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In Hades, where he was in torment, he looked up and saw Abraham from afar, with Lazarus by his side.
Forgive me, but I'm not sure I understand how this answers the question you are attempting to answer. As the text you've bolded indicates, this story, whether to be taken literally or otherwise, is set in Hades—the underworld, the above of the dead, the so-called intermediate state—not in hell as the place of final punishment following the resurrection and judgment of the wicked.
For further reading:
- Chris Date, "Lazarus and the Rich Man: It's Not About Final Punishment," Rethinking Hell [blog], posted June 23, 2012, Lazarus and the Rich Man: It’s Not About Final Punishment
- Joseph Dear, "Introduction to Evangelical Conditionalism: Luke 16:19–31 (The Rich Man and Lazarus)," Rethinking Hell [blog], posted June 25, 2016, Introduction to Evangelical Conditionalism: Luke 16:19-31 (The Rich Man and Lazarus)
- Chris Loewen, "Hypocrisy, Not Hell: The Polemic Parable of Lazarus and the Rich Man," Rethinking Hell [blog], posted May 16, 2017, http://www.rethinkinghell.com/2017/...e-polemic-parable-of-lazarus-and-the-rich-man
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