing and humbling themselves by becoming poor,
And although Hades and the lake of fire are two distinct places, to where even Hades itself is destroyed in the lake of fire,
The interpretation of why the rich man was in a flame, while also being in Hades, is because the judgment of the lake of fire also pertains to those whom have died and gone to Hades, in which case the Jews who are sons of the kingdom, and also all others who are symbolized by the rich man, that die and go to Hades, will then be resurrected in the second resurrection, where they will then be thrown into the lake of fire,
Whereas those who will sit with Abraham in the kingdom of the heavens will be the Gentiles,
Which is who Lazarus specifically symbolizes, the Gentiles, and is the Greek name for Eliezer, who was a servant in the household of Abram, that was not to be an heir of Abram,
Yet the Gentiles who were not heirs,
Have become the heirs of Abraham by belief and the blood of Jesus Christ,
And just as Isaac came forth by promise, the Gentiles, who walk by belief, have become the sons of promise through the promise that the Gentiles will be blessed through Abraham, in which case the Gentiles that believe are also symbolized by Isaac, who was born out promise from Sarah, who was the free woman,
Whereas the Jews who did not believe, who is symbolized by the rich man, are also symbolized by Ishmael, who was born of Hagar, who was the slave woman,
And just as the Jews who disbelieve and enrich themselves will be cast out, so were Ishmael and the slave woman cast out,
And just as Lazarus was poor and suffered in his life,
So are the Gentiles, who walk by belief, also poor and receive sufferings,
As opposed to those who the rich man symbolizes, which is those who disbelieve and exalt themselves with wealth and received good things in this life,
As such, the meaning of the name of Lazarus is "God is my help", and so the Gentiles, who are symbolized by Lazarus, rely on God for help in sufferings. Lazarus not only symbolizes the Gentiles, but also the Jews that did believe and humble themselves by becoming poor and received sufferings in the same manner as the Gentiles, since the Gentiles that do believe are part of the same olive tree of the Jews that also believe,
And in which case, all who believe and humbled themselves, whether Jew or Gentile, will one day be called Israel,
And just as Lazarus died, and was then taken by angels to go sit on the bosom of Abraham,
So will all who believed and humbled themselves, which are all offspring of Abraham by belief, whether Jew or Gentile,
Will also be resurrected and then gathered by angels to be brought where Jesus Christ will be at his second coming, which is where Abraham will also be, as he also will partake in the first resurrection,
And just as the rich man spoke to Abraham, who was an heir of the world, after he died,
So will those symbolized by the rich man also speak out to those who are also heirs of the world, as the elect who have inherited the earth are also appointed to judge the world, and will sit and also judge them,
And just as the rich man did not receive any mercy from Abraham nor Lazarus, not even a drop of water,
So will the Jews who disbelieve, along with all others who the rich man symbolizes, will not receive mercy at their final judgment, but will be thrown into the lake of fire to be destroyed,
And just as a chasm is set between the rich man and Lazarus so that neither can cross over to either side,
So is the judgment of those that are thrown into the lake of fire, which is a permanent destruction of body and soul, and subsequently never be able to cross over into where Abraham will be, which is also where Jesus Christ will be, as this judgment is final,
